The Meaning of the Poet's Saying: "For Every Visible Thing Stands by Itself *** Or by Another; in Proof It Is Unavoidable That It Faces the One Who Sees It in Reality *** Without Excessive Distance or Proximity"
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The Shaykh : He said: "For every visible thing stands by itself *** or by another; in proof it is unavoidable"
This means that every visible thing must stand either by itself or by another. For example, if we see a body, we see it standing by itself. If we see a color in a body, we see it standing by another. It is unavoidable.
"That it faces" in proof it is unavoidable
"That it faces the one who sees it in reality *** without excessive distance or proximity"
This means that there is also an unavoidable relationship between the seer and the seen, which is what? It is facing. It is unavoidable; without facing, seeing is not possible.
This means that every visible thing must stand either by itself or by another. For example, if we see a body, we see it standing by itself. If we see a color in a body, we see it standing by another. It is unavoidable.
"That it faces" in proof it is unavoidable
"That it faces the one who sees it in reality *** without excessive distance or proximity"
This means that there is also an unavoidable relationship between the seer and the seen, which is what? It is facing. It is unavoidable; without facing, seeing is not possible.