إنif كانis ذاتessence اللَهGod لاnot تتصورcan be conceived
إن كان ذات اللَه لا تتصور
فبأيthen in which شيءthing يؤمنbelieves المتفكرthe thinker
فبأي شيء يؤمن المتفكر
If God's essence cannot be conceived,
If the essence of God cannot be conceived
then in what does the thinker believe?
Then with what can the thinker believe?
كمhow many منof حكيمsage يبتغيdesires إنكارهdenying Him
كم من حكيم يبتغي إنكاره
بصراحةopenly لكنهbut he لاnot يجسرdares
بصراحة لكنه لا يجسر
Many a sage wishes to deny Him
How many a sage desires to deny Him
openly, but he does not dare.
Frankly, but dares not take leave
Sol 6.1