أَلَمَّت بِعثرٍ مِن قُباءَ تَزورُنا

وَأَنّى قُباءٌ لِلمُزاوِرِ مِن عَثرِ

She stopped among you, coming from Qubāʾ, to visit us—

yet how far Qubāʾ is from ʿAthar for one who dwells nearby!