its existence whether it is ancient or recent. and if it is said to them no matter how much fire boils under water the water will disappear they will say it did not disappear but turned into vapor and then into water. so matter which is matter remains in the air and is the matter that was in the form of water but it was removed matter was the form of water and took on the form of air. and if the air is affected by cold it condenses and turns into water not from matter that was renewed but rather matter is shared among the elements and its forms are changed upon them.
وجوده، سواء كان قديما أو حادثا. وإذا قيل لهم مهما أغلي النار تحت الماء انعدم الماء، قالوا لم ينعدم ولكن انقلب بخارا ثم ماء. فالمادة وهي الهيولى باقية في الهواء وهي المادة التي كانت لصورة الماء، وإنما خلعت، الهيولى صورة المائية ولبست صورة الهوائية. وإذا أصاب الهواء برد كثف وانقلب ماء، لا من مادة تجددت بل المواد مشتركة بين العناصر، وإنما يتبدل عليها صورها.