تَلاhe recited كِتابَthe Book of اللَهِGod مِنfrom حِفظِهِhis memory
تَلا كِتابَ اللَهِ مِن حِفظِهِ
مَنone who هُوhe بِالكَأسِwith the cup مَليءٌwell supplied حَفيdevoted
مَن هُو بِالكَأسِ مَليءٌ حَفي
He recited God's Book from memory—
He recited the Book of God from memory
one well supplied with the cup and devoted to it.
While drunk, with a goblet filled to the brim
كَأَنَّهُas though he مِنbecause of سوءِthe wickedness of أَفعالِهِhis deeds
كَأَنَّهُ مِن سوءِ أَفعالِهِ
يُبَدِّدُhe scatters الخَمرَwine عَلىover المُصحَفِthe Qur'an volume
يُبَدِّدُ الخَمرَ عَلى المُصحَفِ
As though, through the wickedness of his deeds,
As though to spite his evil deeds
he were splashing wine over the Qur'an.
He spilled wine over the Scripture
لاdo not تَضِفِbe a guest of الشارِبَthe drinker فيin سُكرِهِhis drunkenness
لا تَضِفِ الشارِبَ في سُكرِهِ
وَلاand do not تُنَزِّلهُgive him lodging وَلاand do not تُلحِفِbeg insistently
وَلا تُنَزِّلهُ وَلا تُلحِفِ
Do not be the drinker's guest while he is drunk,
Reproach not the drinker in his stupor
nor give him lodging, nor beg insistently.
Degrade him not, nor heap abuse
Sol 6.1