أَفاطِمَO Fatima مَهلاًgently بَعضَsome of لَوميblaming me وَأَحقاديand my grudges
أَفاطِمَ مَهلاً بَعضَ لَومي وَأَحقادي
وَلاand do not تَعجَليhurry إِنَّindeed الصَحابَةَcompanionship كالزادِlike provisions
وَلا تَعجَلي إِنَّ الصَحابَةَ كالزادِ
O Fatima, gently—lessen your blame of me and my rancor.
And do not hurry; companionship is like provisions:
يُخَفَّفُis reduced مِنهُof it كُلَّماwhenever حُلَّis reached مَنزِلٌa stopping place
يُخَفَّفُ مِنهُ كُلَّما حُلَّ مَنزِلٌ
وَلاand not يُنتَهىdoes one desist عَنfrom بَعضِهِany part of it دونَshort of إِنفادِusing it up
وَلا يُنتَهى عَن بَعضِهِ دونَ إِنفادِ
Some is taken from it whenever a stopping place is reached,
And none of it is abandoned before it is used up.
أَفاطِمَO Fatima وَالمُستَعجِلُand one who hastens الَبينَparting كالَّذيlike one who
أَفاطِمَ وَالمُستَعجِلُ الَبينَ كالَّذي
يُناديcalls out بِإِدلاجٍfor a night departure وَصاحِبُهُwhile his companion غادىsets out at dawn
يُنادي بِإِدلاجٍ وَصاحِبُهُ غادى
O Fatima, one who hastens parting is like one
Who calls for a night departure while his companion sets out at dawn.
فَإِنَّكِfor indeed you إِنif لاnot تَعجَليyou hurry اليَومَtoday تَظفَريyou will gain
فَإِنَّكِ إِن لا تَعجَلي اليَومَ تَظفَري
بِحَظِّكِwith your share مِنهُof it فيin جَمالٍgrace وَإِسدادِand right conduct
بِحَظِّكِ مِنهُ في جَمالٍ وَإِسدادِ
For if you do not hurry today, you will gain
Your share of it, with grace and good judgment.
وَإِنَّand indeed الأُلىthose who يَلحونَكِadmonish you النُصحَcounsel مِنهُمُfrom them
وَإِنَّ الأُلى يَلحونَكِ النُصحَ مِنهُمُ
فَماso not مِنهُمamong them داعٍone who calls لِرُشدٍto sound judgment وَلاnor هادِa guide
فَما مِنهُم داعٍ لِرُشدٍ وَلا هادِ
And those who admonish you with their counsel—
None among them calls to sound judgment or offers guidance.
وَإِنَّكِand indeed you إِنif لاnot تَترُكيyou abandon ماwhat يُريبُنيmakes me suspicious
وَإِنَّكِ إِن لا تَترُكي ما يُريبُني
أُصِبكِI shall afflict you بِشَرٍّwith harm ناجِزٍimmediate غَيرَrather than أَحقادِgrudges
أُصِبكِ بِشَرٍّ ناجِزٍ غَيرَ أَحقادِ
And if you do not abandon what makes me suspicious,
I shall inflict immediate harm on you, not merely harbor grudges.