Arabian Poetry: Shorter Pieces of Arabian Poetry: Verses Addressed by The Khalif Almoktafi Liamrillah to a Lady, Who Pretended a Passion For Him In His Old Age
Arabian Poetry, by W. A. Clouston, [1881]
Say that you hate, and freely show
That Age displeases Youth;
And I may love you, when I know
That you can tell the truth.