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and this evanescent soul seeking the river of everlasting life from the hands of Thy bounty.
60.
Thine is the command at all times, O Thou Who art the Lord of all names;
and mine is resignation and willing submission to Thy will, O Creator of the heavens!
Tablet of the [Daily] Prayers CHAPTER THREE
Divisions 61-90
Long [Daily] Prayer
[DAILY] PRAYERS
61.
Let him then raise his hands thrice, and say,
62.
Greater is God than every great one!
63.
Let him then kneel and, bowing his forehead to the ground, say,
64.
Too [Heavenly] art Thou for the praise of those who are near unto Thee
to ascend unto the heaven of Thy nearness,
or for the birds of the hearts of them who are devoted to Thee to attain to the door of Thy gate.
65.
I testify that Thou hast been sanctified above all attributes and holy above all names.
No God is there save Thee, the Most Exalted, the All-Glorious.
66.
Let him then seat himself and say,
67.
I testify unto that whereunto have testified all created things, and the Concourse on high,
and the inmates of the all-highest Paradise,
and beyond them the Tongue of Grandeur itself from the all-glorious Horizon,
68.
that Thou art God, that there is no God but Thee,
and that He who hath been manifested is the Hidden Mystery, the Treasured Symbol,
through Whom the letters B and E have been joined and knit together. [in 'Be']
69.
I testify that it is He Whose name hath been set down by the Pen of the Most High,
and Who hath been mentioned in the Books of God,
the Lord of the Throne on high and of earth below.
70.
Let him then stand on his feet and say,
71.
O Lord of all being and Possessor of all things visible and invisible!
72.
Thou dost perceive my tears and the sighs I utter,
and hearest my groaning, and my wailing, and the lamentation of my heart.
73.
By Thy might! My trespasses have kept me back from drawing nigh unto Thee;
and my sins have held me far from the court of Thy holiness.
74.
Thy love, O my Lord,
hath enriched me, and separation from Thee hath destroyed me,
and remoteness from Thee hath consumed me.
75.
I entreat Thee by Thy footsteps in this wilderness,
and by the words "Hear am I. Here am I."
which Thy chosen [Ones] have uttered in this immensity, [of the universe, visible at night]
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76.
and by the breaths of Thy Revelation,
and the gentle winds of the Dawn of Thy Manifestation,
to ordain that I may gaze on Thy beauty and observe whatsoever is in Thy Book.
77.
Let him then repeat the Greatest Name thrice,
and bend down with hands resting on the knees, and say,
78.
Praise be to Thee, O my God,
that Thou hast aided me to remember Thee and to praise Thee,
and hast made known unto me Him Who is the Dayspring of Thy signs,
78.
and hast caused me to bow down before Thy Lordship,
and humble myself before Thy Godhead,
and to acknowledge that which hath been uttered by the Tongue of Thy grandeur.
79.
Let him then rise and say:
80.
O God, my God!
My back is bowed by the burden of my sins, and my heedlessness hath destroyed me.
81.
Whenever I ponder my evil doings and Thy benevolence,
my heart melteth within me, and my blood boileth in my veins.
82.
By Thy Beauty, O Thou the Desire of the world!
I blush to lift up my face to Thee,
and my longing hands are ashamed to stretch forth toward the heaven of Thy bounty.
83.
Thou seest, O my God,
how my tears prevent me from remembering Thee and from praising Thy virtues,
O Thou the Lord of the Throne on high and of earth below!
84.
I implore Thee by the signs of Thy Kingdom and the mysteries of Thy Dominion
to do with Thy loved ones as becometh Thy bounty, O Lord of all being,
and that is worthy of Thy grace, O King of the seen and the unseen!
85.
Let him then repeat the Greatest Name thrice, and kneel with his forehead to the ground, and say:
86.
Praise be unto Thee, O our God,
that Thou hast sent down unto us that which draweth us nigh unto Thee,
and supplieth us with every good thing sent down by Thee in Thy Books and Thy Scriptures.
87.
Protect us, we beseech Thee, O my Lord,
from the hosts of idle fancies and vain imaginations.
Thou, in truth, art the Mighty, the All-Knowing.
88.
Let him then raise his head, and seat himself, and say:
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89.
I testify, O my God, to that whereunto thy chosen Ones have testified,
and acknowledge that which the inmates of the all-highest Paradise
and those who have circled round Thy mighty Throne have acknowledged.
90.
The kingdoms of earth and heaven are Thine, O Lord of the worlds!
Tablet of Brilliances CHAPTER ONE
Divisions 1-30
Tajallíyát
BRILLIANCES
1.
This is the Epistle of God, the Help in Peril, the Self-Subsistent.
2.
He is the One Who heareth from His Realm of Glory.
3.
God testifieth that there is none other God but Him and that He Who hath appeared is the Hidden Mystery, the Treasured Symbol, the Most Great Book for all peoples, and the Heaven of bounty for the whole world.
4.
He is the Most Mighty Sign amongst men and the Dayspring of the most august attributes in the realm of creation.
5.
Through Him hath appeared that which had been hidden from time immemorial and been veiled from the eyes of men.
6.
He is the One Whose Manifestation was announced by the heavenly Scriptures, in former times and more recently.
7.
Whoso acknowledgeth belief in Him and in His signs and testimonies hath in truth acknowledged that which the Tongue of Grandeur uttered ere the creation of earth and heaven and the revelation of the Kingdom of Names.
8.
Through Him the ocean of knowledge hath surged amidst mankind and the river of divine wisdom hath gushed out at the behest of God, the Lord of Days.
9.
Well is it with the man of discernment who hath recognized and perceived the Truth,
and the one possessed of a hearing ear who hath hearkened unto His sweet Voice,
and the hand that hath received His Book with such resolve as is born of God,
the Lord of this world and of the next,
10.
and the earnest wayfarer who hath hastened unto His glorious Horizon,
and the one endued with strength whom neither the overpowering might of the rulers,
nor the tumult raised by the leaders of religion hath been able to shake.
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11.
And woe betide him who hath rejected the grace of God and His bounty, and hath denied His tender mercy and authority; such a man is indeed reckoned with those who have throughout eternity repudiated the testimony of God and His proof.
12.
Great is the blessedness of him who hath in this Day cast away the things current amongst men and hath clung unto that which is ordained by God, the Lord of Names and the Fashioner of all created things, He Who is come from the heaven of eternity through the power of the Most Great Name, invested with so invincible an authority that all the powers of the earth are unable to withstand Him.
13.
Unto this beareth witness the Mother Book, calling from the Most Sublime Station.
14.
O ‘Alí-Akbar!
We have repeatedly heard thy voice
and have responded to thee with that which the praise of all mankind can never rival;
15.
from which the sincere ones inhale the sweet savors of the sayings of the All-Merciful,
and wherefrom His true lovers perceive the fragrance of heavenly reunion,
and wherefrom the sore athirst discover the murmuring of the water that is life indeed.
16.
Blessed the man who hath attained thereto and hath recognized
that which is at this moment being diffused from the Pen of God,
the Help in Peril, the Almighty, the All-Bountiful.
17.
We testify that thou hast set thy face towards God and traveled far
until thou didst attain His presence and gavest ear unto the Voice of this Wronged One,
Who hath been cast into prison through the misdeeds of those who have disbelieved in the signs and testimonies of God
and have denied this heavenly grace through which the whole world hath been made to shine.
18.
Blessed thy face, for it hath turned unto Him,
and thine ear, for it hath heard His Voice,
and thy tongue, for it hath celebrated the praise of God, the Lord of lords.
19.
We pray God to graciously aid thee to become a standard for the promotion of His Cause and to enable thee to draw nigh unto Him at all times and under all conditions.
20.
The chosen ones of God and His loved ones in that land are remembered by Us,
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and We give them the joyful tidings of that which hath been sent down in their honor from the Kingdom of the utterance of their Lord, the sovereign Ruler of the Day of Reckoning.
21.
Make mention of Me to them and illumine them with the resplendent glory of Mine utterance.
Verily thy Lord is the Gracious, the Bountiful.
22.
O thou who dost magnify My praise!
Give ear unto that which the people of tyranny ascribe unto Me in My days.
23.
Some of them say: “He hath laid claim to divinity”;
24.
others say: “He hath devised a lie against God”;
25.
still others say: “He is come to foment sedition.”
26.
Base and wretched are they.
27.
Lo! They are, in truth, enslaved to idle imaginings.
28.
We shall now cease using the eloquent language. [of formal Persian]
29.
Truly thy Lord is the Potent, the Unconstrained.
30.
We would wish to speak in the Persian tongue that perchance the people of Persia, one and all, may become aware of the utterances of the merciful Lord,
and come forth to discover the Truth.
Tablet of Brilliances CHAPTER TWO
Divisions 31-65
BRILLIANCES
The first Brilliance
31.
The first Brilliance which hath dawned from the Daystar of Truth is the knowledge of God—exalted be His glory.
32.
And the knowledge of the King of everlasting days can in no wise be attained
except by recognizing Him Who is the Bearer of the Most Great Name.
33.
He is, in truth, the Speaker on Sinai Who is now seated upon the throne of Revelation.
34.
He is the Hidden Mystery and the Treasured Symbol.
35.
All the former and latter Books of God are adorned with His praise and extol His glory.
36.
Through Him the standard of knowledge hath been planted in the world
and the ensign of the oneness of God hath been unfurled amidst all peoples.
37.
Attainment unto the Divine Presence can be realized solely by attaining His presence.
38.
Through His potency everything that hath, from time immemorial, been veiled and hidden,
is now revealed.
39.
He is made manifest through the power of Truth and hath uttered a Word whereby all that are in the heavens and on the earth have been dumbfounded,
except those whom the Almighty was pleased to exempt.
40.
True belief in God and recognition of Him cannot be complete
except by acceptance of that which He hath revealed
and by observance of whatsoever hath been decreed by Him
and set down in the Book by the Pen of Glory.
41.
They that immerse themselves in the ocean of His utterances should at all times have the utmost regard for the divinely-revealed ordinances and prohibitions.
42.
Indeed His ordinances constitute the mightiest stronghold for the protection of the world and the safeguarding of its peoples—a light upon those who acknowledge and recognize the truth, and a fire unto such as turn away and deny.
The second Brilliance
43.
The second Tajallí is to remain steadfast in the Cause of God—exalted be His glory—
and to be unswerving in His love.
44.
And this can in no wise be attained except through full recognition of Him;
and full recognition cannot be obtained save by faith in the blessed words:
45.
“He doeth whatsoever He willeth.”
46.
Whoso tenaciously cleaveth unto this sublime word
and drinketh deep from the living waters of utterance which are inherent therein,
will be imbued with such a constancy
that all the books of the world will be powerless to deter him from the Mother Book.
47.
O how glorious is this sublime station,
this exalted rank, this ultimate purpose!
48.
O ‘Alí-Akbar!
Consider how abject is the state of the disbelievers.
49.
They all give utterance to the words:
50.
“Verily He is to be praised in His deeds and is to be obeyed in His behest.”
51.
Nevertheless if We reveal anything which, even to the extent of a needle’s eye,
runneth counter to their selfish ways and desires,
they will disdainfully reject it.
52.
Say,
none can ever fathom the manifold exigencies of God’s consummate wisdom.
53.
In truth, were He to pronounce the earth to be heaven,
no one hath the right to question His authority.
54.
This is that whereunto the Point of the Bayán hath testified in all that was sent down unto Him with truth at the behest of God, He Who hath caused the Dawn to break.
The third Brilliance
55.
The third Brilliance is concerning arts, crafts and sciences.
56.
Knowledge is as wings to man’s life, and a ladder for his ascent.
57.
Its acquisition is incumbent upon everyone.
58.
The knowledge of such sciences, however, should be acquired as can profit the peoples of the earth, and not those which begin with words and end with words.
59.
Great indeed is the claim of scientists and craftsmen on the peoples of the world.
60.
Unto this beareth witness the Mother Book on the day of His return.
61.
Happy are those possessed of a hearing ear.
62.
In truth, knowledge is a veritable treasure for man,
and a source of glory, of bounty, of joy, of exaltation, of cheer and gladness unto him.
63.
Thus hath the Tongue of Grandeur spoken in this Most Great Prison.
The fourth Brilliance
64.
The fourth brilliance is concerning Divinity, Godhead and the like.
65.
Were a man of insight to direct his gaze towards the blessed, the manifest Lote-Tree and its fruits,
he would be so enriched thereby as to be independent of aught else
and to acknowledge his belief
in that which the Speaker on Sinai hath uttered from the throne of Revelation.
Tablet of Brilliances CHAPTER THREE
Divisions 66-90
BRILLIANCES
66.
O ‘Alí-Akbar!
Acquaint the people with the holy verses of thy Lord
and make known unto them His straight Path, His mighty Announcement.
67.
Say:
O people,
if ye judge fairly and equitably,
ye will testify to the truth of whatsoever hath streamed forth from the Most Exalted Pen.
68.
If ye be of the people of the Bayán,
the Persian Bayán will guide you aright and will prove a sufficient testimony unto you;
69.
and if ye be of the people of the Qur’án, ponder ye upon the Revelation on Sinai and the Voice from the Bush which came unto the Son of ‘Imrán (Moses).
70.
Gracious God!
It was intended that at the time of the manifestation of the One true God the faculty of recognizing Him would have been developed and matured and would have reached its culmination.
71.
However, it is now clearly demonstrated
that in the disbelievers this faculty hath remained undeveloped, and hath indeed degenerated.
72.
O ‘Alí!
That which they accepted from the Bush
they now refuse to accept from Him Who is the Tree of the world of existence.
73.
Say,
O people of the Bayán,
speak not according to the dictates of passion and selfish desire.
74.
Most of the peoples of the earth attest the truth of the blessed Word which hath come forth from the Bush.
75.
By the righteousness of God! Except for the anthem of praise
voiced by Him Who heralded the divine Revelation,
this wronged [servant] would never have breathed a word which might have struck terror into the hearts of the ignorant and caused them to perish.
76.
Dwelling on the glorification of Him Whom God shall make manifest
—exalted be His Manifestation—
the Báb in the beginning of the Bayán saith:
77.
“He is the One Who shall proclaim under all conditions,
78.
“Verily, verily, I am God,
no God is there but Me, the Lord of all created things.
79.
In truth all others except Me are My creatures.
80.
O, My creatures!
Me alone do ye worship.’”
81.
Likewise in another instance,
He, magnifying the Name of Him Who shall be made manifest, saith,
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