And his saying: [And if He were neither distinct nor intermingled, He would be non-existence]; because there is nothing after these two divisions except non-existence. He only intended by this the indication of Manifestation (Zuhur) while negating the attribute [of limitation] from Him.

Do you not see his saying: [But I say He is distinct from them in His Essence]; meaning: That the Essence of Eternity (Jawhar al-Qidam) is distinct from the essence of origination (Jawhar al-Hadath).

And his saying: [Neither distinct nor opposite];

Meaning: He is not an opposite to them from the perspective of Manifestation; rather, He manifests just as they are.

And his saying: [And I say: He is outside of them, yet I do not mean that He is not within them]; he intended by this: The Manifestation.

Then he clarified that with his saying: [Rather, I mean that His Essence is separate from their essence]; meaning: Eternity.