أسفت لشاشي الذي قد مضَى

وفازَ به سارق حاشه

I regret my television that is now gone

Taken by a sneaky thief in the night

ووالله ما بي ممَّا جرَى

سوى قولُهم صفعوا شاشه

By God I have no part in what has happened

Except for their saying "His TV was slapped"