أخد كل الألم وكل اللي اتبقا من قوته ومن اعتزازه بنفسه اللي راح من زمان وحط كل ده ضد عذاب السمكه، والسمكه جت جنب المركب وعامت بلطف وسنها تقريبا بيلمس خشب المركب وابتدت تفوت وتعدي المركب. طويله وعريضه وسميكه ومفضضه بخطوط بتفسجيه ومالهاش نهايه في الميه .
He took all his pain and what was left of his strength and his long gone pride and he put it against the fish's agony and the fish came over onto his side and swam gently on his side, his bill almost touching the planking of the skiff and started to pass the boat, long, deep, wide, silver and barred with purple and interminable in the water.