رَأَيْتُ السُّكُوتَ عَلَى الجَاهِلِينَ جَوَابًا
فَإِنَّكَ إِنْ كَلَّمْتَهُمْ كُلِّفْتَ
I saw silence toward the ignorant as an answer
For if you speak to them, you are burdened
المصدر · Source: Diwan al-Shafi'i. Ed. A. Shakir