مَدَحْنَاهُمْ بِسُحْتٍ عَن

مَدَحْنَاهُمْ بِسُحْتٍ عَن

مُحَالٍ وَاهِيَ السَّبَبِ

مُحَالٍ وَاهِيَ السَّبَبِ

We praised them for ill-gotten gain, on the basis of

We praised them excessively for no reason, out of vanity.

an absurdity with a flimsy foundation.

If you ask about their faults, we reached them out of wonder.

فَإنْ تَسْأَلْ بِنَاوَبِهِمْ

فَإنْ تَسْأَلْ بِنَاوَبِهِمْ

وَصلانا هُمْ مِن العَجَبِ

وَصلانا هُمْ مِن العَجَبِ

So if you ask about us and about them,

They submitted to flattery, and listened to lies.

[Opening word unclear]—they are a marvel.

فَأَكَّالُونَ لِلسُّحْتِ

فَأَكَّالُونَ لِلسُّحْتِ

وَسَمَّاعُونَ لِلكَذِبِ

وَسَمَّاعُونَ لِلكَذِبِ

Thus, voracious devourers of ill-gotten gain,

and avid listeners to lies.