1. They hid themselves, met the Prophet in Yathrib
After they disliked going forth, so they hesitated

2. So he turned away, refusing to meet them
Thus hated and blamed

3. Their ties were cut, as though they were
A flock scattered or a building demolished

4. Black-faced, their eyes appear dark
So they remain, stabbed by glances, accused

5. They glance around when walking, and their manner
If they could, they would wrap themselves out of shame

6. The elders wander in sorrow
As if the youth were not theirs

7. Estrangement, refusal, and long severance of ties
So living becomes bitter poison or sticky grits

8. They sinned, so this is the punishment, and thus
The evildoer, the criminal is shunned and avoided

9. Woe to those three! Of what they encountered
Is the worst fate among men, and the greatest

10. They wish if only the earth would shake and fold up
Then they would fold up, as though they never sinned

11. Its sides have narrowed, so none lingers
Behind for themselves, nor moves ahead

12. Each has in the two worlds his recompense
And from the community, a ruler who does not wrong

13. If they judged with reason, an upright verdict
It disciplines the selves and makes them upright

14. But if they are ignorant, there is no cure for their affliction
Nor should the likes of them judge

15. Glory be to your Lord, full of Majesty, He
Did not decree consultation for those who do not understand

16. Opinion is the opinion of those with knowledge and guidance
While among men there are beasts who do not know