كأَنَّماas though قَمْلُlice أَبيof Abu رِياشِRiyash
كأَنَّما قَمْلُ أَبي رِياشِ
ماemphatic particle بَيْنَamong صِئْبانِnits قَفاهُhis nape الفاشيspreading
ما بَيْنَ صِئْبانِ قَفاهُ الفاشي
It is as though Abu Riyash's lice,
spreading among the nits on his nape,
وذَاand this one وذَاand that one قَدْindeed لَجّpersisted stubbornly فيin انْتِعاشِstirring to life
وذَا وذَا قَدْ لَجّ في انْتِعاشِ
شَهْدانجٌhempseed بدّدفيscattered among خِشخاشِpoppy seeds
شَهْدانجٌ بدّدفي خِشخاشِ
with this one and that stubbornly stirring to life,
were hempseed scattered among poppy seeds.
Sol 6.1