Say then, Let the Light of Knowledge flash forth from the ziarahs,
Revelation of Tawûsê Melek (Qu’ret al-Yezid)
Flash forth from the river of Euphrates to the hiddenness of Shambhala!
Let My sanjak be carried from its safe place into the Temple,
And let all the clans of Yezid know of My Manifestation!
as Expositor of Gnosis with His symbols the Vēl Āyudha or Spear of Wisdom and His vehicle/totem the Peacock or Phoenix. Behind Him shines the brilliance of the rising sun representing the brilliantly awakened state (bodhi) of the Jñāni or Comprehensor.
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