It contains knowledge of what is known only there. It contains knowledge of the lowest of the low and the nearest of nearness: what is the reality of this?
It contains knowledge of the difference between the names of those entitled, despite the existence of entitlement. It contains knowledge of priority. It contains knowledge of the divine judgment on the Day of Resurrection: by what does He judge and decide? It contains knowledge of gaining insight, knowledge of what is beneficial in address, and knowledge of divine opening. “God speaks the truth, and He guides the way” [al-Ahzab 33:4].
The twenty-third volume ends with the end of this chapter. It is followed by the twenty-fourth volume, Chapter Three Hundred and Fifty-Three, on knowing the Abode of Three Talismanic Secrets of Wisdom, Which Point toward Knowing the Abode of the Cause and What Is Its Due. Say to the imam, my father: “If you take comfort in me, my comfort is in my Lord, not in my peers.” Praise belongs to God alone.
Notlar
Translator’s note: The compressed phrase “the lowest of the low and the nearest of nearness” juxtaposes related forms bearing senses of lowness and nearness; the precise distinction intended here is not specified. In the opening words of the poem, Abī is rendered appositionally as “my father,” though its attachment in the unvocalized text is uncertain.
