أَفاطِمَO Fatimah مَهلاًgently بَعضَsome of لَوميmy reproach وَأَحقاديand my grudges
أَفاطِمَ مَهلاً بَعضَ لَومي وَأَحقادي
وَلاand do not تَعجَليyou hurry إِنَّindeed الصَحابَةَcompanionship كالزادِlike provisions
وَلا تَعجَلي إِنَّ الصَحابَةَ كالزادِ
O Fatimah, gently—less of my reproach and rancor.
And do not hurry: companionship is like provisions,
يُخَفَّفُis diminished مِنهُfrom it كُلَّماwhenever حُلَّis reached مَنزِلٌa stopping place
يُخَفَّفُ مِنهُ كُلَّما حُلَّ مَنزِلٌ
وَلاand not يُنتَهىone stops عَنfrom بَعضِهِpart of it دونَshort of إِنفادِexhaustion
وَلا يُنتَهى عَن بَعضِهِ دونَ إِنفادِ
diminished whenever a stopping place is reached,
nor does one stop using it before it is exhausted.
أَفاطِمَO Fatimah وَالمُستَعجِلُand one hastening الَبينَparting كالَّذيlike one who
أَفاطِمَ وَالمُستَعجِلُ الَبينَ كالَّذي
يُناديcalls بِإِدلاجٍfor night travel وَصاحِبُهُwhile his companion غادىsets out at dawn
يُنادي بِإِدلاجٍ وَصاحِبُهُ غادى
O Fatimah, one who hastens parting is like someone
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 sound judgment
بِحَظِّكِ مِنهُ في جَمالٍ وَإِسدادِ
For if you do not hurry today, you will gain
your share of it, with grace and sound judgment.
وَإِنَّand indeed الأُلىthose who يَلحونَكِreproach you النُصحَcounsel مِنهُمُfrom them
وَإِنَّ الأُلى يَلحونَكِ النُصحَ مِنهُمُ
فَماso there is no مِنهُمamong them داعٍone calling لِرُشدٍto sound judgment وَلاnor هادِa guide
فَما مِنهُم داعٍ لِرُشدٍ وَلا هادِ
And those who reproach you with their counsel—
none among them calls to sound judgment or offers guidance.
وَإِنَّكِand indeed you إِنif لاnot تَترُكيyou abandon ماwhat يُريبُنيmakes me uneasy
وَإِنَّكِ إِن لا تَترُكي ما يُريبُني
أُصِبكِI will afflict you بِشَرٍّwith harm ناجِزٍimmediate غَيرَother than أَحقادِgrudges
أُصِبكِ بِشَرٍّ ناجِزٍ غَيرَ أَحقادِ
And if you do not abandon what makes me uneasy,
I shall inflict immediate harm on you, not mere grudges.