تبعَfollowed الخلائقَthe people فيin الوفاةِdeath ملوكُهمْtheir kings
تبعَ الخلائقَ في الوفاةِ ملوكُهمْ
فكأنَّهمْso, as though they كانواthey were علىat ميعادِan appointed time
فكأنَّهمْ كانوا على ميعادِ
Their kings followed the people in death;
The people follow their kings in death
So it was as though they had an appointment.
As if they had a tryst
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.