XI-VII

The assets of Sheikh¹ were the fables old,
On guess² and thinking his Hadith was mould.
He holds faith yet like a Hindu’s thread³,
His mosque thus sways in a temple’s stead.

1.         Assets of Sheikh viz, the canonist, who issues rescripts on doctrinal points.
2.         Zan; conjecture supposition.
3.         Hindu’s thread; as worn by Brehmans like rosary of Muslims and Christians is called a Ja’na’ Ou: in Hindi and Sanskrit.