ويحكwoe to you اسكتbe quiet فضحتنيyou have disgraced me ياO راسيmy head
ويحك اسكت فضحتني يا راسي
أنتyou بالضدthe opposite منof رؤوسheads الناسpeople
أنت بالضد من رؤوس الناس
Woe to you—hush! You have disgraced me, O my head.
Woe to you! Be quiet—you have disgraced me, my head!
You are the very opposite of people's heads.
You are the opposite of other people's heads.
أنتyou واللهby God فارغempty القحفthe skull إلاexcept
أنت والله فارغ القحف إلا
منfor كنوزtreasures الخباطmadness والإفلاسand bankruptcy
من كنوز الخباط والإفلاس
By God, your skull is empty except
By God, your skull is empty, save
for treasures of madness and bankruptcy.
For treasures of madness and bankruptcy.
بسكenough from you اقطعstop ففيfor in ضمانيmy keeping الرداءthe cloak الthe
بسك اقطع ففي ضماني الرداء ال
شربfine linen الأميريprincely عنfrom أبيAbu (father of) العباسal-Abbas
شرب الأميري عن أبي العباس
Enough—stop! I guarantee the cloak, the—
Enough! Stop! For in my keeping is the cloak of
fine princely sharb-cloth from Abu al-Abbas,
Fine princely linen, from Abu al-Abbas.
أبيضwhite الغزلthe yarn فيهin it خطa stripe سوادٍblackness
أبيض الغزل فيه خط سوادٍ
مثلlike خطhandwriting الرئيسthe chief فيon القرطاسthe paper
مثل خط الرئيس في القرطاس
white-spun, with a streak of black in it,
Its yarn is white, with a stripe of black,
like the chief's handwriting upon paper.
Like the chief's handwriting on paper.
Sol 6.1