The Book of the Epistle to the Son of the Wolf CHAPTER FOURTEEN
Divisions 421-450
EPISTLE TO THE SON OF THE WOLF
421.
Beseech God to grant unto men hearing ears, and sharp sight, and dilated breasts, and receptive hearts, that haply His servants may attain unto their hearts’ Desire, and set their faces towards their Beloved.
422.
Troubles, such as no eye hath beheld, have touched this Wronged One.
423.
In proclaiming His Cause, He, in no wise, hesitated.
424.
Addressing Himself unto the kings and rulers of the earth
—may God, exalted be He, assist them—
He imparted unto them that which is the cause of the well-being, the unity, the harmony, and the reconstruction of the world, and of the tranquillity of the nations.
425.
Among them was Napoleon III, who is reported to have made a certain statement, as a result of which We sent him Our Tablet while in Adrianople.
426.
To this, however, he did not reply.
427.
After Our arrival in the Most Great Prison there reached Us a letter from his Minister, the first part of which was in Persian, and the latter in his own handwriting.
428.
In it he was cordial, and wrote the following:
“I have, as requested by you, delivered your letter, and until now have received no answer.
429.
We have, however, issued the necessary recommendations to our Minister in Constantinople and our consuls in those regions.
430.
If there be anything you wish done, inform us, and we will carry it out.”
431.
From his words it became apparent that he understood the purpose of this Servant to have been a request for material assistance.
432.
We, therefore, revealed in his (Napoleon III’s) name verses in the Súratu’l-Haykal, some of which We now quote, that thou mayest know that the Cause of this Wronged One hath been revealed for the sake of God, and hath come from Him:
433.
“O King of Paris!
Tell the priest to ring the bells no longer.
434.
By God, the True One!
The Most Mighty Bell hath appeared in the form of Him Who is the Most Great Name, and the fingers of the will of Thy Lord, the Most Exalted, the Most High, toll it out in the heaven of Immortality, in His name, the All-Glorious.
435.
Thus have the mighty verses of Thy Lord been again sent down unto thee, that thou mayest arise to remember God, the Creator of earth and heaven, in these days when all the tribes of the earth have mourned, and the foundations of the cities have trembled, and the dust of irreligion hath enwrapped all men, except such as God, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise, was pleased to spare.
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436.
Say:
He Who is the Unconditioned is come, in the clouds of light, that He may quicken all created things with the breezes of His Name, the Most Merciful, and unify the world, and gather all men around this Table which hath been sent down from heaven.
437.
Beware that ye deny not the favor of God after it hath been sent down unto you.
438.
Better is this for you than that which ye possess; for that which is yours perisheth, whilst that which is with God endureth.
He, in truth, ordaineth what He pleaseth.
439
Verily, the breezes of forgiveness have been wafted from the direction of your Lord, the God of Mercy; whoso turneth thereunto, shall be cleansed of his sins, and of all pain and sickness.
440.
Happy the man that hath turned towards them, and woe betide him that hath turned aside.
441.
“Wert thou to incline thine inner ear unto all created things, thou wouldst hear:
‘The Ancient of Days is come in His great glory!’
442.
Everything celebrateth the praise of its Lord.
443.
Some have known God and remember Him; others remember Him, yet know Him not.
444.
Thus have We set down Our decree in a very clear Tablet. [the tablet of _____ ]
445.
“Give ear, O King,
unto the Voice that calleth from the Fire which burneth in this verdant Tree, on this Sinai which hath been raised above the hallowed and snow-white Spot, beyond the Everlasting City;
446.
‘Verily, there is none other God but Me, the Ever-Forgiving, the Most Merciful!’
447.
We, in truth, have sent Him Whom We aided with the Holy Spirit (Jesus Christ) that He may announce unto you this Light that hath shone forth from the horizon of the will of your Lord, the Most Exalted, the All-Glorious, and Whose signs have been revealed in the West.
448.
Set your faces towards Him (Bahá’u’lláh), on this Day which God hath exalted above all other days, and whereon the All-Merciful hath shed the splendor of His effulgent glory upon all who are in heaven and all who are on earth.
449.
Arise thou to serve God and help His Cause.
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450.
He, verily, will assist thee with the hosts of the seen and unseen, and will set thee king over all that whereon the sun riseth.
Thy Lord, in truth, is the All-Powerful, the Almighty.
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