He -asws said: ‘Allah -azwj Created me -asws and I -asws did not happen to be a thing worthy of mention, and Improved me -asws , and He -azwj Made me -asws to be alive, not dead, and He -azwj Caused me -asws to grow. So, for Him -azwj is the Praise regarding the excellent image, and regulated the combination.
وَ أَنْ جَعَلَنِي مُتَفَكِّراً وَاعِياً لَا أَبْلَهَ سَاهِياً وَ أَنْ جَعَلَ لِي شَوَاعِرَ أُدْرِكُ بِهَا مَا ابْتَغَيْتُ وَ جَعَلَ فِيَّ سِرَاجاً مُنِيراً وَ أَنْ هَدَانِي لِدِينِهِ وَ لَنْ يُضِلَّنِي عَنْ سَبِيلِهِ وَ أَنْ جَعَلَ لِي مَرَدّاً فِي حَيَاةٍ لَا انْقِطَاعَ لَهَا And He -azwj Made me -asws to think, retain, I -asws do not forget. And He -azwj Made senses for me -asws I -asws can realise with these for as long as I -asws seek.
And He -azwj Made a radiant lamp inside me -asws and Guided me -asws to His -azwj religion and will never Stray me -asws from His -azwj Way. And He -azwj Made a return to be for me -asws in a life there is no termination for it.
وَ أَنْ جَعَلَنِي مَلَكاً مَالِكاً لَا مَمْلُوكاً وَ أَنْ سَخَّرَ لِي سَمَاءَهُ وَ أَرْضَهُ وَ مَا فِيهِمَا وَ مَا بَيْنَهُمَا مِنْ خَلْقِهِ وَ أَنْ جَعَلَنَا ذُكْرَاناً قُوَّاماً عَلَى حَلَائِلِنَا لَا إِنَاثاً وَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص يَقُولُ فِي كُلِّ كَلِمَةٍ صَدَقْتَ And He -azwj Made me -asws a king, an owner, not owned. And He -azwj Subdued His -azwj sky and His -azwj earth and whatever is in them, and whatever is between them of His -azwj creatures.
And He -azwj Made us males standing upon our strength, not females’. And Rasool-Allah -saww was saying: ‘True!’ during each phrase. ثُمَّ قَالَ فَمَا بَعْدَ هَذَا فَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ ع وَ إِنْ تَعُدُّوا نِعْمَةَ اللَّهِ لا تُحْصُوها فَتَبَسَّمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص وَ قَالَ لِيَهْنِئْكَ الْحِكْمَةُ لِيَهْنِئْكَ الْعِلْمُ يَا أَبَا الْحَسَنِ أَنْتَ وَارِثُ عِلْمِي وَ الْمُبِينُ لِأُمَّتِي مَا اخْتَلَفَتْ فِيهِ مِنْ بَعْدِي الْخَبَرَ.
Then he -saww said: ‘So what is after this?’ Ali -asws said: ‘ And if you were to count the Favours of Allah, you would not be (able to) count these. [16:18] ’. Rasool-Allah -saww smiled and said: ‘Congratulations to you -asws for the wisdom!