كأَنَّماas though قَمْلُlice أَبيAbu (father of) رِياشِRiyash
كأَنَّما قَمْلُ أَبي رِياشِ
ماparticle in 'among' بَيْنَamong صِئْبانِnits قَفاهُhis nape الفاشيspreading
ما بَيْنَ صِئْبانِ قَفاهُ الفاشي
As though Abu Riyash's lice,
Spreading among the nits on his nape,
وذَاand this one وذَاand that one قَدْindeed لَجّhas persisted فيin انْتِعاشِlively motion
وذَا وذَا قَدْ لَجّ في انْتِعاشِ
شَهْدانجٌhempseed بدّدفيscattered in خِشخاشِpoppy seeds
شَهْدانجٌ بدّدفي خِشخاشِ
With this one and that persisting in lively motion,
Were hempseed scattered among poppy seeds.