قَومٌa people لِئامٌbase أَقَلَّmay diminish اللَهُGod خَيرَهُمُtheir good
قَومٌ لِئامٌ أَقَلَّ اللَهُ خَيرَهُمُ
كَماas تَناثَرَscattered خَلفَbehind الراكِبِthe rider البَعَرُdung
كَما تَناثَرَ خَلفَ الراكِبِ البَعَرُ
A base people—may God diminish their good,
as dung scatters behind a rider.
كَأَنَّas though ريحَهُمُtheir smell فيamong الناسِthe people إِذwhen خَرَجواthey went out
كَأَنَّ ريحَهُمُ في الناسِ إِذ خَرَجوا
ريحُstench الحِشاشِthe latrines إِذاwhen ماemphatic particle بَلَّهاsoaked them المَطَرُthe rain
ريحُ الحِشاشِ إِذا ما بَلَّها المَطَرُ
Their smell among the people, when they went out, was like
the stench of latrines when the rain soaks them.
قَدindeed أَبرَزَhas brought forth اللَهُGod قَولاًa saying فَوقَabove قَولِهِمِtheir saying
قَد أَبرَزَ اللَهُ قَولاً فَوقَ قَولِهِمِ
كَماas النُجومُthe stars تَعالىrises high فَوقَهاabove them القَمَرُthe moon
كَما النُجومُ تَعالى فَوقَها القَمَرُ
God has indeed brought forth a saying above theirs,
as the moon rises high above the stars.
Sol 6.1