معذَّرٌa downy-cheeked youth عشْتُI lived بتقبيلهِby kissing him
معذَّرٌ عشْتُ بتقبيلهِ
فمتُّthen I died مِنْfrom عشقيmy passionate love وَمَنْand whoever عاشَlived ماتْdied
فمتُّ مِنْ عشقي وَمَنْ عاشَ ماتْ
A downy-cheeked youth—I lived by kissing him;
Forgive me, I lived intoxicated by his kiss
Then died of my love—and whoever lives must die.
I died from my passion though who lives must die
فثغرُهُand his mouth والشَّعرُand the hair فيon خدِّهِhis cheek
فثغرُهُ والشَّعرُ في خدِّهِ
هذاthis سنيناتٌtiny teeth وهذاand this نباتْsprouting growth
هذا سنيناتٌ وهذا نباتْ
As for his mouth and the hair upon his cheek:
His lips and the hair on his cheek
Tiny teeth in the one, and sprouting growth in the other.
Partial English translation: 3 of 4 Arabic lines translated.