they knew the signs in the earth and the sand and they knew the weather and the guiding stars because everyone who was in the deserts of the amalim where there is no sign or guide with his need for the distance of the rug was compelled to seek what would save him and carry him and because of his need for rain and his flight from drought and his stinginess with life need compelled him to know the matter of rain and because in every situation he sees the sky and what flows in it from
عرفوا الآثار فى الأرض والرمل، وعرفوا الأنواء ونجوم الاهتداء، لأن كل من كان بالصحاصح الأماليس، حيث لا أمارة ولا هادى مع حاجته إلى بعد الشقة، مضطر إلى التماس ما ينجيه ويؤديه، ولحاجته إلى الغيث، وفراره من الجدب، وضنه بالحياة، اضطرته الحاجة إلى تعرف شأن الغيث؛ ولأنه فى كل حال يرى السماء وما يجرى فيها من