معاشِرَO communities of النّاسthe people أصْغُواlisten قدindeed نصحْتُI have counseled لكُمْyou (plural)
معاشِرَ النّاس أصْغُوا قد نصحْتُ لكُمْ
فيconcerning الّاحِwine (likely intended) حُكمٌa ruling مَليحٌpleasing غَيرُnot مَمقوتِdespised
في الّاحِ حُكمٌ مَليحٌ غَيرُ مَمقوتِ
O people, listen: I have indeed counseled you.
O people, listen, for I have given you good advice
Concerning wine, there is a pleasing ruling, not to be despised:
In these verses, there is beautiful wisdom, nothing distasteful
قَليلُهاa little of it مُستباحٌpermitted والكثيرُand much حِمىًoff-limits
قَليلُها مُستباحٌ والكثيرُ حِمىً
كغَرْفَةٍlike a handful فَرْدَةٍsingle منfrom نَهرِthe river of طالُوتِTalut
كغَرْفَةٍ فَرْدَةٍ من نَهرِ طالُوتِ
A little of it is permitted, and much is forbidden,
A little of it is free to all, but much is forbidden
Like a single handful from Talut's river.
Like a single cup scooped from the river of Talut