وَلَا تُطِعۡ كُلَّ حَلَّافٖ مَّهِينٍ
do not yield to any contemptible swearer,
هَمَّازٖ مَّشَّآءِۭ بِنَمِيمٖ
to any backbiter, slander-monger,
مَّنَّاعٖ لِّلۡخَيۡرِ مُعۡتَدٍ أَثِيمٍ
or hinderer of good, to anyone who is sinful, aggressive,
عُتُلِّۭ بَعۡدَ ذَٰلِكَ زَنِيمٍ
coarse, and on top of all that, an imposter.
أَن كَانَ ذَا مَالٖ وَبَنِينَ
Just because he has wealth and sons,
إِذَا تُتۡلَىٰ عَلَيۡهِ ءَايَٰتُنَا قَالَ أَسَٰطِيرُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ
when our revelations are recited to him, he says, ‘These are just ancient fables.’
سَنَسِمُهُۥ عَلَى ٱلۡخُرۡطُومِ
We shall brand him on the snout!
إِنَّا بَلَوۡنَٰهُمۡ كَمَا بَلَوۡنَآ أَصۡحَٰبَ ٱلۡجَنَّةِ إِذۡ أَقۡسَمُواْ لَيَصۡرِمُنَّهَا مُصۡبِحِينَ
We have tried them as We tried the owners of a certain garden, who swore that they would harvest its fruits in the morning
وَلَا يَسۡتَثۡنُونَ
and made no allowance [for the Will of God]: