1. Alas! I wonder what the sea is doing
And what its ruler will eventually do to it
١. أَلا لَيتَ شِعري ما البَحيرَةُ فاعِلٌ
بِها الدَهرُ أَو ما يَفعَلَنَّ أَميرُها
2. So I communed with myself in solitude
And asked about your desolation but its conscience eluded me
٢. فَناجَيتُ نَفسي في المَلاءِ وَخالِياً
بِصَرمِكَ فَاِستَعصى عَلَيَّ ضَميرُها