كُلُّevery صَعلٍsmall-headed creature كأَنَّماas though شَقَّslit فيهِwithin it
كُلُّ صَعلٍ كأَنَّما شَقَّ فيهِ
سَعَفَleaves الشَّريِthe colocynth شَفرتَاtwo blades of مِقراضِa pair of shears
سَعَفَ الشَّريِ شَفرتَا مِقراضِ
Each small-headed creature, as though within it had been slit
Every plumy tuft as though in it
Colocynth leaves by the two blades of shears.
Were slit the shears' two blades.
Sol 6.1