1. لا يُبصِرُ القَومُ في مَغناكَ غِسلَ يَدٍ

    عَلى الطَعامِ إِلى أَن يُرفَعَ السورُ

    Let the company in your dwelling see no cleanser for their hands

    during the meal, until the feast is cleared away.

  2. وَلا يَكُن ذاكَ إِلّا بَعدَ كَفِّهِمُ

    أَكُفَّهُم وَيَسيرُ الفِعلُ مَيسورُ

    And let that happen only after they have withdrawn

    their hands; and an easy deed is readily done.

  3. فَإِنَّ تَقريبَ خُدّامِ الفَتى حُرُضاً

    وَالضَيفُ يَأكُلُ رَأيٌ مِنهُ مَخسورُ

    For a young man's servants to bring washing alkali

    while the guest is eating is an ill-judged decision on his part.