1. أقول لصاحبيَّ وقد رأينا

    هلالَ الفطر من خلل الغَمامِ

    I say to my two companions, now that we have seen

    The crescent of Eid al-Fitr through gaps in the clouds:

  2. غداً نغدو إلى ما قد ظمئنا

    إليه من الملاهي والمدامِ

    Tomorrow we shall set out for what we have thirsted

    For—amusements and wine.

  3. ونسكرُ سكرة شنعاء جهراً

    وينعر في قفا شهر الصيامِ

    And we shall get outrageously drunk, openly,

    And he will bellow at the nape of the month of fasting.