Note 69 — THE SLEEPER AND THE WAKER.[1]
Richard Francis Burton translation · Edition 2
The “Shubbák” here would be the “Mashrabiyah,” or latticed balcony, projecting from the saloon-wall, and containing room for three or more sitters. It is Lane’s “Meshrebeeyeh,” sketched in M.E. (Introduction) and now has become familiar to Englishmen.