أَما خَليلي فَإِنّي لَستُ مُعجَلُهُ

أَما خَليلي فَإِنّي لَستُ مُعجَلُهُ

حَتّى يُؤامِرَ نَفسَيهِ كَما زَعَما

حَتّى يُؤامِرَ نَفسَيهِ كَما زَعَما

As for my friend, I will not hurry him

My friend, I won't rush him

Until he consults his two souls, as he has claimed.

Until he makes up his mind, as he claims.

نَفسٌ لَهُ مِن نُفوسِ القَومِ صالِحَةٌ

نَفسٌ لَهُ مِن نُفوسِ القَومِ صالِحَةٌ

نُعطي الجَزيل وَنَفسٌ تُرضِعُ الغَنَما

نُعطي الجَزيل وَنَفسٌ تُرضِعُ الغَنَما

One soul of his, among the people's souls, is virtuous;

He has a soul purer than others,

We give lavishly, while another soul nurses the sheep.

We give generously, a soul that nurtures the flock.