1. The rose looks best when first in bloom
And loses value in children’s hands when plucked

2. More splendid than it is the blush of bashfulness
The cheek’s rose when it deepens over modesty

3. The cheap is grasped by common hands
Because it has been debased and plucked

4. But the cheeks of the veiled ladies are distinguished
Highly prized by the virtuous for their honor