وَنَديمُand a drinking companion سارِقٍthieving نادَمَنيdrank with me
وَنَديمُ سارِقٍ نادَمَني
وَهوَand he عِنديin my estimation غَيرَnot مَذمومِblameworthy الخُلُقِcharacter
وَهوَ عِندي غَيرَ مَذمومِ الخُلُقِ
And a thieving companion drank with me,
And a thief's drinking companion blamed me
And to me his character is not blameworthy.
Though he is not ill-mannered in my company
ضاعَفَhe doubled الكَورِthe turban folds عَلىupon هامَتِهِhis head
ضاعَفَ الكَورِ عَلى هامَتِهِ
وَطَوىand he folded مَنديلَناour napkin طَيَّthe folding of الخِرَقrags
وَطَوى مَنديلَنا طَيَّ الخِرَق
He doubled the turban folds upon his head,
He doubled the cups on his head
And folded our napkin as one folds rags.
And folded our handkerchief, worn from being torn
ياO أَباAbu (father of) دَهمانَDahman لَوif جامَلتَناyou treated us graciously
يا أَبا دَهمانَ لَو جامَلتَنا
لَكَفَيناكَwe would have spared you مَئوناتِthe burdens of السَّرَقstealing
لَكَفَيناكَ مَئوناتِ السَّرَق
O Abu Dahman, had you treated us graciously,
Oh Abā Dahmān, had you been more tactful with us
We would have spared you the burdens of stealing.
We would have provided for you, saving you from theft
Sol 6.1