كُلُّ صَعلٍ كأَنَّما شَقَّ فيهِ

كُلُّ صَعلٍ كأَنَّما شَقَّ فيهِ

سَعَفَ الشَّريِ شَفرتَا مِقراضِ

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.