كساءَO cloak بنيsons of نُوبَختNawbakht مهلاًeasy now فإننيfor indeed I
كساءَ بني نُوبَخت مهلاً فإنني
أراكI see you تُناغيyou vie with طيلسانَshawl of بنيsons of حربِHarb
أراك تُناغي طيلسانَ بني حربِ
O cloak of the sons of Nawbakht, easy now! For I
O mantle of the sons of Nubakht, wait, for I see you
see you vying with the shawl of the sons of Harb.
Flirting with the embroidered cloak of the sons of War.
أُعيذكَI seek protection for you أنthat تأبىyou refuse مَسيرةَa journey of ليلةٍone night
أُعيذكَ أن تأبى مَسيرةَ ليلةٍ
وتَصبرَand you endure للتسييرbeing subjected to dispatch فيin الشرقthe east الغربِthe west
وتَصبرَ للتسيير في الشرق الغربِ
I seek protection for you, lest you refuse a night's journey
I implore you not to refuse the journey of a night
yet endure being sent about through east and west.
And have patience for roaming the east and the west.
كسائيmy cloak كسائيmy cloak إنهindeed it is الدربُthe lane بينناbetween us
كسائي كسائي إنه الدربُ بيننا
فلاso do not تَدَعِleave الثَغرَthe frontier المخُوفَthe perilous بلاwithout دَرْبِa gate
فلا تَدَعِ الثَغرَ المخُوفَ بلا دَرْبِ
My cloak, my cloak! The lane lies between us;
My little mantle, my little mantle, the path between us
so do not leave the perilous frontier without a gate.
So do not leave the fearful gap without a patch.
ولاand do not تحسبَنِّيthink me لاnot أغرِّدُI sing بالتيof that which
ولا تحسبَنِّي لا أغرِّدُ بالتي
تَلينيyou treat me بهاwith it فيin الحَفلِthe gathering طوراًsometimes وفيand among الشَّربِthe drinking company
تَليني بها في الحَفلِ طوراً وفي الشَّربِ
And do not think I will not sing of the treatment
And do not think I will not sing of her
you give me, sometimes at gatherings and among drinking companions.
Who entertains me with it at gatherings and in drinking.
فأعْفِso spare me بحقيby my right فيin الشتاءthe winter فلنfor ... will not أرىI see fit
فأعْفِ بحقي في الشتاء فلن أرى
قَبولَaccepting كساءٍa cloak منكfrom you فيin الصيفthe summer ذيpossessing الكَرْبِdistress
قَبولَ كساءٍ منك في الصيف ذي الكَرْبِ
So spare me in winter, by my claim on you; I will not consider
So grant me my right in winter, for I will not see
accepting a cloak from you in the oppressive summer.
The acceptance of a mantle from you in hot summer.
وصبراًand be patient فإنfor indeed الحُرَّthe free man باللَّوْمِthrough reproach تُبتغىis sought
وصبراً فإن الحُرَّ باللَّوْمِ تُبتغى
إثابَتُهُhis recompense والعبدُand the slave بالشتمِthrough insults والضربand beating
إثابَتُهُ والعبدُ بالشتمِ والضرب
And be patient: through reproach one seeks from a free man
And patience, for the free man seeks to be blamed
his recompense, and from a slave through insults and blows.
To prove himself, while the slave seeks insult and beating.
Sol 6.1