1. وقد تَشُقّ بنا الأهوالَ جاريةٌ

    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.

  2. لها شراعٌ ترى الملّاحَ يلحَظُهُ

    ككاهنٍ يقسِمُ الألحاظ في كَتِفِ

    She has a sail you see the sailor watching,

    Like a diviner apportioning his glances over a shoulder blade.