وَاعرَضَand came into view واسِطَWasit فَعَدَلنَso they turned away عَنهُfrom it
وَاعرَضَ واسِطَ فَعَدَلنَ عَنهُ
كَماjust as عَدَلَturned aside الصَرارِيُّthe sailor السَفيناthe ships
كَما عَدَلَ الصَرارِيُّ السَفينا
And Wasit came into view, so they turned away from it,
He turned away an intermediary, so we turned from him
Just as the sailor turned the ships aside,
As the swift sailboat turns away
عَلىupon الجُهّالِthe ignorant وَالمَتَعَبِّديناand the devout
عَلى الجُهّالِ وَالمَتَعَبِّدينا
Upon the ignorant and the devout.
From the ignorant and the sanctimonious
Sol 6.1