اصْبِرْ عَلَى مُرِّ الجَفَا مِنْ مُعَلِّمٍ
فَإِنَّ رُسُوبَ العِلْمِ فِي نَفَرَاتِهِ
Bear the bitterness of harshness from a teacher
For knowledge's deposit is in its difficulties
المصدر · Source: Diwan al-Shafi'i. Ed. A. Shakir