He Also Said

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He Also Said

From the first down on the cheeks of the army's Turkish beauties, this one gain will stay with me forever: that from now on, out of shame before their faces, the down will never dare to rise on the cheeks of those Turkish beauties again.
Explanation: In Persian poetry 'khat' is the fine down of a young beardless face, a mark of beauty. The 'Turkish beauties' are a stock image of ideal loveliness.

Original · Persian

شمارهٔ ۲۴ - و قال ایضاً

ز خط عارض ترکان لشکر مرا این فایده تا جاودان بس
که خط از عارض ترکان لشکر ز شرمش برنیارد سر ازین پس