وَكَأَنَّماAnd as though سَكَنَdwelt الأرَاقِمُthe speckled serpents جَوفَهاwithin it
وَكَأَنَّما سَكَنَ الأرَاقِمُ جَوفَها
مِنsince عَهدِthe time of نُوحٍNoah صَاحِبِhe of الطُّوفَانِthe Flood
مِن عَهدِ نُوحٍ صَاحِبِ الطُّوفَانِ
And it is as though speckled serpents had dwelt within it
Since the time of Noah, he of the Flood.
فَإِذَاThen when رَأَينَthey see المَاءَthe water يَطفَحُbrims over نَضنَضَتflicks its tongue
فَإِذَا رَأَينَ المَاءَ يَطفَحُ نَضنَضَت
مِنfrom كُلِّevery خُرتٍhole حَيَّةٌa serpent بِلِسَانwith a tongue
مِن كُلِّ خُرتٍ حَيَّةٌ بِلِسَان
And when they see the water brim over, out flicks
From every hole a serpent's tongue.
Sol 6.1