These lines are attributed to Imām Shāfiýi :
kullamā addabanī ad-daharu
arānī naqsa áqlī
falamma-zdadtu ílman
zādanī ílman bi jahlī
Imparted to me, hath Time etiquette,
Shown me, it has, the flaws of intellect.
As my knowledge increases by the day,
Awareness of my ignorance doth amplify
.
Dīwān ash-Shāfiýī p.332; Al-Wāfī bi’l Wafyāt 2/179; Wafyāt al-Aáyān, ibn Khallikān 3/167
