## Sefer HaBachur, Introductory Poem

###### Sefer HaBachur, Introductory Poem 1
[Sefer HaBachur, Introductory Poem 1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Sefer%20HaBachur/s/Introductory%20Poem/r/1)

וזאת השירה אשר חברתי ברומא הבירה:

**Trans. Betzalel Avraham Feinstein, 2026:**
And this is the poem that I composed in Rome the capital:


###### Sefer HaBachur, Introductory Poem 2
[Sefer HaBachur, Introductory Poem 2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Sefer%20HaBachur/s/Introductory%20Poem/r/2)

**א**שוע וגם אקרא לאישים. נערים עם זקני גם ישישים:

**Trans. Betzalel Avraham Feinstein, 2026:**
I cry out and also call to men — youths together with elders, and even the aged.


###### Sefer HaBachur, Introductory Poem 3
[Sefer HaBachur, Introductory Poem 3](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Sefer%20HaBachur/s/Introductory%20Poem/r/3)

**ל**כו אלי אלמדכם כללי. לשון קדש והם פנים חדשים:

**Trans. Betzalel Avraham Feinstein, 2026:**
Come to me and I will teach you the rules of the Holy Tongue, which have new aspects.


###### Sefer HaBachur, Introductory Poem 4
[Sefer HaBachur, Introductory Poem 4](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Sefer%20HaBachur/s/Introductory%20Poem/r/4)

**י**סוד דקדוק הלא בדוק בספרי. ליודעי דת ודין חכמי חרשים:

**Trans. Betzalel Avraham Feinstein, 2026:**
The foundations of grammar are indeed examined in my book, for those versed in law and judgment, wise and incisive.


###### Sefer HaBachur, Introductory Poem 5
[Sefer HaBachur, Introductory Poem 5](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Sefer%20HaBachur/s/Introductory%20Poem/r/5)

**ה**לא אוציא לאור בו תעלומות. ואגידה נצורות המפרשים:

**Trans. Betzalel Avraham Feinstein, 2026:**
Shall I not bring hidden matters to light within it, and disclose the treasured teachings of the commentators?


###### Sefer HaBachur, Introductory Poem 6
[Sefer HaBachur, Introductory Poem 6](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Sefer%20HaBachur/s/Introductory%20Poem/r/6)

**ל**ארבעה נגידי מאמרים. אחלקהו לבאר הדרושים:

**Trans. Betzalel Avraham Feinstein, 2026:**
And into four chief treatises I will divide it, to clarify the required subjects.


###### Sefer HaBachur, Introductory Poem 7
[Sefer HaBachur, Introductory Poem 7](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Sefer%20HaBachur/s/Introductory%20Poem/r/7)

**ו**עקרים שלש עשרה לאחד. דהיינו הם שנים וחמשים:

**Trans. Betzalel Avraham Feinstein, 2026:**
Thirteen principles in each one — that is, fifty-two in total.


###### Sefer HaBachur, Introductory Poem 8
[Sefer HaBachur, Introductory Poem 8](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Sefer%20HaBachur/s/Introductory%20Poem/r/8)

**י**הי ספרי בשם בחור מכונה. ישמח אלהים ואנשים:

**Trans. Betzalel Avraham Feinstein, 2026:**
May my book, called *HaBachur*, bring joy to God and to mankind.