وَلا تُطِع كُلَّ حَلّافٍ مَهينٍ

And do not obey every worthless habitual swearer

هَمّازٍ مَشّاءٍ بِنَميمٍ

[And] scorner, going about with malicious gossip -

مَنّاعٍ لِلخَيرِ مُعتَدٍ أَثيمٍ

A preventer of good, transgressing and sinful,

عُتُلٍّ بَعدَ ذٰلِكَ زَنيمٍ

Cruel, moreover, and an illegitimate pretender.

أَن كانَ ذا مالٍ وَبَنينَ

Because he is a possessor of wealth and children,

سَنَسِمُهُ عَلَى الخُرطومِ

We will brand him upon the snout.

إِنّا بَلَوناهُم كَما بَلَونا أَصحابَ الجَنَّةِ إِذ أَقسَموا لَيَصرِمُنَّها مُصبِحينَ

Indeed, We have tried them as We tried the companions of the garden, when they swore to cut its fruit in the [early] morning

وَلا يَستَثنونَ

Without making exception.

فَطافَ عَلَيها طائِفٌ مِن رَبِّكَ وَهُم نائِمونَ

So there came upon the garden an affliction from your Lord while they were asleep.

فَأَصبَحَت كَالصَّريمِ

And it became as though reaped.