مصارعdeaths العاشقينthe lovers صرعهمfelled them
مصارع العاشقين صرعهم
هوىlove for الظباءthe gazelles الفواترlanguid الحدقthe eyes
هوى الظباء الفواتر الحدق
The lovers’ deaths—they were felled
The battlefield of lovers laid them low
by love for gazelles with languid eyes.
The does' love and the sharp swords pierced their hearts
تصنيفa compilation منone who صدهheld him back تصونهhis self-restraint
تصنيف من صده تصونه
عنfrom كشفrevealing ماwhat فيin الفؤادthe heart منof حرقburning anguish
عن كشف ما في الفؤاد من حرق
A compilation by one whose self-restraint kept him
He who composes to ward it off preserves himself
from revealing the burning anguish within his heart.
From revealing the heart's burning anguish
فهوso he يسرkeeps secret الهوىlove ويكتمهand conceals it
فهو يسر الهوى ويكتمه
والقلبand the heart قدindeed تاهwandered astray منهfrom him فيalong طرقpaths
والقلب قد تاه منه في طرق
So he keeps his love secret and conceals it,
So he facilitates love yet hides it
while his heart has wandered away from him along paths.
While the heart has lost its way, wandering in its paths
Sol 6.1