إِمّا نَوالٌ سَريحُ

إِمّا نَوالٌ سَريحُ

أَو لا فَمَنعٌ مُريحُ

أَو لا فَمَنعٌ مُريحُ

Either a gift promptly bestowed,

Either a gift readily given,

or, if not, a refusal that brings relief.

Or, if not, a refusal that brings relief.

فَالمَطلُ بِالغَمِّ يَغدو

فَالمَطلُ بِالغَمِّ يَغدو

وَبِالعَناءِ يَروحُ

وَبِالعَناءِ يَروحُ

For delay goes forth with grief

For delay goes forth with grief in the morning,

and returns with hardship.

And returns with hardship in the evening.

وَالبُخلُ فيهِ فُضوحٌ

وَالبُخلُ فيهِ فُضوحٌ

وَالمَطلُ فيهِ قُبوحُ

وَالمَطلُ فيهِ قُبوحُ

Stinginess in it is disgraceful,

And in miserliness there is disgrace,

and delay in it is ugly.

And in delay there is ugliness.

فَأَنجِزِ الوَعدَ يَحصُل

فَأَنجِزِ الوَعدَ يَحصُل

فَإِنَّما الوَعدُ ريحُ

فَإِنَّما الوَعدُ ريحُ

So fulfill the promise, that it may be realized;

So fulfill the promise, and it will be realized,

for a promise is nothing but wind.

For a promise is nothing but wind.