إذاif ماemphatic particle الطلقthe talc لمnot يغسلis washed بماءwith water
إذا ما الطلق لم يغسل بماء
ويخرجand are removed منهfrom it أجزاءparticles السوادِthe blackness
ويخرج منه أجزاء السوادِ
Unless talc is washed with water
If dirt is not washed with water
and the particles of blackness are removed from it,
And black particles are not removed
فلاthen no حلّdissolution لديهfor it ولاand no مزاجblending
فلا حلّ لديه ولا مزاج
يرجّىis hoped for والمصيرand the outcome إلىto الفسادِcorruption
يرجّى والمصير إلى الفسادِ
neither its dissolution nor its blending
Then it has no purity or freshness
can be hoped for, and the outcome is corruption.
And its fate is but to rot
وحلّand dissolving الطلقthe talc غسلwashing الذنبsin فاعملso act
وحلّ الطلق غسل الذنب فاعمل
بهaccording to it فهوfor it is الطريقthe path إلىto الرشادِright guidance
به فهو الطريق إلى الرشادِ
And dissolving talc is washing away sin; so act
The solution to cleanse sins is to act
on this, for it is the path to right guidance.
For that is the path to righteousness
تصبّyou pour عليهover it ماءwater جوفinside كيسa bag
تصبّ عليه ماء جوف كيس
وتعركهand you rub it برفقgently واتئادِand unhurriedly
وتعركه برفق واتئادِ
Pour water over it inside a bag,
Pour rainwater from a bag upon it
and rub it gently and unhurriedly.
And scrub it gently with care
فتجمعthen you collect صفوهits pure portion فيin الماءthe water منهfrom it
فتجمع صفوه في الماء منه
ويبقىand remains ثفلهits dregs شبهlike الرمادِash
ويبقى ثفله شبه الرمادِ
Then collect its pure portion from it in the water,
Collect its essence in the water
while its dregs remain like ash.
Leaving but dregs like ashes
ويسحقand it is ground بعدهafter that بالماءwith water دهراًfor a long time
ويسحق بعده بالماء دهراً
فتخرجthen emerges منهfrom it منفعةa benefit العبادِhumankind
فتخرج منه منفعة العبادِ
Afterward it is ground with water for a long time,
Grind it afterward in water for ages
and from it emerges a benefit for humankind.
Extracting benefit for mankind
فذاكso that الراسبthe sediment المغسولthe washed يدعىis called
فذاك الراسب المغسول يدعى
بأملاحas salts وأجسادand bodies شدادِhard
بأملاح وأجساد شدادِ
That washed sediment is called
These settled sediments when washed
salts and hard bodies.
Are named salts and powders fine
Sol 6.1