أَمَّاAs forكَمَهُمَاhow muchيَكُونُthere may beمِنْofشَيْءٍanythingوَفَاءِand forلِتِلْوِthe followingتِلْوَهَاitوَجُوباًmandatoryأَلْفاًone thousand
As for how much there may be of anything, and for what follows, it is mandatory to state a thousand.
فَقَوْلُهُمْSo their sayingأَمَّاAs forبَعْدَafterالتَّقْدِيرِestimationمَهْمَاwhateverيَكُنْthere may beمِنْofشَيْءٍanythingبَعْدَafterهَذَا؛this;
So their saying: As for after the estimation, whatever there may be of anything after this;
فَهَذَا.This is.
This is.
وَعَلَيْهِ؛Accordingly;فَالْفَاءُthe ‘fa’هُنَاhereرَابِطَةٌis a connectorلِلْجَوَابِ،for the answer,وَالْجُمَلَةُand the sentenceبَعْدَهَاafter itفِيis inمَحَلِّthe placeجَزْمٍof certaintyجَوَابٍthe answerالشَّرْطِ،of the condition,وَيُحْتَمَلُand it is possibleعِندِيwith meأَنْthatتَكُونَ:it could be:«أَمَّا‘As forبَعْدَ؛after;فَهَذَا»؛this’;أَيُthat isأَنْthat(أَمَّا)‘As for’حَرْفٌa letterشَرْطٌconditionalوَتَفْصِيلٌ،and detail,أَوْorحَرْفٌa letterشَرْطٌconditionalفَقَطْonlyمُجَرَّدٌmereعَنْofالتَّفْصِيلِ،the detail,وَالتَّقْدِيرِ:and the estimation:أَمَّا‘As forبَعْدَafterذِكْرِthe mention ofهَذَا؛this;فَأَنَاI mentionأَذْكُرُI mentionكٰذَاsuch and such.وَلَاAnd there is noحَاجَةٌneedأَنْtoنُقَدِّرَwe estimateفِعْلَan actionشَرْطٍconditionوَنَقُولُand we sayإِنَّthat(أَمَّا)‘As for’حَرْفٌa letterنَابٌsubstitutesمِنَابٍfor the placeالجُمْلَةِ.the sentence.
Accordingly; the ‘fa’ here is a connector for the answer, and the sentence after it is in the place of certainty of the answer of the condition, and it is possible with me that it could be: 'As for after; this'; that is that ‘As for’ is a letter of condition and detail, or a letter of condition only, devoid of detail, and the estimation is: 'As for after the mention of this; I mention such and such.' And there is no need that we estimate an action of condition and say: that ‘As for’ substitutes for the sentence.
فَهَذَاThisاعْتِقَادٌ:is a belief:«فَهَذَا»:‘This’:الإِشَارَةُthe indicationلَاmust notبِدَأًmust beتَكُونَbeإِلَىtoشَيْءٍsomethingمَوْجُودٍ،existing,أَنَاIعِنْدَمَاwhenأَقُولُ:say:هَذَا؛this;فَأَنَاI amأُشِيرُindicatingإِلَىtoشَيْءٍsomethingمَحْسُوسٍperceptibleظَاهِرٍ،obvious,وَهُنَاand hereالمؤَلِّفُthe authorكَتَبَwroteالْخُطْبَةَthe sermonقَبْلَbeforeالْكِتَابِthe bookوَقَبْلَand beforeأَنْtoتَبْرُزَappearالْكِتَابَthe bookلِعَالِمٍto the observerالشَّهَادَةِ؛witness;فَكَيْفَSo howذَلِكَ؟that?
This is a belief: 'This': the indication must be to something existing, when I say: this; I am indicating to something perceptible, and here the author wrote the sermon before the book and before the book appears to the observer; so how is that?
أَقُولُI sayإِنَّifالعُلَمَاءُthe scholarsيَقُولُونَ:say:إِنَّifكَانَwasالمؤَلِّفُthe authorكَتَبَwroteالْكِتَابَthe bookثُمَّthenكَتَبَwroteالْمُقَدِّمَةَthe introductionوَالْخُطْبَةَ؛and the sermon;فَالْمُشَارَso the referencedإِلَيْهِto itمَوْجُودٌexistsوَمَحْسُوسٌ،and tangible,وَلَاand does notفِيinإِشْكَالٍ،problem,وَإِنْand ifلَمْhave notيَكُنْbeكَتَبَهَا؛he wrote it;فَإِنَّthenالمؤَلِّفُthe authorيُشِيرُrefersإِلَىtoمَاwhatقَامَtook placeفِيinذِهْنِهِhis mindعَنْaboutالمَعَانِيthe meaningsالَّتِيthatسَيَكْتُبُهَاhe will writeفِيinهَذَاthisالْكِتَابِbookوَعِندِيand I haveفِيinوَجْهٌan aspectثَالِثٌ،third,وَهُوَand it isأَنْtoالمؤَلِّفُthe authorقَالَsaidهَذَاthisبَاعتِبَارٍwith consideringحَالَthe stateالْمُخَاطَبِ،of the addressee,وَالْمُخَاطَبُand the addresseeلَمْdid notيُخَاطَبْaddressedبِذَلِكَwith thatإِلَّاexceptبَعْدَafterأَنْthatبَرَزَemergedالْكِتَابُthe bookوَصَدَرَ؛and was issued;فَكَأَنَّهُso it is as ifيَقُولُ:says:«فَهَذَا‘So thisالَّذِيwhichبَيْنَbetweenيَدَيْكَyour handsكَذَاis such and such.
I say that if the scholars say: if the author wrote the book, then wrote the introduction and the sermon; so the referenced is existing and tangible, and there is no problem in it, and if he has not written it; then the author refers to what took place in his mind about the meanings that he will write in this book and to me, there is a third aspect, and it is that the author said this considering the state of the addressee, and the addressee was not addressed with that except after the book emerged and was issued; so it is as if he says: ‘So this which is between your hands is such and such.’
هَذِهِTheseإِذًاThenثَلاثَةٌthreeأَوْجُهٌ.aspects.
These are then three aspects.