1. We praised them excessively for no reason, out of vanity.
If you ask about their faults, we reached them out of wonder.
١. مَدَحْنَاهُمْ بِسُحْتٍ عَن
مُحَالٍ وَاهِيَ السَّبَبِ
2. They submitted to flattery, and listened to lies.
٢. فَإنْ تَسْأَلْ بِنَاوَبِهِمْ
وَصلانا هُمْ مِن العَجَبِ
٣. فَأَكَّالُونَ لِلسُّحْتِ
وَسَمَّاعُونَ لِلكَذِبِ