لُحِىَwas reproached ابنُson of دارَسْتٍDarast علىfor إمساكهhis stinginess
لُحِىَ ابنُ دارَسْتٍ على إمساكه
فأجابso he replied إنىindeed I am باذلُa giver of الماعونthe everyday necessities
فأجاب إنى باذلُ الماعون
Ibn Darast was reproached for his stinginess.
So he replied: I do give everyday necessities.
أوَand (introducing a question) لمnot تكونواyou were بيتَa household جِوارَناour neighborhood
أوَ لم تكونوا بيتَ جِوارَنا
فقَرَيتكُمso I offered you hospitality بالماءwith water فيin كانونِKanun (a winter month)
فقَرَيتكُم بالماء في كانونِ
And were you not a household in our neighborhood?
So I offered you water as hospitality in Kanun.
فارضواso be content بأسقيِةwith waterskins of الزلالclear water قرىًas hospitality لكمfor you
فارضوا بأسقيِة الزلال قرىً لكم
ودعواand leave alone الجِفانَthe serving bowls فإنهاfor they are كجفونىlike my eyelids
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.
لاmay … not كانthere be زادٌfood فيin وعائكyour vessel إنهindeed it is
لا كان زادٌ في وعائك إنه
سببٌa cause لطاعمهfor whoever eats it منof الطاعونِthe plague
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