In effect, they cleanse “the outside of the cup and of the dish, but inside they are full of plunder and immoderateness ” in that their inner rottenness and putrefaction are hidden behind an outward display of piety.
وهم يطهِّرون « خارج الكأس والصحن ،‏ وهما في الداخل مملوآن نهبا وتطرفا » ،‏ مما يشير ان نتانتهم وفسادهم الداخليَّين مخبآن وراء مظهر التقوى الخارجي .‏