يَحفَظُhe knows by heart فيin الجوعِhunger أَلفَa thousand مَنفَعَةٍbenefit
يَحفَظُ في الجوعِ أَلفَ مَنفَعَةٍ
وَمِثلَهاand their like فيin مَضَرَّةِthe harm of البِطنَهovereating
وَمِثلَها في مَضَرَّةِ البِطنَه
He knows by heart a thousand benefits of hunger,
He knows by heart a thousand benefits of hunger,
and as many more concerning the harm of the belly.
And as many harms of overeating.
وَيوهِمُand he makes believe الناسَpeople أَنَّthat شِبعَهُمtheir satiety
وَيوهِمُ الناسَ أَنَّ شِبعَهُم
يُطفِىءُextinguishes نورَthe light of الذَكاءِintelligence وَالفِطنَهand discernment
يُطفِىءُ نورَ الذَكاءِ وَالفِطنَه
He makes people imagine that their fullness
And he makes people believe that their satiety
is extinguished by the light of intelligence and discernment.
Extinguishes the light of intelligence and discernment.
إِنif حاوَلَtries الضَيفُthe guest أَنto يُلِمَّcall بِهِupon him
إِن حاوَلَ الضَيفُ أَن يُلِمَّ بِهِ
أَعطاهُhe gives him مِنfrom قَبلِbefore نُطقِهِhis speaking القَطنَهthe cotton wad
أَعطاهُ مِن قَبلِ نُطقِهِ القَطنَه
Should a guest try to call on him,
If a guest tries to call upon him,
before the guest can speak, he hands him cotton.
He gives him the cotton wad before he utters a word.
Sol 6.1