The ungrateful servant—and the ungrateful are in the Blazing Fire.

He said: "Then clarify for me: who is His Veil (Hijab)?"

I said: "He is the Name (al-Ism), Exalted and High.

Muhammad, the Praised One; for He [Ali] created him

From His own Light, and delegated to him whatever He willed.

His light is connected to His Light, like the connection

Of the sea to a wave that swells within it;

Or like the rays of the sun in their proximity

To it; and like the speaker and the speech—identical.

Truly, the Meaning (al-Ma'na) has a manifestation if He wills,

Like the image of the Name, without meeting any hardship.

But it is not for the Name to manifest in

The image of his Master, even though he emerged from Him."

I said: "The 'Mim' (Muhammad) is every Messenger [in history],

While the 'Ain' (Ali) is seen in every Imam.

Though their physical persons were numerous,