the first statement is false as for knowledge of the son and likewise of all the other related things there is a multiplicity in it since it is necessary to know the essence of the son and the essence of the father and they are two types of knowledge. and a third type of knowledge which is the addition. yes this third is included in the two previous types of knowledge since they are its condition and necessity. otherwise unless the related thing is known first the addition is not known. so they are multiple types of knowledge some of which are conditional on others. so likewise if the first knows its essence added to all the genera and species by being their beginning it is in need of knowing its essence and the individual types and knowing its addition to being the beginning of them. otherwise it is not conceivable that the addition is known to it.
القول الأول باطل وأما العلم بالابن وكذى سائر المضافات ففيه كثرة، إذ لا بد من العلم بذات الابن وذات الأب وهما علمان. وعلم ثالث وهو الإضافة. نعم هذا الثالث مضمن بالعلمين السابقين إذ هما من شرطه وضرورته وإلا فما لم يعلم المضاف أولا لا تعلم الإضافة. فهي علوم متعددة بعضها مشروطة في البعض. فكذلك إذا علم الأول ذاته مضافا إلى سائر الأجناس والأنواع بكونه مبدأ لها افتقر إلى أن يعلم ذاته وآحاد الأجناس وأن يعلم إضافة نفسه بالمبدئية إليها، وإلا لم يعقل كون الإضافة معلومة له.