وَقَالُواand they said بَدَتْappeared مِنْكُمْfrom you عَلَىon الْجِسَمِthe body حُمْرَةٌredness
وَقَالُوا بَدَتْ مِنْكُمْ عَلَى الْجِسَمِ حُمْرَةٌ
فَقُلْتُso I said بَرَاغِيثٌfleas لَكُمْof yours رَقَّطُونَاspeckled us
فَقُلْتُ بَرَاغِيثٌ لَكُمْ رَقَّطُونَا
And they said: Redness has appeared on your body.
They said the redness on your body has appeared
So I said: Your fleas have speckled us.
So I said they are just annoying little flies
غَدَتْcame نَحْوَنَاtoward us لَيْلاًat night وَمِنْand from بَعْدِafter ذَاthat اعْتَدَتْattacked
غَدَتْ نَحْوَنَا لَيْلاً وَمِنْ بَعْدِ ذَا اعْتَدَتْ
كَمَاjust as رَقَصَتْdanced فِيin القَلْوِroasting بَزْرَقَطُونَاpsyllium seeds
كَمَا رَقَصَتْ فِي القَلْوِ بَزْرَقَطُونَا
They came toward us at night, and afterward attacked,
They came to us at night and after that they got accustomed
just as psyllium seeds danced while roasting.
As they danced playfully in the hearts and tickled us