الشَّيْخُ قَالوا قَدْ غَدا سَالِكا

الشَّيْخُ قَالوا قَدْ غَدا سَالِكا

فَقُلْتُ لِلنّارِ غَدا سَالِكا

فَقُلْتُ لِلنّارِ غَدا سَالِكا

They said, "The sheikh has become a seeker on the path."

The old man, they said, began to walk

So I said, "He has taken the path to the Fire."

So I said to the fire, he began to walk

لا تَغْتَرِرْ بِالزُّورِ مِنْ فِعْلِهِ

لا تَغْتَرِرْ بِالزُّورِ مِنْ فِعْلِهِ

كَمْ فَاتِكٍ تَحْسَبُهُ نَاسِكَا

كَمْ فَاتِكٍ تَحْسَبُهُ نَاسِكَا

Do not be deceived by the falsehood in his deeds;

Do not be fooled by the lies of his acts

How many a villain you mistake for an ascetic!

How many deceivers you think are devout