لقد قالَ دهقانٌ لكسرى بنِ هرمزٍ

ونكَّتَ في التجويدِ فيه وأحْسَنا

A peasant said to Khusraw ibn Harmaz

And he was perfect in reciting it beautifully

لقد غَرَسُوا حتَّى أكلنا وإنَّنا

لَنَغْرُسُ حتَّى يأكُلَ الناسُ بعدَنا

They have planted so that we ate, and we

Will plant so that people eat after us