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In His Name, the Most Holy, the All-Powerful

Blessed be He before Whom bow down all that are in the heavens and on the earth and whatsoever lieth between them; and God is, in very truth, most great, most great. Blessed be He unto Whom chant His praise all that are in the heavens and on the earth and whatsoever lieth between them; and God is, in very truth, supremely exalted, supremely exalted. Blessed be He in Whose grasp is the Kingdom (malakút) of the heavens and the earth and whatsoever lieth between them, and by Whose leave the hosts of the heavens and the earth and whatsoever lieth between them perform their work; and God is, in very truth, the Most High, the Most High.

Unto God belong the treasuries of the heavens and the earth and whatsoever lieth between them, and God hath ever been a Guardian over all things. Unto God belong the keys of the heavens and the earth and whatsoever lieth between them—He bestoweth as He willeth, through His grace—and God hath ever been All-Bounteous, All-Knowing. Unto God belong the measures of the heavens and the earth and whatsoever lieth between them—He createth what He willeth and bringeth forth in wondrous fashion what He willeth, according to that which He hath decreed by His command; verily, He hath ever been steadfast, all-powerful. Unto God belongeth the wondrous origination of all that He hath created and will create; and God hath ever been encompassing all things. Unto Him belongeth the dominion of whatsoever hath been wrought and will be wrought; and God hath ever been, over all things, the All-Sustaining. Unto Him belongeth the comeliness of whatsoever He hath, in wondrous fashion, brought forth and will bring forth; and God is, in very truth, beautiful, beautiful. Unto Him belongeth whatsoever doth commemorate the Name of any thing; and God is, in very truth, self-sufficient, self-sufficient. And His are the creation and the command; and God is, in very truth, the All-Mighty, the All-Wise.

Praise be to God, in Whose grasp is the Kingdom of the heavens and the earth and whatsoever lieth between them, and in Whose right hand is the Kingdom of command and of creation and whatsoever is above these and between them; before His face is the light of the heavens and the earth and whatsoever He hath, in wondrous fashion, brought forth in the night-season and by day. Hallowed be He! He hath verily encompassed all these with His knowledge.

Unto God belongeth the whole of forgiveness—He admitteth whom He willeth into His mercy; and God hath ever been all-forgiving, all-merciful. Unto God belongeth all power, in the beginning and in the end; and God hath ever been strong, all-mighty. Glorified be He unto Whom belongeth the dominion of the heavens and the earth and whatsoever lieth between them. He bestoweth His bounty upon whomsoever among His servants He willeth; verily, He is the Possessor of a bounty tremendous. Unto God belong the signs of the heavens and the earth and whatsoever lieth between them, and God hath ever been all-subtle, all-informed. Unto God belongeth the radiance of the heavens and the earth and whatsoever lieth between them, and God is, in very truth, the Possessor of a light all-luminous. Unto God belongeth the comeliness of the heavens and the earth and whatsoever lieth between them; and God is, in very truth, the Possessor of a beauty all-fair.