Malchus ein sof has the aspect of romemus and hisnasus over the worlds – it provides the supremacy for the worlds.
This is an ohr that is before the tzimzum, yet it is a light that will fill the chalal/vacant spce. This is aspect of hisnasut al olam – ie it is over the world, not essential.
However in malchus there is also the aspect of atzmius/essential quality. Usually we say there is no king withoug a people, but here we say, yes, there is a level in malchus ein sof – hisnasus atzmi - where there is the king without a nation.
Yesterday we said that the king is of such a level that he is also present where he is not present. At this level of atzmius/essential there can be a kingship unto itself.
This can be seen in the existence of the world – seemingly to exist without a source – is possible since it is rooted in atzmus. The alte rebbe explains that He is alone and self contained it can be competely concealed from the outside since He doesn't depend on expression. This means he can be present and totally hidden. He is present and active, but completely present.
In our world light pushes darkness away, but if you remove the light the darness returns. Darkness is active. Atzmus is present actively present and not relating to the outside at all.
Darkness precedes light. Light was added. Why? If the basic state is light then there is no world. In the created world just as in a human there is sechel, midot and action. And the intellect is superior, this is like saying light is superior. The avodah is to go through light till you reach beyond the light, till sechel comprehends that which is above sechel. In the bigger picture, darkness is more representative of atzmus than light.
We say there is no king without a people and now we say yes, there is. That is because we have been talking about ohr that is drawn in from somewhere. So a king who does not have a people is only a potentially a king since we are talking of expression. But if you go above that then you are not talking about hamshacha, but about the etzem itself – it doesn't have to be drawn there – it is everywhere.
After the zimzumm there was a roshem/impression that remains. This roshem is higher than the light that was there before the tzimzum. The malchus is like this roshem and hence is being and actively being while being unobtrusive.
In our world there is an aspect of creation and theren there is a basis that is not a created entity – it is the G-dly presence itself.
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