قدمbeginningless eternity العليمthe All-Knowing لذاتهby His very essence مستوجبrequiring
قدم العليم لذاته مستوجب
علماًknowledge محيطاًencompassing بالوجودconcerning existence وبالعدمand concerning nonexistence
علماً محيطاً بالوجود وبالعدم
The All-Knowing One’s pre-eternity, intrinsic to His essence, necessarily entails
The All-Knowing's intrinsic, beginningless eternity requires
knowledge encompassing existence and nonexistence.
knowledge encompassing existence and nonexistence.
كانexisted العليمthe All-Knowing فكانand so came to be منfrom ايجادهHis bringing into being
كان العليم فكان من ايجاده
طرفاهماtheir two poles بعدafter الارادةthe will والقدمand beginningless eternity
طرفاهما بعد الارادة والقدم
The All-Knowing was; then, through His bringing into being,
The All-Knowing existed, and from His bringing into being arose
their two poles came to be, after Will and pre-eternity.
their two poles, after will and beginningless eternity.
لوجوبهbecause of His necessary existence وجبتis necessary احاطةall-encompassing scope علمهHis knowledge
لوجوبه وجبت احاطة علمه
والشيءand the thing واللاشيand the non-thing جفhas dried بهconcerning it القلمthe pen
والشيء واللاشي جف به القلم
Because His existence is necessary, the encompassing reach of His knowledge is necessary;
His necessary existence requires His knowledge to encompass all;
and what is and what is not—the Pen has run dry concerning it all.
and concerning thing and non-thing, the pen has dried.
Sol 6.1