أَيُّها السَّائِلُ عَنّي إنَّني

أَيُّها السَّائِلُ عَنّي إنَّني

قَد تَحامى الجُود عَنّي واعتَصَمْ

قَد تَحامى الجُود عَنّي واعتَصَمْ

O you who ask about me—indeed,

You who ask about me, I am one

Generosity has shunned me and taken refuge.

Whose generosity has fled, who's become withdrawn,

عَزَّ مَن أَمدحُهُ في رَجبٍ

عَزَّ مَن أَمدحُهُ في رَجبٍ

فَأَنا الأَخْرَسُ والشَّهْرُ الأَصَمْ

فَأَنا الأَخْرَسُ والشَّهْرُ الأَصَمْ

Someone I can praise in Rajab is hard to find,

He whom I praise in Rajab is now too proud

So I am mute, and the month is deaf.

So I stay mute, and the month passes unsung.