خذtake خمرةwine الكذبfalsehood منfrom هذيbabble وسخريةًand mockery
خذ خمرة الكذب من هذي وسخريةً
ومنand from نفاقٍhypocrisy يواريconceals شرthe evil of كلevery غبيfool
ومن نفاقٍ يواري شر كل غبي
Take the wine of falsehood from babble and mockery,
Take the chalice of lies from her hand in mockery
And from hypocrisy that conceals every fool’s evil.
And from the hypocrisy that conceals the evil of every fool
لاdo not تعجبنbe astonished أنthat رأيتyou found الكذبfalsehood أشنعهاthe vilest of them
لا تعجبن أن رأيت الكذب أشنعها
فإنfor indeed فيin الخمرwine معنىa quality ليسis not فيin العنبgrapes
فإن في الخمر معنى ليس في العنب
Do not marvel that you have found falsehood the vilest of them;
Do not be surprised when you see the ugliest lies
For in wine is a quality not found in grapes.
For in wine there is meaning that is not in grapes
إقطعcut off بسيفwith the sword of خشوعٍhumility رأسthe head of مكذبةٍa lie
إقطع بسيف خشوعٍ رأس مكذبةٍ
فالسيفfor the sword أصدقmore truthful إنباءًin reporting منthan الكذبfalsehood
فالسيف أصدق إنباءً من الكذب
With the sword of humility, cut off the head of a lie;
Cut off with the sword of humility the head of the liar
For the sword brings truer tidings than falsehood.
For the sword tells truer tales than lies
Sol 6.1