الْخَمْسَةُ
The fiveThe five.
مِنْ
Fromجِهَةِ
the aspectأَنَّهَا
that theyلِهِدَايَةِ
are for the guidanceالنَّوْعِ
of the humanالْبَشَرِيِّ
speciesFrom the aspect that they are for the guidance of the human species
وَإِرْشَادِهِ
and its direction,and its direction,
حُجَّةٌ
a proofقَائِمَةٌ
standingبِذَاتِهَا
by itselfعَلَى
thatأَنَّ
indeedهَذَا
thisالْكَلَامَ
speechمُنَزَّلٌ
is sent downمِنْ
fromعِنْدِ
the presenceاللَّهِ
of Allah,الْحَكِيمِ
the All-Wise,الْعَلِيمِ
the All-Knowing.is a proof in itself that this speech is sent down from the presence of Allah, the All-Wise, the All-Knowing.
كَمَا
Just asأَنَّ
thatطَبِيباً
a doctorحَاذِقاً
skillfulلَوْ
ifنَظَرَ
he lookedمَثَلاً
for exampleفِي
atالْقَانُونِ
the Canon(لِابْنِ
(of Ibnسِينَا)
Sina)Just as a skillful doctor, if he looked, for example, at the Canon (of Ibn Sina)
وَتَأَمَّلَ
and meditatedفِي
uponبَيَانِهِ
its explanationلِأَسْبَابِ
of the causesالْأَمْرَاضِ
of diseasesوَعَلَامَاتِهَا
and their signsوَوَصْفِهِ
and its descriptionلِأَدْوِيَتِهَا
of their medicinesوَعِلَاجِهَا
and their treatment,and meditated upon its explanation of the causes of diseases, their signs, and its description of their medicines and treatment,
لَمَا
would notاعْتَرَاهُ
befall himأَدْنَى
the leastشَكٍّ
doubtفِي
thatأَنَّ
indeedمُؤَلِّفَ
the authorهَذَا
of thisالْكِتَابِ
bookمِنْ
is fromكِبَارِ
the greatestالْأَطِبَّاءِ
doctorsالْحَاذِقِينَ
skillfulفِي
inصِنَاعَةِ
the craftالطِّبِّ
of medicine,the least doubt would not befall him that the author of this book is from among the greatest skillful doctors in the craft of medicine.
كَذَلِكَ
Likewiseالْعَالِمُ
the one knowledgeableبِأَسْرَارِ
in the secretsالشَّرَائِعِ
of the divine lawsالَّذِي
whoيَعْرِفُ
knowsمَا
whatهِيَ
areالْأَشْيَاءُ
the thingsالَّتِي
thatيُمْكِنُ
it is possibleتَعْلِيمُهَا
to teach themوَتَلْقِينُهَا
and impart themلِلنَّاسِ
to the peopleلِتَهْذِيبِ
for refiningنُفُوسِهِمْ
their soulsوَإِصْلَاحِ
and reformingقُلُوبِهِمْ
their hearts,Likewise, the one knowledgeable in the secrets of the divine laws who knows what things can be taught and imparted to people to refine their souls and reform their hearts,
ثُمَّ
thenيَتَأَمَّلُ
he meditatesفِي
uponهَذِهِ
theseالْعُلُومِ
sciencesالْخَمْسَةِ
fiveالَّتِي
thatاشْتَمَلَ
comprisedعَلَيْهَا
itالْقُرْآنُ
the Quranالْحَكِيمُ
the Wise,then meditates upon these five sciences which the Wise Quran has comprised,
لَعَلِمَ
he would knowالْعِلْمَ
with the knowledgeالْيَقِينَ
of certaintyأَنَّ
thatهَذِهِ
theseالْعُلُومَ
sciencesقَدْ
have indeedوَرَدَتْ
comeبِمَعَانِيهَا
with their meaningsوَمَطَالِبِهَا
and their demandsفِي
inالْقُرْآنِ
the Quranعَلَى
inوَجْهٍ
a mannerلَا
notيُتَصَوَّرُ
imaginedأَفْضَلُ
betterمِنْهُ
than itوَلَا
norأَدْنَى
lowerوَلَا
norأَجْمَلَ
more beautiful.he would know with absolute certainty that these sciences have come with their meanings and demands in the Quran in a manner than which no better, lower, or more beautiful can be imagined.
وَعَلَى
And uponكُلِّ
everyحَالٍ
conditionAnd in any case,
فَإِنَّ
indeedالشَّمْسَ
the sunالسَّاطِعَةَ
radiantدَلِيلٌ
is a proofمِنْ
fromنَفْسِهَا
itselfعَلَى
forنَفْسِهَا
itself,the radiant sun is a proof from itself for itself,
فَإِذَا
so ifكُنْتَ
you areفِي
inحَاجَةٍ
needإِلَى
ofالدَّلِيلِ
the proofso if you are in need of the proof
فَلَا
then do notتَشِحْ
turn awayبِوَجْهِكَ
with your faceعَنْهَا
from it.then do not turn your face away from it.