وَتَوائمand twins لَمdid not تَنشنoriginate فيin نَسَبlineage
وَتَوائم لَم تَنشن في نَسَب
لَكِنَّهاbut they اِقتَنَصَتwere plucked مِنfrom القُضُبthe boughs
لَكِنَّها اِقتَنَصَت مِن القُضُب
And twins that did not spring from a shared lineage,
Twins not born of the same womb
But were plucked from the boughs,
Yet dressed alike in golden yellow robes
صُفرِyellow الثِيابthe garments كَأَنَّماas though التحفتthey wrapped themselves
صُفرِ الثِياب كَأَنَّما التحفت
بِغلائلin fine robes نَسَجَتwere woven مِنfrom الذَهَبgold
بِغلائل نَسَجَت مِن الذَهَب
Yellow-robed, as though they had wrapped themselves
As if clothed in strands of spun gold
In fine robes woven of gold.
Partial English translation: 3 of 4 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1