مصارعdeaths قتلىthose slain للهوىby love صرعتهمstruck them down
مصارع قتلى للهوى صرعتهم
سلافتهits choicest wine يسقونthey are given to drink صافيهاits pure wine صرفاunmixed
سلافته يسقون صافيها صرفا
The deaths of love's victims, struck down
by its choicest wine, which they are given to drink pure and unmixed.
فمنهمand among them عفيفa chaste man ظلkept on يكتمconcealing وجدهhis passion
فمنهم عفيف ظل يكتم وجده
فنمso it betrayed عليهagainst him ماءwater أجفانهhis eyelids وكفاstreaming
فنم عليه ماء أجفانه وكفا
Among them was a chaste man who kept his passion hidden,
but the water of his eyelids betrayed him, streaming down.
جمعتI compiled كتاباًa book فيabout مصارعهمtheir deaths إذاwhen
جمعت كتاباً في مصارعهم إذا
تصفحهhe leafs through it ذوpossessor of اللبunderstanding رقwas moved to pity لهمfor them تلفاruin
تصفحه ذو اللب رق لهم تلفا
I compiled a book about their deaths; when
a man of understanding leafs through it, he is moved to pity for them in their ruin.
Sol 6.1