كتابa book صرعىthose laid low الهوىlove وقتلاهand its slain
كتاب صرعى الهوى وقتلاه
ومنand whoever صحاsobered up منهمamong them وسكراهand those intoxicated by it
ومن صحا منهم وسكراه
A book of those laid low by love and those it has slain,
And those among them who sobered up, and those drunk with love.
تصنيفa compilation منone who كادnearly أنto يشاركهمjoin them
تصنيف من كاد أن يشاركهم
لكنbut وقاهprotected him بفضلهby His grace اللهGod
لكن وقاه بفضله الله
Compiled by one who nearly joined them,
But God, by His grace, protected him.
فضمso he gathered مماfrom what منواthey were afflicted بهwith it طرفاًa portion
فضم مما منوا به طرفاً
يعجبdelights قاريهits reader حينwhen يقرأهhe reads it
يعجب قاريه حين يقرأه
So he gathered a selection of what befell them,
Which delights its reader when he reads it.
Sol 6.1