English
The Chain of Creation
The universal Intellect, the universal Soul, the universal Nature;
after these, know the essence of all meanings.
The universal Body, the form of the Throne, then the Footstool, and after that
nine heavens set turning by the command of God.
The starless outer sphere is the first of them,
and see clearly, the moon is the last.
After that comes the sphere of ether and air,
and after that, know, the water and the earth.
Then mineral and plant were completed,
and after them the animal appeared.
By the decree of eternal love there emerged
the angel, the jinn, and at last the human being.
The human gathers all these ranks in one;
he is what God intended from all being and space.