It paints a picture of the Moon's view of our planet, highlighting the beauty of the Earth's moonlight, the variations in its appearance due to cloud cover, and the rotation that unveils different countries to observers on the Moon. The passage also suggests a sense of admiration for the Earth's splendor and the effects it produces in the lunar sky.
Furthermore, it alludes to the possibility of inhabitants on the Moon, even though the lunar world appears barren and inhospitable. The mention of lunar volcanoes and their activity, as well as the spread of volcanic ashes over the lunar soil, hints at a time when life on the Moon might have been a possibility.