Shorter Pieces of Arabian Poetry: Verses Addressed by The Khalif Almoktafi Liamrillah to a Lady, Who Pretended a Passion For Him In His Old Age

Arabian Poetry · 1 passage

THOUGH such unbounded love you swear, ’Tis only art I see: Can I believe that one so fair Should ever doat on me? Say that you hate, and freely show That Age displeases Youth; And I may love you, when I know That you can tell the truth.

Source: Internet Sacred Text Archive, file isl/arp/arp083.htm.