أحضرbring out طعامكyour food وابذلهand offer it freely لمنto whoever أكلاate
أحضر طعامك وابذله لمن أكلا
واحلفand swear an oath علىupon منwhoever أبىrefused واشكرand give thanks لمنto whoever فعلاdid so
واحلف على من أبى واشكر لمن فعلا
Set out your food and offer it freely to whoever will eat;
Bring out your food and offer it freely to whoever eats.
adjure whoever refuses, and thank whoever accepts.
And press whoever refuses with an oath, and thank whoever does eat.
ولاتكنand do not be سابريhalfhearted العرضin offering محتشماashamed
ولاتكن سابري العرض محتشما
منof القليلthe little فلستfor you are not الدهرalways محتفلاentertaining lavishly
من القليل فلست الدهر محتفلا
Do not be Sābiri-thin-skinned about your honor, ashamed
And do not offer halfheartedly, ashamed
of scant fare—you cannot feast forever.
of having little, for you do not always entertain lavishly.
Sol 6.1