وَجَدنا اِختِلافاً بَينَنا في إِلَهَنا

وَفي غَيرِهِ عِزَّ الَّذي جَلَّ وَاِتَّحَد

We found differences between us in our God,

And in other things, the Mighty One, Glorious and One.

لَنا جُمعَةٌ وَالسَبتُ يُدعى لِأُمَّةٍ

أَطافَت بِموسى وَالنَصارى لَها الأَحَد

For us is Friday, and Saturday is called for a nation,

That encircled Moses, and Sunday is for the Christians.

فَهَل لِبَواقي السَبعَةِ الزُهرِ مَعشَرٌ

يَجُلّونَها مِمَّن تَنَسَّكَ أَو جَحَد

Do the rest of the seven days have groups,

That revere them, whether ascetic or unbeliever?

تَقَرَّبَ ناسٌ بِالمُدامِ وَعِندَنا

عَلى كُلِّ حالٍ أَنَّ شارِبَها يُحَدّ

Some people draw near with wine, while for us

In any case, the one who drinks it is limited.

وَما كَفَّهُم عَن شُربِها سوطُ ضارِبٍ

وَلا السَيفُ إِنَّ السَيفَ ين سوطِهِ أَحَدّ

And neither the whip of a striker stops them from drinking it,

Nor the sword - indeed the sword is sharper than his whip!