1. أَجازَ الشافِعِيُّ فَعال شَيءٍ

    وَقالَ أَبو حَنيفَةَ لا يَجوزُ

    Al-Shafi‘i permitted the doing of something,

    And Abu Hanifa said, 'It is not permitted.'

  2. فَضَلَّ الشيبُ وَالشُبّانُ مِنّا

    وَما اِهتَدَتِ الفَتاةُ وَلا العَجوزُ

    So the gray-haired men and the youths among us went astray,

    And neither the young woman nor the old woman found guidance.

  3. لَقَد نَزَلَ الفَقيهُ بِدارِ قَومٍ

    فَكانَ لِأَمرِهِ فيهِم نَجوزُ

    The jurist indeed lodged in a people's home,

    So his command was carried out among them.

  4. وَلَم آمَن عَلى الفُقَهاءِ حَبساً

    إِذا ما قيلَ لِلأُمَناءِ جوزُوا

    Nor was I sure the jurists would escape confinement,

    When the trustworthy are told, 'Pass on.'