tris Notus abreptas in saxa latentia torquet (saxa vocant Itali, mediis quae in fluctibus, Aras, dorsum immane mari summo), tris Eurus ab alto in brevia et syrtis urget (miserabile visu) inliditque vadis atque aggere cingit harenae.
Three ships the South Wind catches and hurls on hidden rocks'rocks the Italians call the Altars, rising amidst the waves, a huge ridge topping the sea. Three the East forces from the deep into shallows and sandbanks, a piteous sight, dashes on shoals and girds with a mound of sand.