The Book of the Epistle to the Son of the Wolf CHAPTER THIRTY FIVE
Divisions 1046-1080
EPISTLE TO THE SON OF THE WOLF
1046.
O thou who assumest the voice of knowledge!
This Cause is too evident to be obscured, and too conspicuous to be concealed.
1047.
It shineth as the sun in its meridian glory.
None can deny it unless he be a hater and a doubter.
1048.
At this moment it behooveth us to turn unto the Desired One, and cleave unto these most sublime words:
1049.
“O God, my God!
Thou hast lighted the lamp of Thy Cause with the oil of wisdom; protect it from contrary winds.
1050.
The lamp is Thine, and the glass is Thine, and all things in the heavens and on earth are in the grasp of Thy power.
1051.
Bestow justice upon the rulers, and fairness upon the divines.
1052.
Thou art the All-Powerful, Who, through the motion of Thy Pen, hast aided Thine irresistible Cause, and guided aright Thy loved ones.
1053.
Thou art the Possessor of power, and the King of might.
No God is there but Thee, the Strong, the Unconstrained.”
1054.
Say thou also:
“O God, my God!
I yield Thee thanks inasmuch as Thou hast made me to drink of Thy Sealed Wine from the hand of the bounty of Thy Name, the Self-Subsistent.
1055.
I entreat Thee by the splendors of the Dayspring of Thy Revelation,
and by the potency of Thy Most Sublime Word, and by the might of Thy Most Exalted Pen,
through Whose movement the realities of all created things have been enraptured,
1056.
to aid His Majesty the Sháh to render Thy Cause victorious,
and to turn towards the horizon of Thy Revelation,
and to set his face in the direction of the lights of Thy visage.
1057.
Assist him, O my Lord, to draw nigh unto Thee.
Help him, then, with the hosts of the heavens and of earth.
1058.
I implore Thee, O Thou Who art the Lord of all Names and the Maker of the heavens,
by the light of Thy Cause, and by the fire of the Lote-Tree of Thy loving-kindness,
to help His Majesty to reveal Thy Cause amidst Thy creatures.
1059.
Open, then, before his face the doors of Thy grace, and Thy mercy, and Thy bounty.
1060.
Potent art Thou to do what pleaseth Thee by Thy word:
‘Be, and it is.’”
1061.
O Sheik!
We had seized the reins of authority by the power of God and His Divine might, as He alone can seize, Who is the Mighty, the Strong.
1062.
None had the power to stir up mischief or sedition.
1063.
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Now, however, as they have failed to appreciate this loving-kindness and these bounties, they have been, and will be, afflicted with the retribution which their acts must entail.
1064.
The State officials, considering the secret progress of the Extended Cord have, from every direction, incited and aided Mine adversaries.
1065.
In the Great City (Constantinople) they have roused a considerable number of people to oppose this Wronged One.
1066.
Things have come to such a pass that the officials in that city have acted in a manner which hath brought shame to both the government and the people.
1067.
A distinguished siyyid, whose well-known integrity, acceptable conduct, and commercial reputation, were recognized by the majority of fair-minded men, and who was regarded by all as a highly honored merchant, once visited Beirut.
1068.
In view of his friendship for this Wronged One they telegraphed the Persian Dragoman informing him that this siyyid, assisted by his servant, had stolen a sum of money and other things and gone to ‘Akká. Their design in this matter was to dishonor this Wronged One.
1069.
And yet, far be it from the people of this country to allow themselves to be deflected, by these unseemly tales, from the straight path of uprightness and truth.
1070.
Briefly, they have assaulted Me from every side, and are reinforcing Mine adversaries.
1071.
This Wronged One, however, beseecheth the one true God to graciously assist every one in that which beseemeth these days.
1072.
Day and night I fix My gaze on these perspicuous words, and recite:
“O God, my God!
I beseech Thee by the sun of Thy grace, and the sea of Thy knowledge, and the heaven of Thy justice,
to aid them that have denied Thee to confess, and such as have turned aside from Thee to return,
and those who have calumniated Thee to be just and fair-minded.
1073.
Assist them, O my Lord, to return unto Thee,
and to repent before the door of Thy grace.
1074.
Powerful art Thou to do what Thou willest,
and in Thy grasp are the reins of all that is in the heavens and all that is on earth.
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Praise be unto God, the Lord of the worlds.”
1075.
The time is at hand when whatsoever lieth hid in the souls and hearts of men will be disclosed.
1076.
This Day is the Day whereof Luqmán spoke unto his son, the Day which the Lord of Glory announced and with which He acquainted Him Who was His Friend (Muhammad) through these, His words
—exalted be He:—
1077.
“O my son!
Verily, God will bring everything to light,
though it were but the weight of a grain of mustard-seed,
and hidden in a rock or in the heavens or in the earth;
for God is Subtile, informed of all.”
1078.
This Day the deceitful of eye, and all that men’s [hearts] conceal,
are made known and laid bare before the throne of His Revelation.
1079.
Nothing whatsoever can escape His knowledge.
He heareth and seeth,
and He, in truth, is the All-Hearing, the All-Seeing.
1080.
How very strange that they discern not between the trustworthy and the treacherous!
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