Commentary
And when the estimation of this is clear, it caused, when it was affected by the slight reckoning of giving reward, he said: "So he is in a state of living." This means a condition of living.
And when the satisfaction with something cannot be except when it reaches the end of the request and the ultimate hope, he mentioned satisfaction in relation to living as a metaphor for the satisfaction of its owner in the most eloquent way: "satisfied." This means that satisfaction is established for him and permanent for it because it is in the utmost beauty and perfection. The Arabs do not express more of the greatest happiness with more than a satisfied life, meaning that its people are satisfied with it. What is considered in the completeness of pleasure is satisfaction, or that if living had a mind, it would be satisfied with its condition.
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