يَـٰصَـٰحِبَىِ O my two companions yāṣāḥibayi (of) the prison l-sij'ni As for ammā one of you aḥadukumā he will give drink fayasqī (to) his master rabbahu wine khamran and as for wa-ammā the other l-ākharu he will be crucified fayuṣ'labu and will eat fatakulu the birds l-ṭayru from min his head rasihi Has been decreed quḍiya the matter l-amru about which alladhī about which fīhi you both inquire tastaftiyāni
O two companions of prison, as for one of you, he will give drink to his master of wine; but as for the other, he will be crucified, and the birds will eat from his head. The matter has been decreed about which you both inquire."