إذاif كانis كلُّevery اسمname يسمَّىis named ويُنعتand is described
إذا كان كلُّ اسم يسمَّى ويُنعت
بأسمائهby its names الحسنىmost beautiful التيwhich تتفاضلُdiffer in rank
بأسمائه الحسنى التي تتفاضلُ
If every name is named and described
If every name is named and described
by its most beautiful names, which differ in rank,
With its excellent names that differ,
فلاthen no فضلَsuperiority فيamong الأسماءthe names إنْif كنتyou are ذاpossessed of حجىunderstanding
فلا فضلَ في الأسماء إنْ كنت ذا حجى
وإنeven if كانthere is منهاamong them ذوone possessed of علوٍّheight وسافلُand a lowly one
وإن كان منها ذو علوٍّ وسافلُ
then there is no superiority among the names, if you possess understanding,
Then there is no superiority in names if you have reason,
even though among them are the high and the low.
Even if among them is one of height and one low.
فماthus not العالthe high one منهاamong them فيin الترقيascent برتقpossibly 'ascending' (text unclear)
فما العال منها في الترقي برتق
وماnor سافلthe lowliest of الأسماءthe names فيin الحكمjudgment نازلdescending
وما سافل الأسماء في الحكم نازل
Thus the high among them does not rise through ascent (reading uncertain),
So the lofty among them does not rise in merit
nor does the low among the names descend in judgment.
And the lowly names are not deficient in wisdom.
فمنso whoever فهمunderstands الأمرthe matter الذيwhich قدalready ذكرتهI mentioned it
فمن فهم الأمر الذي قد ذكرته
فذاكthen that one إمامan imam فيin الحكومةadjudication عادلjust
فذاك إمام في الحكومة عادل
So whoever understands the matter I have mentioned,
Whoever understands what I have mentioned
that one is an imam, just in judgment.
Is an imam of justice in governance.
يُسمىis called بقطبِas the Pole of الدينthe Faith فالعدلُand justice نعتهhis attribute
يُسمى بقطبِ الدين فالعدلُ نعته
وليسand is not أخوone possessed of علمٍknowledge كمنlike one who هوhe جاهلignorant
وليس أخو علمٍ كمن هو جاهل
He is called the Pole of the Faith; justice is his attribute.
He is called the Pole of Religion, so justice is his description,
Nor is one possessed of knowledge like one who is ignorant.
And he is not like one who is ignorant.
فإنّfor if ذمهcensures him ذوone possessed of النقصِdeficiency فهيthen it is شهادةٌtestimony
فإنّ ذمه ذو النقصِ فهي شهادةٌ
بأنthat الذيthe one who قدalready ذمwas censured فيin الفضلexcellence كاملُperfect
بأن الذي قد ذم في الفضل كاملُ
For if a deficient person censures him, that is testimony
For indeed, blaming one with shortcomings is testimony
that the one censured is perfect in excellence.
That the one who blamed has perfect virtue.
Sol 6.1