Antony and Cleopatra, Act 3, Scene 10

Naught, naught, all naught! I can behold no longer. Th’ Antoniad, the Egyptian admiral, With all their sixty, fly and turn the rudder. To see ’t mine eyes are blasted.

Ruined, ruined, all ruined! I can't watch any longer. The Antoniad, the Egyptian flagship, with all their sixty ships, is running away and turning the rudder. My eyes are blighted by the sight of it.

Gods and goddesses, All the whole synod of them!

Gods and goddesses, the entire assembly of them!

What’s thy passion?

What's upsetting you?

The greater cantle of the world is lost With very ignorance. We have kissed away Kingdoms and provinces.

The larger slice of the world is lost through sheer stupidity. We have kissed away kingdoms and provinces.

How appears the fight?

How does the battle look?

On our side, like the tokened pestilence, Where death is sure. Yon ribaudred nag of Egypt, Whom leprosy o’ertake, i’ th’ midst o’ th’ fight, When vantage like a pair of twins appeared, Both as the same—or, rather, ours the elder— The breeze upon her, like a cow in June, Hoists sails and flies.

On our side, like the plague when the spots show, where death is certain. That foul nag of Egypt over there — may leprosy strike her — in the middle of the fight, when the advantage on both sides looked like a pair of twins, both alike — or rather ours the elder one — with the gadfly stinging her, like a cow in June, she hoists her sails and runs.

That I beheld. Mine eyes did sicken at the sight and could not Endure a further view.

I saw that. My eyes grew sick at the sight and couldn't bear to look any further.

She once being loofed, The noble ruin of her magic, Antony, Claps on his sea-wing and, like a doting mallard, Leaving the fight in height, flies after her. I never saw an action of such shame. Experience, manhood, honour, ne’er before Did violate so itself.

Once she had turned into the wind, the noble wreck of her magic, Antony, spreads his sea-wing and, like an infatuated duck, leaves the fight at its peak and flies after her. I never saw an act of such disgrace. Experience, manhood and honour never before so betrayed themselves.

Alack, alack!

Oh no, oh no!

Our fortune on the sea is out of breath And sinks most lamentably. Had our general Been what he knew himself, it had gone well. O, he has given example for our flight Most grossly by his own!

Our luck at sea has run out of breath and is sinking most pitifully. If our general had been what he knew himself to be, all would have gone well. Oh, he has set the example for our running away, and set it disgracefully by his own!

Ay, are you thereabouts? Why, then, good night indeed.

Ah, is that the way your thoughts are going? Well then, good night for certain.

Toward Peloponnesus are they fled.

They have fled toward Peloponnesus.

’Tis easy to’t, and there I will attend What further comes.

It's an easy journey there, and there I'll wait to see what happens next.

To Caesar will I render My legions and my horse. Six kings already Show me the way of yielding.

I'll hand over my legions and my cavalry to Caesar. Six kings have already shown me how to surrender.

I’ll yet follow The wounded chance of Antony, though my reason Sits in the wind against me.

I'll still follow Antony's wounded fortune, even though my reason sits in the wind blowing against me.