إِنَ لِي الْكَرَّةَ بَعْدَ الْكَرَّةِ وَ الرَّجْعَةَ بَعْدَ الرَّجْعَةِ وَ أَنَا صَاحِبُ الرَّجَعَاتِ وَ الْكَرَّاتِ وَ صَاحِبُ الصَّوْلَاتِ وَ النَّقِمَاتِ وَ الدُّولَاتِ الْعَجِيبَاتِ وَ أَنَا قَرْنٌ مِنْ حَدِيدٍ وَ أَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ وَ أَخُو رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص أَنَا أَمِينُ اللَّهِ وَ خَازِنُهُ وَ عَيْبَةُ سِرِّهِ وَ حِجَابُهُ وَ وَجْهُهُ وَ صِرَاطُهُ وَ مِيزَانُهُ وَ أَنَا الْحَاشِرُ إِلَى اللَّهِ وَ أَنَا كَلِمَةُ اللَّهِ الَّتِي يَجْمَعُ بِهَا الْمُفْتَرِقَ وَ يُفَرِّقُ بِهَا الْمُجْتَمِعَ وَ أَنَا أَسْمَاءُ اللَّهِ الْحُسْنَى وَ أَمْثَالُهُ الْعُلْيَا وَ آيَاتُهُ الْكُبْرَى وَ أَنَا صَاحِبُ الْجَنَّةِ وَ النَّارِ أُسْكِنُ أَهْلَ الْجَنَّةِ الْجَنَّةَ وَ أُسْكِنُ أَهْلَ النَّارِ النَّارَ وَ إِلَيَّ تَزْوِيجُ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ وَ إِلَيَّ عَذَابُ أَهْلِ النَّارِ
No doubt coming back time and time again is for me-asws. I-asws return time and again and I-asws (am given) the jurisdiction on returning(s). I-asws am attacker and punisher. I-asws possess special virtues and effects of an incomprehensible nature. I-asws am an iron authority (horn) that uproots the forts of Kufr. I-asws am a slave of Allah-azwj (Abd Allah) and brother of the Rasool-Allah-saww. I-asws am the custodian of Allah-azwj‘s Secrets, and a deposit (box) in which all His-azwj Secrets are safely kept. I-asws am a Veil (Hijaab) between Allah-azwj and the creation, Direction to Allah-azwj (Wajhullah), Scale of Truth and untrue, gatherer of creation, I am that ‘Kalimaat-ullah’ (Divine Words) with which everything gets collected or is dispersed. (Through me-asws) Dispersed are gathered. I-asws am effective Virtue of Allah-azwj‘s Names, a grand reflection of His-azwj Highness. I-asws am the greatest Signs (Ayatollah-Al-Kubra). I-asws am the owner of Heavens and Hell. The heaven goers will be wedded by me-asws. I-asws am responsible for the punishment for the Hell dwellers.
وَ إِلَيَّ إِيَابُ الْخَلْقِ جَمِيعاً وَ أَنَا الْإِيَابُ الَّذِي يَئُوبُ إِلَيْهِ كُلُّ شَيْءٍ بَعْدَ الْقَضَاءِ وَ إِلَيَّ حِسَابُ الْخَلْقِ جَمِيعاً وَ أَنَا صَاحِبُ الْهِبَاتِ وَ أَنَا الْمُؤَذِّنُ عَلَى الْأَعْرَافِ- وَ أَنَا بَارِزُ الشَّمْسِ أَنَا دَابَّةُ الْأَرْضِ وَ أَنَا قَسِيمُ النَّارِ- وَ أَنَا خَازِنُ الْجِنَانِ وَ صَاحِبُ الْأَعْرَافِ-
(And) All the creation will be presented to me-asws (Will return/appear before me). The accountability of all the creations is delegated to me-asws. Every matter (Amr) after the will of Allah-azwj (Qaza-e-illahee) or decision of Allah-azwj is managed by me-asws. I-asws am the owner of Heavens, granter of good deeds or virtuous deeds and caller in deviations. I-asws am the sun of the day of returning (Raj’a). I-asws am Daaba-Tul-Arz, appointed authority over Heaven and Hell and custodian of heavens. I am the one at the high mounds (Sahib-e-Al-Ahraf) who will know everyone from the signs on their foreheads.
وَ أَنَا أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَ يَعْسُوبُ الْمُتَّقِينَ وَ آيَةُ السَّابِقِينَ وَ لِسَانُ النَّاطِقِينَ وَ خَاتَمُ الْوَصِيِّينَ وَ وَارِثُ النَّبِيِّينَ وَ خَلِيفَةُ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ وَ صِرَاطُ رَبِّيَ الْمُسْتَقِيمُ وَ فُسْطَاطُهُ
I-asws am Amir Al-Momineen (Leader of the faithful’s). Protector of the pious (Muttaqeen). The sign of all passed ones (Ayat-us-Sabiqeen). The speaking tongue of all the speakers. Certifier head of successor of the Prophets (Waseeyeen – Khatamul-Waseeyeen). Inheritor of Prophets-as. And the caliph of the Provider of the universe (Rabul-Alameen). And His-azwj Straight Path (to Salvation) and a measuring (differentiating) scale of right and wrong.
وَ الْحُجَّةُ عَلَى أَهْلِ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَ الْأَرَضِينَ وَ مَا فِيهِمَا وَ مَا بَيْنَهُمَا وَ أَنَا الَّذِي احْتَجَّ اللَّهُ بِهِ عَلَيْكُمْ فِي ابْتِدَاءِ خَلْقِكُمْ وَ أَنَا الشَّاهِدُ يَوْمَ الدِّينِ وَ أَنَا الَّذِي عَلِمْتُ عِلْمَ الْمَنَايَا وَ الْبَلَايَا وَ الْقَضَايَا وَ فَصْلَ الْخِطَابِ وَ الْأَنْسَابَ وَ اسْتُحْفِظْتُ آيَاتِ النَّبِيِّينَ الْمُسْتَخْفِينَ الْمُسْتَحْفَظِينَ وَ أَنَا صَاحِبُ الْعَصَا وَ الْمِيسَمِ-
I-asws am His-asws Authority over skies, earth and whatever is therein. Allah-asws Established (Ihtejaaj) me-asws over His-azwj creation and took covenant. I-asws am their witness (Shahid) on the day of judgement. I-asws am the one entrusted with the knowledge of tests, dreams, judgements, expressive oration, and know the Ilmul-Ansaab knowledge of the chain of descendants. I-asws am the caretaker of the signs (Ayats) of all the Prophets-as. I-asws am the cane (Asa’a) of signs (who will stamp he signs of ‘This is kafir (disbeliever) up to the day of judgement’).
وَ أَنَا الَّذِي سُخِّرَتْ لِيَ السَّحَابُ وَ الرَّعْدُ وَ الْبَرْقُ وَ الظُّلَمُ وَ الْأَنْوَارُ وَ الرِّيَاحُ وَ الْجِبَالُ وَ الْبِحَارُ وَ النُّجُومُ وَ الشَّمْسُ وَ الْقَمَرُ أَنَا الْقَرْنُ الْحَدِيدُ وَ أَنَا فَارُوقُ الْأُمَّةِ وَ أَنَا الْهَادِي وَ أَنَا الَّذِي أَحْصَيْتُ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ عَدَداً بِعِلْمِ اللَّهِ الَّذِي أَوْدَعَنِيهِ وَ بِسِرِّهِ الَّذِي أَسَرَّهُ إِلَى مُحَمَّدٍ ص إِلَيَّ
I-asws am the one for whom, the clouds, thunders, lightning, darkness’s, lights, winds, mountains, seas or oceans, moon and sun are enslaved (commanded to be obedient). I-asws am the head of all the workers or implementers of Allah-azwj’s Will and Decisions and I-asws am their Divine Guardian (Wali-al-Amar). I-asws am the iron Authority (Horn) of Allah-azwj’s Strength. I-asws am the differentiator of the Nation (Farooq of Ummah; the one who differentiates between right and wrong). The identification between right and wrong is because of me-asws. I-asws am the herder of Allah-azwj’s creation and guide towards Him-azwj. I-azwj am the one who has overcome everything by counting and store of everything (We have stored everything in Imam-e-Mubeen – Surah Yaseen) by the reasons of the Knowledge bestowed upon me by Allah-azwj and by all the secrets He-azwj Entrusted in Muhammad-saww, which (are transferred) to me-asws.
وَ أَنَا الَّذِي أَنْحَلَنِي رَبِّي اسْمَهُ وَ كَلِمَتَهُ وَ حِكْمَتَهُ وَ عِلْمَهُ وَ فَهْمَهُ
I-asws am the one who is Granted by Allah-azwj His Name (Ism) and His-azwj Speech (kalmia), His-azwj Wisdom (Hikmat), His-azwj Knowledge and His-azwj Comprehension.
يَا مَعْشَرَ النَّاسِ اسْأَلُونِي قَبْلَ أَنْ تَفْقِدُونِي اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أُشْهِدُكَ وَ أَسْتَعْدِيكَ عَلَيْهِمْ وَ لَا حَوْلَ وَ لَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ الْعَلِيِّ الْعَظِيمِ وَ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ مُتَّبِعِينَ أَمْرَهُ.
O’ people, ask me-asws of anything before you do not find me-asws amongst you. O’ Allah-azwj, I-asws choose You-azwj my witness over them and seek Your-azwj Help. There is no power and authority other than Allah-azwj – the Highest and Greatest. We are Commanded by Him-azwj and submit ourselves totally under His-azwj Command.[1]
[1] بحار الأنوار (ط – بيروت)، ج53، ص: 48