The Book of the Epistle to the Son of the Wolf CHAPTER NINETEEN
Divisions 561-585
EPISTLE TO THE SON OF THE WOLF
561.
We bade a Christian dispatch this Tablet,
and he informed Us that he transmitted both the original and its translation.
562.
God, the Almighty, the All-Knowing, hath knowledge of all things.
563.
One of the sections of the Súratu’l-Haykal
is the Tablet addressed to His Majesty, the Czar of Russia
—may God, exalted and glorified be He—assist him:
564.
“O Czar of Russia!
Incline thine ear unto the voice of God, the King, the Holy,
and turn thou unto Paradise,
565.
the Spot wherein abideth He Who among the Concourse on high, beareth the most excellent titles,
and Who, in the kingdom of creation, is called by the name of God,
the Magnificent, the All-Glorious.
566.
Beware that nothing deter thee from setting thy face towards thy Lord,
the Compassionate, the Most Merciful.
567.
We, verily, have heard the thing for which thou didst supplicate thy Lord,
whilst secretly communing with Him.
568.
Wherefore, the breeze of My loving-kindness wafted forth,
and the sea of My mercy surged, and We answered thee in truth.
569.
Thy Lord, verily, is the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.
570.
Whilst I lay, chained and fettered, in the prison of Tihrán,
one of thy ministers extended Me his aid.
571.
Wherefore hath God ordained for thee a station
which the knowledge of none can comprehend except His knowledge.
572.
Beware lest thou barter away this sublime station.”
573.
And further We have said:
“He Who is the Father is come,
and the Son (Jesus Christ), in the holy vale, crieth out:
574.
‘Here am I, here am I, O Lord, my God!’,
575.
whilst Sinai circleth round the House,
and the Burning Bush calleth aloud:
‘The All-Bounteous is come mounted upon the clouds!
576.
Blessed is he that draweth nigh unto Him,
and woe betide them that are far away.’
577.
“Arise thou amongst men in the name of this all-compelling Cause,
and summon, then, the nations unto God, the Mighty, the Great.
578.
Be thou not of them who called upon God by one of His names,
but who, when He Who is the Object of all names appeared, denied Him and turned aside from Him,
and, in the end, pronounced sentence against Him with manifest injustice.
579.
Consider and call thou to mind the days whereon the Spirit of God (Jesus Christ) appeared,
and Herod gave judgment against Him.
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580.
God, however, aided Him with the hosts of the unseen, and protected Him with truth,
and sent Him down unto another land, according to His promise.
He, verily, ordaineth what He pleaseth.
581.
Thy Lord truly preserveth whom He willeth,
be he in the midst of the seas or in the maw of the serpent, or beneath the sword of the oppressor.”
582.
And further We have said:
“Again I say:
Hearken unto My voice that calleth from My prison,
that it may acquaint thee with the things that have befallen My Beauty,
at the hands of them that are the manifestations of My glory,
583.
and that thou mayest perceive how great hath been My patience, notwithstanding My might,
and how immense My forbearance, notwithstanding My power.
584.
By My life! Couldst thou but know the things sent down by My Pen,
and discover the treasures of My Cause,
and the pearls of My mysteries which lie hid in the seas of My names and in the goblets of My words,
thou wouldst, longing after His glorious and sublime Kingdom, lay down thy life in the path of God.
585.
Know thou that though My body be beneath the swords of My foes,
and My limbs be beset with incalculable afflictions,
yet My spirit is filled with a gladness with which all the joys of the earth can never compare.”
The Book of the Epistle to the Son of the Wolf CHAPTER TWENTY
Divisions 586-620
EPISTLE TO THE SON OF THE WOLF
586.
Likewise, We mention some verses from the Tablet of Her Majesty, the Queen (Victoria)
(may God, exalted and glorified be He, assist her).
587.
Our purpose is that haply the breezes of Revelation may envelop thee,
and cause thee to arise, wholly for the sake of God, and serve His Cause,
588.
and that thou mayest transmit any of the Tablets of the kings which might have remained undelivered.
589.
This mission is a great mission, and this service a great service.
590.
In those regions distinguished divines are numerous,
among whom are those Siyyids who are renowned for their eminence and distinction.
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591.
Confer with them, and show them what hath been composed with the Pen of Glory,
that haply they may be graciously aided to better the condition of the world,
and improve the character of peoples of different nations,
592.
and may, through the living waters of God’s counsels,
quench the hatred and the animosity which lie hid and smolder in the hearts of men.
593.
We pray God that thou mayest be assisted therein.
594.
And this, verily, would not be hard for Him.
595.
“O Queen in London!
Incline thine ear unto the voice of thy Lord, the Lord of all mankind, calling from the Divine Lote-Tree:
596.
Verily, no God is there but Me, the Almighty, the All-Wise!
597.
Cast away all that is on earth, and attire the head of thy kingdom with the crown of the remembrance of Thy Lord, the All-Glorious.
598.
He, in truth, hath come unto the world in His most great glory, and all that hath been mentioned in the Gospel hath been fulfilled.
599.
The land of Syria hath been honored by the footsteps of its Lord, the Lord of all men,
and North and South are both inebriated with the wine of His presence.
600.
Blessed is the man that hath inhaled the fragrance of the Most Merciful,
and turned unto the Dawning-Place of His beauty, in this resplendent Dawn.
601.
The Mosque of Aqsá vibrateth through the breezes of its Lord, the All-Glorious,
whilst Bathá (Mecca) trembleth at the voice of God, the Exalted, the Most High.
602.
Every single stone of them celebrateth the praise of the Lord, through this Great Name.”
603.
And further We said:
“We make mention of thee for the sake of God, and desire that thy name may be exalted through thy remembrance of God, the Creator of earth and of heaven.
He, verily, is witness unto that which I say.
604.
We have been informed that thou hast forbidden the trading in slaves, both men and women.
605.
This, verily, is what God hath enjoined in this wondrous Revelation.
606.
God hath, truly, destined a reward for thee, because of this.
607.
He, verily, will pay the doer of good, whether man or woman, his due recompense,
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wert thou to follow what hath been sent unto thee by Him Who is the All-Knowing, the All-Informed.
608.
As to him who turneth aside, and swelleth with pride,
after that the clear tokens have come unto him, from the Revealer of signs,
his work shall God bring to naught.
609.
He, in truth, hath power over all things.
610.
Man’s actions are acceptable after his having recognized (the Manifestation of God).
611.
He that turneth aside from the True One is indeed the most veiled amongst His creatures.
612.
Thus hath it been decreed by Him Who is the Almighty, the Most Powerful.
613.
“We have also heard that thou hast entrusted the reins of counsel into the hands of the representatives of the people.
614.
Thou, indeed, hast done well, for thereby the foundations of the edifice of thine affairs will be strengthened, and the hearts of all that are beneath thy shadow, whether high or low, will be tranquillized.
615.
It behooveth them, however, to be trustworthy among His servants, and to regard themselves as the representatives of all that dwell on earth.
616.
This is what counselleth them, in this Tablet, He Who is the Ruler, the All-Wise.
617.
And if any one of them directeth himself towards the Assembly, let him turn his eyes unto the Supreme Horizon, and say:
618.
‘O my God!
I ask Thee, by Thy most glorious Name, to aid me in that which will cause the affairs of Thy servants to prosper, and Thy cities to flourish.
619.
Thou, indeed, hast power over all things!’
620.
Blessed is he that entereth the Assembly for the sake of God,
and judgeth between men with pure justice.
He, indeed, is of the blissful.
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