1. نارٌ مِنَ الوَجنَةِ مِن عَقرَبٍ

    هَيهاتَ أَن يَأَمَنَها قَلبي

    Fire from the cheek, from a scorpion—

    My heart could never be safe from it.

  2. السِحرُ في البُعدِ لَهُ فِعلُهُ

    ما شَرطُهُ الفِعلُ عَلى القُربِ

    Magic has its effect at a distance;

    Its working does not depend on nearness.

  3. وَقُربُها أَبعَدُ مِن لَسبِها

    وَبُعدُها أَدنى مِنَ اللَسبِ

    Its nearness is farther off than its sting,

    And its distance is nearer than the sting.