تصبّاكَenchanted you التمَوُّجُthe surging والهديرُand the roar
تصبّاكَ التمَوُّجُ والهديرُ
فسرتَso you set out وحَولكَand around you الزَّبدُthe foam النثيرُscattered
فسرتَ وحَولكَ الزَّبدُ النثيرُ
The surging and the roar have enchanted you;
The surging waves and roar surround you,
So you set out, with scattered foam around you.
As you sail on, foam swirling all around.
أمنis it out of طربrapture لصوتِat the voice of البحرِthe sea تحنوyou bend
أمن طرب لصوتِ البحرِ تحنو
عليهِover it أوor إليهِtoward it تستطِيرyou soar
عليهِ أو إليهِ تستطِير
Is it in rapture at the sea's voice that you bend
Is it the sea's voice that makes you sing?
Over it, or soar toward it?
Or soar towards it, to it you're bound?
فخُذthen take مِنهfrom it القَصائدَthe poems والقوافيand the rhymes
فخُذ مِنه القَصائدَ والقوافي
ففيfor in أمواجهِits waves شعرٌpoetry كثيرabundant
ففي أمواجهِ شعرٌ كثير
Then take from it poems and rhymes,
Take from it poems and lyrics galore,
For in its waves there is abundant poetry.
For in its waves much poetry's found.
وخُذand take مِنهfrom it اتّساعاًvastness واقتداراًand power
وخُذ مِنه اتّساعاً واقتداراً
لنفسكَfor yourself فهوfor it is جبارٌmighty كبيرgreat
لنفسكَ فهو جبارٌ كبير
And take from it vastness and power
Draw from it breadth and power untold,
For yourself, for it is mighty and great.
It is vast, a giant so renowned.
ولاand let not تُرهبكَfrighten you غارتُهits onslaught غَضوباًwrathful
ولا تُرهبكَ غارتُه غَضوباً
وكنand be مُتقَحِّماًboldly plunging in وهوwhile it is المُغيرthe assailant
وكن مُتقَحِّماً وهو المُغير
And let not its furious onslaught frighten you;
Let not its rage in anger make you fear,
And plunge boldly in while it attacks.
Be bold and steady, it will be cowed.
وقُلand say ياO بحرُsea قدindeed لاقيتyou have met بحراًa sea
وقُل يا بحرُ قد لاقيت بحراً
فأنتfor you are لهُto it رفيقٌa companion أوor نظيرan equal
فأنت لهُ رفيقٌ أو نظير
And say: “O sea, you have met a sea!”
Say: "O sea, a sea today I've met,
For you are its companion or its equal.
You are its mate and peer" be proud.
Sol 6.1