رأيت بني الدنيا يؤاكل بعضهم

رأيت بني الدنيا يؤاكل بعضهم

وياكل بعضا ان يغيبوا ويحضروا

وياكل بعضا ان يغيبوا ويحضروا

I saw the sons of this world: some dine with others,

I saw the people of the world devouring one another,

and devour others, whether absent or present.

Whether absent or present, some devour others.

فاي افتقار بعد هذا لهم الى

فاي افتقار بعد هذا لهم الى

طويئرة او ان يصوموا ويفطروا

طويئرة او ان يصوموا ويفطروا

So what need have they, after this, for

So what need after this do they have

a little bird, or for fasting and breaking their fast?

For partridge or fasting and breaking fast?