قالواthey said اتركgive up الخمرthe wine واجتنبهاand shun it
قالوا اترك الخمر واجتنبها
لاdo not تتعدoverstep الحرامwhat is forbidden حداa boundary
لا تتعد الحرام حدا
They said: Give up wine and shun it;
They told me, leave the wine and abstain from it
Do not cross the bounds of what is forbidden.
Do not transgress the forbidden boundary
قلتI said أراهاI see it للروحfor the soul قوتاًsustenance
قلت أراها للروح قوتاً
وطلبand seeking القوتsustenance ماnot تعدىtransgressed
وطلب القوت ما تعدى
I said: I see it as sustenance for the soul,
I said, I see it as strength for the soul
And seeking sustenance is no transgression.
And seeking strength is not transgression
Sol 6.1