أَرىI see بَشَراًpeople عُقولُهُمtheir minds ضِعافٌweak
أَرى بَشَراً عُقولُهُم ضِعافٌ
أَزالوهاthey removed them لِتُعدَمَso they may be destroyed بِالخُمورِwith wine
أَزالوها لِتُعدَمَ بِالخُمورِ
I see people whose minds are weak;
They have cast them off, to be destroyed by wine.
أَبانواthey revealed عَنconcerning قَبائِحَshameful deeds مُنكَراتٍreprehensible
أَبانوا عَن قَبائِحَ مُنكَراتٍ
فَدَعso leave aside ماwhat لاnot يُبينُbecomes apparent مِنَamong الأُمورِthe matters
فَدَع ما لا يُبينُ مِنَ الأُمورِ
They have revealed shameful, reprehensible deeds;
So leave aside what is not apparent in these matters.
وَعاشواand they lived بِالخِداعِby deceit فَكُلُّso every قَومٍgroup of people
وَعاشوا بِالخِداعِ فَكُلُّ قَومٍ
تُعاشِرُyou associate with مِنof ذِئابٍwolves أَوor نُمورِleopards
تُعاشِرُ مِن ذِئابٍ أَو نُمورِ
And they have lived by deceit; so every group
you associate with consists of wolves or leopards.
إِذاwhen ضَحِكواthey smiled لِزَيدٍat Zayd أَوor لِعَمرٍat Amr
إِذا ضَحِكوا لِزَيدٍ أَو لِعَمرٍ
فَإِنَّthen indeed السَمَّthe poison يُخَبَّأُis concealed فيin العُمورِthe gums
فَإِنَّ السَمَّ يُخَبَّأُ في العُمورِ
When they smile at Zayd or Amr,
then poison is indeed concealed in their gums.