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فَصُّ حِكْمَةٍ نَبَوِيَّةٍ فِي كَلِمَةٍ عِيسَوِيَّةٍ
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وَغَذِّ خَلْقَهُ مِنهُ تَكُنْ رُوْحًا وَرَيْحَانًا فَأَعْطَيْنَاهُ مَا يَبْدُو بِهِ فِينَا وَأَعْطَانَا فَصَارَ الأَمْرُ مَقْسُومًا بِإِيَّاهُ وَإِيَّانَا فَأَحْيَاهُ الَّذِي يَدْرِي بِقَلْبِي حِينَ أَحْيَانَا فَكُنَّا فِيهِ أَكْوَانًا وَأَعْيَانًا وَأَزْمَانًا وَلَيْسَ بِدَائِمٍ فِينَا وَلَكِنْ ذَاكَ أَحْيَانًا وَمِمَّا يَدُلُّ عَلَىٰ مَا ذَكَرْنَاهُ فِي أَمْرِ النَّفْخِ الرُّوحَانِيِّ مَعَ صُورَةِ البَشَرِ العُنْصُرِيِّ هُوَ أَنَّ الحَقَّ وَصَفَ نَفْسَهُ بِالنَّفَسِ الرَّحْمَانِيِّ وَلَا بُدَّ لِكُلِّ مَوْصُوفٍ بِصِفَةٍ أَنْ يَتْبَعَ الصِّفَةَ جَمِيعُ مَا تَسْتَلْزِمُهُ تِلْكَ الصِّفَةُ وَقَدْ عَرَفْتَ أَنَّ النَّفَسَ فِي المُتَنَفِّسِ مَا يَسْتَلْزِمُهُ فَلِذَٰلِكَ قَبِلَ النَّفَسُ الإِلَهِيُّ صُورَ العَالَمِ فَهُوَ لَهَا كَالْجَوْهَرِ الهَيُولَانِيِّ وَلَيْسَ إِلَّا عَيْنَ الطَّبِيعَةِ
And nourish His creation from Him; you will be spirit and fragrant herb. So we gave Him that by which He becomes manifest in us, and He gave us [in turn]; thus the matter became divided between Him and us. So He gave life to the one who knows through my heart when He gave us life; and we were, in Him, engendered beings, entities and times. Yet it is not permanent in us; rather, that is [only] at times. Among what points to what we have mentioned concerning the spiritual blowing together with the form of the elemental human being is that the Real described Himself by the Breath of the All-Merciful. Everything described by an attribute must have all that the attribute entails follow upon that attribute. And you already know what breath entails in the one who breathes. That is why the divine Breath received the forms of the cosmos. It is to them like the hylic substance (prime matter), and it is nothing but the very self of Nature.
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al-Qāshānī
﴿ومما يدل على ما ذكرناه في أمر النفخ الروحاني مع صورة البشر العنصري هو أن الحق وصف نفسه بالنفس الروحاني ، ولا بد لكل موصوف بصفة أن يتبع الصفة جميع ما تستلزمه تلك الصفة ، وقد عرفت أن النفس في المتنفس ما يستلزمه فلذلك قبل النفس الإلهي صور العالم فهو لها كالجوهر الهيولاني وليس إلا عين الطبيعة﴾
al-Jandī
﴿وممّا يدلّ على ما ذكرناه في أمر النفخ الروحاني مع صورة البشر العنصري هو أنّ الحق وصف نفسه بالنفس الرحماني ولا بدّ لكل موصوف بصفة أن يتبع الصفة جميع ما تستلزمه تلك الصفة ، وقد عرفت أنّ النفس في المتنفّس لم يلزمه ، فلذلك قبل النفس الإلهيّ صور العالم . فهو لها كالجوهر الهيولاني ، وليس إلَّا عين الطبيعة ، فالعناصر صورة من صور الطبيعة ، وما فوق العناصر وما تولَّد عنها فهو أيضا من صور الطبيعة وهي الأرواح العلوية التي فوق السماوات السبع ، وأمّا أرواح السماوات السبع وأعيانها فهي عنصرية ، فإنّها من دخان العناصر المتولَّد عنها ، وما يكون عن كل سماء من الملائكة فهو منها ، فهم عنصريون ، ومن فوقهم طبيعيون ، ولهذا وصفهم الله بالاختصام ، أعني الملأ الأعلى ، لأنّ الطبيعة متقابلة ، والتقابل الذي في الأسماء الإلهية التي هي النسب إنّما أعطاه النفس ، ألا ترى الذات الخارجة عن هذا الحكم كيف جاء فيها الغنى عن العالمين ؟ فلهذا خرج العالم على صورة من أوجدهم وليس إلَّا النفس الإلهيّ﴾
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Bālī Zāde
﴿ومما يدل على ما ذكرناه في أمر النفخ الروحاني مع صورة البشر العنصري هو أن الحق وصف نفسه بالنفس الروحاني ، ولا بد لكل موصوف بصفة أن يتبع الصفة جميع ما تستلزمه تلك الصفة ، وقد عرفت أن النفس في المتنفس ما يستلزمه فلذلك قبل النفس الإلهي صور العالم فهو لها كالجوهر الهيولاني وليس إلا عين الطبيعة﴾
Bālī Zāde's gloss, printed inside al-Qāshānī's commentary in the ibnalarabi.com text (line 8421); moved here
Words 1–6 · 5 of 5
وَغَذِّ خَلْقَهُ مِنهُ تَكُنْ رُوْحًا وَرَيْحَانًاal-Qāshānī
﴿وغذ خلقه منه %~% تكون روحا وريحانا﴾
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al-Jandī
﴿وغذّ خلقه منه %~% تكن روحا وريحانا﴾
Ibn Turka
﴿وغذ خلقه منه %~% تكن روحا وريحانا … وغذّ خلقه منه … تكن روحا﴾
Bālī Zāde
﴿وغذ خلقه منه %~% تكن روحا وريحان … وغذ خلقه منه﴾
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Words 7–12 · 5 of 5
فَأَعْطَيْنَاهُ مَا يَبْدُو بِهِ فِينَا وَأَعْطَانَاal-Qāshānī
﴿فأعطيناه ما يبدو %~% به فينا وأعطانا﴾
al-Jandī
﴿فأعطيناه ما يبدو %~% به فينا وأعطانا﴾
Ibn Turka
﴿فأعطيناه ما يبدو %~% به فينا وأعطان﴾
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Bālī Zāde
﴿فأعطيناه ما يبدو %~% به فينا وأعطانا﴾
Bālī Zāde's gloss, printed inside al-Qāshānī's commentary in the ibnalarabi.com text (line 8365); moved here
﴿فأعطيناه ما يبدو %~% به فينا وأعطان … فأعطيناه ما يبدو به﴾
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Ibn Turka
﴿به فينا﴾
Words 13–16 · 2 of 5
فَصَارَ الأَمْرُ مَقْسُومًا بِإِيَّاهُJāmī
﴿فصار الأمر﴾
Bālī Zāde
﴿فصار الأمر مقسوما بإياه﴾
Words 15–17 · 2 of 5
مَقْسُومًا بِإِيَّاهُ وَإِيَّانَاIbn Turka
﴿بإيّاه وإيّانا﴾
Jāmī
﴿مقسوما بإياه وإيانا﴾
Words 18–23 · 5 of 5
فَأَحْيَاهُ الَّذِي يَدْرِي بِقَلْبِي حِينَ أَحْيَانَاal-Qāshānī
﴿فأحياه الذي يدرى %~% بقلبي حين أحيانا﴾
al-Jandī
﴿فأحياه الذي يدري %~% بقلبي حين أحيانا﴾
Ibn Turka
﴿فأحياه الذي يدري %~% بقلبي حين أحيان … فأحياه الذي يدري﴾
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Bālī Zāde
﴿فأحياه الذي يدري %~% بقلبي حين أحيان﴾
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﴿فأحياه الذي يدرى %~% بقلبي حين أحيانا﴾
Bālī Zāde's gloss, printed inside al-Qāshānī's commentary in the ibnalarabi.com text (line 8376); moved here
﴿الذي يدري بقلبي﴾
Ibn Turka
﴿فكنّا فيه أكوانا﴾
Bālī Zāde
﴿أكوانا وأعيانا وأزمانا﴾
Words 29–34 · 4 of 5
وَلَيْسَ بِدَائِمٍ فِينَا وَلَكِنْ ذَاكَ أَحْيَانًاal-Jandī
﴿وليس بدائم فين %~% ولكن ذاك أحيانا﴾
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Ibn Turka
﴿وليس بدائم فين ولكن ذاك أحيانا﴾
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Jāmī
﴿وليس بدائم فين %~% ولكن ذاك أحيانا﴾
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Bālī Zāde
﴿بدائم فينا ولكن ذاك أحيانا﴾
Jāmī
﴿ولكن ذاك﴾
Words 35–67 · 3 of 5
وَمِمَّا يَدُلُّ عَلَىٰ مَا ذَكَرْنَاهُ فِي أَمْرِ النَّفْخِ الرُّوحَانِيِّ مَعَ صُورَةِ البَشَرِ العُنْصُرِيِّ هُوَ …Ibn Turka
﴿وممّا يدلّ على ما ذكرناه في أمر النفخ الروحاني مع صورة البشر العنصريّ هو أنّ الحقّ وصف نفسه بالنفس الرحماني ، ولا بدّ لكل موصوف بصفة أن يتبع الصفة جميع ما تستلزمه تلك الصفة﴾
Jāmī
﴿ومما يدل على ما ذكرناه من أمر النفخ الروحاني … مع صورة البشر العنصري﴾
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Bālī Zāde
﴿ومما يدل على ما ذكرناه في أمر النفخ الروحاني مع صورة البشر العنصري﴾
Words 48–67 · 2 of 5
هُوَ أَنَّ الحَقَّ وَصَفَ نَفْسَهُ بِالنَّفَسِ الرَّحْمَانِيِّ وَلَا بُدَّ لِكُلِّ مَوْصُوفٍ بِصِفَةٍ أَنْ يَتْبَعَ …Jāmī
﴿هو أن الحق سبحانه وصف نفسه بالنفس الرحماني﴾
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Bālī Zāde
﴿أن الحق وصف نفسه بالنفس الرحماني ولا بد لكل موصوف بصفة أن يتبع الصفة جميع ما تستلزم تلك الصفة﴾
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Jāmī
﴿ولا بد لكل موصوف بصفة أن يتبع﴾
Words 68–85 · 3 of 5
وَقَدْ عَرَفْتَ أَنَّ النَّفَسَ فِي المُتَنَفِّسِ مَا يَسْتَلْزِمُهُ فَلِذَٰلِكَ قَبِلَ النَّفَسُ الإِلَهِيُّ صُورَ العَالَمِ …Ibn Turka
﴿وقد عرفت أنّ النفس في المتنفّس ما يستلزمه ، فلذلك قبل النفس الإلهي صور العالم ، فهو لها كالجوهر الهيولاني﴾
Jāmī
﴿وقد عرفت أن النفس في المتنفس﴾
Bālī Zāde
﴿وقد عرفت أن النفس … في المتنفس ما تستلزمه﴾
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Words 74–81 · 1 of 5
مَا يَسْتَلْزِمُهُ فَلِذَٰلِكَ قَبِلَ النَّفَسُ الإِلَهِيُّ صُورَ العَالَمِOnly Jāmī comments here.
Jāmī
﴿ما يستلزمه﴾
﴿فلذلك قبل في النفس الإلهي صور العالم﴾
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Words 77–82 · 1 of 5
قَبِلَ النَّفَسُ الإِلَهِيُّ صُورَ العَالَمِ فَهُوَOnly Bālī Zāde comments here.
Bālī Zāde
﴿قبل النفس الإلهي صور العالم فهو﴾
Words 84–86 · 2 of 5
كَالْجَوْهَرِ الهَيُولَانِيِّ وَلَيْسَJāmī
﴿كالجوهر الهيولاني﴾
Bālī Zāde
﴿كالجوهر الهيولاني وليس﴾
Words 87–89 · 3 of 5
إِلَّا عَيْنَ الطَّبِيعَةِIbn Turka
﴿إلَّا عين الطبيعة﴾
Jāmī
﴿إلا عين الطبيعة﴾
Bālī Zāde
﴿إلا عين الطبيعة﴾
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- ʿAbd al-Razzāq al-Qāshānī (d. 730/1330), Sharḥ Fuṣūṣ al-Ḥikam
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- Muʾayyad al-Dīn al-Jandī (d. c. 691/1291), Sharḥ Fuṣūṣ al-Ḥikam
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- ʿAfīf al-Dīn al-Tilimsānī (d. 690/1291), Sharḥ Fuṣūṣ al-Ḥikam
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- Ṣāʾin al-Dīn Ibn Turka (d. 835/1432), Sharḥ Fuṣūṣ al-Ḥikam
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- Nūr al-Dīn ʿAbd al-Raḥmān Jāmī (d. 898/1492), Sharḥ Fuṣūṣ al-Ḥikam
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- Muṣṭafā b. Sulaymān Bālī Zāde (d. 1073/1663), Sharḥ Fuṣūṣ al-Ḥikam
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- Ṣadr al-Dīn al-Qūnawī (d. 673/1274), al-Fukūk fī asrār mustanadāt ḥikam al-Fuṣūṣ
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