Imam Shafi's Poetry

[Sadiq]

These lines are attributed to Imām Shāfiýī:
naýību zamānanā wal áybu fīnā
fa mā li zamāninā áybun siwānā
wa nahjū dhaz’zamāni bighayri dhanbin
wa law naţaqaz’zamānu lanā hajānā
wa laysa’dh dhi’bu ya’kulu laĥma dhi’bin
wa ya’kulu ba’đunā ba’đan íýānā
labisnā li’l khadāýi maśuĥa đa’anin
fa waylun li’l mughīri idhā atānā
dayānatuna’t taśannuá wat tarāyī
fa naĥnu bihi nukhādiú man yarānā

We find fault with the world, while the faults lie in our own selves.
The world is not at fault; except that we are full of flaws.
We make fun of the world for no reason,
But if others spoke about us, we were no better than be mocked at.
A wolf does not eat the flesh of another of its kind,
But we eat the flesh of each other knowingly
We have worn the sheep’s clothing to deceive the people;
But woe unto the wild animal if it strays by us!
We have reduced religion to mere show and formalities.
And thus, we deceive those who look at us

Dīwān ash-Shāfiýī p.376; Manāqib ash-Shāfiýī of al-Bayhaqī 2/84 and he said that the first four lines are additions by the copywriters; but the author of Muújam al-Udabā attributed to Shāfiýī; also, see Shiýr al-Fuqahā p.371


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They say, his poetry is out of this world..his got a famous book called 'Al-Diwan' a book, just on poetry.

[Sadiq]

Advice for the Beginner
These verses are attributed to Imām Shāfiýi:

daýi’l ayyāma tafálu mā tashā’u
wa ţib nafsan idhā ĥakama’l qađā’u
wa lā tajzaá li ĥādithati’l layālī
fa mā li ĥawādithi’d dunyā baqā’u
wa kun rajulan ála’l aĥwāli jaldan
wa shīmatuka’s samāĥatu wa’l wafā’u
wa in kathurat úyūbuka fi’l barāyā
wa sarraka an yakūna lahā ghiţā’u
yughaţţā bi’s samāĥati kullu áybin
wa kam áybin yughaţţīhi’s sakhā’u
wa lā ĥuznun yadūmu wa lā surūrun
wa lā bu’sun álayka wa lā rakhā’u
wa lā turi li’l aáādī qaţţu dhullan
fa inna shamātata’l aádā balā’u
wa lā tarju’s samāĥata min baqīlin
fa mā fi’n nāri li’ž žam’āni mā’u
wa rizquka laysa yunqişuhu’t ta’annī
wa laysa yazīdu fi’r rizqi’l ánā’u
idhā mā kunta dhā qalbin qanūýin
fa anta wa māliku’d dunyā sawā’u
wa man nazalat bi sāĥatihi’l manāyā
fa lā arđun taqīhi wa lā samā’u
wa arđu Allāhi wāsiátun wa lākin
idhā nazal al-qađā đāqa al-fađā’u
daýi’l ayyāma taghduru kulla ĥīnin
wa lā yughnī áni’l mawti’d dawā’u
–

Let time pass by, and do as it wishes;
Be strong when the decreed is delivered to you.
Wail not for your afflictions in the night
For, worldly miseries are not everlasting
When calamity strikes, face up like a man
And let your traits be that of forgiveness and fidelity
If your flaws are plenty and are manifest
And your wish is that they be concealed
Know, that forgiveness hides every fault
And how many flaws are veiled by generosity!
Neither does agony abide, nor happiness
And neither bad-times nor times of joy and comfort
Never should you seek to humiliate your enemies
Because the desire to disgrace them is in itself a malady
Do not expect forgiveness from a miser,
The parched do not quench their thirst from fire
Your sustenance will not diminish by neglect,
And it will not increase by exertion or by more toil
When you have a heart that is satisfied, content -
You will be like the one who owns the whole world
And those who have entered the sphere of death
The earth cannot hide them nor heavens
Surely, the land of Allāh is vast, but -
When misfortune strikes, the air becomes stifling
Let the world betray and deceive every moment -
No matter what; there is no escape from death.

Dīwān ash-Shāfiýī p.111; Khazānatu’l Adab 2/426; Jawāhiru’l Adab p.665

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[Ibn al saleh]

MashaAllah, have you more?

[Eemaan]

Imam Shafi in his final sickness:

When my heart was hardened
and my courses constrained
I made my hope a stairway
to your forgiveness
My sins burdened my heavily
but when i measured it
by your forgiveness

Lord
Your forgivness was the greater

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