إِنَّ مَن ضَنَّ بِالكَنيفِ عَلى الضَي

إِنَّ مَن ضَنَّ بِالكَنيفِ عَلى الضَي

فِ بِغَيرِ الكَنيفِ كَيفَ يَجودُ

فِ بِغَيرِ الكَنيفِ كَيفَ يَجودُ

Indeed, one who begrudges the guest the privy—

He who is miserly with the loaf against the guest,

how can he be generous with anything other than the privy?

How can he be generous without the loaf?

ما رَأَينا وَلا سَمِعنا بِحُشٍّ

ما رَأَينا وَلا سَمِعنا بِحُشٍّ

قَبلَ هَذا لِبابِهِ إِقليدُ

قَبلَ هَذا لِبابِهِ إِقليدُ

We have never seen or heard of a latrine

We have not seen nor heard of any miserliness

with a key to its door before this.

Before this, for his door an anklet.

إِن يَكُن في الكَنيفِ شَيءٌ تَخَبّا

إِن يَكُن في الكَنيفِ شَيءٌ تَخَبّا

هُ فَعِندي إِن شِئتَ فيهِ مَزيدُ

هُ فَعِندي إِن شِئتَ فيهِ مَزيدُ

If there is something in the privy that you hide,

If there is anything hidden in the loaf,

then I have more of it, if you wish.

Then with me, if you wish, is increase for it.