مصارعplaces of death قتلىthose slain منamong العاشقيthe lovers (truncated)
مصارع قتلى من العاشقي
ننunclear fragment ماnot لدمائهمfor their blood طالبone demanding vengeance
نن ما لدمائهم طالب
The places where lovers lie slain,
The graves of lovers slain
[Unclear fragment]—none demands vengeance for their blood.
No one claims their blood again
تكلفundertook with effort جمعgathering أحاديثهمtheir tales
تكلف جمع أحاديثهم
عفيفchaste هوىlove وجدهhis longing غالبoverpowering
عفيف هوى وجده غالب
Their tales were painstakingly gathered
To gather tales of their pain
By one chaste in love, whose longing was overpowering.
Of modest love that passion's flood
سقاهgave him to drink الهوىlove صرفunmixed صهبائهits tawny wine
سقاه الهوى صرف صهبائه
فاصبحand so he became سكرانdrunk الشاربthe drinker
فاصبح سكران الشارب
Love gave him its unmixed tawny wine to drink,
Made drunk, though pure their heart and mood
And so the drinker became drunk.
Partial English translation: 5 of 6 Arabic lines translated.