Someone was asked about the inhabitants of Baghdad: What do you say about beardless youths?

He said: There is no good in them as long as one of them is delicate, he is harsh; and when he becomes harsh so that he is of no use, he becomes gentle and there is no harshness left.

The beardless youth when he is beautiful and sweet

Is bitter-spoken and harsh-tempered.

When he grows a beard and becomes cursed (old)

He becomes sociable and seeks affection.