إِنَّindeed سِحْراًSihr (enchantment) وضِياءًand Diya (radiance) وخُنُثْand Khunuth (softness)
إِنَّ سِحْراً وضِياءً وخُنُثْ
هُنَّthey (feminine) سِحْرٌenchantment وضِياءٌand radiance وخُنُثْand softness
هُنَّ سِحْرٌ وضِياءٌ وخُنُثْ
Indeed, Sihr, Diya, and Khunuth
Magic, radiance, and effeminacy
Are enchantment, radiance, and softness.
are magic, radiance, and effeminacy
اَخَذَتْshe took سِحْرٌSihr ولاand no ذَنْبَblame لَهاon her
اَخَذَتْ سِحْرٌ ولا ذَنْبَ لَها
ثُلُثَيtwo-thirds of قلبيmy heart وتِرْباهاand her two age-mates الثُلُثْthe third
ثُلُثَي قلبي وتِرْباها الثُلُثْ
Sihr has taken—and she is not to blame—
Magic has taken, though blameless,
Two-thirds of my heart, and her two companions the remaining third.
two thirds of my heart, leaving a third