رأيتُ سراجَ الدِّين للصّفْع صالحاً

رأيتُ سراجَ الدِّين للصّفْع صالحاً

ولكنّهُ في علْمه فاسدُ الذِّهن

ولكنّهُ في علْمه فاسدُ الذِّهن

I found Siraj al-Din fit for slapping,

I saw Siraj ad-Din apt for slapping

But in his learning he is unsound of mind.

Yet in his knowledge, corrupt in mind

استره بالكفِّ خوفَ انطفائه

استره بالكفِّ خوفَ انطفائه

وآفتُه منْ طَفْئه كثرَةُ الدُّهن

وآفتُه منْ طَفْئه كثرَةُ الدُّهن

Shield him with your palm, for fear he might go out;

Cover him with your palm, fearing his extinction

And the bane that snuffs him out is too much oil.

For his flaw is the excess oil quenching his flame