طوبى لمن رفض الفتاة وقد غدا
حب الفتى أبداً لمهجته غذا
Blessed is he who has spurned the maiden, while
love of the youth has become everlasting nourishment for his soul.
ما قالت العرب الفصاح إذا ارتضت
في الدهر شيئاً حبذا بل حبذا
The eloquent Arabs never said, whenever they approved
of anything through all time, “ḥabbadhā—how fine!” but “ḥubbu dhā—love of this lad.”
Sol 5.6