and he ordered the jinn to build a dome over him of glass meaning glass and he was seized in it while he was leaning on his staff and the jinn were working in front of him as god almighty said {every builder and diver and others bound together in chains} and they saw that he was alive then the termite fell on and ate it in a year and he fell when weakened and he knew of his death so the termite thanked the jinn and the devils for the carob so you do not see it in a place except that you see it dewy and the termite thanked and wherever it was it came to it the devils with water. ibn abbas said the amount of time it took to eat was one year.
وأمر الجن فبنت عليه قبة من قوارير يعني الزجاج فقبض فيها وهو متكئ على عصاه والجن تعمل بين يديه كما قال الله تعالى {كل بناء وغواص وآخرين مقرنين في الأصفاد} ، وهم يرون أنه حي، فوقعت الأرضة في فأكلتها في حول فسقط حين ضعفت فعلم موته فشكرت الأرضة الجن والشياطين للخروب، فلا تراها في مكان إلا رأيته نديا، وشكرت الأرضة فأينما كانت جاءتها الشياطين بالماء. قال ابن عباس وقدر ما مقدار أكلها فكان سنة.