قلتُ والنّاس يرقبون هلالاً

يشبه الصبّ من نحافةِ جِسْمِه

I said, while people were awaiting a new moon

That resembled a thirsty youth, so slender was its shape

من يكنْ صائماً فذا رمضانٌ

خَطّ بالنّور للوَرى أوّلَ اسمِه

Whoever is fasting, this is Ramadan

It etched its name in light upon the land