"Look upon this Wronged One, O King, with the eyes of justice; judge thou,
then, with truth concerning what hath befallen Him. Of a verity, God hath
made thee His shadow amongst men, and the sign of His power unto all that
dwell on earth. Judge thou between Us and them that have wronged Us
without proof and without an enlightening Book. They that surround thee
love thee for their own sakes, whereas this Youth loveth thee for thine
own sake, and hath had no desire except to draw thee nigh unto the seat of
grace, and to turn thee toward the right-hand of justice. Thy Lord beareth
witness unto that which I declare.
"O King! Wert thou to incline thine ears unto the shrill voice of the Pen
of Glory and the cooing of the Dove of Eternity, which on the branches of
the Lote-Tree beyond which there is no passing, uttereth praises to God,
the Maker of all Names and the Creator of earth and heaven, thou wouldst
attain unto a station from which thou wouldst behold in the world of being
naught save the effulgence of the Adored One, and wouldst regard thy
sovereignty as the most contemptible of thy possessions, abandoning it to
whosoever might desire it, and setting thy face toward the Horizon aglow
with the light of His countenance. Neither wouldst thou ever be willing to
bear the burden of dominion save for the purpose of helping thy Lord, the
Exalted, the Most High. Then would the Concourse on high bless thee. O how
excellent is this most sublime station, couldst thou ascend thereunto
through the power of a sovereignty recognized as derived from the Name of
God!"
Either thou or someone else hath said: "Let the Súrih of Tawhíd be
translated, so that all may know and be fully persuaded that the one true
God begetteth not, nor is He begotten. Moreover, the Bábís believe in his
(Bahá’u’lláh’s) Divinity and Godhood."
O _Sh_ay_kh_! This station is the station in which one dieth to himself
and liveth in God. Divinity, whenever I mention it, indicateth My complete
and absolute self-effacement. This is the station in which I have no
control over mine own weal or woe nor over my life nor over my
resurrection.
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