لاdo not تَسأَلِask الضَيفَthe guest إِنif أَطعَمتَهُyou have fed him ظُهُراًat noon
لا تَسأَلِ الضَيفَ إِن أَطعَمتَهُ ظُهُراً
بِاللَيلِat night هَلdo ...? لَكَfor you فيin بَعضِsome of القِرىfood for guests أَرَبُdesire
بِاللَيلِ هَل لَكَ في بَعضِ القِرى أَرَبُ
Do not ask the guest, if you have fed him at noon,
at night, 'Would you like some food?'
فَإِنَّfor indeed ذَلِكَthat مِنof قَولٍspeech يُلَقِّنُهُprompts him to say
فَإِنَّ ذَلِكَ مِن قَولٍ يُلَقِّنُهُ
لاnot أَشتَهيI desire الزادَthe provisions وَهوَthough he is الساغِبُthe hungry one الحَرِبُthe destitute one
لا أَشتَهي الزادَ وَهوَ الساغِبُ الحَرِبُ
For such words prompt him to say,
'I have no appetite for food,' though he is hungry and destitute.
قَدِّمserve لَهُto him ماwhatever تَأَتّىis available لاdo not تُؤامِرُهُconsult him
قَدِّم لَهُ ما تَأَتّى لا تُؤامِرُهُ
فيهِabout it وَلَوeven if أَنَّهُit is الطُرثوثُtarthuth (an edible desert plant) وَالصَرَبُand sour milk
فيهِ وَلَو أَنَّهُ الطُرثوثُ وَالصَرَبُ
Serve him whatever is available; do not consult him
about it, even if it is tarthuth and sour milk.
Sol 6.1