All glory be unto Thee. Immeasurably exalted is that which beseemeth Thee.
Verily no one hath ever adequately grasped the loftiness of Thy station,
nor hath any one except Thee recognized Thee as beseemeth Thee. Thou art
manifest through the outpourings of Thy bounty, while no one besides Thee
can fathom the sublimity of Thy Revelation.
Magnified be Thy name. Hath aught else save Thee any independent existence
so as to be capable of hinting at Thy nature, and doth anyone but Thee
possess any trace of identity wherewith I could recognize Thee? All that
is known owes its renown to the splendour of Thy Name, the Most Manifest,
and every object is deeply stirred by the vibrating influence emanating
from Thine invincible Will. Thou art nearer unto all things than all
things.
Lauded and glorified art Thou. Too exalted is Thy loftiness for the hands
of such as are endued with understanding to reach unto Thee, and too
profound is Thy fathomless depth for the rivers of men's minds and
perceptions to flow out therefrom.
"All praise be unto God Who was Ever-Existent ere ..."
In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful.
All praise be unto God Who was Ever-Existent ere created things were
called into being, when there was no one else besides Him. He is the One
Who hath been Ever-Abiding while no element of His creation did yet exist.
Indeed the souls of them that are endued with understanding fail to
comprehend the least manifestation of His attributes, and the minds of
those who have acknowledged His unity are unable to perceive the most
insignificant token of His omnipotence.
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