نعيب زماننا والعيب فينا
وما لزماننا عيب سوانا
ونهجو ذالزمان بغير ذنب
ولو نطق الزمان لنا هجانا

- الإمام الشافعيي

We blame time though we are to blame
No fault has time but only us
We scold time that has no fault
Had it a tongue, it would scold us

- Imam as-Shafi'i