يُخطِّطُdraws lines on الأرضَthe earth فيin نظْمorder وإتقانِand precision
يُخطِّطُ الأرضَ في نظْم وإتقانِ
كأنهas though it were ريشةٌa brush فيin كفِّthe hand of فنّانِan artist
كأنه ريشةٌ في كفِّ فنّانِ
It draws lines in the earth with order and precision,
He plans the land with skill and care
As though it were a brush in an artist's hand.
As if his plough is a brush in the hand of an artist
يخططdraws lines on الأرضَthe earth، لكنْbut لاnot يلوِّنُهَاcolors it
يخطط الأرضَ، لكنْ لا يلوِّنُهَا
فإِنfor if نماgrows زرعُهاits crops، ازدانتis adorned بألوانwith colors
فإِن نما زرعُها، ازدانت بألوان
It draws lines in the earth, but does not color it;
He maps the land but does not color it
For if its crops grow, it is adorned with colors.
For when its crops grow, it dons costumes
تلكthose السطورُthe lines باتhas been ينقشُهَاengraving them
تلك السطورُ بات ينقشُهَا
فيon صفحةthe page of الأرضthe earth بالمحراثwith the plough ثورانtwo oxen
في صفحة الأرض بالمحراث ثوران
Those lines have been engraved
Those lines he etches
On the earth's page, with the plough, by two oxen.
On the page of the earth with his raging plough
شاهدتُI saw فيin الحقلthe field بعدafter الحرثploughing هندسةًgeometry
شاهدتُ في الحقل بعد الحرث هندسةً
ليستis not تقومrests علىon دعوىa proposition وبرهانand a proof
ليست تقوم على دعوى وبرهان
I saw geometry in the field after ploughing,
I saw geometry in the field after ploughing
That rests on neither proposition nor proof.
Not based on claim or proof
حَسْبُenough for المُزارعthe farmer إنeven if لمdid not يغشَattend مدرسةًa school
حَسْبُ المُزارع إن لم يغشَ مدرسةً
ماwhat فيin المَزارعthe farms منof علمknowledge وعرفانand understanding
ما في المَزارع من علم وعرفان
Enough for the farmer, even if he has not attended school,
The farmer needs no school if he does not cheat
Is the knowledge and understanding found on farms.
For the farms have knowledge and wisdom
ماhow أجملbeautiful الأرضَthe earth والمحراثُwhile the plough ينظمهاcomposes it
ما أجمل الأرضَ والمحراثُ ينظمها
قصيدةًa poem ذاتَhaving تقطيعscansion وأوزانand meters!
قصيدةً ذاتَ تقطيع وأوزان!
How beautiful the earth is, as the plough composes it
How beautiful is the earth and the plough that arranges it
As a poem with scansion and meters!
Into a poem with meter and rhyme!
يمشيmoves ومنand from خلفهbehind it كفُّa hand توجِّهُهُguides it
يمشي ومن خلفه كفُّ توجِّهُهُ
كالفُلكِlike a ship سُكَّانهاits rudder فيin كفِّthe hand of رُبَّانa captain
كالفُلكِ سُكَّانها في كفِّ رُبَّان
It moves, and a hand behind it guides it,
He walks with a hand behind him guiding him
Like a ship whose rudder is in a captain's hand.
Like the people of a ship in the hand of a captain
ماnever قلقلchurned الأرضthe earth إلاexcept that زادincreased غَلَّتهاits yield
ما قلقل الأرض إلا زاد غَلَّتها
ضعفينtwofold، فاعجبso marvel لهذاat this الهادمthe destroyer البانيthe builder!
ضعفين، فاعجب لهذا الهادم الباني!
It never churns the earth without increasing its yield
The more the earth shakes, the greater its yield
Twofold—so marvel at this destroyer-builder!
How strange is this destroyer and builder!
لهit has سلاحa weapon إذاwhen ماemphatic particle شقَّهاcleaves it انفتحتopened up
له سلاح إذا ما شقَّها انفتحت
فيهاwithin it كنوزُtreasures of يواقيتٍrubies ومَرجانand coral
فيها كنوزُ يواقيتٍ ومَرجان
It has a weapon that, when it cleaves the earth, reveals
With his weapon, if he splits it open, treasures unfold
Within it treasures of rubies and coral.
Of rubies and coral in its depths
لولاهwere it not for it ماnot جادgave generously بالخيراتwith bounties باطِنُهاits depths
لولاه ما جاد بالخيرات باطِنُها
ولاnor جنيharvested ثمرًاfruit منfrom ظهرهاits back جانa gatherer
ولا جني ثمرًا من ظهرها جان
Without it, the earth's depths would not yield their bounty,
Without him, its essence would not yield goodness
Nor would a gatherer harvest fruit from its back.
Nor would its surface bear fruit
Sol 6.1