عليكَ بمَطبوخِ النَبيذِ فإنَّهُ

عليكَ بمَطبوخِ النَبيذِ فإنَّهُ

حلالٌ إذا لم يخطَفِ العَقْلَ والفَهْما

حلالٌ إذا لم يخطَفِ العَقْلَ والفَهْما

Keep to boiled nabidh, for it

Partake of fermented wine, for it

is lawful if it does not snatch away reason and understanding.

Is lawful if the mind and understanding remain intact.

وَدع قَولَ مَن قالَ إنَّ قليلَهُ

وَدع قَولَ مَن قالَ إنَّ قليلَهُ

يُعينُ على الإسكارِ فاستَويَا حُكْما

يُعينُ على الإسكارِ فاستَويَا حُكْما

And disregard the claim of whoever says that a little of it

Disregard those who say a little of it

contributes to intoxication, so both are alike in ruling.

Leads to inebriation, so both are equally prohibited.

فليسَ لِما دونَ النِّصابِ قَضيَّةُ

فليسَ لِما دونَ النِّصابِ قَضيَّةُ

النِّصابِ وإنْ النَّصابُ بهِ تَمّا

النِّصابِ وإنْ النَّصابُ بهِ تَمّا

For what falls below the threshold does not have the ruling

What falls short of the legal limit has no ruling -

of the threshold, even if that threshold is reached through it.

The limit itself completes the ruling.