وَدُّواْ لَوۡ تُدۡهِنُ فَيُدۡهِنُونَ
They wish that you should compromise (in religion out of courtesy) with them, so they (too) would compromise with you.
وَلَا تُطِعۡ كُلَّ حَلَّافٖ مَّهِينٍ
And obey not everyone who swears much, and is considered worthless,
هَمَّازٖ مَّشَّآءِۭ بِنَمِيمٖ
A slanderer, going about with calumnies,
مَّنَّاعٖ لِّلۡخَيۡرِ مُعۡتَدٍ أَثِيمٍ
Hinderer of the good, transgressor, sinful,
عُتُلِّۭ بَعۡدَ ذَٰلِكَ زَنِيمٍ
Cruel, after all that base-born (of illegitimate birth),
أَن كَانَ ذَا مَالٖ وَبَنِينَ
(He was so) because he had wealth and children.
إِذَا تُتۡلَىٰ عَلَيۡهِ ءَايَٰتُنَا قَالَ أَسَٰطِيرُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ
When Our Verses (of the Quran) are recited to him, he says: "Tales of the men of old!"
سَنَسِمُهُۥ عَلَى ٱلۡخُرۡطُومِ
We shall brand him over the nose!
إِنَّا بَلَوۡنَٰهُمۡ كَمَا بَلَوۡنَآ أَصۡحَٰبَ ٱلۡجَنَّةِ إِذۡ أَقۡسَمُواْ لَيَصۡرِمُنَّهَا مُصۡبِحِينَ
Verily, We have tried them as We tried the people of the garden, when they swore to pluck the fruits of the (garden) in the morning,