 a machine since there is no being with god in his rank. so the discussion is about the occurrence of the first machine so all that remains is for the multitude in the world to have emanated from god through mediation as previously mentioned.
آلة إذ لا موجود مع الله في رتبته. فالكلام في حدوث الآلة الأولى، فلم يبق إلا أن تكون الكثرة في العالم صادرة من الله بطريق التوسط كما سبق.