مَعقِلُrefuge القَومِthe people مِنof قُرَيشٍQuraysh إِذاwhen ماemphatic particle
مَعقِلُ القَومِ مِن قُرَيشٍ إِذا ما
فازَprevailed بِالجَهلِthrough folly مَعشَرٌa band آخَروناothers
فازَ بِالجَهلِ مَعشَرٌ آخَرونا
The refuge of the people of Quraysh, whenever
The tribe's refuge from Quraysh, when
another band prevails through folly.
Another group prevailed through ignorance
لاnot يَؤوبونَthey return فيamong العَشيرَةِthe clan بِالسَوwith evil (continued)
لا يَؤوبونَ في العَشيرَةِ بِالسَو
ءِcompletion of ‘evil’ وَلاand not يُفسِدونَthey spoil ماwhat يَصنَعوناthey make
ءِ وَلا يُفسِدونَ ما يَصنَعونا
They do not return among the clan bearing evil,
They bring no shame upon the clan with evil
nor do they spoil what they make.
Nor make ruined what they have built