1. I am filled with wonder
At the sailing of this ship

2. Though it has no eyes or
Spirit flowing through its veins

3. Its rudder is attached
To its rear end

4. Adorned with calm in its
Chest and gleaming elegance

5. It has no lips or
Articulate speech

6. Its whips propel it
According to my desires

7. When its sails are stirred
By the winds pursuing it

8. It rears up over the water
Snorting and bellowing

9. The water in its nozzle
Roars like tumultuous waves

10. Thundering as when
Heavy rains pour down

11. It glides like a snake
Slithering sideways

12. With a towering sail
Like a banner on a day of turmoil

13. Standing erect, pulled
By the anchors, as rope is pulled

14. The wind makes it hum
As it is drawn swiftly along

15. Its riders are the Anbat,
Devious people

16. Their speech at the point
Of contentment is wrath

17. Good and evil are equal
To them in every respect

18. Cast your eyes along the banks
Where at high tide

19. You see men bent over
As they race like hunchbacks

20. Following the wake
Of a hemp rope’s pull

21. As if they were Turks
In headlong flight

22. When they rest, their rest
Is from exhaustion

23. Loud are their voices
When they sing cheerfully

24. All speaking the tongue
Not of the Arabs, but of Bana