كُلْeat قَليلاًa little تعِشْyou will live طَولاًlong وتسْلَمْand remain safe
كُلْ قَليلاً تعِشْ طَولاً وتسْلَمْ
مِنfrom عَوادِيthe ravages of الأسقامِillnesses والأدْواءِand diseases
مِن عَوادِي الأسقامِ والأدْواءِ
Eat little, live long, and remain safe
Eat little, you will live long and be safe
from the ravages of illnesses and diseases.
From the vicissitudes of illnesses and pains
إتَّنلunclear as written; likely “only” يَغتَذِيeats الكَريمُthe noble person لِيَبْقىso that he may live
إتَّنل يَغتَذِي الكَريمُ لِيَبْقى
وبَقاءُand the survival of السَّفيهِthe fool للاغْتِذاءِfor eating
وبَقاءُ السَّفيهِ للاغْتِذاءِ
The noble person eats [only] to live,
While the generous eats to survive
and the fool lives to eat.
It is to feed that the fool remains
Sol 6.1