1. أَجازَ الشافِعِيُّ فَعال شَيءٍ

    وَقالَ أَبو حَنيفَةَ لا يَجوزُ

    Al-Shafi‘i permitted doing something,

    And Abu Hanifa said, “It is not permissible.”

  2. فَضَلَّ الشيبُ وَالشُبّانُ مِنّا

    وَما اِهتَدَتِ الفَتاةُ وَلا العَجوزُ

    So the gray-haired and the young men 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

    Indeed, the jurist lodged in a people's home,

    So among them was one quick to carry out his bidding.

  4. وَلَم آمَن عَلى الفُقَهاءِ حَبساً

    إِذا ما قيلَ لِلأُمَناءِ جوزُوا

    And I feared imprisonment for the jurists,

    When the trustworthy are told, “Pass through!”