Body and spirit and nutrients and rank. There is nothing else which division arranges. The One who settles on it in the name of the Merciful is hoped-for. They are eight, and Allah knows them. Know that in Arabic 'the Throne' is a designation by which the kingdom is meant.
Throne also designates and means the seat.
When the Throne designates the kingdom, its bearers are its supporters. When the Throne is the seat, its bearers are the legs which support it, or whoever carries it on their sacks. Number enters into the bearers of the Throne. The Messenger said that they are four in this world, and eight on the Day of Rising. It is contained in body, spirit, nourishment and rank.