Concerning the questions of Manakji Limji Hataria 16 страница
The Word is the master key for the whole world,
inasmuch as through its potency the doors of the hearts of men,
which in reality are the doors of heaven, are unlocked.
163.
No sooner had a mere glimmer of its brilliant splendor shone forth upon the mirror of love
than the blessed word “I am the Best-Beloved” was reflected therein.
164.
It is an ocean inexhaustible in riches, [yea] comprehending all things.
165.
Every thing which can be perceived is merely an emanation therefrom.
166.
High, immeasurably high, is this sublime station,
in whose shadow moveth the essence of loftiness and splendor, wrapt in praise and adoration.
167.
Methinks people’s sense of taste hath, alas, been sorely affected
by the fever of negligence and folly,
for they are found to be wholly unconscious and deprived of the sweetness of His utterance.
168.
How regrettable indeed that mankind should debar himself from the fruits of the tree of wisdom
while his days and hours pass swiftly away.
169.
Please God, thatthe hand of divine power may safeguard all mankind
and direct their steps towards the horizon of true understanding.
Verily our Lord of Mercy is the Helper, the Knowing, the Wise.
170.
I would like to add that thy second letter which had been sent from Jerusalem hath been received,
and that which thou hadst written and set forth therein was perused and read in His presence.
He bade me write as follows:
Tablet to Mirza Maqṣúd CHAPTER SEVEN
Divisions 171-205
MAQSUD
171.
O Maqṣúd!
We have heard thy voice
and perceived the sighing and lamentation thou didst raise in thy longing and eagerness.
172.
Praised be God!
The sweet savors of love could be inhaled from every word thereof.
173.
Please God, this bounty may last for ever.
174.
The Servant-in-Presence recited the verses thou hast composed.
175.
Thy name is often mentioned in the presence of this Wronged [Servant]
and the glances of Our loving-kindness and compassion are directed towards thee.
176.
Great is the station of Man.
177.
Great must also be his endeavors for the rehabilitation of the world and the well-being of nations.
178.
I beseech the [great] true God to graciously confirm thee in that which beseemeth man’s station.
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179.
Be thou guided by wisdom under all conditions,
inasmuch as persons who harbor evil motives
have been and are still diligently engaged in intriguing.
180.
Gracious God!
Unto that immeasurably exalted Being Who seeketh nothing except
to foster the spirit of love and fellowship amongst men,
and to revive the world and ennoble its life,
they have imputed such charges as the tongue and the pen are ashamed to recount.
181.
We have remembered thee and make mention of thee now.
182.
We entreat Him—exalted is His glory—to protect thee with the hands of might and power
and enable thee to recognize that which will serve thy best interests
both in this world and in the next.
183.
He is the Lord of Mankind, the Possessor of the Throne on High and of the world below.
No God is there besides Him, the Omnipotent, the Powerful.
184.
God grant that this wronged [servant] may observe fidelity.
185.
He hath not forgotten nor will He ever forget thee.
186.
Thou hast mentioned thine intention to stay in Damascus until spring,
then to proceed to Mosul, should the means be forthcoming.
187.
This lowly servant entreateth God—exalted is His glory—
to provide such means as is deemed expedient, and to aid thee.
He is Potent and Powerful.
188.
Although all the inhabitants of this region have been treated with the utmost kindness,
yet no evidence of fellowship can be discerned from them.
189.
Thou shouldst observe much tact and wisdom,
for they seek at all times to cavil at and deny the Cause.
May the [great] true God grant them equity.
190.
Concerning thine own affairs,
if thou wouldst content thyself with whatever might come to pass it would be praiseworthy.
191.
To engage in some profession is highly commendable,
for when occupied with work one is less likely to dwell on the unpleasant aspects of life.
192.
God willing thou mayest experience joy and radiance,
gladness and exultation in any city or land where thou mayest happen to sojourn.
193.
This lowly servant will never forget that distinguished and kind friend.
194.
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He hath remembered and will continue to remember thee.
195.
The decree lieth with God, the Lord of all worlds.
196.
I wish I can hope He may vouchsafe divine assistance
and grant confirmation in that which is pleasing and acceptable unto Him.
197.
Every word of thy poetry is indeed like unto a mirror
in which the evidences of the devotion and love thou cherishest for God and His chosen [servants]
are reflected.
198.
Well is it with thee who hast quaffed the choice wine of utterance
and partaken of the soft flowing stream of true knowledge.
199.
Happy is he who hath drunk his fill and attained unto Him,
and woe betide the heedless.
200.
Its perusal hath truly proved highly impressive,
for it was indicative of both the light of reunion and the fire of separation.
201.
Far be it from us to despair at any time of the incalculable favors of God,
for if it were His wish He could cause a mere atom to be transformed into a sun
and a single drop into an ocean.
202.
He unlocketh thousands of doors,
while man is incapable of conceiving even a single one.
203.
So heedless is this servant that with words such as these
he seeketh to vindicate the supreme power of God—exalted be His glory.
204.
I implore pardon of God, the Most Great, for these assertions
and affirm that this servant at all times recognizeth his grievous trespasses and misdeeds.
205.
He entreateth pardon of his sins from the ocean of the forgiveness of his Lord, the Most Exalted,
and beggeth for that which will make him wholly devoted to God
and enable him to utter His praise, turn himself toward Him, and to put his whole trust in Him.
Verily He is the Potent, the Forgiving, the Merciful.
Tablet to Mirza Maqṣúd CHAPTER EIGHT
Divisions 206-2300
MAQSUD
206.
Praised be God, the Almighty, the All-Knowing.
207.
This lowly one hath read the descriptions of the dialogue with the traveler
which thou hast recounted in thy letter to my Lord (may my life be offered up for His sake).
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208.
The explanations which were set forth awaken the people from the slumber of heedlessness.
209.
Indeed the actions of man himself breed a profusion of satanic power.
210.
For were men to abide by and observe the divine teachings,
every trace of evil would be banished from the face of the earth.
211.
However, the widespread differences that exist among mankind
and the prevalence of sedition, contention, conflict and the like
are the primary factors which provoke the appearance of the satanic spirit.
212.
Yet the Holy Spirit hath ever shunned such matters.
213.
A world in which nothing can be perceived except strife, quarrels, and corruption
is bound to become the seat of the throne, the very metropolis, of Satan.
214.
How vast the number of the loved and chosen [servants] of God
who have lamented and moaned by day and by night
that haply a sweet and fragrant breeze might blow from the court of His goodpleasure
and dispel altogether the loathsome and foul-smelling odors from the world.
215.
However, this ultimate goal could not be attained, and men were deprived thereof
by virtue of their evil deeds, which brought upon them the retribution of God,
in accordance with the basic principles of His divine rule.
216.
Ours is the duty to remain patient in these circumstances
until relief be forthcoming from God, the Forgiving, the Bountiful.
217.
Magnified be Thy Name,
O Lord of all beings and Desire of all created things!
218.
I beseech Thee,
by the Word which hath caused the Burning Bush to lift up its Voice and the Rock to cry out,
whereby the well-favored have hastened to attain the court of Thy presence
and the pure in heart the dayspring of the light of Thy visage,
219.
and by the sighing of Thy true lovers in their separation from Thy chosen ones
and by the lamentation of them that long to behold Thy face
before the dawning splendor of the light of Thy Revelation,
220.
to graciously enable Thy servants to recognize
what Thou hast prepared for them by Thy bounty and Thy grace.
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221.
Prescribe for them then through Thy Pen of Glory
that which will direct their steps to the ocean of Thy generosity
and will lead them unto the living waters of Thy heavenly reunion.
222.
O Lord!
Look not at the things they have wrought,
rather look unto the loftiness of Thy celestial bounty
which hath preceded all created things, visible and invisible.
223.
O Lord!
Illumine their hearts with the brilliant light of Thy knowledge
and brighten their eyes with the shining splendor of the daystar of Thy favors.
224.
I entreat Thee, O Lord of Names and Creator of the heavens,
by the blood spilt in Thy Path, and by the heads carried aloft on spears for the sake of Thy love,
225.
and by the souls that have melted in their separation from Thy loved ones,
and by the hearts broken for the exaltation of Thy Word,
226.
to grant that the dwellers of Thy realm may unite together
in their allegiance to Thine incomparable Word
so that they may all acknowledge Thy unity and Thy oneness.
227.
There is no God but Thee,
the Omnipotent, the Most Exalted, the Knowing, the Wise.
228.
I wish I could hope that He Who is the All-Sufficing, the Inaccessible,
may heed the solicitation of this lowly servant,
may attire the people of the world with the raiment of goodly deeds
and purge them from evil inclinations.
229.
He is the Mighty, the Powerful,
the All-Wise, the All-Perceiving.
230.
He heareth and seeth;
He is the All-Hearing, the All-Seeing.
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