وَعَقرَبٍ في وَردِ خَدٍّ وَفي

مُستَأنِسِ اللَثمِ بِها نَدَّهْ

A scorpion amid the rose of a cheek; and as for

one accustomed to kissing it, it frightened him away.

ما عَقرَبٌ إِلّا لَها شَوكَةٌ

وَعَقرَبُ الخَدِّ لَها وَردَهْ

There is no scorpion without a thorn—a sting;

but the cheek’s scorpion has its rose.