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I testify that through Him the Pen of the Most High was set in motion, and
with His remembrance the Scriptures in the kingdom of names were
embellished. Through Him Thy fragrances were wafted, and the sweet smell
of Thy raiment was shed abroad amongst all the dwellers of the earth and
the inmates of heaven. Thou seest and knowest full well, O my God, how He
hath been made to dwell within the most desolate of cities, so that He may
build up the hearts of Thy servants, and hath been willing to suffer the
most grievous abasement, that Thy creatures may be exalted.

I pray Thee, O Thou Who causest the dawn to appear, by Thy Name through
Which Thou hast subjected the winds, and sent down Thy Tablets, that Thou
wilt grant that we may draw near unto what Thou didst destine for us by
Thy favor and bounty, and to be far removed from whatsoever may be
repugnant unto Thee. Give us, then, to drink from the hands of Thy grace
every day and every moment of our lives of the waters that are life
indeed, O Thou Who art the Most Merciful! Make us, then, to be of them who
helped Thee when fallen into the hands of those Thine enemies who are
numbered with the rebellious among Thy creatures and the wicked amidst Thy
people. Write down, then, for us the recompense ordained for him that hath
attained Thy presence, and gazed on Thy beauty, and supply us with every
good thing ordained in Thy Book for such of Thy creatures as enjoy near
access to Thee.

Brighten our hearts, O my Lord, with the splendor of Thy knowledge, and
illumine our sight with the light of such eyes as are fixed upon the
horizon of Thy grace and the Day-Spring of Thy glory. Preserve us, then,
by Thy Most Great Name, Which Thou didst cause to overshadow such nations
as lay claim to what Thou hast forbidden in Thy Book. This, verily, is
what Thou didst announce unto us in Thy Scriptures and Thy Tablets.

Cause us, then, to be so steadfast in our love towards Thee that we will
turn to none except Thee, and will be reckoned amongst them that are
brought nigh to Thee, and acknowledge Thee as One Who is exalted above
every comparison and is holy beyond all likeness, and will lift up our
voices amongst Thy servants and cry aloud that He is the one God, the
Incomparable, the Ever-Abiding, the Most Powerful, the All-Glorious, the
All-Wise.

Strengthen Thou, O my Lord, the hearts of them that love Thee, that they
may not be affrighted by the hosts of the infidels that are turned back
from Thee, but may follow Thee in whatsoever hath been revealed by Thee.
Aid them, moreover, to remember and to praise Thee, and to teach Thy Cause
with eloquence and wisdom. Thou art He Who hath called Himself the Most
Merciful. Ordain, then, O my God, for me and for whosoever hath sought
Thee what beseemeth the excellence of Thy glory and the greatness of Thy
majesty. No God is there but Thee, the Ever-Forgiving, the Most
Compassionate.






Thou seest Thy dear One, O my God, lying at the mercy of Thine enemies,
and hearest the voice of His lamentation from the midst of such of Thy
creatures as have dealt wickedly in Thy sight. He it is, O my Lord,
through Whose name Thou didst beautify Thy Tablets, and for Whose greater
glory Thou didst send down the Bayán, and at Whose separation from Thee
Thou didst weep continually. Look Thou, then, upon His loneliness, O my
God, and behold Him fallen into the hands of them that have disbelieved in
Thy signs, have turned their backs upon Thee, and have forgotten the
wonders of Thy mercy.

He it is, O my God, about Whom Thou hast said: "But for Thee the
Scriptures would have remained unrevealed, and the Prophets unsent." And
no sooner had He, by Thy behest, been manifested and spoken forth Thy
praise, than the wicked doers among Thy creatures compassed Him round,
with the swords of hate drawn against Him, O Thou the Lord of all names!
Thou well knowest what befell Him at the hands of such as have rent
asunder the veil of Thy grandeur, and cast behind their backs Thy Covenant
and Thy Testament, O Thou Who art the Maker of the heavens! He is the One
for Whose sake Thou (the Báb) hast yielded Thy life, and hast consented to
be touched by the manifold ills of the world that He may manifest Himself,
and summoned all mankind in His name. As soon as He came down, however,
from the heaven of majesty and power, Thy servants stretched out against
Him the hands of cruelty and sedition, and caused Him to be afflicted with
such troubles that the scrolls of the world are insufficient to contain a
full recital of them.

Thou seest, therefore, O Thou Beloved of the world, Him Who is dear to
Thee in the clutches of such as have denied Thee, and beholdest Thy
heart's desire under the swords of the ungodly. Methinks He, from His most
exalted station, saith unto me: "Would that my soul, O Prisoner, could be
a ransom for Thy captivity, and my being, O wronged One, be sacrificed for
the adversities Thou didst suffer! Thou art He through Whose captivity the
standards of Thine almighty power were hoisted, and the day-star of Thy
revelation shone forth above the horizon of tribulation, in such wise that
all created things bowed down before the greatness of Thy majesty.

"The more they strove to hinder Thee from remembering Thy God and from
extolling His virtues, the more passionately didst Thou glorify Him and
the more loudly didst Thou call upon Him. And every time the veils of the
perverse came in between Thee and Thy servants, Thou didst shed the
splendors of the light of Thy countenance out of the heaven of Thy grace.
Thou art, in very truth, the Self-Subsisting as testified by the tongue of
God, the All-Glorious, the one alone Beloved; and Thou art the Desire of
the world as attested by what hath flowed down from the Pen of Him Who
hath announced unto Thy servants Thy hidden Name, and adorned the entire
creation with the ornament of Thy love, the Most Precious, the Most

I testify that through Him the Pen of the Most High was set in motion, and

with His remembrance the Scriptures in the kingdom of names were

embellished. Through Him Thy fragrances were wafted, and the sweet smell

of Thy raiment was shed abroad amongst all the dwellers of the earth and

the inmates of heaven. Thou seest and knowest full well, O my God, how He

hath been made to dwell within the most desolate of cities, so that He may

build up the hearts of Thy servants, and hath been willing to suffer the

most grievous abasement, that Thy creatures may be exalted.

I pray Thee, O Thou Who causest the dawn to appear, by Thy Name through

Which Thou hast subjected the winds, and sent down Thy Tablets, that Thou

wilt grant that we may draw near unto what Thou didst destine for us by

Thy favor and bounty, and to be far removed from whatsoever may be

repugnant unto Thee. Give us, then, to drink from the hands of Thy grace

every day and every moment of our lives of the waters that are life

indeed, O Thou Who art the Most Merciful! Make us, then, to be of them who

helped Thee when fallen into the hands of those Thine enemies who are

numbered with the rebellious among Thy creatures and the wicked amidst Thy

people. Write down, then, for us the recompense ordained for him that hath

attained Thy presence, and gazed on Thy beauty, and supply us with every

good thing ordained in Thy Book for such of Thy creatures as enjoy near

access to Thee.

Brighten our hearts, O my Lord, with the splendor of Thy knowledge, and

illumine our sight with the light of such eyes as are fixed upon the

horizon of Thy grace and the Day-Spring of Thy glory. Preserve us, then,

by Thy Most Great Name, Which Thou didst cause to overshadow such nations

as lay claim to what Thou hast forbidden in Thy Book. This, verily, is

what Thou didst announce unto us in Thy Scriptures and Thy Tablets.

Cause us, then, to be so steadfast in our love towards Thee that we will

turn to none except Thee, and will be reckoned amongst them that are

brought nigh to Thee, and acknowledge Thee as One Who is exalted above

every comparison and is holy beyond all likeness, and will lift up our

voices amongst Thy servants and cry aloud that He is the one God, the

Incomparable, the Ever-Abiding, the Most Powerful, the All-Glorious, the

All-Wise.

Strengthen Thou, O my Lord, the hearts of them that love Thee, that they

may not be affrighted by the hosts of the infidels that are turned back

from Thee, but may follow Thee in whatsoever hath been revealed by Thee.

Aid them, moreover, to remember and to praise Thee, and to teach Thy Cause

with eloquence and wisdom. Thou art He Who hath called Himself the Most

Merciful. Ordain, then, O my God, for me and for whosoever hath sought

Thee what beseemeth the excellence of Thy glory and the greatness of Thy

majesty. No God is there but Thee, the Ever-Forgiving, the Most

Compassionate.

Thou seest Thy dear One, O my God, lying at the mercy of Thine enemies,

and hearest the voice of His lamentation from the midst of such of Thy

creatures as have dealt wickedly in Thy sight. He it is, O my Lord,

through Whose name Thou didst beautify Thy Tablets, and for Whose greater

glory Thou didst send down the Bayán, and at Whose separation from Thee

Thou didst weep continually. Look Thou, then, upon His loneliness, O my

God, and behold Him fallen into the hands of them that have disbelieved in

Thy signs, have turned their backs upon Thee, and have forgotten the

wonders of Thy mercy.

He it is, O my God, about Whom Thou hast said: "But for Thee the

Scriptures would have remained unrevealed, and the Prophets unsent." And

no sooner had He, by Thy behest, been manifested and spoken forth Thy

praise, than the wicked doers among Thy creatures compassed Him round,

with the swords of hate drawn against Him, O Thou the Lord of all names!

Thou well knowest what befell Him at the hands of such as have rent

asunder the veil of Thy grandeur, and cast behind their backs Thy Covenant

and Thy Testament, O Thou Who art the Maker of the heavens! He is the One

for Whose sake Thou (the Báb) hast yielded Thy life, and hast consented to

be touched by the manifold ills of the world that He may manifest Himself,

and summoned all mankind in His name. As soon as He came down, however,

from the heaven of majesty and power, Thy servants stretched out against

Him the hands of cruelty and sedition, and caused Him to be afflicted with

such troubles that the scrolls of the world are insufficient to contain a

full recital of them.

Thou seest, therefore, O Thou Beloved of the world, Him Who is dear to

Thee in the clutches of such as have denied Thee, and beholdest Thy

heart's desire under the swords of the ungodly. Methinks He, from His most

exalted station, saith unto me: "Would that my soul, O Prisoner, could be

a ransom for Thy captivity, and my being, O wronged One, be sacrificed for

the adversities Thou didst suffer! Thou art He through Whose captivity the

standards of Thine almighty power were hoisted, and the day-star of Thy

revelation shone forth above the horizon of tribulation, in such wise that

all created things bowed down before the greatness of Thy majesty.

"The more they strove to hinder Thee from remembering Thy God and from

extolling His virtues, the more passionately didst Thou glorify Him and

the more loudly didst Thou call upon Him. And every time the veils of the

perverse came in between Thee and Thy servants, Thou didst shed the

splendors of the light of Thy countenance out of the heaven of Thy grace.

Thou art, in very truth, the Self-Subsisting as testified by the tongue of

God, the All-Glorious, the one alone Beloved; and Thou art the Desire of

the world as attested by what hath flowed down from the Pen of Him Who

hath announced unto Thy servants Thy hidden Name, and adorned the entire

creation with the ornament of Thy love, the Most Precious, the Most