Lessonsal-Ḥārith ibn Ḥillizah: Separation, Asmāʾ’s Dwellings, Hind’s Fire and the She-Camel (verses 1–13)Quiz

فَتَنَوَّرْتُ نَارَهَا مِنْ بَعِيدٍ ۞ بِخَزَازَى هَيْهَاتَ مِنْكَ الصِّلَاءُ
Translation: From Khazāzā I watched her fire in the distance; its warmth is far beyond your reach.

Tanawwartu describes watching a fire from afar; Khazāzā is a place name. Hayhāta is an ism fiʿl conveying remoteness, and al-ṣilāʾ means drawing warmth from a fire.

The poet can see the flame but cannot enjoy its heat. Distance is thus felt physically, making separation intelligible without explicitly repeating the language of loss.

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Verse 7: watching the fire from Khazāzā

al-Ḥārith ibn Ḥillizah: Separation, Asmāʾ’s Dwellings, Hind’s Fire and the She-Camel (verses 1–13)

فَتَنَوَّرْتُ نَارَهَا مِنْ بَعِيدٍ ۞ بِخَزَازَى هَيْهَاتَ مِنْكَ الصِّلَاءُ
Translation: From Khazāzā I watched her fire in the distance; its warmth is far beyond your reach.

Tanawwartu describes watching a fire from afar; Khazāzā is a place name. Hayhāta is an ism fiʿl conveying remoteness, and al-ṣilāʾ means drawing warmth from a fire.

The poet can see the flame but cannot enjoy its heat. Distance is thus felt physically, making separation intelligible without explicitly repeating the language of loss.