- *ʾAl*
- negative particle - not/do not
- *yōʾmərû*
- imperfect jussive, 3rd person masculine plural - let them say
- *bə*
- preposition - in
- *libbām*
- noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their heart
- *heʾāḥ*
- interjection - aha
- *napšēnû*
- noun, feminine singular construct with 1st person plural suffix - our desire
- *ʾal*
- negative particle - not/do not
- *billaʿănûhû*
- perfect, 1st person plural with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - we have swallowed him