الواعظُthe preacher الأمردُbeardless هذاthis الذيwho
الواعظُ الأمردُ هذا الذي
قَدْindeed نزَّهَdelighted الأسماعَthe ears والأعْيُناand the eyes
قَدْ نزَّهَ الأسماعَ والأعْيُنا
This beardless preacher, who
This immortal preacher
Has delighted the ears and eyes—
Who has purified ears and eyes
فلفظهُfor his speech يأمرُناbids us بالتقىto piety
فلفظهُ يأمرُنا بالتقى
ولحظُهُand his glance يأمرُناbids us بالخناto lewdness
ولحظُهُ يأمرُنا بالخنا
For his speech bids us to piety,
His words command us to piety
And his glance bids us to lewdness.
His glances command us to sin