وَمَنْ لَمْ يَذُقْ مُرَّ التَّعَلُّمِ سَاعَةً
تَجَرَّعَ ذُلَّ الجَهْلِ طُولَ حَيَاتِهِ
Whoever does not taste the bitterness of learning for an hour
Swallows the humiliation of ignorance their whole life
المصدر · Source: Diwan al-Shafi'i. Ed. A. Shakir