يا مادِحَ البَحرِ وَهوَ يَجهَلُهُ

مَهلاً فَإِنّي قَتَلتُهُ عِلما

O you who praise the sea yet are ignorant of it

Hold on, for I have killed it knowingly

مَكسَبُهُ مِثلُ قَعرِهِ بُعداً

وَرِزقُهُ مِثلُ مائِهِ طَعما

Its depths are as far as its gains

And its sustenance is as salty as its waters