جاءناcame to us الوردُthe roses حينwhen جاءcame ولمand did not يعgo beyond (first part of a split verb)
جاءنا الوردُ حين جاء ولم يع
دُgo beyond (final part of the split verb) خدوداًcheeks ذواتَhaving لونٍa color بديعٍwondrous
دُ خدوداً ذواتَ لونٍ بديعٍ
The roses came to us when they came, and were no more
Roses came when they came
than cheeks of a wondrous hue.
And left no beautifully colored cheeks
جَلَّجُونُrouge الفتيانof the young men زورٌcounterfeit وهذاand this
جَلَّجُونُ الفتيان زورٌ وهذا
غيرُnot زورٍcounterfeit ذاthis جَلَّجونُrouge الربيعof spring
غيرُ زورٍ ذا جَلَّجونُ الربيع
The young men's rouge is counterfeit, but this
The blooming of youth is false
is no counterfeit: this is spring's rouge.
Not so the blooming of spring
Sol 6.1