In pre-eternity His eternal Essence lay hidden
There was only His Essence, so His Beloved said
The meteor of love flashed forth at that moment
And love became a heart turned to Muhammad at every moment
Muhammad is the mirror to the beauty of the Truth
Through Muhammad, the One (Ahad) and Ahmad appeared
The matter of the world's coming into being, the creation of Adam,
Is not, O Messenger of God, prior to you
He alone existed; all else was nonbeing
From your light were created the world and Adam
“Now, as it was then,” said Hazrat Ali
Grant the secret within the secret, O God
Laylat al-Raghaib, 1995