أَلا حَبَّذا سَفري وَإِن قيلَ إِنَّني

أَلا حَبَّذا سَفري وَإِن قيلَ إِنَّني

كَلَفتُ بِنَصرانِيَّةٍ تَشرَبُ الخَمرا

كَلَفتُ بِنَصرانِيَّةٍ تَشرَبُ الخَمرا

Ah, how delightful my journey, even if it is said that I

How excellent is my journey, though they say

Have become enamored of a Christian woman who drinks wine.

That I have been corrupted by Christianity, drinking wine -

يَهونُ عَلَينا أَن نَظَلَّ نَهارَنا

يَهونُ عَلَينا أَن نَظَلَّ نَهارَنا

إِلى اللَيلِ لا ظُهراً نُصَلّي وَلا عَصرا

إِلى اللَيلِ لا ظُهراً نُصَلّي وَلا عَصرا

It is easy for us to spend our day

It is easy for us to remain in the shade all day

Until night, offering neither the noon prayer nor the afternoon prayer.

Until night, with no noon or afternoon prayer