منwhoever كانis تكملُbecomes complete ذاتُهhis essence بسواهاthrough something other than it
من كان تكملُ ذاتُه بسواها
فهوthen he الذيthe one who بالمحدثاتِto things brought into being يضاهىis likened
فهو الذي بالمحدثاتِ يضاهى
Whoever’s essence becomes complete through something other than itself
is one who is likened to things brought into being.
الحقُّthe Real أعظمُtoo exalted أنto يكونbe كمثلِlike ماwhat
الحقُّ أعظمُ أن يكون كمثلِ ما
قدindeed قالsaid بعضsome of الناسِthe people فيهabout Him فضاهىand so he likened
قد قال بعض الناسِ فيه فضاهى
The Real is too exalted to be like what
some people have said of Him, likening
أكوانُهHis created beings بصفاتهto His attributes وتباهىand he boasted
أكوانُه بصفاته وتباهى
فيin ذاكthat إعجاباًin admiration بهاof them وتناهىand he went to extremes
في ذاك إعجاباً بها وتناهى
His created beings to His attributes, and boasting
of this out of admiration for them, going to extremes.
منwhoever يقبلِreceives الأإيارunclear as written كانis سواهاother than them
من يقبلِ الأإيار كان سواها
وهيand they التيwhich ثبتْare established لمنfor the one who سوَّاهاfashioned them
وهي التي ثبتْ لمن سوَّاها
Whoever receives [unclear word] is other than them.
And they are what is established for the one who fashioned them,
عندin the view of المنازعِthe opponent للمحققِof the realized knower والذيand the one who
عند المنازعِ للمحققِ والذي
ماnot زالceased ينكرdenies كونهاtheir being أشباهاlikenesses
ما زال ينكر كونها أشباها
in the view of the realized knower’s opponent, and of him who
has never ceased denying that they are likenesses.
فانظرso look إلىat هذيthese العقولminds منwho الذيthe one who
فانظر إلى هذي العقول من الذي
قدindeed كانhad أثبتهاaffirmed them فماand how أعماهاblind they are
قد كان أثبتها فما أعماها
So look at these minds: who
had affirmed them? How blind they are!
Sol 6.1