1. يا أيها البحر الذي هو عدة

    لخطوب دهر لا يطاق عديدها

    O sea, you who are a source of aid

    Against the calamities of time, too many to endure.

  2. ما ضر ذاتي كل ما اتصفت به

    إن كنت مع تلك الصفات تريدها

    All that I have been described as has done me no harm,

    If you desire me with those qualities.