He is my Lord, my Creator, and my Sovereign,

My Deity, my Master, and my Support.

O Lord, increase my insight and certainty,

And increase the ignorant in misery and distance!

"I have only presented this segment of his poetry to further clarify what was previously mentioned regarding the school of al-Awni, and what we have stipulated against him: that he places the Ancient, Eternal Meaning—the Most High, the Magnificent—at the rank of the 'Name'..."

"In what I have previously presented, there is sufficiency and guidance for those who are guided and seek direction. Among the Monotheists who engaged in composing verse on Monotheism is al-Watar al-Halabi, may Allah sanctify his soul. He was a Gnostic Monotheist, and there was nothing in the core of his heart more sublime than Monotheism (Tawhid). May Allah sanctify his soul and be pleased with him and all the believers. Among his sayings—may Allah honor his station—is this poem:

I bear witness that You are the Eternal,

And You are the Ancient who never ceases.

And You are the Most High, You are the Magnificent,

And You are the Deity, the Cause of all causes