فَكَذَٰلِكَSo likewiseإِذَاifبَلَىafflictedبِحُبٍّwith loveمِنْofلَاnotيَنْفَعُهُbenefit himبِعِشْقٍwith passionوَandنَحْوِهِsimilarسَوَاءٌwhetherكَانَit wasلِصُورَةٍfor beautyأَوْorلِرِيَاسَةٍfor leadershipأَوْorلِمَالٍfor wealthوَandنَحْوَsuchذَٰلِكَthatفَإِنَّifلَمْnotيَحْصُلْachieveعَلَىonمَحْبُوبِهُhis belovedوَمَطْلُوبَةِهِand his desireفَهُوَhe isمُتَأَلِّمٌin painوَمَرِيضٌand sickسَقِيمٌillوَإِنْand ifحَصَلَتْobtainedمَحْبُوبَةٌthe belovedفَهُوَhe isأَشَدُّeven moreمَرَضًىsickوَأَلَمًىand in painوَسَقَمًاand illness
So likewise if afflicted with love for one who does not benefit him with passion or any similar feeling, whether it is for beauty, leadership, or wealth, if he does not achieve his beloved and desired one, he is in pain and sick.
كَمَاJust asأَنَّthatالْمَرِيضَthe sick personإِذَاwhenكَانَwasيَبْغَضُhatesمَاwhatيَحْتَاجُhe needsإِلَيْهِto itمِنَfromالطَّعَامِfoodوَandالشَّرَابِdrinkكَانَتْthat wasذَٰلِكَthatالْأَلَمَpainحَاصِلًاoccurringوَكَانَتْand wasدَوَامَهُhis persistenceعَلَىonذَٰلِكَthatيُوجِبُcausesمِنَmoreالْأَلَمِpainأَكْثَرَmoreمِنْthanذَٰلِكَthatحَتَّىuntilيَقْتُلَهُit kills himأَوْorيَزُولُremovesمَاwhatيُوجِبُcausesبَغْضَهُhis aversionلِمَاto whatيَنْفَعُهُbenefits himوَيَحْتَاجُneedsإِلَيْهِto itفَهُوَhe isمُتَأَلِّمٌin painفِيinالْحَالِthe condition
Just as when the sick person hates what he needs from food and drink, that pain occurs, and his persistence on that causes more pain than that until it kills him or removes what causes his aversion to what benefits him and he needs.
وَتَأَلَّمَهُAnd his painفِيْمَاin whatبَعْدَcomes laterإِنْifلَمْnotيُعَافِهِcure himاللَّهُGodأَعْظَمُgreaterوَأَكْبَرُand bigger
And his pain in what comes later if God does not cure him is greater.
فَبَغْضُSo the aversionالْحَاسِدِof the envious personلِنِعْمَةِto the graceاللَّهِof Godعَلَىtoالْمَحْسُودِthe enviedكَبَغْضِis like the aversionالْمَرِيضِof the sickلِأَكْلِto the eatingالْأَصِحَّاءِof the healthyلِأَطْعِمَتِهِمof their foodوَأَشْرِبَتِهِمand their drinksحَتَّىuntilلَاnotيَقْدِرَhe is ableأَنْtoيَرَاهُمْsee themيَأْكُلُونَeating
So the aversion of the envious person to the grace of God upon the envied is like the aversion of the sick person to the eating of the healthy of their food and their drinks until he cannot see them eating.
وَنَفْرَتُهُAnd his aversionعَنْfromأَنْtoيَقُومَstand upبِحَقِّهِfor his rightكَنفْرَةٍis like the aversionالْمَرِيضِof the sickعَمَّاfrom whatيُصْلِحُis suitableلَهُfor himمِنَofطَعَامٍfoodوَشَرَابٍand drink
And his aversion from standing up for his right is like the aversion of the sick from what is suitable for him from food and drink.
فَالْحُبُّSo loveوَ الْبُغْضُand aversionالْخَارِجُoutsideعَنِofالِاعْتِدَالِmoderationوَandالصِّحَّةِhealthفِيinالنَّفْسِthe selfكَالشَّهْوَةِis like desiresوَالنَّفْرَةُand aversionالْخَارِجَةُoutsideعَنِofالِاعْتِدَالِmoderationوَandالصِّحَّةِhealthفِيinالْجِسْمِthe body
So love and aversion outside of moderation and health in the self is like desires and aversion outside of moderation and health in the body.
وََعَمَىAnd the blindnessالْقَلْبِof the heartوَبُكْمُهُand its dumbnessعَنْfromأَنْtoيُبْصِرَseeالْحَقَائِقَthe truthsوَيُمَيِّزَand distinguishبَيْنَbetweenمَاwhatيَنْفَعُهُbenefits himوَيُسَرُّهُand pleases him
And the blindness of the heart and its dumbness from seeing the truths and distinguishing between what benefits him and pleases him.
كَعَمَىJust as the blindnessالْجِسْمِof the bodyوَخَرَسُهُand its dumbnessعَنْfromأَنْtoيُبْصِرَseeالْأُمُورَthe mattersالْمَرْئِيَّةِvisibleوَandيَتَكَـلَّمَspeakبِهَاwith itوَيُمَيِّزَand distinguishبَيْنَbetweenمَاwhatيَنْفَعُهُbenefits himوَيُضِرُّهُand harms him
Just as the blindness of the body and its dumbness from seeing the visible matters and speaking about them and distinguishing between what benefits him and harms him.
وَكَمَاAnd just asأَنَّthatالضَّرِيرَthe blind personإِذَاwhenأَبْصَرَhe seesوَجَدَhe findsمِنَinالرَّاحَةِcomfortوَالْعَافِيَةِand healthوَالسُّرُورِand joyأَمْرًاa matterعَظِيمًاgreat
And just as that the blind person, when he sees, finds in comfort, health, and joy a great matter.
فَبَصَرُSo the sightالْقَلْبِof the heartوَرُؤْيَتُهُand its seeingالْحَقَائِقَthe truthsبَيْنَهُbetween himوَandبَيْنَbetweenبَصَرُthe sightالرَّأْسِof the headمِنَfromالتَّفَاوُتِthe disparityمَاthat whichيُحْصِيَهُis countedإِلَّاexceptاللَّهُGod
So the sight of the heart and its seeing the truths between him and the sight of the head from the disparity that which is counted except God.
وَإِنَّمَاAnd indeedالْغَرَضُthe purposeهُنَاhereتَشْبِيهٌis the comparisonأَحَدَof oneالْمَرَضَيْنِof the two sicknessesبِالْآخَرِwith the other
And indeed, the purpose here is the comparison of one of the two sicknesses with the other.
فَطَبُّSo the medicineالْأَدْيَانِof religionsيُحْتَذَىfollowsحَذْوَthe path ofطَبِّthe medicineالْأَبْدَانِof bodiesوَقَدْand hasكُتِبَwrittenسَلْمَانَSalmanإِلَىtoأَبِيAbuالدَّرْدَاءَDarda
So the medicine of religions follows the path of the medicine of bodies.
أَمَّاAs forبَعْدَafterفَقَدْit has reachedبَلَغَنِيmeأَنَّكَthat youقَعَدْتَsatطَبِيبًاas a physicianفَإِيَّاكbewareأَنْthatتَقْتُلَyou killوَاللَّهُand Godأَنْزَلَhas revealedكِتَابَهُHis Bookشِفَاءًhealingلِمَاfor whatفِيinالصُّدُورِthe breasts
As for after, it has reached me that you sat as a physician, beware that you kill, and God has revealed His Book as healing for what is in the breasts.
وَقَالَAnd He saidتَعَالَىExalted is Heالْإِسْرَاءُin Al-Israوَنُنَزِّلُand We revealمِنَfromالْقُرْآنِthe Quranمَاwhatهُوَit isشِفَاءًhealingوَرَحْمَةًand mercyلِلْمُؤْمِنِينَfor the believersوَلَاand notيَزِيدُincreasesالظَّالِمِينَthe wrongdoersإِلَّاexceptخَسَارًاloss
And He said, Exalted is He in Al-Isra, and We reveal from the Quran what is healing and mercy for the believers, and does not increase the wrongdoers except in loss.
ذَٰلِكَThatأَنَّthatالشِّفَاءَhealingإِنَّمَاindeedيَحْصُلُoccursلِمَنْfor one whoيَتَعَمَّدُintendsالدَّوَاءَthe medicine
That indeed, healing occurs for one who intends the medicine.
وَهُمْAnd theyالْمُؤْمِنُونَthe believersوَضَعُواhave placedدَوَاءَthe medicineالْقُرْآنَthe Quranعَلَىuponدَاءٍthe illnessقُلُوبِهِمof their hearts
And they, the believers, have placed the medicine of the Quran upon the illness of their hearts.
فَمَرَضُSo the illnessالْجِسْمِof the bodyيَكُونُisبِخُرُوجِby the exitالشَّهْوَةِof desireوَالنَّفْرَةِand aversionالطَّبِيعِيَّةِthe naturalعَنْfromالِاعْتِدَالِmoderationإِمَّاeitherبِشَهْوَةٍwith desireمَاthat whichيَحْصُلُachievesأَوْorيَفْقِدُlosesالشَّهْوَةَthe desireالنَّافِعَةَthe beneficialوَيَنفِرُand aversionبِهِby it
So the illness of the body is by the exit of desire and the natural aversion from moderation, either with a desire that which achieves or loses the beneficial desire and aversion by it.
وَيَكُونُAnd isبِضْعَفِfor weaknessقُوَّةِof the strengthالإِدْرَاكِof perceptionوَالْمَرَاكَةِand motionكَذَٰلِكَsimilarlyمَرَضُthe illnessالْقَلْبِof the heartيَكُونُisبِالْحُبِّwith loveوَالْبُغْضِand aversionالْخَارِجِينَthe externalعَنْfromالِاعْتِدَالِmoderation
And there is the weakness of the power of perception and motion; similarly, the illness of the heart is with love and aversion external from moderation.
وَهِيَAnd they areالْأَهْوَاءِthe desiresالَّتِيwhichقَالَsaidاللَّهُGodفِيهَاin itالْقَصَصُthe storiesوَمِنْandمَنْwhoأَضَلَّmisguidedمِمَّنْof whomاتَّبَعَfollowedهَوَاهُhis desireبِغَيْرِwithoutهُدًىguidanceمِنَfromاللَّهِGod
And they are the desires which God has said in the stories, and who has misguided among those who followed his desire without guidance from God.
وَقَالَAnd He saidالرُّومِthe Romansبَلْratherاتَّبَعَfollowedالَّذِينَthose whoظَلَمُواwrongedأَهْوَاءَهُمْtheir desiresبِغَيْرِwithoutعِلْمٍknowledge
And He said, the Romans, rather those who wronged followed their desires without knowledge.
كَمَاJust asيَكُونُisالْجَسَدُthe bodyخَارِجًاoutsideعَنِofالِاعْتِدَالِmoderationإِذَاwhenفَعَلَit doesمَاwhatيَشْتَهِيَهُit desiresالْجِسْمُthe bodyبِلَاwithoutقَوْلِthe statementالطَّبِيبِof the doctor
Just as the body is outside of moderation when it does what the body desires without the statement of the doctor.
وَيَكُونُAnd it isلِضَعْفِfor weaknessإِدْرَاكِof perceptionالْقَلْبِthe heartوَقُوَّتِهِand its strengthحَتَّىuntilلَاnotيَسْتَطِيعَbe ableأَنْtoيَعْلَمَknowوَيُرِيدَand wantمَاwhatيَنْفَعُهُbenefits himوَيُصْلِحَand is good for him
And it is for weakness of perception of the heart and its strength until it cannot know and want what benefits him and is good for him.