بِتافَلْفَلْتَin Tafalfalt بُرْغوثٌfleas كثيرٌmany
بِتافَلْفَلْتَ بُرْغوثٌ كثيرٌ
يضِجُّcries out لهوْلِهِat its frightfulness الملِكُthe king الأثيرُthe beloved
يضِجُّ لهوْلِهِ الملِكُ الأثيرُ
In Tafalfalt, fleas are plentiful.
A grasshopper chirped and rustled loudly
The beloved king cries out in horror at them.
Making great noise and fuss for the noble king
إذاwhen عجِلَتْthey hasten لَناtoward us بالوَثْبِwith leaping قُلْناwe say
إذا عجِلَتْ لَنا بالوَثْبِ قُلْنا
أثارَhas stirred up جَرادَlocusts مزْرَعَةٍof a farm مُثيرُone who stirs up
أثارَ جَرادَ مزْرَعَةٍ مُثيرُ
When they rush at us in leaps, we say:
When it leaped for us in haste we said
Someone has stirred up the locusts of a farm!
It stirred up a thrilling swarm of locusts