1. I was nurtured with grammar when its breast flowed for me,
So my body grows by it, and my soul lives by it.

2. Long have I parsed for Zayd and his companion,
Though they committed no sin, nor followed any misguidance.

3. I gained naught from analyzing them except notoriety
In a skill which brings no benefit by making me renowned.

4. Alas! The people of grammar are now extinct,
So you see no one alive among them afterwards.

5. I will forsake it, like a deer forsaking its shade,
And I will abandon it, distancing myself from it.

6. I will ascend to the blessed jurisprudence, for it
Will please you in the hereafter and grant you well-being in this life.

7. What is jurisprudence but the foundation of Muhammad's faith?
So dedicate strong resolve to it, and renew your effort for it!

8. Be a follower of al-Shāfiʿī, adhering
To his way, so you may attain the farthest goal.

9. Behold! The guidance is now clear, O Ibn Idrīs,
And how much ambiguity it has elucidated, and how many students it has revived!

10. Name the Chosen Prophet and his cousin,
For indeed they have attained the highest rank of glory.

11. It is he who extracted the principles, and thereby obtained
The intricacies of jurisprudence from the brocade of his composition.