أَلْتَوْأَمَانِthe twins اللَّذَانِwho (both) كَانَاthey both were
أَلْتَوْأَمَانِ اللَّذَانِ كَانَا
كِلاَهُمَاboth of them زِينَةَthe adornment of الشَّبَابِyouth
كِلاَهُمَا زِينَةَ الشَّبَابِ
The twins, who were
both the adornment of youth,
عَاشَاthey both lived وَمَاتَاand they both died مَعَاًtogether فَبَتَاand so they both became
عَاشَا وَمَاتَا مَعَاً فَبَتَا
أَعْلَىloftiest مِثَالٍexample لِلإِصْطِحَابِof companionship
أَعْلَى مِثَالٍ لِلإِصْطِحَابِ
lived and died together, and so became
the loftiest example of companionship.
إِذَاwhen تَوَلَّىdeparted جَبْرِيلُGabriel وَلَّىdeparted
إِذَا تَوَلَّى جَبْرِيلُ وَلَّى
مِيكَالُMichael يَقْفُوهُfollowing him فِيin الرِّكَابِthe retinue
مِيكَالُ يَقْفُوهُ فِي الرِّكَابِ
When Gabriel departed, so did
Michael, following in his train.
تَبْكيweep الْمَعَالِيthe noble virtues مُؤَرِّخَاتٍchronicling
تَبْكي الْمَعَالِي مُؤَرِّخَاتٍ
غِيَابَthe disappearance of بَدْرَيْنِtwo full moons بِالتُّرَابِin the dust
غِيَابَ بَدْرَيْنِ بِالتُّرَابِ
The noble virtues weep, chronicling
the disappearance of two full moons beneath the dust.
Sol 6.1