With a red turban on his head and a mouth like a colorful flower bud, this boy is the springtide of desires and a ruby of Badakhshan.
The poet paints a dazzling portrait bursting with the color of passion—you can almost see the vibrant beloved standing before you. Crowned with a scarlet turban and blessed with lips as tender as a blooming rosebud, this youth shines like a rare ruby from Badakhshan. To the admirer, he is more than just handsome; he represents the very spring of all desire, the living embodiment of every wish the heart could ever hold.
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