Arabian Poetry: Shorter Pieces of Arabian Poetry: To a Lady Weeping, by Ebn Alrumi
Arabian Poetry, by W. A. Clouston, [1881]
The violet ever scents the gale,
Its hues adorn the fairest wreath;
But sweetest through a dewy veil
Its colours glow, its odours breathe.
And thus thy charms in brightness rise:
When Wit and Pleasure round thee play;
When Mirth sits smiling in thine eyes,
Who but admires their sprightly ray?
But when through Pity's flood they gleam,
Who but must love their softened beam?