يا راكِباً في البَحر لَستَ مفارقي

يا راكِباً في البَحر لَستَ مفارقي

بَل أَنتَ يا إِنسان في إِنساني

بَل أَنتَ يا إِنسان في إِنساني

O voyager on the sea, you are not parted from me.

O you who sail the sea, you have not left me

Rather, O man, you are within the pupil of my eye.

Instead, O man, you are within my humanity

فَالبَحر دَمعي وَالسَفينة مُقلَتي

فَالبَحر دَمعي وَالسَفينة مُقلَتي

وَشِراعها يَوم النَوى أَجفاني

وَشِراعها يَوم النَوى أَجفاني

For the sea is my tears, and the ship is my eye.

For the sea is my tear, the ship is my eyelid

And on the day of parting, my eyelids are its sail.

And its sail on the day of separation, my eyelids