1. O beauty of the sea's face when it appeared,
And the clouds pouring down on it pouring down,
١. يا حسنَ وجه البحر حين بدا
والسحبُ تهطِلُ فوقه هَطْلا
2. It's as if it were a coat of mail filled up
By the archers' hands, its eyes with arrows.
٢. فكأنه درعٌ وقد ملأت
أيدي الرماةِ عيونَهُ نَبْلا