ولقدand indeed ركبتI sailed البحرthe sea وهوwhile it was كحلبةٍlike a racecourse
ولقد ركبت البحر وهو كحلبةٍ
والموجand the waves تحسبهُyou reckon it جياداًsteeds تركضُgalloping
والموج تحسبهُ جياداً تركضُ
And indeed I sailed the sea when it was like a racecourse,
I rode the sea, as if it were an arena,
And the waves you would take for galloping steeds.
And the waves seemed to me galloping steeds.
وكأنماand as though سلّتunsheathed بهupon it أرواحهits winds
وكأنما سلّت به أرواحه
بيضاًbright swords تذهّبُare gilded تارةًat times وتفضّضand are silvered
بيضاً تذهّبُ تارةً وتفضّض
And as though its winds had unsheathed upon it
As though spirits had loosed their reins,
Bright swords, now gilded, now silvered.
Now scattering white foam, now gathering.
كلٌّall يصحُّare well إذاwhen تصحُّis sound حياتهits life
كلٌّ يصحُّ إذا تصحُّ حياته
إلاَّexcept النسيمَthe breeze يصحُّis well ساعةَfor a moment بمرضthrough illness
إلاَّ النسيمَ يصحُّ ساعةَ بمرض
All are well when their lives are sound,
All creatures exult when their life exults,
Except the breeze, which is well for a moment through illness.
Save the breeze that exults for an hour then languishes.
كمhow many منof غرابٍa raven للقطيعةof parting أسودblack
كم من غرابٍ للقطيعة أسود
فيهupon it يطيرflies بهwith it جناحٌa wing أبيضwhite
فيه يطير به جناحٌ أبيض
How many a black raven of parting
How many ravens of severance are black
Flies upon it, borne by a white wing!
Yet fly with wings white as cotton.
Sol 6.1