إنَّ فخرَ الدينِ فخٌّ

إنَّ فخرَ الدينِ فخٌّ

أيُّ سحتٍ لاحَ صادَهْ

أيُّ سحتٍ لاحَ صادَهْ

Indeed, Fakhr al-Din is a trap.

Indeed, the pride of religion is vanity

Whatever ill-gotten gain appears, he snares it.

What mischief has appeared of which he is the author

قيلَ لي والفخرُ فخٌّ

قيلَ لي والفخرُ فخٌّ

قلتُ فخٌّ وزيادَهْ

قلتُ فخٌّ وزيادَهْ

I was told, “And Fakhr is a trap.”

It was said to me that pride is vanity

I said, “A trap—and more.”

I said: "Vanity and more of it"