أَقولI say إِذاwhen أَبصَرتI behold وَجهthe face عَواذِليmy reproachers
أَقول إِذا أَبصَرت وَجه عَواذِلي
هَنيئاًjoy لِمَنto whoever سمّىinvoked God's name وَضَحىand offered sacrifice وَعيّداand celebrated Eid
هَنيئاً لِمَن سمّى وَضَحى وَعيّدا
I say, when I behold the faces of my reproachers:
Joy to whoever invoked God's name, offered sacrifice, and celebrated Eid!
وَإِنand though بتI spend the night مَحزونsaddened الفُؤادthe heart مِنfrom النَوىseparation
وَإِن بت مَحزون الفُؤاد مِن النَوى
لِكُلfor every امرءٍperson مِنfrom دَهرِهِhis lifetime ماwhat تَعَوَّداhe has grown accustomed to
لِكُل امرءٍ مِن دَهرِهِ ما تَعَوَّدا
And though I spend the night heartsick from separation,
Each man receives from life what he has grown accustomed to.