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 khidāýi maśuĥa đa’anin fa waylun li’l mughīri idhā atānā diyānatuna’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 wear the sheep's clothing to deceive people; But woe to even a 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
