الأرض أمٌ برةٌ

فيها طبائع أربع

The earth is a compassionate mother

In her there are four natures

فيها العقاقيرُ التي

صارت تضرّ وتنفعُ

In her there are remedies that

Have become harmful and beneficial

ومنابع القطران وال

كبريت منها تنبعُ

And sources of tar and

Sulphur spring from her

لما أصابت وجهها

شمسٌ تلوح وتسفعُ

When the blazing sun struck her face

She was scorched and became arid

كُرِيَت وأصلحها ميا

ه طاب منها المكرعُ

Then rain restored her, waters

Sweetly irrigated her barrenness

كلّ النبات بمائها

يروى ومنها يشبعُ

All vegetation is watered by her

Satiated and nurtured by her

وغرائب النبت الخبي

ثة عن ثراها تنزع

And wonders of lush plants

Are drawn from her fertile soil

إن زاد فيها اللطف فال

حيوان منها يطبعُ

If her soil is enriched, animals

Flourish and breed in her

وأداتنا هي لطفها

فالنطق فيها يودع

And she is the substance of our tools

So speech in her is embedded

صلحت لحمل نفوسنا

فالنور منها يسطعُ

She was made fit to carry our souls

So light emanates and shines from her

قد حلّ فيها قوة

أضحت تقول وتسمع

Power came to settle in her

She began to speak and listen

وهي المقر لسرنا ال

مكتوم والمستودعُ

She is the dwelling of our hidden secrets

Our treasured place of storage

فإذا صغت لك فضه

فالتبر فيها يزرعُ

So if you tend to her wounds

Crops will grow and multiply in her

والعقد منها محكم

والصبغ فيها مشبعُ

And sturdy structures will be built on her

Vibrant dye will color her