بِقَدْرِ لُغَاتِ المَرْءِ يَكْثُرُ نَفْعُهُ
وَتِلْكَ لَهُ عِنْدَ المُلِمَّاتِ أَعْوَانُ
By the measure of a person's languages is their benefit
And those are their helpers in adversities
المصدر · Source: Diwan al-Shafi'i. Ed. A. Shakir