People are crying up the rich and variegated plumage of the peacock, and he is himself blushing at the sight of his ugly feet. - Saadi سعدی
The peacock's plumage is its enemy: O many the king who hath been slain by his magnificence! - Maulana Jalaluddin Mohammad Balkhi
I recognise your body in liana; your expression in the eyes of a frightened gazelle; the beauty of your face in that of the moon, your tresses in the plumage of peacocks... alas! Timid friend- no one object compares to you. - Kālidāsa