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فَصُّ حِكْمَةٍ مُهَيَّمِيَّةٍ فِي كَلِمَةٍ إِبْرَاهِيمِيَّةٍ
¶ 9 · 83 words · shading: how many commentators stop on each word
وَمَا مِنَّآ إِلَّا لَهُۥ مَقَامٌ مَّعْلُومٌ وَهُوَ مَا كُنتَ بِهِ فِي ثُبُوتِكَ ظَهَرْتَ بِهِ فِي وُجُودِكَ هَذَا إِن ثَبَتَ أَنَّ لَكَ وُجُودًا فَإِن ثَبَتَ أَنَّ الوُجُودَ لِلْحَقِّ لَا لَكَ فَالحُكْمُ لَكَ بِلا شَكٍّ فِي وُجُودِ الحَقِّ وَإِن ثَبَتَ أَنَّكَ المَوْجُودُ فَالحُكْمُ لَكَ بِلا شَكٍّ وَإِن كَانَ الحَاكِمُ الحَقُّ فَلَيْسَ لَهُ إِلَّا إِفَاضَةُ الوُجُودِ عَلَيْكَ وَالحُكْمُ لَكَ عَلَيْكَ فَلَا تَحْمَدُ إِلَّا نَفْسَكَ وَلَا تَذُمَّ إِلَّا نَفْسَكَ وَمَا يَبْقَى لِلْحَقِّ إِلَّا حَمْدُ إِفَاضَةِ الوُجُودِ لِأَنَّ ذَٰلِكَ لَهُ لَا لَكَ فَأَنْتَ غِذَاؤُهُ بِالأَحْكَامِ وَهُوَ غِذَاؤُكَ بِالْوُجُودِ
"There is none of us but has a known station" [Q 37:164]. And it is that by which you were in your immutable fixity [and] by which you became manifest in your existence — that is, if it is established that you have existence. For if it is established that existence belongs to the Real, not to you, then the ruling property belongs to you, without doubt, within the existence of the Real. And if it is established that you are the existent, then the ruling property belongs to you, without doubt. And even if the one who rules is the Real, He has nothing but the effusion of existence upon you, while the ruling over you belongs to you. So praise none but yourself, and blame none but yourself; and nothing remains for the Real but praise for the effusion of existence, because that belongs to Him, not to you. Thus you are His nourishment through the rulings, and He is your nourishment through existence.
On the whole passage · 2 of 6
al-Jandī
﴿وهو ما كنت به في ثبوتك ظهرت به في وجودك ، هذا إن ثبت أنّ لك وجودا ، فإن ثبت أنّ الوجود للحق لا لك ، فالحكم لك بلا شك في وجود الحق ، وإن ثبت أنّك الموجود ، فالحكم لك بلا شكّ . وإن كان الحاكم الحقّ ، فليس له إلَّا إفاضة الوجود عليك ، والحكم لك عليك ، فلا تحمّد إلَّا نفسك ولا تذّم إلَّا نفسك ، وما يبقى للحق إلَّا حمد إفاضة الوجود ، لأنّ ذلك له لا لك﴾
Jāmī
﴿هذا إن ثبت أن لك وجودا. فإن ثبت أن الوجود للحق لا لك، فالحكم لك بلا شك في وجود الحق. و إن ثبت أنك الموجود فالحكم لك بلا شك. و إن كان الحاكم الحق، فليس له إلا إفاضة الوجود عليك و الحكم لك عليك. فلا تحمد إلا نفسك و لا تذم إلا نفسك، و ما يبقى للحق إلا حمد إفاضة الوجود لأن ذلك له لا لك. فأنت غذاؤه بالأحكام، %~% و هو غذاؤك بالوجود. فتعين عليه ما تعين عليك. فالأمر منه إليك ومنك إليه.﴾
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Words 1–22 · 5 of 6
وَمَا مِنَّآ إِلَّا لَهُۥ مَقَامٌ مَّعْلُومٌ وَهُوَ مَا كُنتَ بِهِ فِي ثُبُوتِكَ ظَهَرْتَ بِهِ …al-Qāshānī
﴿وما منا إلا له مقام معلوم﴾
al-Qayṣarī
﴿وما منا إلا له مقام معلوم﴾
Ibn Turka
﴿" وَما مِنَّا إِلَّا لَه ُ مَقامٌ مَعْلُومٌ " [ 37 / 164 ] وهو ما كنت به في ثبوتك ، ظهرت به في وجودك هذا - إن ثبت أنّ لك وجودا﴾
Jāmī
﴿وما منا إلا له مقام معلوم﴾
Bālī Zāde
﴿"منا إلا له مقام معلوم"﴾
Words 7–16 · 4 of 6
وَهُوَ مَا كُنتَ بِهِ فِي ثُبُوتِكَ ظَهَرْتَ بِهِ فِي وُجُودِكَal-Qāshānī
﴿ما كنت به في ثبوتك ظهرت به في وجودك﴾
al-Qayṣarī
﴿وهو ما كنت به في ثبوتك، ظهرت به في وجودك﴾
Jāmī
﴿ما كنت﴾
Bālī Zāde
﴿ما كنت … به في ثبوتك﴾
Jāmī
﴿به في﴾
Words 17–36 · 4 of 6
هَذَا إِن ثَبَتَ أَنَّ لَكَ وُجُودًا فَإِن ثَبَتَ أَنَّ الوُجُودَ لِلْحَقِّ لَا لَكَ فَالحُكْمُ …al-Qāshānī
﴿هذا إن تثبت أن لك وجودا﴾
al-Qayṣarī
﴿هذا إن ثبت أن لك وجودا﴾
﴿إن ثبت أن لك وجودا﴾
﴿إن ثبت﴾
Jāmī
﴿إن ثبت أن لك وجودا﴾
Bālī Zāde
﴿أن ثبت أن لك وجودا فإن ثبت أن الوجود للحق لا لك . فالحكم لك بلا شك في وجود الحق﴾
Words 23–29 · 4 of 6
فَإِن ثَبَتَ أَنَّ الوُجُودَ لِلْحَقِّ لَا لَكَal-Qāshānī
﴿فإن ثبت أن الوجود للحق﴾
al-Qayṣarī
﴿فإن ثبت أن الوجود للحق، لا لك﴾
Ibn Turka
﴿وإن ثبت أنّ الوجود للحقّ - لا لك -﴾
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Jāmī
﴿فإن ثبت أن الوجود للحق لا لك﴾
Words 28–36 · 1 of 6
لَا لَكَ فَالحُكْمُ لَكَ بِلا شَكٍّ فِي وُجُودِ الحَقِّOnly al-Qāshānī comments here.
al-Qāshānī
﴿لا لك ، فالحكم لك بلا شك في وجود الحق﴾
Words 30–36 · 2 of 6
فَالحُكْمُ لَكَ بِلا شَكٍّ فِي وُجُودِ الحَقِّal-Qayṣarī
﴿فالحكم لك بلا شك في وجود الحق﴾
Jāmī
﴿فالحكم لك﴾
Jāmī
﴿بلا شك … في وجود الحق﴾
Words 34–40 · 1 of 6
فِي وُجُودِ الحَقِّ وَإِن ثَبَتَ أَنَّكَ المَوْجُودُOnly al-Qāshānī comments here.
al-Qāshānī
﴿في وجود الحق ، وإن ثبت أنك الموجود﴾
Words 37–40 · 5 of 6
وَإِن ثَبَتَ أَنَّكَ المَوْجُودُal-Qāshānī
﴿وإن ثبت أنك الموجود﴾
al-Qayṣarī
﴿وإن ثبت أنك الموجود﴾
Ibn Turka
﴿وإن ثبت﴾
Jāmī
﴿وإن ثبت … أنك الموجود﴾
Bālī Zāde
﴿وإن ثبت أنك الموجود﴾
Words 39–47 · 1 of 6
أَنَّكَ المَوْجُودُ فَالحُكْمُ لَكَ بِلا شَكٍّ وَإِن كَانَ الحَاكِمُOnly Ibn Turka comments here.
Ibn Turka
﴿أنّك الموجود فالحكم لك بلا شك ، وإن كان الحاكم﴾
Words 41–48 · 4 of 6
فَالحُكْمُ لَكَ بِلا شَكٍّ وَإِن كَانَ الحَاكِمُ الحَقُّal-Qāshānī
﴿فالحكم لك بلا شك ، وإن كان الحاكم الحق﴾
﴿فالحكم لك بلا شك﴾
al-Qayṣarī
﴿فالحكم لك بلا شك﴾
Jāmī
﴿لك بلا شك﴾
Bālī Zāde
﴿فالحكم لك بلا شك﴾
Words 45–57 · 3 of 6
وَإِن كَانَ الحَاكِمُ الحَقُّ فَلَيْسَ لَهُ إِلَّا إِفَاضَةُ الوُجُودِ عَلَيْكَ وَالحُكْمُ لَكَ عَلَيْكَal-Qayṣarī
﴿وإن كان الحاكم الحق، فليس له إلا إفاضة الوجود عليك والحكم لك عليك﴾
﴿وإن كان الحاكم الحق﴾
Jāmī
﴿وإن كان الحاكم الحق﴾
Bālī Zāde
﴿وإن كان الحاكم﴾
Words 48–61 · 4 of 6
الحَقُّ فَلَيْسَ لَهُ إِلَّا إِفَاضَةُ الوُجُودِ عَلَيْكَ وَالحُكْمُ لَكَ عَلَيْكَ فَلَا تَحْمَدُ إِلَّا نَفْسَكَal-Qayṣarī
﴿فليس له إلا إفاضة الوجود عليك … وإن ثبت أنك الموجود، فالحكم لك بلاشك﴾
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Ibn Turka
﴿فليس له إلَّا إفاضة الوجود عليك ، والحكم لك عليك ، فلا تحمد إلَّا نفسك﴾
Jāmī
﴿فليس له سبحانه إلا إفاضة الوجود عليك﴾
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Bālī Zāde
﴿الحق فليس له إلا إفاضة الوجود عليك﴾
al-Qāshānī
﴿فليس إلا إفاضة الوجود عليك﴾
Words 58–65 · 3 of 6
فَلَا تَحْمَدُ إِلَّا نَفْسَكَ وَلَا تَذُمَّ إِلَّا نَفْسَكَal-Qayṣarī
﴿فلا تحمد إلا نفسك ولا تذم إلا نفسك﴾
Jāmī
﴿فلا تحمد … إلا نفسك ولا تذم﴾
Words 62–65 · 2 of 6
وَلَا تَذُمَّ إِلَّا نَفْسَكَal-Qāshānī
﴿ولا تذم إلا نفسك﴾
Ibn Turka
﴿ولا تذمّ إلَّا نفسك … وما يبقى للحقّ﴾
Words 66–77 · 4 of 6
وَمَا يَبْقَى لِلْحَقِّ إِلَّا حَمْدُ إِفَاضَةِ الوُجُودِ لِأَنَّ ذَٰلِكَ لَهُ لَا لَكَal-Qāshānī
﴿وما بقي للحق إلا حمد إفاضة الوجود لأن ذلك له لا لك﴾
al-Qayṣarī
﴿وما يبقى للحق إلا حمد إفاضة الوجود، لأن ذلك له لا لك﴾
Jāmī
﴿وما يبقى للحق … إلا حمد إفاضة الوجود﴾
Bālī Zāde
﴿وما يبقى للحق … إلا حمد إفاضة الوجود﴾
Words 69–80 · 2 of 6
إِلَّا حَمْدُ إِفَاضَةِ الوُجُودِ لِأَنَّ ذَٰلِكَ لَهُ لَا لَكَ فَأَنْتَ غِذَاؤُهُ بِالأَحْكَامِal-Qāshānī
﴿حمد إفاضة الوجود﴾
Ibn Turka
﴿إلَّا حمد إفاضة الوجود - لأنّ ذلك له ، لا لك - فأنت غذاؤه بالأحكام﴾
Words 73–77 · 3 of 6
لِأَنَّ ذَٰلِكَ لَهُ لَا لَكَal-Qāshānī
﴿لأن ذلك له لا لك﴾
Jāmī
﴿لأن ذلك﴾
Bālī Zāde
﴿لأن ذلك له لا لك﴾
Jāmī
﴿لا لك﴾
Words 78–83 · 5 of 6
فَأَنْتَ غِذَاؤُهُ بِالأَحْكَامِ وَهُوَ غِذَاؤُكَ بِالْوُجُودِal-Qāshānī
﴿فأنت غذاؤه بالأحكام﴾
﴿فأنت غذاؤه بالأحكام﴾
al-Jandī
﴿فأنت غذاؤه بالأحكام﴾
al-Qayṣarī
﴿فأنت غذاؤه بالأحكام وهو غذاؤك بالوجود﴾
Jāmī
﴿فأنت غذاؤه بالأحكام﴾
Bālī Zāde
﴿فانت غذاؤه﴾
Words 81–83 · 5 of 6
وَهُوَ غِذَاؤُكَ بِالْوُجُودِal-Jandī
﴿وهو غذاؤك بالوجود﴾
Ibn Turka
﴿وهو غذاؤك بالوجود﴾
Jāmī
﴿وهو غذاؤك بالوجود﴾
Bālī Zāde
﴿غذاؤك بالوجود﴾
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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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- Dāwūd al-Qayṣarī (d. 751/1350), Maṭlaʿ khuṣūṣ al-kilam fī maʿānī 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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