سبحانglory be to منthe One who هوHe نائبٌa deputy فيin خاتمهHis seal
سبحان من هو نائبٌ في خاتمه
عنهمon their behalf وهمand they نوابهHis deputies فيamong خلقهْHis creation
عنهم وهم نوابه في خلقهْ
Glory be to Him who is a deputy in His seal,
on their behalf, while they are His deputies among His creation.
فالفِعلso the action مشتركٌshared بظاهرِin the outward aspect of خلقهHis creation
فالفِعل مشتركٌ بظاهرِ خلقه
حِسّاًthrough sense perception وإيماناًand through faith بموجبِas required by حقِّهHis Reality
حِسّاً وإيماناً بموجبِ حقِّه
Thus action is shared in the outward aspect of His creation,
through sense and through faith, as His Reality requires.
فالحسُّso sense perception يشهدtestifies أنهthat it منfrom خلقهHis creation
فالحسُّ يشهد أنه من خلقه
والكشفُand unveiling يسهدkeeps awake (likely intended: testifies) أنهthat it منfrom حقهHis Reality
والكشفُ يسهد أنه من حقه
Sense testifies that it comes from His creation,
and unveiling [testifies] that it comes from His Reality.
وكلاهماand both of them عدلٌjust وصدقُand truth مرتضىaccepted
وكلاهما عدلٌ وصدقُ مرتضى
فيماin what يقولit says بحالِهthrough its state وبنطقهْand through its speech
فيما يقول بحالِه وبنطقهْ
Both are just and true, worthy of acceptance,
in what each says through its state and its speech.
جاءcame الكتابُthe Book بهwith this فأيدand so confirmed قولناour words
جاء الكتابُ به فأيد قولنا
وهوالدليلand it is the proof لناfor us عليهof this لصدقِهْbecause of its truth
وهوالدليل لنا عليه لصدقِهْ
The Book brought this and so confirmed our words,
and it is our proof of this, by virtue of its truth.
اللهGod يخلقناcreates us ويخلقُand creates فعلناour action
الله يخلقنا ويخلقُ فعلنا
والأمرand the matter مستورٌveiled بماby what فيin حقهHis Reality
والأمر مستورٌ بما في حقه
God creates us and creates our action,
and the matter is veiled by what lies in His Reality.
الأمرthe command بالتدبيرthrough governance يجريruns its course حكمهits rule
الأمر بالتدبير يجري حكمه
ويقولُand says ذوthe possessor of الأوفاقmagic squares ذاكthat بوقفهby his stopping
ويقولُ ذو الأوفاق ذاك بوقفه
The command’s rule runs its course through governance,
and the master of magic squares says that it is by his stopping.
الاتفاقcoincidence بجهلناdue to our ignorance بحصولِof the occurrence of ماwhat
الاتفاق بجهلنا بحصولِ ما
فيin علمهHis knowledge سبحانهglory be to Him فيconcerning خلقهHis creation
في علمه سبحانه في خلقه
Coincidence arises from our ignorance of the coming to pass of what
is in His knowledge—glory be to Him—concerning His creation.
Sol 6.1