لُحِىَ ابنُ دارَسْتٍ على إمساكه
فأجاب إنى باذلُ الماعون
Ibn Darast was reproached for his stinginess.
So he replied: I do give everyday necessities.
أوَ لم تكونوا بيتَ جِوارَنا
فقَرَيتكُم بالماء في كانونِ
And were you not a household in our neighborhood?
So I offered you water as hospitality in Kanun.
فارضوا بأسقيِة الزلال قرىً لكم
ودعوا الجِفانَ فإنها كجفونى
So be content with waterskins of clear water as hospitality for you,
and leave the serving bowls alone, for they are like my eyelids.
لا كان زادٌ في وعائك إنه
سببٌ لطاعمه من الطاعونِ
May there be no food in your vessel, for it is
a cause of plague for whoever eats it.
Sol 6.1