صفةattribute الإلهGod لكلِّfor every شخصٍperson مبتغىan object of desire
صفة الإله لكلِّ شخصٍ مبتغى
فيin كلِّevery موجودٍexistent being تواضعَhumbled itself أوor طغاtransgressed
في كلِّ موجودٍ تواضعَ أو طغا
God's attribute is sought by every person,
in every being, whether humble or transgressive.
والمبتغىand the one sought المعتوبُthe reproached one فيfor أعراضهhis turning away
والمبتغى المعتوبُ في أعراضه
عنfrom نفسِهhimself وقبولهand his acceptance لمنof whoever ابتغىsought
عن نفسِه وقبوله لمن ابتغى
And the one sought is reproached for his turning away
from himself, and for accepting whoever sought
منهfrom him القيادُsubmission لربهto his Lord طمعاًout of desire بهfor him
منه القيادُ لربه طمعاً به
منfor أجلthe sake of أتباعfollowers لهof his لماfor what بغىhe sought
من أجل أتباع له لما بغى
from him submission to his Lord, out of desire for him,
for the sake of followers of his, for what he sought.
فيعودso he becomes إكسيراًan elixir يردُّturns حديدهمtheir iron
فيعود إكسيراً يردُّ حديدهم
للفضةِto silver البيضاwhite إذاwhen سَقْبٌa male camel-calf رغاbellowed
للفضةِ البيضا إذا سَقْبٌ رغا
So he becomes an elixir that turns their iron
to white silver when a male camel-calf bellows.
فكذاthus تعينbecame determinate قصدُهhis purpose فيماin what جرىoccurred
فكذا تعين قصدُه فيما جرى
وهوand he المرادthe one intended وذاكand that عينthe very essence of المبتغىthe thing sought
وهو المراد وذاك عين المبتغى
Thus his purpose took definite form in what occurred;
and he is the one intended, and that is the very thing sought.
Sol 6.1