1. Did my harshness make you think I lack tenderness?
Blame not who you complain to of being tender-skinned.
١. ترى ظَنَّني مِنْ جلدةِ الرَّقِّ عاذلي
فلامَ على مَنْ تشتكي رقةَ الجلْد
2. Her cheeks grow rosy when I look upon her,
Modesty made her unwilling to bruise the rose with a rose.
٢. وتحمرُّ خدَّاها إذا ما نظرْتُها
حياءً أبى أنْ تجرحَ الوردَ بالوردِ