بخش 49 - درآمدن سلیمان علیه‌السلام هر روز در مسجد اقصی بعد از تمام شدن جهت عبادت و ارشاد عابدان و معتکفان و رستن عقاقیر در مسجد

Every morning, when Solomon came and made supplication in the Farther Mosque.

He saw that a new plant had grown there; then he would say, “Tell thy name and use.

What medicine art thou? What art thou? What is thy name? To whom art thou hurtful and for whom is thy usefulness?”

Then every plant would tell its effect and name, saying “I am life to that one, and death to this one.

I am poison to this one, and sugar to that one: this is my name (inscribed) on the Tablet by (the pen of) the Divine decree.”

Then (by hearing) from Solomon about those plants the physicians became learned and wise authorities (on medicine),

So that they compiled medical books and were relieving the body from pain.

This astronomy and medicine is (knowledge given by) Divine inspiration to the prophets: where is the way for intellect and sense (to advance) towards that which is without (spatial) direction?

The particular (individual) intellect is not the intellect (capable) of production: it is only the receiver of science and is in need (of teaching).

This intellect is capable of being taught and of apprehending, but (only) the man possessed of Divine inspiration gives it the teaching (which it requires).

Assuredly, in their beginning, all trades (crafts and professions) were (derived) from Divine inspiration, but the intellect added (something) to them.

Consider whether this intellect of ours can learn any trade without a master.

Although it (the intellect) was hair-splitting (subtle and ingenious) in contrivance, no trade was subdued (brought under command) without a master.

If knowledge of a trade were (derived) from this intellect, any trade would be acquired without a master.