I don't understand the meaning
سلام عليكم
I have some difficulties understanding this sentence. They are talking about the معدان in the south of Iraq and the way they live there.
وضلوا مخلصين لطريقة عيشهم و محافظين على طبائع وصلت إليهم عبر آلف السنين
شكرا
They remained loyal to their lifestyles,and they keep habits which reached them over thousands of years
وظلوا مخلصين لطريقة عيشهم و محافظين على طبائع وصلت إليهم عبر آلاف السنين
21 พฤษภาคม 2016
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They remained sincere to their lifestyle and conservative of qualities that reached them over thousands of years.
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ظلوا .. they kept or remained
ضلوا .. they lost their way