وقدand may تَشُقّcleave through بناwith us الأهوالَthe terrors جاريةٌa vessel
وقد تَشُقّ بنا الأهوالَ جاريةٌ
تجريshe sails بريحby a wind متىwhenever تسْكُنْit falls still لهاfor her تقفِshe stops
تجري بريح متى تسْكُنْ لها تقفِ
And a vessel may cleave through terrors, bearing us,
Sailing on a wind: whenever it falls still for her, she stops.
لهاshe has شراعٌa sail ترىyou see الملّاحَthe sailor يلحَظُهُhe watches it
لها شراعٌ ترى الملّاحَ يلحَظُهُ
ككاهنٍlike a diviner يقسِمُhe apportions الألحاظthe glances فيover كَتِفِa shoulder blade
ككاهنٍ يقسِمُ الألحاظ في كَتِفِ
She has a sail you see the sailor watching,
Like a diviner apportioning his glances over a shoulder blade.
Sol 6.1