ما فِي الزَّمانِ جَوادٌ

ما فِي الزَّمانِ جَوادٌ

يُرْجَى لِدَفْعِ العَظائِمْ

يُرْجَى لِدَفْعِ العَظائِمْ

In this age there is no generous man

There is none in time

to look to for warding off calamities,

To be hoped for averting calamities,

وَلا لِنَيْلِ مُرادٍ

وَلا لِنَيْلِ مُرادٍ

ولا لِبَذلِ المَكارِمْ

ولا لِبَذلِ المَكارِمْ

or for attaining a wish,

Nor for attaining desires,

or for bestowing noble favors,

Nor for giving generosities,

سِواكَ يا خَيرَ والٍ

سِواكَ يا خَيرَ والٍ

يُدْعَى ويا خَيْرَ حاكِمْ

يُدْعَى ويا خَيْرَ حاكِمْ

but you, O best governor

Other than you, O best guardian,

to be called upon, and O best judge.

Called upon, O best ruler.

انْظرْ بِحَقِّكَ حالِي

انْظرْ بِحَقِّكَ حالِي

فأنتَ بالحال عالمْ

فأنتَ بالحال عالمْ

Consider my plight, by your honor,

Look with your right at my state,

for you know my condition.

For you are with the state All-Knowing.

إنْ العِمادَ أرانا

إنْ العِمادَ أرانا

بأنَّه الْيَوْمَ صائِمْ

بأنَّه الْيَوْمَ صائِمْ

Indeed, al-Imad has shown us

Al-Imam has shown us

that he is fasting today.

That today he is fasting,

وَليسَ يَرْجُو ثَواباً

وَليسَ يَرْجُو ثَواباً

وَلا يَخافُ مآثِمْ

وَلا يَخافُ مآثِمْ

And he hopes for no reward,

He hopes for no reward,

nor does he fear sins.

And fears no sins.

وليسَ يَخْفَى عليه

وليسَ يَخْفَى عليه

أنْ لا صِيامَ لظالِمْ

أنْ لا صِيامَ لظالِمْ

And it is not hidden from him

It is not hidden from him

that an oppressor has no valid fast.

That the oppressor has no fasting.

وصَوْمُنا في اتِّباعٍ

وصَوْمُنا في اتِّباعٍ

لهُ صِيامُ البَهائمْ

لهُ صِيامُ البَهائمْ

And our fasting as we follow

Our fasting in following him

him is the fasting of beasts.

Is the fasting of beasts.

فَخُذْ لنا اليَوْمَ منهُ

فَخُذْ لنا اليَوْمَ منهُ

غَداءَنا وهْوَ رَاغِمْ

غَداءَنا وهْوَ رَاغِمْ

So take for us today from him

So take for us today from him,

our midday meal, against his will.

Our lunch while he is unwilling.