كتابٌa book تضمنcontained أخبارaccounts منone who
كتابٌ تضمن أخبار من
أطاعobeyed الهوىpassion وعصىand defied العذلاthe reproachers
أطاع الهوى وعصى العذلا
A book containing accounts of one
A book that contains stories of one
Who obeyed passion and defied the reproachers.
Who obeyed passion and disobeyed reason
فلماthen, when تمكنtook hold منof قلبهhis heart
فلما تمكن من قلبه
أعادturned حلاوتهits sweetness حنضلاcolocynth (bitter gourd)
أعاد حلاوته حنضلا
Then, when it took hold of his heart,
When it took hold of his heart
It turned its sweetness into bitter colocynth.
It made its sweetness Hunthal again
تكلفtook pains over تصنيفهits compilation عاشقa lover
تكلف تصنيفه عاشق
سلاforgot their love العاشقونthe lovers وماbut did not إنemphasis reinforcing negation سلاforget his love
سلا العاشقون وما إن سلا
A lover took pains to compile it;
A lover took great pains composing it
The lovers forgot their love, but he never did.
Lovers have asked for it but have yet to obtain it
Sol 6.1