has been sent down expressing (Allahپfs) pleasure except...

has been sent down expressing (Allahپfs) pleasure except that (in its absolute sense) it is about him, nor has Allah addressed with honor پgthose who believeپh but that He meant him first, 1 cf. Chapter 2, Verse 217 of the Holy Quran. 2 Chapter 3, Verse 88 of the Holy Quran.

nor has any verse of praise been revealed in the Quran but that it is in his honor, nor did Allah testify Paradise in (the chapter starting with) پgHas not passed over man a long period of timeپh1 but for him, nor did He reveal it for other than him, nor did He mean to praise by it save him. O people! He is the patron of the religion of Allah, and the one who argues on behalf of the Messenger of Allah.

1 Referring to Chapter 76, Verses 7-22 of the Holy Quran: پgThey perform (their) vows, and they fear a Day whose evil shall be widespread. They feed, for the love of Allah, the indigent, the orphan, and the captive, (saying), پeWe feed you for the sake of Allah alone; no reward do we desire from you, nor thanks. We fear a Day of severity and distress. But, Allah has kept away from them the evil of that Day, and has offered them radiance and (blissful) Joy.

And for what they observed patience, He has rewarded them with a Garden and (garments of) silk . He is the pious, the pure, the guide, and the rightly guided. Your prophet is the best prophet, the executor (of my will) over you is the best executor and deputy, and his sons are the best deputies. O people! The progeny of every prophet was from his own loins whereas my progeny is from the loins of O people! Surely, Iblis (the greater Satan) caused Adam to be dismissed from the garden through envy.

Thus, do not envy him or your deeds shall be nullified and your feet shall slip, Verily, Adam was sent down to earth only because of one mistake, while he was the elite of Allah, the mighty and the majestic. How, then, will be your condition, and you are what you really are, and among you are the enemies of Allah? Indeed, none hates Ali but a wretched person, none keeps himself attached to Ali but a pious person, and none has faith in his (virtues) but a sincere believer.

And in the honor of Ali, by Allah, was the Chapter of al- Asr (Ch. 103) revealed: پgIn the name of Allah, the compassionate, the merciful. By the Time (of rising)!1 Most surely man is in loss, except those who believe, do righteous deeds, and enjoin on each other the truth, and enjoin on each other patience and constancy.