كتابa book جمعناwe gathered بهin it عابثينplayfully
كتاب جمعنا به عابثين
مصارعdeaths منthose whom قتلslew الحبlove صبراwhile held captive
مصارع من قتل الحب صبرا
A book in which we playfully gathered
A book we collected while being playful
the deaths of those whom love slew as captives.
Fates of those killed by love's patience
إذاif ماemphatic particle تصفحهhe leafs through it سالمone unharmed
إذا ما تصفحه سالم
منfrom الحبlove اخلصhe offers sincerely للهto God شكراthanks
من الحب اخلص لله شكرا
If someone leafs through it, untouched
If you read it safely
by love, he offers God sincere thanks.
Out of love, give thanks sincerely to God
جمعناهwe compiled it صاحينsober حتىuntil إذاwhen
جمعناه صاحين حتى إذا
خبرناهwe came to know it ملناwe swayed منfrom الحبlove سكراin drunkenness
خبرناه ملنا من الحب سكرا
We compiled it sober, until, when
We collected it while awake until when
we came to know it, we swayed, drunk with love.
We knew it, we were intoxicated by love's wine
Sol 6.1