Arabian Poetry: Shorter Pieces of Arabian Poetry: On Temper, by Nabegat Beni Jaid
Arabian Poetry, by W. A. Clouston, [1881]
But yet, my dear maid, though thy spirit's my pride,
I'd wish for some sweetness to temper the bowl:
If life be ne’er suffered to rest or subside,
It may not be flat, but I fear ’t will be foul.