this statement has a consideration that we hate to prolong but the meaning is the same. what we need from this and similar things which we have mentioned previously in the book is to preserve the secret and weigh the words. this is what we have proceeded to and this is our intention.
ولهذا الكلام نظر نكره التطويل به، والمعنى واحد، وإنما نحتاج من هذا ومثله مما قدمنا ذكره في الكتاب إلى حفظ السر ووزن القول. وإلى هذا أجرينا، وله قصدنا.