لاحَappeared نبتُgrowth; down الفتاءِyouth فيin
لاحَ نبتُ الفتاءِ في
صحنِexpanse خديكyour two cheeks واشتعَلand blazed
صحنِ خديك واشتعَل
Youth's down appeared upon
The bloom of youth showed in
the expanse of your cheeks and blazed.
The hollows of your cheek and kindled
وَعفاand was effaced منزلُdwelling الترشthe sipping (word begins)
وَعفا منزلُ الترش
فِcompletion of 'sipping' والشمand smelling والقبَلand kisses
فِ والشم والقبَل
And effaced is the dwelling of sip-
The abode of delight in kissing, and saliva,
ping, smelling, and kisses.
And touching has become neglected
ليتنيif only I متُّI had died فيin الهوىlove
ليتني متُّ في الهوى
عقبَjust after أيامِكَyour days الأوَلthe earliest
عقبَ أيامِكَ الأوَل
Would that I had died in love
Would that I had died from love
just after your earliest days.
After your first days
فَعزيزٌfor it is hard علىfor; upon الحواthe calamities (word begins)
فَعزيزٌ على الحوا
دِثcompletion of 'calamities' أنto; that تسلمَspare; leave unharmed الأمَلhope
دِث أن تسلمَ الأمَل
For it is hard for cala-
It is hard upon the events
mities to spare hope.
That hope remains safe
Sol 6.1