تعالىis exalted وجودexistence الذاتthe Essence عنbeyond نيلreach ناظرٍa beholder
تعالى وجود الذات عن نيل ناظرٍ
فإنَّfor indeed وجودَexistence الذاتِthe Essence للهfor God عينهاits very self
فإنَّ وجودَ الذاتِ لله عينها
The Essence's existence is exalted beyond a beholder's reach.
For God, the existence of the Essence is the Essence itself.
وذاكand that اختصاصٌan exclusive distinction بالإلهto God ولاand do not تقلsay
وذاك اختصاصٌ بالإله ولا تقل
بأنّthat ذواتessences الخلقِcreation كالحقِlike the Real كونهاtheir being
بأنّ ذوات الخلقِ كالحقِ كونها
And that is exclusive to God; do not say
that the essences of creation are like the Real in their being.
تغيرتِchanged الأحكامthe judgments لماwhen تغايرتdiffered from one another
تغيرتِ الأحكام لما تغايرت
بألفاظهin His words الأنسابthe relationships فالبينُso separation بينهاbetween them
بألفاظه الأنساب فالبينُ بينها
The judgments changed as differences arose
among the relationships expressed in His words; so separation lies between them.
فمنso whoever شاءwishes فليقطعthen let him sever ومنand whoever شاءwishes فليصلْthen let him join
فمن شاء فليقطع ومن شاء فليصلْ
فذلكso that سترa veil فيهwithin it للذاتِfor the Essence صونهاits safeguarding
فذلك ستر فيه للذاتِ صونها
So whoever wishes, let him sever; and whoever wishes, let him join.
So that is a veil within which the Essence is safeguarded.
Sol 6.1