مَدَحْنَاهُمْwe praised them بِسُحْتٍfor ill-gotten gain عَنfrom; on the basis of
مَدَحْنَاهُمْ بِسُحْتٍ عَن
مُحَالٍan absurdity وَاهِيَflimsy السَّبَبِthe foundation
مُحَالٍ وَاهِيَ السَّبَبِ
We praised them for ill-gotten gain, on the basis of
We praised them excessively for no reason, out of vanity.
an absurdity with a flimsy foundation.
If you ask about their faults, we reached them out of wonder.
فَإنْso if تَسْأَلْyou ask بِنَاوَبِهِمْabout us and about them
فَإنْ تَسْأَلْ بِنَاوَبِهِمْ
وَصلاناunclear as written; apparently ending in 'us/our' هُمْthey مِنof العَجَبِwonder
وَصلانا هُمْ مِن العَجَبِ
So if you ask about us and about them,
They submitted to flattery, and listened to lies.
[Opening word unclear]—they are a marvel.
فَأَكَّالُونَthus, voracious devourers لِلسُّحْتِof ill-gotten gain
فَأَكَّالُونَ لِلسُّحْتِ
وَسَمَّاعُونَand avid listeners لِلكَذِبِto lies
وَسَمَّاعُونَ لِلكَذِبِ
Thus, voracious devourers of ill-gotten gain,
and avid listeners to lies.
Partial English translation: 3 of 6 Arabic lines translated.