لَيسَت صَلاةُ العِيدِ كالصَّلاةِ

لَيسَت صَلاةُ العِيدِ كالصَّلاةِ

في كُلِّ مَا لَها مِنَ الحَالاتِ

في كُلِّ مَا لَها مِنَ الحَالاتِ

Eid prayer is not like ordinary prayer

The Eid prayer is not like other prayers

in every aspect of its performance.

In all its states and conditions

فَلا إقَامَةَ ولا إعلامَا

فَلا إقَامَةَ ولا إعلامَا

فِيهَا لِمَن فِيهَا قَفَا الأعلامَا

فِيهَا لِمَن فِيهَا قَفَا الأعلامَا

So there is neither an iqamah nor an announcement

No call to prayer or announcement

in this prayer, for those who follow the leading scholars.

For those who gather under its banners

تَقرأُ فِيهَا دُونَمَا عِتَاب

تَقرأُ فِيهَا دُونَمَا عِتَاب

جَهراً ضُحًى فَاتِحَةَ الكِتَاب

جَهراً ضُحًى فَاتِحَةَ الكِتَاب

You recite in it, without reproach,

You recite openly at dawn

aloud in the forenoon, the Opening of the Book,

The Opening Chapter of the Book without objection

وَسَبِّح اِسمَ رَبِّكَ الأعلَى الذي

وَسَبِّح اِسمَ رَبِّكَ الأعلَى الذي

والشَّمسَ أَو مِثلَهَا في المأخذ

والشَّمسَ أَو مِثلَهَا في المأخذ

and 'Glorify the name of your Lord, the Most High, who...',

Glorify the name of your Most High Lord

and 'The Sun,' or a chapter similar in character.

Who created the sun and the likes thereof

وَقَبلَ أن تَقرَأَ كَبِّر سَبعَا

وَقَبلَ أن تَقرَأَ كَبِّر سَبعَا

في الرَّكعَةِ الأُولَى والغِ الرَّفعَا

في الرَّكعَةِ الأُولَى والغِ الرَّفعَا

And before reciting, say 'God is greatest' seven times

Before you start, say Allahu Akbar seven times

in the first rak‘ah, and omit raising your hands

In the first rak'ah, then five without pause

فِيمَا سَوَى تَكبِيرَةِ الإِحرَامِ

فِيمَا سَوَى تَكبِيرَةِ الإِحرَامِ

مِنها تَفُز بِالذُّخرِ والمَرَامِ

مِنها تَفُز بِالذُّخرِ والمَرَامِ

for all but the opening takbir

Apart from the opening Allahu Akbar

among them; you will attain treasured reward and your aim.

From which you gain provision and purpose

وكَبِّرن في التى تَلِيهَا

وكَبِّرن في التى تَلِيهَا

خَمساً ولَم تَكُن تُعَدُّ فِيهَا

خَمساً ولَم تَكُن تُعَدُّ فِيهَا

And be sure to say 'God is greatest' in the one that follows

And in the next rak'ah say Allahu Akbar

five times; not counted among them

Five times, not counting as before

تَكبيرَةُ الإحرَامِ والسُّجُودُ

تَكبيرَةُ الإحرَامِ والسُّجُودُ

في كُلِّهَا سُجُودُنَا المَعهُودُ

في كُلِّهَا سُجُودُنَا المَعهُودُ

is the opening takbir; and the prostration

The opening Allahu Akbar and prostration

throughout it is our customary prostration.

In all of it, our familiar prostration

كَذَا السَّلاَمُ والتَّشُهدُ وفي

كَذَا السَّلاَمُ والتَّشُهدُ وفي

خُطبَتِهَا الإنصَاتُ حَتمُهُ نفي

خُطبَتِهَا الإنصَاتُ حَتمُهُ نفي

Likewise the closing salutation and the tashahhud; and in

Likewise the greetings, tashahhud, and listening

its sermon, silent listening is not obligatory.

Attentively to the sermon, an essential thing