Editing Emerald Tablet (section)

=== Jabir ibn Hayyan ===

Another early version of the ''Emerald Tablet'' is found in the ''Second Book of the Element of the Foundation'' ({{langx|ar|كتاب أسطقس الأسّ الثاني|Kitāb Usṭuqus al-Uss al-Thānī|link=no}}) attributed to the eighth-century alchemist [[Jabir ibn Hayyan]].{{Efn|Commonly known in Europe by the [[Latinisation of names|latinised name]] ''Geber''. On the dating of the texts attributed to Jābir, see {{harvnb|Kraus|1943}}.<ref>{{harvnb|Kraus|1943|pp=274–275}}.</ref>}}<ref>{{harvnb|Zirnis|1979|pp=64–65, 90}}.</ref> In this somewhat shorter version, lines 6, 8, and 11–15 as found in the ''Secret of Creation'' are missing. Other parts appear to be corrupt.<ref>{{harvnb|Holmyard|1923}}; cf. {{harvnb|Ruska|1926|p=121}}.</ref> It reads:
{{Verse translation|{{lang|ar|حقا يقينا لا شك فيه}}
{{lang|ar|إن الأعلى من الأسفل والأسفل من الأعلى}}
{{lang|ar|عمل العجائب من واحد كما كانت الأشياء كلها من واحد}}
{{lang|ar|وأبوه الشمس  وأمه القمر}}
{{lang|ar|حملته الأرض في بطنها وغذته الريح في بطنها}}
{{lang|ar|نار صارت أرضا}}
{{lang|ar|اغذوا الأرض من اللطيف}}
{{lang|ar|بقوة القوى يصعد من الأرض إلى السماء}}
{{lang|ar|فيكون مسلطا على الأعلى والأسفل}}|Truth! Certainty! That in which there is no doubt!
That which is above is from that which is below, and that which is below is from that which is above,
working the miracles of one [thing]. As all things were from One.
Its father is the Sun and its mother the Moon.
The Earth carried it in her belly, and the Wind nourished it in her belly,
as Earth which shall become Fire.
Feed the Earth from that which is subtle,
with the greatest power. It ascends from the earth to the heaven
and becomes ruler over that which is above and that which is below.|italicsoff=n|rtl1=y|attr1={{harvnb|Zirnis|1979|p=64}}.|attr2={{harvnb|Holmyard|1923}}.}}