وَأَكُفُّand I curb فَضلَexcess القَولِspeech انَّindeed لَهُit has
وَأَكُفُّ فَضلَ القَولِ انَّ لَهُ
فَضلاًmerit وَأُبغِضُand I abhor سَيءَevil الفِعلِaction
فَضلاً وَأُبغِضُ سَيءَ الفِعلِ
I restrain excess speech—for indeed it has
And I curb excess speech, for such restraint has
I refrain from praising overmuch, for praise
merit—and I abhor evil conduct.
merit, and I abhor evil deeds.
Has merit, yet I hate all evil acts.