لَقَدindeed كَرَّمhonored المَولىthe Lord بَنيthe children of آدمAdam عَلىabove
لَقَد كَرَّم المَولى بَني آدم عَلى
سِواهمothers besides them بِعَقلwith reason كاملperfect وَبَيانِand articulate speech
سِواهم بِعَقل كامل وَبَيانِ
Indeed, the Lord honored Adam’s children above
The Lord has indeed honored the children of Adam above
all others, with perfect reason and eloquence.
others, with perfect reason and articulate speech.
فَماthen what فَضلsuperiority منone whose بِالسُكرthrough drunkenness قَدindeed زالَhas vanished عَقلهhis reason
فَما فَضل من بِالسُكر قَد زالَ عَقله
عَلىover غَيرهothers besides him مِنof جنسهhis kind الحيوانيanimal
عَلى غَيره مِن جنسه الحيواني
What distinction, then, has one whose reason drunkenness has swept away
What superiority, then, has one whose reason is lost through drunkenness
over another of his kind—the animal?
over others of his animal kind?
Sol 6.1