#1: But he untied the harpoon rope from the bitt,
&1: Ta cong xilanzhu shang jiexia yuchabing shang de shengzi,
#2: passed it through the fish's gills and out his jaws,
&2: chuanjin yusai, cong zuili lachulai,
#3: made a turn around his sword then passed the rope through the other gill,
&3: zai tana jianside zhangshange shang raole yiquan, ranhou chuanguo lingyige yusai,
#4: made another turn around the bill and knotted the double rope
&4: zai jianzui shang raole yiquan, ba zhe shuanggu shengzi wanlegejie,
#5: and made it fast to the bitt in the bow.
&5: jin xizai chuantou de xilanzhu shang.