1. How much lifeless matter has a voice,
Like the hyena, bear, pebbles and stone.
١. وكم جماد وعجماً له نطقا
كالضبِّ والدبِّ والحصباء والحجر
2. And the moan of a palm tree is enough,
As evidence, from the splitting of the moon's surface.
٢. وحنَّة الجذع من أعلامه وكفى
من شاهدٍ بانشقاقِ صَفحَة القَمَر