“Bedecked in green she came, fair to behold,
As a pomegranate bud the green leaves enfold.
And when we asked, ‘What do you call this dress?’
She answered in sweet words meant to impress,
‘Since I have tortured many with my arts,
In this dress, I call it Breaker of Hearts.’ ”
—The Arabian Nights, translated by Husain Haddawy, 1992.