أَظَنَّتDid they suppose بَنوthe sons of بَكرٍBakr كِتابَthe written pact of مُحَمَّدٍMuhammad
أَظَنَّت بَنو بَكرٍ كِتابَ مُحَمَّدٍ
كَإِرمائِهاlike their shooting مِنfrom أَوفَضٍquivers وَرَصافِand arrow-bindings
كَإِرمائِها مِن أَوفَضٍ وَرَصافِ
Did Banu Bakr suppose Muhammad’s written pact
was like their shooting from quivers and sinew-bound arrows?
لَأَنتُمsurely you بِحَملِof bearing المُخزِياتِdisgraceful deeds وَجَمعِهاand gathering them
لَأَنتُم بِحَملِ المُخزِياتِ وَجَمعِها
أَحَقُّmore deserving مِناthan we اِنif تَستَجمِعواyou rally together لِعَفافِfor chastity
أَحَقُّ مِنا اِن تَستَجمِعوا لِعَفافِ
Surely you are more deserving of bearing disgraceful deeds and gathering them
than we, if you rally for chastity.
فَقالواthen they spoke عَلىagainst خَطِّthe writing of النَبِيِّthe Prophet فَأَصبَحواand so they became
فَقالوا عَلى خَطِّ النَبِيِّ فَأَصبَحوا
أَثلىpoorer (uncertain sense) بِنَعليfor the two sandals of بِغضَةٍBighdah وَقِرافِand Qiraf
أَثلى بِنَعلي بِغضَةٍ وَقِرافِ
Then they spoke against the Prophet’s writing, and became
the poorer for the two sandals of Bighdah and Qiraf.