I am the secret of secrets, The tree of lights. I am thunder's horseman, The witness to the Covenant. I am the pole of darkness, The celestial Temple. I am the Cause of causes, ...The confidant of clouds. I am the quintessence of immemorial times, He who orders wisdoms. I am the First, I am the Last, I am the Evident, I am the Hidden. He who makes rivers rise, He who gives fruit their flavour. He who makes fountains spring, I am the interpreter of the Torah. I am the commentator of commentaries, I am the exegete of the Gospel. He who assembled the Koran, I am the enlightenment of clarity. I am the saint of saints; And the heir of the prophets. I am the priceless jewel; And the gate to the city. I am the legatee of science, The substance of stars. I am the Message supreme, I am the straight way. I am the secret of letters, And the light of all time. I am the key to the invisible, The lantern of hearts. I am the illumination of spirits, And the spirit of forms. I am the pole of poles, The beloved of beloveds. I am the awaited Mahdi, The Christ of the end of time. Ask me about the paths in the sky, I know them better than those of the earth; Ask me whilst I am among you. I am he of whom it was said : "There is no other knight than Ali"; I am the lion of the Bani Ghaleb, I am Ali Ibn Abi Taleb.