1. O Fatimah, gently—less of my reproach and rancor.

    And do not hurry: companionship is like provisions,

  2. diminished whenever a stopping place is reached,

    nor does one stop using it before it is exhausted.

  3. O Fatimah, one who hastens parting is like someone

    who calls for a night departure while his companion sets out at dawn.

  4. For if you do not hurry today, you will gain

    your share of it, with grace and sound judgment.

  5. And those who reproach you with their counsel—

    none among them calls to sound judgment or offers guidance.

  6. And if you do not abandon what makes me uneasy,

    I shall inflict immediate harm on you, not mere grudges.

Sol 6.1