ويكادُand almost منfrom كَرَمِgenerosity of الطِّبَاعِnatural dispositions وَلِيدُهُمtheir newborn
ويكادُ من كَرَمِ الطِّبَاعِ وَلِيدُهُم
يَهَبُgives away المعاوِزَthe swaddling clothes لَيلَةon the night of الميلادِbirth
يَهَبُ المعاوِزَ لَيلَة الميلادِ
And so generous by nature is their newborn that he almost
gives away his swaddling clothes on the night of his birth.
وإذاand when امتَطَىmounts مَهداًa cradle فليسthen nothing يُنيمُهُlulls him to sleep
وإذا امتَطَى مَهداً فليس يُنيمُهُ
إلاexcept نشيدُa chant of مدائحِpraises of الأجدادthe forefathers
إلا نشيدُ مدائحِ الأجداد
And when he mounts a cradle, nothing lulls him to sleep
except a chant in praise of his forefathers.
Sol 6.1