Atik – Malchut of Adam Kadmon – is clothed in and governs Atzilut.
Atik is the first Partzuf attributed to Atzilut. Atik is Malchut of Adam Kadmon, which extends with the repairs required for this and clothes itself in Atzilut in order to bind it with Adam Kadmon and to sustain it and govern it.
Until now we have been discussing the Partzufim in general. We will now begin to explain what the Partzufim are individually.
This proposition consists of two parts: Part 1: Atik is the first... This comes to explain that Atik is the first Partzuf. Part 2: Atik is Malchut... This explains its function.