What are the world's tempests, and what are we, 'Mariz'? The ocean's immense power has been entirely spent or contained within the rudder.

This beautiful couplet from Mariz paints a vivid picture of inner struggle. The poet contrasts the world's vast storms with his own state, almost as if saying, 'What are worldly troubles compared to what I'm going through?' The powerful imagery in the second line suggests that the immense force of the ocean, instead of being spread out, has concentrated entirely into the ship's small rudder. It implies that all of life's overwhelming power and challenges feel focused directly on the poet's ability to navigate, on their very sense of direction or control. It's a profound way of expressing how personal struggles can feel as consuming and mighty as the entire ocean.