1. أغذّى بخبز الأرض ما دمت فوقها

    مقيما فإن أقبر تغذّى بيَ الأرض

    I am fed with the earth's bread as long as I remain upon it,

    dwelling there; but if I am buried, the earth is fed on me.

  2. إذا كان بدئي بالإرادة واقعا

    فإن القنا للمحدث المبتدا فرض

    If my beginning came to pass by will,

    then spears are ordained for the newly created being.

  3. وكل يد مبسوطة بإرادة

    يسجمعها من بعد بسطتها القبض

    And every hand outstretched by will—

    contraction will draw it in after its outstretching.