عجباًhow astonishing! للناسat the people تاهواthey have strayed
عجباً للناس تاهوا
ببنّياتalong the byways of المسالكthe paths
ببنّيات المسالك
How astonishing that people have strayed
Along the byways of the paths.
وصفواthey credited بالفضلwith excellence قوماًsome people
وصفوا بالفضل قوماً
وهُمُwhile they ليسواare not هنالكthere; at that level
وهُمُ ليسوا هنالك
They credited some people with excellence,
Though they are nowhere near it.
كَثُرَhave multiplied النقلtransmitted reports ولكنand yet
كَثُرَ النقل ولكن
صحproved sound عنfrom سهلSahl بنson of مالكMalik
صح عن سهل بن مالك
Reports have multiplied, yet
The report from Sahl ibn Malik is sound.