Chapter Twenty-One (פֶּרֶק עֶשְׂרִים וְאֶחָד)

There still remains for you one matter to know (עוֹד נִשְׁאַר לְךָ עִנְיָן אֶחָד לָדַעַת), that which we said in the chapter preceding this one (מַה שֶׁאָמַרְנוּ בַּפֶּרֶק הַקּוֹדֵם אֶל זֶה), that the Mochin are four (שֶׁהַמּוֹחִין הֵם אַרְבָּעָה), and in truth we have only the Netzach, Hod, and Yesod of Imma (וּבֶאֱמֶת אֵין לָנוּ אֶלָּא נֵצַח הוֹד יְסוֹד אִמָּא), from which the Mochin emerge in the secret of the Lamed of the Tzelem [Image] (שֶׁיּוֹצֵא מֵהֶם הַמּוֹחִין בְּסוֹד לָמֶ״ד שֶׁל הַצֶלֶ״ם), and how do we say that they are four (וְהֵיאָךְ אָנוּ אוֹמְרִים שֶׁהֵם אַרְבָּעָה). Rather, you need to know this small introduction (אֶלָּא שֶׁצָּרִיךְ אַתָּה לָדַעַת הַקְדָּמָה קְטַנָּה הַזֹּאת): that the Kutzin [locks] of the hairs of Arich Anpin strike the back of Ze’ir Anpin (שֶׁקּוּצֵי דְשַׂעֲרֵי דַּאֲרִיךְ אַנְפִּין, בָּטַשׁ בַּאֲחוֹרָיו דְּז״א), and from that striking, the Yesod of Imma is divided in his head into two (וּמֵאוֹתָהּ הַבְּטִישָׁה נֶחְלַק בְּרֹאשׁוֹ יְסוֹד אִמָּא לִשְׁנַיִם), namely Chesadim separately and Gevurot separately (דְּהַיְינוּ חֲסָדִים לְחוּד וּגְבוּרוֹת לְחוּד), and then the compartments of the Tefillin emerge opposite his face upon his forehead (וְאָז יוֹצְאִים הַבָּתֵּי תְּפִלִּין כְּנֶגֶד פָּנָיו בְּמִצְחוֹ), and they return to become four Mochin (וְחוֹזְרִים לִהְיוֹת אַרְבָּעָה מוֹחִין), through that illumination of the Kutzin [locks] of the hairs of Arich Anpin (בְּאוֹתָהּ הֶאָרָה שֶׁל קוּצֵי דְשַׂעֲרֵי דַּאֲרִיךְ אַנְפִּין). Therefore there are four compartments in the Tefillin (וְעַל כֵּן יֵשׁ בַּתְּפִלִּין אַרְבָּעָה בָּתִּים), which cover the sections (שֶׁמְּכַסִּים לַפָּרָשִׁיּוֹת), because the Mochin come concealed (לְפִי שֶׁבָּאִים הַמּוֹחִין מְכֻסִּים), and the four sections correspond to four Mochin (וְאַרְבַּע פָּרָשִׁיּוֹת הֵם כְּנֶגֶד אַרְבָּעָה מוֹחִין), and therefore they are four (וְעַל כֵּן הֵם אַרְבָּעָה). And there is another reason as well (וְעוֹד טַעַם אַחֵר יֵשׁ), for what we have said (עַל זֶה שֶׁאָמַרְנוּ), that the three within three of Ze’ir Anpin (שֶׁתְּלַת גּוֹ תְּלַת שֶׁל זְעֵיר אַנְפִּין), which are his Netzach, Hod, and Yesod within Gedulah [Chesed], Gevurah, and Tiferet (שֶׁהוּא נֵצַח הוֹד יְסוֹד שֶׁלּוֹ בִּגְדוּלָה גְּבוּרָה ת״ת), then when they are included together (אָז כַּאֲשֶׁר נִכְלָלִים), Malkhut is included in the secret of the Atarah [crown] (נִכְלֶלֶת מַלְכוּת בְּסוֹד הָעֲטָרָה), and when Netzach, Hod, and Yesod return and spread forth from Chesed, Gevurah, and Tiferet (וּכְשֶׁחוֹזְרִים וּמִתְפַּשְּׁטִים נְהִ״י מֵחג״ת), then Malkhut returns to her place (אָז מַלְכוּת חוֹזֶרֶת לִמְקוֹמָהּ), and therefore they are four (וְלָכֵן הֵם אַרְבָּעָה), in relation to Malkhut as she spreads forth (בְּעֵרֶךְ מַלְכוּת שֶׁהִיא מִתְפַּשֶּׁטֶת). And you, the student (וְאַתָּה הַמְּעַיֵּן), deepen your understanding in all the allusions that I have written to you in this chapter (תַּעֲמִיק בְּשִׂכְלְךָ בְּכָל הָרְמָזִים אֲשֶׁר כָּתַבְתִּי לְךָ בָּזֶה הַפֶּרֶק), and only the edge of it shall you see of the secrets of the Tefillin (וְאֶפֶס קָצֵהוּ תִּרְאֶה שֶׁל רָזֵי הַתְּפִלִּין), but all of it you shall not see (וְכֻלּוֹ לֹא תִרְאֶה), until after the completion of the illumination of the Countenance of the holy and awesome King, blessed be He (עַד אַחַר כְּלוֹת בֵּאוּר הַפָּנִים שֶׁל הַמֶּלֶךְ הַקֹּדֶשׁ וְהַנּוֹרָא בָּרוּךְ הוּא), which is hidden from us at this time (אֲשֶׁר נֶעְלָם מֵאִתָּנוּ בַּזְּמַן הַזֶּה), and in the Future to Come we shall merit to see Him (וְלֶעָתִיד לָבוֹא נִזְכֶּה לִרְאוֹת אוֹתוֹ), as it is said (שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר): “And it shall be said on that day: Behold, this is our God, we hoped for Him… let us rejoice and be glad in His salvation” (וְאָמַר בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא הִנֵּה אֱלֹהֵינוּ זֶה קִוִּינוּ לוֹ... נָגִילָה וְנִשְׂמְחָה בִּישׁוּעָתוֹ) (Isaiah 25:9), speedily in our days, Amen (בִּמְהֵרָה בְיָמֵינוּ אָמֵן), may Yaakov rejoice, may Yisrael be glad (יָגֵל יַעֲקֹב יִשְׂמַח יִשְׂרָאֵל), blessed is Hashem forever (יִתְבָּרַךְ י״י לְעוֹלָם), Amen and Amen (אָמֵן וְאָמֵן).