أَتَى رَمَضَانٌ غَيْرَ أَنَّ سَرَاتَنَا

يَزِيدُونَهُ صَوْمًا تَضِيقُ بِهِ النَّفْسُ

Ramadan has come, though our leaders

Add more fasting that burdens the soul.

يَصُومُونَ صَوْمَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ نَهَارَهُ

وَصَوْمَ النَّصَارَى حِينَمَا تَغْرُبُ الشَّمْسُ

They fast as Muslims do in daylight,

And as Christians when sunset turns night.