"All praise be unto God Who was Ever-Existent ere ..."

In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful.

All praise be unto God Who was Ever-Existent ere created things were
called into being, when there was no one else besides Him. He is the One
Who hath been Ever-Abiding while no element of His creation did yet exist.
Indeed the souls of them that are endued with understanding fail to
comprehend the least manifestation of His attributes, and the minds of
those who have acknowledged His unity are unable to perceive the most
insignificant token of His omnipotence.

Sanctified art Thou, O Lord my God. The tongues of men fall short in
extolling Thy glorious handiwork, how much more then would they falter in
lauding the majesty of Thy transcendent power; and since human
understanding is sore perplexed to fathom the mystery of a single object
of Thy creation, how can anyone ever attain the recognition of Thine Own
Being?

I have known Thee by Thy making known unto me that Thou art unknowable to
anyone save Thyself. I have become apprised by the creation Thou hast
fashioned out of sheer non-existence that the way to attain the
comprehension of Thine Essence is barred to everyone. Thou art God,
besides Whom there is none other God. No one except Thine Own Self can
comprehend Thy nature. Thou art without peer or partner. From everlasting
Thou hast been alone with no one else besides Thee and unto everlasting
Thou wilt continue to be the same, while no created thing shall ever
approach Thine exalted position.

All men, O my God, confess their powerlessness to know Thee as Thou
knowest Thine Own Being; the generative impulse Thou hast released is
manifest throughout the entire creation, and all created things which Thou
hast fashioned are but expressions of Thy wondrous signs. Magnified be Thy
name; Thou art immeasurably exalted above the strivings of anyone among
Thy creatures to attain Thy recognition as is befitting and worthy of
Thee.

Praise be unto Thee! The way in which Thou hast called into being Thy
creation out of non-existence preventeth all created things from
recognizing Thee, and the manner in which Thou hast fashioned the
creatures, with the limitations imposed upon them, proclaimeth their utter
nothingness before the revelations of Thine attributes.

Exalted art Thou, O my God! All mankind are powerless to celebrate Thy
glory and the minds of men fall short of yielding praise unto Thee. I be