أغذّىI am fed بخبزwith bread الأرضthe earth ماas long as دمتI remain فوقهاupon it
أغذّى بخبز الأرض ما دمت فوقها
مقيماdwelling فإنbut if أقبرI am buried تغذّىis fed بيَon me الأرضthe earth
مقيما فإن أقبر تغذّى بيَ الأرض
I am fed with the earth's bread as long as I remain upon it,
I nourish with the bread of the earth as long as I live upon it
dwelling there; but if I am buried, the earth is fed on me.
If I am buried, the earth will nourish me
إذاif كانwas بدئيmy beginning بالإرادةby will واقعاtaking place
إذا كان بدئي بالإرادة واقعا
فإنthen indeed القناthe spears للمحدثfor the created being المبتداnewly begun فرضordained
فإن القنا للمحدث المبتدا فرض
If my beginning came to pass by will,
If my beginning was by my will made real
then spears are ordained for the newly created being.
Then gratitude is an obligation upon the initiator imposed
وكلand every يدhand مبسوطةoutstretched بإرادةby will
وكل يد مبسوطة بإرادة
يسجمعهاwill gather it (apparent typo) منfrom بعدafter بسطتهاits outstretching القبضcontraction
يسجمعها من بعد بسطتها القبض
And every hand outstretched by will—
And every hand outstretched by will
contraction will draw it in after its outstretching.
Will be clasped again after its extension