None can see it except such as are endued with insight.’
‘Have the stars fallen?’ Say: ’Yea,
when He Who is the Self-Subsisting dwelt in the Land
of Mystery (Adrianople). Take heed, ye who are
endued with discernment!’ All the signs appeared
when We drew forth the Hand of Power from the bosom
of majesty and might. Verily, the Crier hath cried
out, when the promised time came, and they that have
recognized the splendors of Sinai have swooned away
in the wilderness of hesitation, before the awful
majesty of thy Lord, the Lord of creation. The
trumpet asketh: ‘Hath the Bugle been sounded?’
Say: ’Yea, by the King of Revelation!,
when He mounted the throne of His Name, the All-Merciful.’
Darkness hath been chased away by the dawning-light
of the mercy of thy Lord, the Source of all light.
The breeze of the All-Merciful hath wafted, and the
souls have been quickened in the tombs of their bodies.
Thus hath the decree been fulfilled by God, the Mighty,
the Beneficent. They that have gone astray have
said: ‘When were the heavens cleft asunder?’
Say: ‘While ye lay in the graves of waywardness
and error.’ Among the heedless is he who
rubbeth his eyes, and looketh to the right and to the
left. Say: ‘Blinded art thou.
No refuge hast thou to flee to.’ And among
them is he who saith: ‘Have men been gathered
together?’ Say: ’Yea, by my Lord!,
whilst thou didst lie in the cradle of idle fancies.’
And among them is he who saith: ’Hath the
Book been sent down through the power of the true
Faith?’ Say: ’The true Faith itself
is astounded. Fear ye, O ye men of understanding
heart!’ And among them is he who saith:
’Have I been assembled with others, blind?’
Say: ’Yea, by Him that rideth upon the
clouds!’ Paradise is decked with mystic roses,
and hell hath been made to blaze with the fire of
the impious. Say: ’The light hath shone
forth from the horizon of Revelation, and the whole
earth hath been illumined at the coming of Him Who
is the Lord of the Day of the Covenant!’ The
doubters have perished, whilst he that turned, guided
by the light of assurance, unto the Dayspring of Certitude
hath prospered. Blessed art thou, who hast fixed
thy gaze upon Me, for this Tablet which hath been sent
down for thee—a Tablet which causeth the
souls of men to soar. Commit it to memory, and
recite it. By My life! It is a door to the
mercy of thy Lord. Well is it with him that reciteth
it at eventide and at dawn. We, verily, hear thy
praise of this Cause, through which the mountain of
knowledge was crushed, and men’s feet have slipped.
My glory be upon thee and upon whomsoever hath turned
unto the Almighty, the All-Bounteous. The Tablet
is ended, but the theme is unexhausted. Be patient,
for thy Lord is patient.”


