1. Existence, and it suffices that I say "existence"
It has a generosity from it upon existence
١. وُجُودٌ وَحَسْبِي أَنْ أَقُولَ وُجُودُ
لَهُ كَرَمٌ مِنْهُ عَلَيْهِ وَجُودُ
2. It transcends being described with perfection, because
In the meaning of considering deficiency in it, it would perish
٢. تَنَزَّهَ عَنْ نَعْتِ الكَمَالِ لأَنَّهُ
بِمَعْنَى اعْتِبَار النَّقْصِ فِيهِ يَؤُودُ
3. But in it is perfection and its opposite
It has from it, and the sum in it is steadfast
٣. وَلَكِنَّهُ فِيهِ الكَمَالُ وَضِدُّهُ
لَهُ مِنْهُ والمَجْمُوعُ فِيهِ صُموُدُ
4. And the most noble of sphere shapes is what in it
Is rounded, so it from it inclines
٤. وَأَشَرفُ أَشْكَالِ الكَنَائِفِ مَا بِهِ
اسْتَدَارَتْ كُرَاهُ فَهْيَ مِنْهُ سُعُودُ
5. Because it surrounds the shapes in it entirely
And from it to it begins and returns
٥. لِحَيْطَتِهَا الأَشْكَالَ فيها بِأَسْرِهَا
وَمِنْهَا إِلَيْهَا تَبْتَدِي وتَعوُدُ
6. And its strength gives all diversity
So there is no increase for it in perfection
٦. وَقُوَّتُهَا تُعْطِي التَّنوُّعَ كُلَّهُ
فَلَيْسَ عَلَيْهَا في الكَمْالِ مَزِيدُ
7. Except the power of absoluteness, so it is encompassing
With its dominion all spheres would vanish
٧. سِوَى قُوَّةِ الإِطْلاقِ فَهْيَ مُحِيطَةٌ
بِسَطْوَتِهَا كُلُّ الكُرَاتِ تَبِيدُ
8. Thus the motions of orbit are the most noble in it
A body moves so that it attains purposes
٨. كَذَا حَرَكَاتُ الدَّوْرِ أَشْرَفُ مَا بهِ
تَحَرُّكُ جِسْمٍ كَيْ يَنَالَ قُصُودُ
9. So it includes all types of motion entirely
So in each instant their creation is new
٩. فَتَشْمَلُ أَنْوَاعَ التَّحَرُّكِ كُلِّهِ
فَفِي كُلِّ آنٍ خَلْقُهُنَّ جَدِيدُ
10. With meanings through which from it evidences for it
And in it for it in what it intends are witnesses
١٠. مَعَانٍ بِهَا مِنْهَا عَلَيْهَا أَدِلَةٌ
وْفِيهَا لَهَا فِيمَا تَرُومُ شُهودُ
11. And if it were not for the dissolution of the whole with the power
For its absoluteness in their collection, fetters
١١. وَلَوْلاَ انْخِرامُ الكُلِّ بِالقُوَّةِ الَّتِي
لإِطْلاَقِهَا فِي جَمْعِهِنَّ قُيوُدُ
12. The existent would not have ceased one day nor elapsed
Configurations with types of adversity and boundaries
١٢. لَمَا عُدِمَ المَوْجُوُد يَوْماً ولا انْقَضَتْ
رُسُومٌ بِأَنْوَاعِ البَلاَ وَحُدُودُ
13. But it comes to describe its endpoint
So for it in orbit there is no rigidity ever
١٣. وَلَكِنَّهَا تَأْتِي النِّهَايَةَ وَصْفَهَا
فَلَيْسَ لَهَا في الدَّوْرِ قَطُّ جُموُدُ
14. And if it stopped one day with a limit, it would gain
Through it non-existence, never, it is existence
١٤. وَلَوْ وَقَفَتْ يَوْماً بِحَدٍ لَنَالَهَا
بِهِ عَدَمٌ هَيْهَاتَ وَهْيَ وُجوُدُ