1. يا عيدُ ما للقومِ من أثوابهم

    ربحُ الحضارة بالعقوقِ تفوحُ؟

    O Eid, what ails the people, that from their garments

    Civilization's profit reeks of ingratitude?

  2. هذا يبيعُ ضميرهُ بدراهمٍ

    سَفَهاً وذلك بالعطاء شحيحُ

    This one sells his conscience for dirhams

    Out of folly, while that one is miserly in giving.

  3. يا عيدُ عُدْتَ ولم تزلْ أحلامُنا

    مَرْضى وميراثُ السَّلامِ ذبيحُ

    O Eid, you have returned, and our dreams are still

    Sick, and the legacy of peace lies slaughtered.

  4. لَمْ يبقَ في أحداقنا عن أمْسنا

    إلا صديدٌ أوْ دَمٌ مسفوح

    Nothing of our yesterday remains in our pupils

    But pus or blood that has been shed.