لَهَفي عَلى لَيلَةٍ وَيَومٍ

تَأَلَّفَت مِنهُما الشُهورُ

Longing for a night and day

From which months are composed,

وَأُلفِيا عُنصُرَي زَمانٍ

لَيسَ لِأَسرارِهِ ظُهورُ

And two dear times,

Whose secrets do not appear.

قَد أَصبَحَ الدينُ مُضمَحِلّاً

وَغَيَّرَت آيَهُ الدُهورُ

Religion has become weakened,

And the verses of time have changed it.

فَلا زَكاةٌ وَلا صِيامٌ

ولا صَلاةٌ وَلا طَهورُ

So there is no almsgiving, no fasting,

No prayer, and no purification.

وَاِعتاضَ حِلَّ النِكاحِ قَومٌ

بِنُسوَةٍ ما لَها مُهورُ

And a people have disputed the legality of marriage

With women who have no dowries.