 and if it is said to him alive what is meant by it is nothing but that he is allknowing allaware from whom emanates the existent that is called an action of his for the living is the active and perceptive so what is meant by it is his essence with an addition to the actions in the manner that we mentioned not like our life for it is not completed except by two different powers from which arise perception and action.
وإذا قيل له حي، لم يرد به إلا أنه عالم عليما يفيض عنه الموجود الذي يسمى فعلا له، فإن الحي هو الفعال الدراك، فيكون المراد به ذاته مع إضافة إلى الأفعال على الوجه الذي ذكرناه، لا كحياتنا فإنها لا تتم إلا بقوتين مختلفتين ينبعث عنهما الإدراك والفعل،