الجاذبيَّةُgravity تجذبattracts الاجسامbodies منfrom
الجاذبيَّةُ تجذب الاجسام من
كلall الجهاتdirections لمركزٍtoward a center هيit اصلهُits source
كل الجهات لمركزٍ هي اصلهُ
Gravity draws bodies from
all directions toward a center of which it is the source.
والارضُand the earth تحجزholds back عنهُfrom it ماwhatever هوit فوقهاabove it
والارضُ تحجز عنهُ ما هو فوقها
فَيَكونso it becomes حينئذٍat that time عليهاupon it ثقلهُits weight
فَيَكون حينئذٍ عليها ثقلهُ
And the earth keeps whatever lies above it from that center,
so its weight then bears upon the earth.
وَالماءُand water بعضpart of الارضthe earth الّاexcept انهُthat it
وَالماءُ بعض الارض الّا انهُ
أَرخىmore yielding فيحجِزso it holds back جانِباًa portion وَيُقِلُّهُand bears it up
أَرخى فيحجِز جانِباً وَيُقِلُّهُ
And water is part of the earth, except that it is
more yielding, so it holds back a portion and bears it up.
وَالحَجزُand the restraint يَجريoperates كالكَثافةlike density حيثماwherever
وَالحَجزُ يَجري كالكَثافة حيثما
ثِقَلُthe weight of الجسومbodies عَلىالكَثافةaccording to density حَملهُits reckoning
ثِقَلُ الجسوم عَلىالكَثافة حَملهُ
And this restraint varies with density, wherever
the weight of bodies is reckoned according to density.
فبقَدرِso, in proportion to ثقلthe weight of الماءِthe water يحجِزit holds back عنهُfrom it ماwhatever
فبقَدرِ ثقل الماءِ يحجِز عنهُ ما
هوَit فوقهُabove it اوor فيهِwithin it اذas يحتلُّهُit occupies it
هوَ فوقهُ او فيهِ اذ يحتلُّهُ
So, in proportion to the water's weight, it keeps from that center whatever
is above it or within it, as it occupies its space.
فاذاثَوىso when it settles فيهِin it الخَفيفthe light body فعندَناthen we have
فاذاثَوى فيهِ الخَفيف فعندَنا
سَلبٌa subtraction لبعضof part of الثقلthe weight حينwhen نَحلُّهُwe release it
سَلبٌ لبعض الثقل حين نَحلُّهُ
So when a light body settles in it, we have
a subtraction of some weight when we release it.
فَيَرومُso it seeks اذat ذاكَthat time الصعودَascent فانand if يكنthere is
فَيَرومُ اذ ذاكَ الصعودَ فان يكن
مَعهُwith it الثقيلُthe heavy body يخفَّis lightened منهُfrom it مثلهُan equal amount
مَعهُ الثقيلُ يخفَّ منهُ مثلهُ
So it then seeks to rise; and if there is
a heavy body with it, an equal amount is taken from its weight.
اذsince عاقهُit hindered it عنهُfrom it فخفَّso it grew lighter بقدرby the amount of ماwhat
اذ عاقهُ عنهُ فخفَّ بقدر ما
قدhad عاقهُit hindered it فبقيso there remained هنالكthere فضلهُits surplus
قد عاقهُ فبقي هنالك فضلهُ
Since it prevented its rising, it grew lighter by as much as
it had held it back; thus its surplus remained there.
فَغَداso it became الخَفيفُthe light body كأَنَّهُas though it were عدمقapparently 'nothing' (corrupt text) فقدfor indeed
فَغَدا الخَفيفُ كأَنَّهُ عدمق فقد
لحقَpassed to الثَقيلَthe heavy body السَلبُthe subtraction منهُfrom it كُلُّهُall of it
لحقَ الثَقيلَ السَلبُ منهُ كُلُّهُ
So the light body became as though it were nothing; for
the entire subtraction from it passed to the heavy body.
وَكَذاكَand likewise قدhas خفَّgrown lighter الثَقيلُthe heavy body بوزنهِin its weight
وَكَذاكَ قد خفَّ الثَقيلُ بوزنهِ
فيin الماءِthe water فاِجتمعاso the two combined وَهَذاand this حُلُّهُits explanation
في الماءِ فاِجتمعا وَهَذا حُلُّهُ
And likewise the heavy body has grown lighter in weight
in water; so the two reductions combine, and this is the explanation.
Sol 6.1