Diwaan al-Shafi'ee

['Abd al-Baari]

Assalaamu 'Alaykum Warahmatullahi Wabarakaatuh,

These are some poems by the Great Imaam, Muhammad ibn Idrees al-Shafi'ee rahimahullahu ta'ala on 'ilm from his collection of poems, entitled Diwaan al-Shafi'ee.

إن لله عبــادا فـــطنا طلقوا الدنيا وخافـوا الفتنا

Verily to Allah belongs slaves with intellect — They divorced [left
off] this dunyah and were afraid of fitnah

نظــروا فيهـا فلما علموا أنها ليـست للـحي وطنا

They looked into it [i.e this world] and upon realizing — That indeed
it is not an abode for the living [i.e everyone will come to die]

جــعلوها لجــة واتخذوا صالح الأعمـال فيها سفنا

So they percieved it as a stormy ocean [that would bring destruction]
and they took — Their good deeds as ships therein [in order to
survive]

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أخي لن تنال العلم إلا بستة

O my Brother you will never gain knowledge without [possessing] six
[qualities]

سأنبيك عن تفصيلها ببـيان

I will inform you of these in detail and with clarity

ذكاء وحرص واجتهاد وبلغة

Sharpeness [of the mind] eagerness [to learn] sacrifice [in terms of
time etc] and means [i.e wealth]

وصحبة أستاذ وطول زمان

And the company of a teacher and length of time!

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The Etiquettes of Learning

اصبر على مر الجفا من معلم *** فإن رسوب العلم في نفراته

Be patient over the teacher’s strictness and harshness
For the stores of knowledge are present in his harshness

ومن لم يذق ذل التعلم ساعة *** تجرع ذل الجهل طول حياته

Whoever does not taste the humility of learning, even for an hour
Will drink the humility of ignorance for the rest of his life

ومن فاته التعليم وقت شبابه *** فكبر عليه أربعا لوفاته

For him who misses out on learning in his youth,
Then announce four takbirs over him for his death is due

حياة الفتى – والله – بالعلم والتقى *** إذا لم يكونا لا اعتبار لذاته

By Allah, the life of a youth is by knowledge and piety
If they are not present, then nothing can express his existence

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إن الفقيه هو الفقيه بفعله — ليس الفقيه بنطقه و مقاله

Verily the scholar is a scholar through his actions — A scholar is
not a scholar because of his speech or qoutes

وكذا الرئيس هوالرئيس بخلقه — ليس الرئيس بقومه ورجاله

Similarly, the Leader is a leader due to his character — A leader is
not a leader because of his tribe or his men

وكذا الغني هوالغني بحاله — ليس الغني بملكه و بماله

Similarly, the wealthy man is wealthy due to his self content — The
wealthy man is not wealthy due to his possesions and his wealth

[Re.TiReD]

Wa'alaykum As-Salam

OMG I love diwan ash-shafi'ee, can I post some too please?

['Abd al-Baari]

Wa'alaykum As-Salam

OMG I love diwan ash-shafi'ee, can I post some too please?

Me too , please do post more inshaa'Allah.

Just like to mention that these are from multiple sources, may Allah reward all the brothers and sisters who have made these available to us.

[Re.TiReD]

JazakAllah khayr =D I posted the message to early by mistake, sorry.

Here we are:

Imaam Shafi'ee Rahimahullah

وَلَمّا قَسا قَلبي وَضاقَـت مَذاهِبـي
When My Heart Was Hardened & My Courses Constrained

جَعَلتُ الرَّجا مِنّي لِعَفـوِكَ سُلمـا
I Made My Hope A Stairway To Your Forgiveness

تَعاظَمَنـي ذَنبـي فَلَمّـا قَرَنُـتـهُ
My Sin Burdened Me Heavily, But When I Measured It

بِعَفوِكَ رَبّي كَانَ عَفـوُكَ أَعظَمـا
By Your Forgiveness Lord, Your Forgiveness Was Greater.


لسانك لا تذكر به عورة امرئ *** فكلّـك عورات وللناس ألسـن

وعينك إن أبدت إليك معايباً *** فدعها وقل : يا عين للناس أعينُ

Let not your tongue mention the shame of another
For you yourself are covered in shame and all men have tongues.
If your eye falls upon the sins of your brother
Shield them and say: "O my eye! All men have eyes!"

[Re.TiReD]

Check this thread insha'Allah, it has more from Imam Shafi'ee but from other poets too.

http://www.islamicboard.com/creative...ry-thread.html