ٱلْحَـقِيقَةُ،The reality,مَعَwithأَنَّهُthat it isمَخْلُوقٌ،a creature,فِيinٱلْجَنَّةِParadiseفَاكِهَةٌfruitsوَنَخْلٌand palmsوَرُمَّانٌand pomegranatesوَسُرُرٌand couchesوَأَكْوَابٌand cupsوَحُورٌ،and maidens,وَنَحْنُand weلَاdo notنُدْرِكُcomprehendحَقِيقَةَthe truthهَذِهِof theseٱلْأَشْيَاءَ،things,وَلَوْand ifقِيلَ:it is said:صِفْهَاdescribe itلَنَا؛to us;لَاwe cannotنَسْتَطِيعُdescribe it;وَذَلِكَdue toلِقَوْلِهِthe sayingتَعَالَى:the Most High:﴿﴿فَلَاSo noتَعْلَمُknowsنَفْسٌsoulمَّاwhatأُخْفِيَتْis hiddenهُممfrom themمِّنofقُرَّةٍa delightأَعْيُنٍfor eyesجَزَاءًas a rewardبِمَاfor whatكَانُواthey wereيَعْمَلُونَdoing﴾﴾
The reality, although it is a creature, in Paradise there are fruits, palms, pomegranates, couches, cups, and maidens, and we do not comprehend the truth of these things, and if it were said: describe them to us; we cannot describe them; due to the saying of the Most High: 'So no soul knows what is hidden from them of delight for eyes as a reward for what they used to do.'
وَلِقَوْلِهِAnd due to his sayingتَعَالَىthe Most Highفِيinٱلْحَدِيثِthe hadithٱلْقُدْسِيِّ:Qudsi:«أَعْدَدْتُ'I have preparedلِعِبَادِيَfor My righteous servantsٱلصَّـٰلِحِينَthe righteousمَاwhatلَاnoعَيْنٌeyeرَءَتْsaw,وَلَاnorأُذُنٌearسَمِعَتْ،heard,وَلَاnorخَطَرٌthoughtعَلَىonقَلْبٍthe heartبَشَرٍ.'of a human.'
And due to his saying of the Most High in the Qudsi hadith: 'I have prepared for My righteous servants what no eye has seen, nor has any ear heard, nor has it ever crossed the heart of a human.'
فَإِذَاSo ifكَانَthis is inهَذَاthisفِيinٱلْمَخْلُوقِthe created beingٱلَّذِيwhich is describedوُصِفَتْwith explainedبِصِفَاتٍwith attributesمَّعْلُومَةٍknownٱلْمَعْنَىٰmeaning and none can be known about its truth; how aboutوَلَاand notتُعْلَمَbe known;حَقِيقَتَهَا؛its reality;فَكَيْفَso howبِٱلْخَالِقِ؟!about the Creator?!
So if this is in the created being which is described with known attributes and its truth cannot be known; how about the Creator?!
مَثَالٌAnother example:آخَرُ:Another:ٱلْإِنْسَانُThe humanفِيهِhas aرُوحٌsoulلَاnotيَحْيَاliveإِلَّاexceptبِهَا،with it,لَوْلَاif it were not forأَنْthatٱلرُّوحَthe soulفِيinبَدَنِهِ،his body,مَاnotحَيٍّ،live,وَلَاand notيَسْتَطِيعُcanأَنْtoيَصِفَdescribeٱلرُّوحَ،the soul,لَوْifقِيلَit were said::مَاwhatهَذِهِthisٱلرُّوحُsoulٱلَّتِيwhichبِكَ؟is in you?مَاWhatهِيَis itٱلَّتِيthatلَوْifنُزِعَتْwas taken awayمِنْكَ؛from you;صِرْتَyou becameجُثَّةًa corpse,وَإِذَاand ifبَقِيتَ؛you remained;فَأَنْتَthen you areإِنْسَانٌa humanتَعْقِلُyou thinkوَتَفْهَمُand understandوَتُدْرِكُ؟and perceive?
Another example: the human has a soul which he cannot live without; if the soul were not in his body, he would not live, and he cannot describe the soul, if it were said: what is this soul which is in you? What is it that if it were taken away from you; you became a corpse, and if you remained; then you are a human who thinks, understands, and perceives?
لَجَلَسَHe would sitيَنْظُرُlookingوَيُفَكِّرُand thinking,فَلَاhe would not be ableيَسْتَطِيعُto describe it whatsoever,مَعَAlthoughأَنَّهَاit is close to him;قَرِيبَةٌcloseمِنْهُ؛to him;فِيinنَفْسِهِhimselfوَبَيْنَand betweenجَنْبَيْهِ،his sides,وَيُعَجِّزُand unableعَنْto grasp it,مَعَalthoughأَنَّهَاit is a reality;حَقِيقَةٌ؛a fact;يَعْنِي:that is:شَيْءٌsomething that is seen;كَمَاasأَخْبَرَthe Prophetٱلنَّبِيُّthe Prophetعَلَيْهِpeace be upon himٱلسَّلاَمُsaid'بِـ'thatأَنَّthe soul,إِذَاifقُبِضَ؛is taken;تَبِعَهُfollowed itٱلْبَصَرُthe sight;
He would sit looking and thinking, yet he would not be able to describe it whatsoever, although it is close to him; in his self and between his sides, and he would be unable to grasp it, although it is a reality; that is: something that is seen; as the Prophet peace be upon him said: 'that the soul, if it is taken; the sight follows it.'
فَٱلْإِنْسَانُSo the humanيَرَىٰseesنَفْسَهُhimselfوَهِيَ،and it [the soul] is seized;وَلِهَذَاand for this reason,تَبْقَىit remainsٱلْعَيْنُthe eyeمَفْتُوحَةًopen at death,تُشَاهِدُwitnessingٱلرُّوحَ،the soul,وَهِيَand itقَدْhas certainlyخَرَجَتْ،left,وَتُؤْخَذُand it is taken,هَذِهِthisٱلرُّوحُ،soul,وَتُجْعَلُand it is madeفِيinكَفَنٍ،shroud,وَتُصْعَدُand it is raisedبِهَاwith itإِلَىtoٱللَّهِ،Allah,وَمَعَand with that,ذَٰلِكَthatمَاnothingيَسْتَطِيعُcanأَنْtoيَصِفَهَا،describe it,وَهِيَand itبَيْنَbetweenجَنْبَيْهِ؛his sides;فَكَيْفَSo howيُحَاوِلُcan he attemptأَنْtoيَصِفَdescribe the Lordٱلرَّبَّthe Lordبِأَمْرٍby a matterلَمthat he has notيَنْظُرْseen?
So the human sees himself and it [the soul] is seized; and for this reason, the eye remains open at death, witnessing the soul, and it has certainly left, and it is taken, this soul, and it is made in a shroud, and it is raised with it to Allah, and with that, nothing can describe it, and it is between his sides; so how can he attempt to describe the Lord by a matter that he has not seen?