1. وتلكَ الأساطيلُ المسخّرةُ التي

    تمرُّ بتأييدِ وتغزو فتَغنَمُ

    And those fleets, harnessed for service, which

    sail with support and raid, then take the spoils.

  2. إذا مخَرت في البحرِ ماجت كأنّما

    تُخاصمُ أبناء الضلالِ فتخصمُ

    When they cleave the sea, they surge as though

    disputing with the sons of error and prevailing.

  3. وصُفّت كأنّ البحر تحتَ صدورها

    قد استأسرت أمواجهُ فهوَ أبكمُ

    And they were arrayed, as though the sea beneath their breasts

    lay mute, its waves having surrendered.

  4. وقامت ستارات على جنَباتِها

    طوالٌ كما امتدَّ السحابُ المركّمُ

    And screens rose along their sides,

    tall, like piled-up clouds stretching out.