I asked one of the people of Baghdad what he thought of beardless youths. He replied: -There is no good in them for when one of them is yet delicate and wanted he is insolent; but when he becomes rough and is not wanted he is affable.-
When a beardless youth is beautiful and sweet
His speech is bitter, his temper hasty.
When his beard grows and he attains puberty
He associates with men and seeks affection.
Ch 05 On Love And Youth Story 11
Saadi Shirazi
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Poem topics: beautiful, people, sweet, good, speech, bitter, thought, delicate, beard, youth, Print This Poem , Rhyme Scheme
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