أَلَمَّتshe came by بِعثرٍat ʿAthr مِنfrom قُباءَQubāʾ تَزورُناshe visits us
أَلَمَّت بِعثرٍ مِن قُباءَ تَزورُنا
وَأَنّىand how far قُباءٌQubāʾ لِلمُزاوِرِfor the visitor مِنfrom عَثرِʿAthr
وَأَنّى قُباءٌ لِلمُزاوِرِ مِن عَثرِ
She stopped among you, coming from Qubāʾ, to visit us—
She came from Qubāʾ to visit us at ʿAthr.
yet how far Qubāʾ is from ʿAthar for one who dwells nearby!
Yet how far Qubāʾ is from ʿAthr for a visitor!
Sol 6.1