| A | B |
| Aenēās, trīstis et commōtus, Dīdōnem relinquit et redit ad comitēs. | Aeneas, sad and moved, abandons Dido and returns to his comrades. |
| imperia deōrum perficere dēbet. | He must carry out the orders of the gods. |
| Dido nāvēs Trōiānōrum videt ad Italiam nāvigantēs. | Dido sees the ships of the Trojans sailing away to Italy. |
| Dido servos iubet magnam pyram aedifcare. | Dido orders slaves to build a big funeral pyre (bed). |
| Dido pyram ascendit, gladium capit, et pectus transfigit. | Dido climbs the pyre, takes a sword, and pierces her chest. |
| ubī omnes Didōnem mortuam vident, valdē commōtī sunt. | When all see a dead Dido, they are very moved. |
| intereā Aenēās, dum per mare festīnat, ad Libyam respectat | Meanwhile Aeneas, while he hurries through the sea, he looks back at Libya (Carthage). |
| fūmum videt in caelum surgentem. | He sees smoke rising into the sky. |
| sed princeps redīre non potest. | But the prince is not able to return. |
| trīstis et ānxius Italiam petit. | Sad and anxious, he seeks Italy. |