أَعوذُI seek refuge بِاللَهِin God مِنfrom أُليthose possessed of سَفَةٍfolly
أَعوذُ بِاللَهِ مِن أُلي سَفَةٍ
أَنif يَعرِفواthey recognize عِلَّةَthe cause of الضَلالِerror تُزَحit is removed
أَن يَعرِفوا عِلَّةَ الضَلالِ تُزَح
I seek refuge in God from the foolish.
If they recognize the cause of error, it will be removed.
يُسقَونَthey are given to drink راحاًwine لَهُمfor them مُعَتَّقَةًaged
يُسقَونَ راحاً لَهُم مُعَتَّقَةً
لَوif أَنَّهاthat it مِنfrom قَليبِهِمtheir well لَنَزَحit would surely run dry
لَو أَنَّها مِن قَليبِهِم لَنَزَح
They are served wine aged for them;
had it come from their well, the well would have run dry.
بَينَهُمُamong them كَالغِمامِlike a cloud شادِيَةٌa songstress
بَينَهُمُ كَالغِمامِ شادِيَةٌ
تومِضُshe flashes فيin مَلبَسٍa garment كَقَوسِlike the bow of قُزَحQuzah (in “rainbow”)
تومِضُ في مَلبَسٍ كَقَوسِ قُزَح
Among them is a songstress, like a cloud,
flashing in a garment like a rainbow.
يَجِدُّhe strives earnestly فيin وَصلِهاunion with her مُلاعِبُهاher playmate
يَجِدُّ في وَصلِها مُلاعِبُها
وَهِيَwhile she لِجُلّاسِهاto those seated with her تَقولُshe says مُزَحُjests
وَهِيَ لِجُلّاسِها تَقولُ مُزَحُ
Her playmate earnestly seeks union with her,
while she tells jokes to those seated with her.