أَجَميلُ ما لَكَ لا تُجيبُ أَخاكا

أَجَميلُ ما لَكَ لا تُجيبُ أَخاكا

ماذا الَّذي بِاللَهِ أَنتَ دَهاكا

ماذا الَّذي بِاللَهِ أَنتَ دَهاكا

O Jamil, why do you not answer your brother?

How beautiful that you do not answer your brother

What, by God, is it that has befallen you?

What is it, by Allah, that has made you so arrogant?

أَغِنىً ظَفِرتَ بِهِ فَإِنّي في غِنىً

أَغِنىً ظَفِرتَ بِهِ فَإِنّي في غِنىً

مِن نِعمَةِ اللَهِ الَّتي أَعطاكا

مِن نِعمَةِ اللَهِ الَّتي أَعطاكا

Is it wealth you have acquired? For I have no need

You have gained riches, but I have no need

of the bounty God has bestowed upon you.

Of the blessings of Allah that He has bestowed upon you

بَل لا نَسيتَ وَلا أَلومُكَ خُلَّتي

بَل لا نَسيتَ وَلا أَلومُكَ خُلَّتي

وَلَئِن فَعَلتَ لَحادِثٌ أَنساكا

وَلَئِن فَعَلتَ لَحادِثٌ أَنساكا

No, you have not forgotten my friendship, nor do I blame you;

Rather, I have not forgotten, and I do not blame you, my friend

and if you have, surely some misfortune made you forget.

And if you have, it is an incident that made you forget

سَتَلومُ يَوماً سوءَ رَأيِكَ إِنَّهُ

سَتَلومُ يَوماً سوءَ رَأيِكَ إِنَّهُ

رَأيٌ غَوِيٌّ طالَما أَرداكا

رَأيٌ غَوِيٌّ طالَما أَرداكا

One day you will blame your poor judgment; indeed, it is

One day you will lament your poor judgement, for it

a misguided judgment that has often brought you to ruin.

Is an errant opinion that has long led you astray