مُقدمة
الحَمدُ لِلَّهِ مُصَلِّيًا عَلى
All praise is due to Allah Whilst sending salutations upon
سَمَّيتُهُ بِتُحْفَةِ الأَطْفَالِ
I have named it a gift for the children
أَرْجُو بِهِ أَنْ يَنْفَعَ الطُّلَابَا
I hope that it (the book) will benefit the students
مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ وَمِنْ تَلاَ
Muhammah, his family and those who follow
فِي النَُّونِ وَالتَّنْوِينِ وَالمُدُودِ
Regarding the (rules of) nun, tanween and the mudud
يَقُولُ رَاجِى رَحْمَةِ الغَفُورِ
Say he who always hopes for the mercy of the oft-Forgiving
وَ بَعْدُ هَذَا النَّظْمُ لِلْمُرِيدِ
Thereafter: this versified text (poetry) is for the student
دَومًا سُلَيمَانُ هُوَ الجَمْزُورِي
Who is Sulaiman Al-Jamzuri
وَالأَجْرَ وَالقَبُولَ وَالثَّوَابَا
and recompense, acceptance and reward
عَنْ شَيخِنَا المِيهِىِّ ذِى الكَمَالِ
transmitting from our Sheikh Al-Mihii, the possessor of perfection