لَكُلِّ اِمرِىءٍ نَفسانِ نَفسٌ كَريمَةٌ

لَكُلِّ اِمرِىءٍ نَفسانِ نَفسٌ كَريمَةٌ

وَأُخرى يُعاصيها الفَتى أَو يُطيعُها

وَأُخرى يُعاصيها الفَتى أَو يُطيعُها

Every man has two souls: one noble,

Every person has two souls, one noble

and another that the young man defies or obeys.

And the other which the youth disobeys or obeys

وَنَفسُكَ مِن نَفسَيكَ تَشفَعُ لِلنَدى

وَنَفسُكَ مِن نَفسَيكَ تَشفَعُ لِلنَدى

إِذا قَلَّ مِن أَحرارِهِنَّ شَفيعُها

إِذا قَلَّ مِن أَحرارِهِنَّ شَفيعُها

And one of your two souls intercedes for generosity,

And your soul intercedes for dew from your souls

when its advocates among the noble souls are few.

When few of the free intercede for it