أقولI say لصاحبيَّto my two companions وقدand already رأيناwe have seen
أقول لصاحبيَّ وقد رأينا
هلالَcrescent الفطرthe breaking of the fast منthrough خللgaps الغَمامِthe clouds
هلالَ الفطر من خلل الغَمامِ
I say to my two companions, now that we have seen
I say to my companion when we saw
The crescent of Eid al-Fitr through gaps in the clouds:
The crescent moon of Eid through the clouds
غداًtomorrow نغدوwe set out in the morning إلىto ماwhat قدalready ظمئناwe have thirsted
غداً نغدو إلى ما قد ظمئنا
إليهfor it منof الملاهيthe amusements والمدامِand the wine
إليه من الملاهي والمدامِ
Tomorrow we shall set out for what we have thirsted
Tomorrow we will go to what we thirsted for
For—amusements and wine.
Of amusements and wine
ونسكرُand we become drunk سكرةa bout of drunkenness شنعاءoutrageous جهراًopenly
ونسكرُ سكرة شنعاء جهراً
وينعرand he bellows فيat قفاthe nape of شهرthe month of الصيامِfasting
وينعر في قفا شهر الصيامِ
And we shall get outrageously drunk, openly,
And we will get drunk loudly
And he will bellow at the nape of the month of fasting.
While the month of fasting snarls in the nape