الْخَمْسَةُThe five
The five.
مِنْFromجِهَةِthe aspectأَنَّهَاthat theyلِهِدَايَةِare for the guidanceالنَّوْعِof the humanالْبَشَرِيِّspecies
From the aspect that they are for the guidance of the human species
وَإِرْشَادِهِand its direction,
and its direction,
حُجَّةٌa proofقَائِمَةٌstandingبِذَاتِهَاby itselfعَلَىthatأَنَّindeedهَذَاthisالْكَلَامَspeechمُنَزَّلٌis sent downمِنْfromعِنْدِthe presenceاللَّهِof Allah,الْحَكِيمِthe All-Wise,الْعَلِيمِthe All-Knowing.
is a proof in itself that this speech is sent down from the presence of Allah, the All-Wise, the All-Knowing.
كَمَاJust asأَنَّthatطَبِيباًa doctorحَاذِقاًskillfulلَوْifنَظَرَhe lookedمَثَلاًfor exampleفِيatالْقَانُونِthe Canon(لِابْنِ(of Ibnسِينَا)Sina)
Just as a skillful doctor, if he looked, for example, at the Canon (of Ibn Sina)
وَتَأَمَّلَand meditatedفِيuponبَيَانِهِits explanationلِأَسْبَابِof the causesالْأَمْرَاضِof diseasesوَعَلَامَاتِهَاand their signsوَوَصْفِهِand its descriptionلِأَدْوِيَتِهَاof their medicinesوَعِلَاجِهَاand their treatment,
and meditated upon its explanation of the causes of diseases, their signs, and its description of their medicines and treatment,
لَمَاwould notاعْتَرَاهُbefall himأَدْنَىthe leastشَكٍّdoubtفِيthatأَنَّindeedمُؤَلِّفَthe authorهَذَاof thisالْكِتَابِbookمِنْis fromكِبَارِthe greatestالْأَطِبَّاءِdoctorsالْحَاذِقِينَskillfulفِيinصِنَاعَةِthe craftالطِّبِّof 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.
كَذَلِكَLikewiseالْعَالِمُthe one knowledgeableبِأَسْرَارِin the secretsالشَّرَائِعِof the divine lawsالَّذِيwhoيَعْرِفُknowsمَاwhatهِيَareالْأَشْيَاءُthe thingsالَّتِيthatيُمْكِنُit is possibleتَعْلِيمُهَاto teach themوَتَلْقِينُهَاand impart themلِلنَّاسِto the peopleلِتَهْذِيبِfor refiningنُفُوسِهِمْtheir soulsوَإِصْلَاحِand reformingقُلُوبِهِمْtheir 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,
ثُمَّthenيَتَأَمَّلُhe meditatesفِيuponهَذِهِtheseالْعُلُومِsciencesالْخَمْسَةِfiveالَّتِيthatاشْتَمَلَcomprisedعَلَيْهَاitالْقُرْآنُthe Quranالْحَكِيمُthe Wise,
then meditates upon these five sciences which the Wise Quran has comprised,
لَعَلِمَhe would knowالْعِلْمَwith the knowledgeالْيَقِينَof certaintyأَنَّthatهَذِهِtheseالْعُلُومَsciencesقَدْhave indeedوَرَدَتْcomeبِمَعَانِيهَاwith their meaningsوَمَطَالِبِهَاand their demandsفِيinالْقُرْآنِthe Quranعَلَىinوَجْهٍa mannerلَاnotيُتَصَوَّرُimaginedأَفْضَلُbetterمِنْهُthan itوَلَاnorأَدْنَىlowerوَلَاnorأَجْمَلَmore 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.
وَعَلَىAnd uponكُلِّeveryحَالٍcondition
And in any case,
فَإِنَّindeedالشَّمْسَthe sunالسَّاطِعَةَradiantدَلِيلٌis a proofمِنْfromنَفْسِهَاitselfعَلَىforنَفْسِهَاitself,
the radiant sun is a proof from itself for itself,
فَإِذَاso ifكُنْتَyou areفِيinحَاجَةٍneedإِلَىofالدَّلِيلِthe proof
so if you are in need of the proof
فَلَاthen do notتَشِحْturn awayبِوَجْهِكَwith your faceعَنْهَاfrom it.
then do not turn your face away from it.