وقِدْرٍand a cooking pot كَكَفِّlike the palm of القِرْدِthe monkey لاnot مُسْتَعِيرُهاits would-be borrower
وقِدْرٍ كَكَفِّ القِرْدِ لا مُسْتَعِيرُها
يُعارُis lent it وَلاnor مَنْwhoever يأتِهاcomes to it يتَدسَّمeats fatty food
يُعارُ وَلا مَنْ يأتِها يتَدسَّم
And a pot like a monkey’s palm—no one who asks to borrow it
A kettle like the ape's paw has no one who borrows it
is lent it, nor does anyone who comes to it get any fat to eat.
It is lent but no one who comes to it smells its contents
Sol 6.1