طعامُthe food مَنْof one whom لستُI am not لهof him ذاكراًmaking mention
طعامُ مَنْ لستُ له ذاكراً
دقَّis scant كماjust as دَقَّhe is insignificant بأنfor ... to يُذْكراbe mentioned
دقَّ كما دَقَّ بأن يُذْكرا
The food of one whom I do not name
is scant, as he is too insignificant to mention.
لاdoes not يُفطرُbreak the fast الصائمُthe fasting person منby أكلهِeating it
لا يُفطرُ الصائمُ من أكلهِ
لكنَّهbut it صومٌis fasting لمنfor whoever أفطراhas broken the fast
لكنَّه صومٌ لمن أفطرا
A fasting person does not break his fast by eating it,
but it is fasting for one who has broken his fast.
فيon وجههِhis face منof لؤمهِhis baseness شاهدٌevidence
في وجههِ من لؤمهِ شاهدٌ
يكفيsuffices بهwith it الشاهدُthe witness أنto يُخبراreport
يكفي به الشاهدُ أن يُخبرا
On his face is evidence of his baseness,
enough for the witness simply to report it.
لمhave not تعرفِknown المعروفَgoodness أفعالهُhis deeds
لم تعرفِ المعروفَ أفعالهُ
قطُّever كماjust as لمhas not يُنكرُcondemned المُنكَراevil
قطُّ كما لم يُنكرُ المُنكَرا
His deeds have not known goodness—
ever—just as he has not condemned evil.