1. قَد تَعَدّوا عَلى الصِيام وَقالوا

    حُرِمَ الصَبُّ فيهُ حُسنَ العَوايد

    They have indeed wronged fasting and said:

    “During it, the lovelorn is denied his accustomed delights.”

  2. كَذبوا فالصِيامُ لِلمَرءِ مَهما

    كانَ مُستَيقِظاً أَتَمُّ الفَوايِد

    They lied: fasting, for a man—so long as

    he is alert—is the greatest of benefits:

  3. مَوقف بِالنهار غَير مُريبٍ

    وَاِجتِماعٌ بِاللَيلِ عِندَ المَساجِد

    A place to stand by day that arouses no suspicion,

    and a gathering by night at the mosques.