the ruling of the Name the Supremely Great appears. The field is vast. God “speaks the truth, and He guides the way” [al-Ahzab 33:4].
The Presence of Creation and Command, Belonging to the Name the Creator
Toward the Creator of spirits I set my concentrated aspiration to work,
that I might attain Him while the witnesses are present.
O you who see me acting and assuming His character,
know that I am a shadow with Him, and a light.
If this is not my utterance, then I am
a little servant of His, acquainted with the worlds.
If it is not my speech, and I speak as a deputy,
then, by the Lord of the dancing ones, I am ungrateful.
If it is my speech, existence is realized,
and I am knowing and discerning concerning the utterance.
(Creation by Determination and Creation by Bringing into Existence)
The possessor of this Presence is called the Servant of the Creator. Creation is of two kinds. One is creation by determination, which precedes the divine command, just as the Real put it first and placed the command after it, saying, Most High, “Indeed, creation and command belong to Him” [al-Aʿraf 7:54]. The other creation
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Translator’s note: Kafūr, rendered here as “ungrateful,” can also mean “disbelieving.” The oath’s “dancing ones,” al-rāqiṣāt, is retained literally.
