يودّwishes الناسthe people لوif only يدورapparently 'know' (split verb)
يودّ الناس لو يدور
نcompletes the preceding verb ماwhat أنتَyou كيموراKimura
ن ما أنتَ كيمورا
The people wish they knew
People wish they knew
what you are, O Kimura,
What you are, Kimura,
وماand what تصنعyou do بالأسطوwith the fleet (continued next line)
وما تصنع بالأسطو
لcompletes 'fleet' مشحوناladen ومعموراand fully manned
ل مشحونا ومعمورا
and what you do with the fleet,
And what you do with the fleet,
laden and fully manned.
Laden and fully manned.
فماso not أصبحتyou reached morning منصوراvictorious
فما أصبحت منصورا
ولاnor أمسيتyou reached evening مقهوراvanquished
ولا أمسيت مقهورا
For you have not dawned victorious,
So you have not reached morning victorious,
nor come to evening vanquished;
Nor reached evening vanquished.
ولاnor دستyou trod علىon حوتa whale
ولا دست على حوت
ولاnor أغرقتyou drowned عصفوراa sparrow
ولا أغرقت عصفورا
you have not trodden on a whale,
Nor have you trodden on a whale,
nor drowned so much as a sparrow.
Nor drowned a sparrow.
ولمand did not ندرwe know علىupon البحرthe sea
ولم ندر على البحر
جديداanything new عنكabout you مأثوراreported
جديدا عنك مأثورا
And on the sea we have learned
Nor have we learned, at sea,
of no new deed of yours worth retelling;
Of anything new reported about you.
ولاnor أسمعتناyou made us hear عنكabout you
ولا أسمعتنا عنك
أحاديثاtales ولوand even if زوراfalse
أحاديثا ولو زورا
nor have you made us hear of you
Nor have you let us hear about you
any tales—even false ones.
Any tales, even false ones.
ولاnor طاردتyou pursued مفكوكاone at large
ولا طاردت مفكوكا
ولاnor ضايقتyou harassed محصوراone besieged
ولا ضايقت محصورا
You have neither chased one who broke free,
Nor have you pursued anyone at large,
nor pressed one hemmed in.
Nor harassed anyone besieged.
فهلso, is أسطولكyour fleet الضخمmassive
فهل أسطولك الضخم
علىupon الماءthe water شمندوراa buoy
على الماء شمندورا
Then is your mighty fleet
So is your massive fleet
merely a buoy upon the water?
A buoy upon the water?
Sol 6.1