إِنَّ مَن ضَنَّ بِالكَنيفِ عَلى الضَي

فِ بِغَيرِ الكَنيفِ كَيفَ يَجودُ

He who is miserly with the loaf against the guest,

How can he be generous without the loaf?

ما رَأَينا وَلا سَمِعنا بِحُشٍّ

قَبلَ هَذا لِبابِهِ إِقليدُ

We have not seen nor heard of any miserliness

Before this, for his door an anklet.

إِن يَكُن في الكَنيفِ شَيءٌ تَخَبّا

هُ فَعِندي إِن شِئتَ فيهِ مَزيدُ

If there is anything hidden in the loaf,

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