An explanation of 'Al-Sullam al-Munawraq fi 'ilm al-Mantiq' ('The Ornamented Ladder into the Science of Logic'), the versification by Algerian scholar and poet, Abd al-Rahman al-Akhdari (ca. 920/1512 - 953/1545) of al-Abhari's 'Kitab al-Isaghuji', outlining the principles of logic.