Elucidation of Objectives — Page 43
Tau di h-e-Mar a m 43 53 i. e. , By the Sun and the sunlight; by the Moon that follows the Sun; by the day and the daybreak; by the night which is so dark; by the earth and by Him Who shaped it; by the soul of man and by Him Who be- stowed upon it the entire range of different excellences pertaining to perfect equilibrium and steadfastness, and did not deprive it of any of the excellences. Instead, He centered all the excellences listed above under different categories in such a way that the person of the Perfect Man embodies the properties of the Sun as well as the sunlight. It also contains the properties of the Moon, as has the capacity to receive from others what is good and can absorb light from another source and make it its own. It also has the properties of a bright day, quite like the workers and labourers who are better able to per- form their respective tasks well during the day. So do 53 91:2-16. [Translator] Note: The underlined part of the verse which means, "And by the Heaven and its wonderful structure" is not translated in the text but is later ex- plained on page 45-46. [Translator]