منwhoever صامfasted فيماin what مضىhas passed كانونKanun (December or January) مقتدراable
من صام فيما مضى كانون مقتدرا
علىto الصيامfasting فلاthen no حرheat ولاand no طولlength
على الصيام فلا حر ولا طول
Whoever once fasted in Kanun, able
Who fasted in January with fortitude
To fast, with neither heat nor long days,
Can bear the fast, no matter the heat or length
وعاشand lived on أولاهbestowed on him حرّاheat فيin تقلّبهhis changing course
وعاش أولاه حرّا في تقلّبه
وطولand the length أيّامهof his days آبAb (August) وايلولand Aylul (September)
وطول أيّامه آب وايلول
And lived on, was granted heat as time turned,
And lived the start of it in the heat’s caprice
And length of days, by Ab and Aylul.
With days as long as August and September