May glory from Our presence rest upon those who have
set their faces toward the Dayspring of His Revelation
and have acknowledged and recognized that which the
Tongue of utterance hath spoken in the kingdom of
knowledge in this blessed, this glorious and incomparable
Day.
In My Name, calling aloud in the Kingdom of Utterance
PRAISE and thanksgiving beseem the Lord of manifest
dominion Who hath adorned the mighty prison with the
presence of their honours ’Ali-Akbar and Amin,
and hath illumined it with the light of certitude,
constancy and assurance.(22) The glory of God and
the glory of all that are in the heavens and on the
earth be upon them.
Light and glory, greeting and praise be upon the Hands
of His Cause, through whom the light of fortitude
hath shone forth and the truth hath been established
that the authority to choose rests with God, the Powerful,
the Mighty, the Unconstrained, through whom the ocean
of bounty hath surged and the fragrance of the gracious
favours of God, the Lord of mankind, hath been diffused.
We beseech Him—exalted is He—to
shield them through the power of His hosts, to protect
them through the potency of His dominion and to aid
them through His indomitable strength which prevaileth
over all created things. Sovereignty is God’s,
the Creator of the heavens and the Lord of the Kingdom
of Names.
The Great Announcement proclaimeth: O people
of Persia! In former times ye have been the symbols
of mercy and the embodiments of affection and kindliness.
The regions of the world were illumined and embellished
by the brightness of the light of your knowledge and
by the blaze of your erudition. How is it that
you have arisen to destroy yourselves and your friends
with your own hands?
O Afnan, O thou that has branched from Mine ancient
Stock! My glory and My loving-kindness rest upon
thee. How vast is the tabernacle of the Cause
of God! It hath overshadowed all the peoples
and kindreds of the earth, and will, ere long, gather
together the whole of mankind beneath its shelter.
Thy day of service is now come. Countless Tablets
bear the testimony of the bounties vouchsafed unto
thee. Arise for the triumph of My Cause, and,
through the power of thine utterance, subdue the hearts
of men. Thou must show forth that which will
ensure the peace and the well-being of the miserable
and the downtrodden. Gird up the loins of thine
endeavour, that perchance thou mayest release the
captive from his chains, and enable him to attain
unto true liberty.
