نارٌfire مِنَfrom الوَجنَةِthe cheek مِنfrom عَقرَبٍa scorpion
نارٌ مِنَ الوَجنَةِ مِن عَقرَبٍ
هَيهاتَfar from possible أَنthat يَأَمَنَهاbe safe from it قَلبيmy heart
هَيهاتَ أَن يَأَمَنَها قَلبي
Fire from the cheek, from a scorpion—
My heart could never be safe from it.
السِحرُmagic فيat البُعدِa distance لَهُit has فِعلُهُits effect
السِحرُ في البُعدِ لَهُ فِعلُهُ
ماnot شَرطُهُits condition الفِعلُtaking effect عَلىupon القُربِnearness
ما شَرطُهُ الفِعلُ عَلى القُربِ
Magic has its effect at a distance;
Its working does not depend on nearness.
وَقُربُهاand its nearness أَبعَدُfarther مِنthan لَسبِهاits sting
وَقُربُها أَبعَدُ مِن لَسبِها
وَبُعدُهاand its distance أَدنىnearer مِنَthan اللَسبِthe sting
وَبُعدُها أَدنى مِنَ اللَسبِ
Its nearness is farther off than its sting,
And its distance is nearer than the sting.
Sol 6.1