These things are subservient to my power. O mine enemies, why do you deny me? O men, deny me not, but submit. In the day of judgment you will be happy in meeting me. Who dies in my love, I will cast him In the midst of Paradise, by my will and pleasure; But he that dies unmindful of me Will be thrown into torture in misery and affliction. I say I am the only one and the exalted; I create and make rich those whom I will. Praise it to myself, for all things are by my will. And the universe is lighted by some of my gifts. I am the king that magnifies himself, And all the riches of creation are at my bidding. I have made known unto you, O people, some of my ways. Who desireth me must forsake the world. And I can also speak the true saying, And the garden on high is for those who do my pleasure. I sought the truth and became a confirming truth; And by the like truth shall they, like myself, possess the highest place. THE PRINCIPAL PRAYER OF THE YEZIDIS Amen, Amen, Amen! Through the intermediation of Šams-ad-Dîn, Faḫr ad-Dîn, Naṣir-ad-Dîn, Sajad ad-Dîn, Šeiḫ Sin (Ḥusein), Šeiḫ Bakr, ḳâdir ar-Raḥmân. Lord, thou art gracious, thou art merciful; Thou art God, king of kings and lands, King of joy and happiness, King of good possession (eternal life). From eternity thou art eternal. Thou art the seat of luck (happiness) and life; Thou art lord of grace and good luck. Thou art king of jinns and human beings, King of the holy men (saints), Lord of terror and praise, The abode of religious duty and praise, Worthy of praise and thanks. Lord! Protector in journeys, Sovereign of the moon and of the darkness, God of the sun and of the fire, God of the great throne, Lord of goodness. Lord! No one knows how thou art. Thou hast no beauty; thou hast no height. Thou hast no going forth; thou hast no number. Lord! Judge of kings and beggars, Judge of society and of the world, Thou hast revealed the repentance of Adam. Lord, thou hast no house; thou hast no money; Thou hast no wings, hast no feathers; Thou hast no voice, thou hast no color. Thou hast made us lucky and satisfied. Thou hast created Jesus and Mary. Lord, thou art gracious, Merciful, faithful. Thou art Lord; I am nothingness. I am a fallen sinner, A sinner by thee remembered. Thou hast led us out of darkness into light. Lord! My sin and my guilt, Take them and remove them. O God, O God, O God, Amen! SEVEN CLASSES OF YEZIDIS They are divided into seven classes, and each class has functions peculiar to itself that cannot be discharged by any of the other classes. They are: