أَلا رَبَّ بَرغوثٍ تَرَكَت مُجَندِلاً

أَلا رَبَّ بَرغوثٍ تَرَكَت مُجَندِلاً

بِأَبيَضَ ماضي الشَفرَتَينِ صَقيلُ

بِأَبيَضَ ماضي الشَفرَتَينِ صَقيلُ

Ah, many a flea have I left laid low,

Behold, many a flea have I left felled and slain,

With a bright, polished blade, keen on both edges.

With a polished white blade, double-edged and keen.