1. كَأَنّي حينَ تَرتَحِلُ المَطايا

    عَلى فَيحاءَ ناشِرَةٍ جَناحا

    It is as though I, when the mounts set out,

    were upon a spacious vessel spreading a wing

  2. لِبَحرٍ تَقصُرُ الأَلحاظُ عَنهُ

    بَعيدَ الماءِ يَبتَلِعُ الرَواحا

    toward a sea beyond the reach of sight,

    its waters deep, swallowing the evening’s journey.