23 – A “fard” (isolated) report is one whose singularity is confined to a particular reliable narrator, to a specific group, or to a single route of transmission.

24 – Any narration harboring a subtle, hidden flaw is, in their terms, a “muʿallal” (defective) report.

25 – When the chain or the text is marred by irresolvable discrepancies it is called “muḍṭarib” (unstable) by the experts.

26 – “Mudraj” (interpolated) applies to words that slipped into the ḥadith from a narrator’s own wording and subsequently became attached to it.

27 – If each peer narrates from his companion, the report is “mudabbaj”; know this well and note it carefully.

28 – When names coincide in both pronunciation and spelling, the case is “muttafiq,” whereas its counterpart is “muftariq.”

29 – If the agreement is only in spelling, it is termed “muʾtalif”; its opposite is “mukhtalif,” so beware of confusion.

30 – The “munkar” is a solitary narration carried by a transmitter whose reliability is insufficient for him to narrate alone.

31 – “Matruk” (abandoned) is a report related solely by one narrator whom the scholars unanimously deem weak; such a narration is treated as rejected.

32 – The invented, fabricated lie ascribed to the Prophet is the “mawḍūʿ” (forged) report.

33 – These lines have appeared like hidden jewels, and I have named them “The Poem of al-Bayqūnī.”

34 – Its categories reach thirty-four in number, and with a prayer for good the poem concludes.