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Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Diwān Imām al-Shāfi‘ī
نعيب زماننا و العيب فينا
و ما لزماننا عيب سوانا
و نهجو ذا الزمان بغير ذنب
و لو نطق الزمان لنا هجانا
We blame our time though we are to blame.
No fault has time but only us.
We scold the time for all the shame.
Had it a tongue, it would scold us
Diwān Imām al-Shāfi‘ī
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Damascus, Syria: Karam Publishing House
Verses are translated by Salma al-Helali.
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