قصدَheaded for الشامَal-Sham جرادٌlocusts
قصدَ الشامَ جرادٌ
سنَّsharpened للفلاتِfor the open plains سِنَّاa tooth
سنَّ للفلاتِ سِنَّا
A swarm of locusts headed for al-Sham,
sharpening a tooth for the open plains.
فتصالحْناso we reached an agreement عليهabout it
فتصالحْنا عليه
وحفرْناand we dug ودفنَّاand we buried
وحفرْنا ودفنَّا
So we reached an agreement about it,
and we dug and buried it.