لاdo not تظنواthink (you all) إنif لاحappeared فيupon الخدthe cheek منهof him
لا تظنوا إن لاح في الخد منه
عارضٌcheek down أنthat حسنهhis beauty قدalready تولىdeparted
عارضٌ أن حسنه قد تولى
Do not think, if upon his cheek there appears
a growth of down, that his beauty has departed.
كيفhow يذوىwithers منfrom روضgarden خديهhis two cheeks زهرٌa flower
كيف يذوى من روض خديه زهرٌ
وعلىand above الروضthe garden عارضٌa rain cloud قدalready أطلاappeared overhead
وعلى الروض عارضٌ قد أطلا
How could a flower from the garden of his cheeks wither,
when above the garden a rain cloud has appeared?