«اِلْمِسْتَعْجِلْ مَا يْسُوقْشِ جْمَالْ»

This colloquial Arabic saying holds that some undertakings are slow by nature, and impatience only gets in the way. Driving camels is the image of such work: the animals keep their own steady pace, so a person in a rush is unsuited to the job. The point concerns the task's pace, not camels themselves.

In wider use, it points to any situation where haste brings no benefit. It advises calm persistence over urgency and suggests that whoever cannot bear a gradual pace should not take on tasks that demand time and patience.

Offer it to someone growing impatient with work that moves at its own slow pace, such as a long negotiation, a slow repair, or a gradual recovery. It gently tells them that pushing harder will not speed things up and that steady patience suits the task.