وأخْضَرٍand a green sea حَصَلَتْfound itself نفسيmy soul بهin it وَنَجَتْand survived
وأخْضَرٍ حَصَلَتْ نفسي به وَنَجَتْ
وماand not تفارقُleaves منهof it روعةٌdread رُوعيmy heart
وما تفارقُ منه روعةٌ رُوعي
And a green sea in which my soul found itself and survived—
My soul found solace in his verdance and was saved
yet dread of it never leaves my heart.
His beauty never ceased to entrance my spirit
رغاbellowed وأزبدَand foamed والنكباءُand the crosswind تُغْضِبُهُangers it
رغا وأزبدَ والنكباءُ تُغْضِبُهُ
كماas تَعَبَّثَtoyed شيطانٌa demon بِمصرُوعِwith one possessed
كما تَعَبَّثَ شيطانٌ بِمصرُوعِ
It bellowed and foamed, the crosswind stirring its anger,
He foamed and frothed as misfortunes enraged him
as a demon toyed with one possessed.
As a demon toyed with one laid unconscious