The Book of the Epistle to the Son of the Wolf CHAPTER SIXTY TWO 10 страница
270.
If these verses be indeed contrived, then by what proof have ye believed in God?
271.
Produce it, if ye be men of understanding!
272.
Whensoever We revealed Our clear verses unto such men, they rejected them, and whensoever they beheld that which the combined forces of the earth are powerless to produce, they pronounced it sorcery.
273.
What aileth this people that they speak of that which they understand not?
274.
They raise the same objections as did the followers of the Qur'án when their Lord came unto them with His Cause.
They, verily, are a rejected people.
275.
They hindered others from appearing before Him Who is the Ancient Beauty, and from sharing the bread of His loved ones.
276.
"Approach them not," one was even heard to say, "for they cast a spell upon the people and lead them astray from the path of God, the Help in Peril, the Self-Subsistent."
277.
By the righteousness of the one true God!
278.
He who is incapable of speaking in Our presence hath uttered such words as none among the former generations hath ever spoken, and hath committed such acts as none of the unbelievers of bygone ages hath ever committed.
279.
The very words and deeds of these men bear eloquent testimony to the truth of My words, if ye be of them that judge with fairness.
280.
Whosoever attributeth the verses of God to sorcery hath not believed in any of His Messengers, hath lived and laboured in vain, and is accounted of those who speak that of which they have no knowledge.
Tablet of the Temple CHAPTER ELEVEN
Divisions 281-315
THE TEMPLE
281.
Say:
O servant!
Fear God, thy Creator and thy Fashioner, and transgress not against Him, but judge with fairness and act with justice.
282.
Those whom the Lord hath endued with knowledge shall find, in the very objections raised by the unbelievers, conclusive proofs to invalidate their claims and vindicate the truth of this manifest Light.
283.
Say:
Would ye repeat that which the unbelievers uttered when a Message came unto them from their Lord?
284.
Woe betide you, O assemblage of foolish ones, and blighted be your works!
285.
O Ancient Beauty!
Turn aside from the unbelievers and that which they possess, and waft over all created things the sweet savours of the remembrance of Thy Beloved, the Exalted, the Great.
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This remembrance quickeneth the world of being and reneweth the temples of all created things.
287.
Say:
He, verily, hath established Himself upon the Throne of might and glory.
288.
Whosoever desireth to gaze upon His countenance, lo, behold Him standing before thee!
289.
Blessed be the Lord Who hath revealed Himself in this shining and luminous Beauty.
290.
Whosoever desireth to hearken unto His melodies, lo, hear them rising from His resplendent and wondrous lips!
291.
And unto whosoever desireth to be illumined by the splendours of His light, say:
292.
Seek the court of His presence, for God hath verily granted you leave to approach it, as a token of His grace unto all mankind.
293.
Say:
O people!
We shall put to you a question in all truthfulness, taking God for a witness between you and Us.
He, verily, is the Defender of the righteous.
294.
Appear, then, before His Throne of glory and make reply with justice and fair-mindedness.
295.
Is it God Who is potent to achieve His purpose, or is it ye who enjoy such authority?
296.
Is it He Who is truly unconstrained, as ye imply when ye say that He doeth what He pleaseth and shall not be asked of His doings,
297.
or is it ye who wield such power, and who merely make such assertions out of blind imitation, as did your forebears at the appearance of every other Messenger of God?
298.
If He be truly unconstrained, behold then how He hath sent down the Manifestation of His Cause with verses which naught in the heavens or on the earth can withstand!
299.
Such hath been the manner of their revelation that they have neither peer nor likeness in the world of being, as ye yourselves beheld and heard when once the Daystar of the world shone forth above the horizon of 'Iráq with manifest dominion.
300.
All things attain their consummation in the divine verses, and these indeed are the verses of God, the Sovereign Lord, the Help in Peril, the All-Glorious, the Almighty.
301.
Beyond this, He hath been made manifest as the Bearer of a Cause whose sovereign might is acknowledged by all created things, and this none can deny save the sinners and the ungodly.
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302.
Say:
O people!
Is it your wish to conceal the beauty of the Sun behind the veils of your own selfish desires, or to prevent the Spirit from raising its melodies within this sanctified and luminous breast?
303.
Fear ye God, and contend not with Him Who representeth the Godhead.
304.
Dispute not with the One at Whose bidding the letter "B" was created and joined with its mighty foundation.[5]
305.
Believe in the Messengers of God and His sovereign might, and in the self of God and His majesty.
306.
Follow not those who have repudiated what they had once believed, and who have sought for themselves a station after their own fancy; these, truly, are of the ungodly.
307.
Bear ye witness unto that whereunto God Himself hath borne witness, that the company of His favoured ones may be illumined by the words that issue from your lips.
308.
Say:
We, verily, believe in that which was revealed unto the Apostles of old, in that which hath been revealed, by the power of truth, unto 'Alí, and in that which is now being revealed from His Throne of glory.
309.
Thus doth your Lord instruct you, as a sign of His favour and as a token of His grace that encompasseth all the worlds.
310.
O Feet of this Temple!
We, verily, have wrought you of iron.
Stand firm with such constancy in the Cause of your Lord as to cause the feet of every severed soul to be strengthened in the path of God, the Almighty, the All-Wise.
311.
Beware lest the storms of enmity and hatred, or the blasts of the workers of iniquity,
cause you to stumble.
Be immovable in the Faith of God, and waver not.
312.
We, verily, have called you forth by virtue of that Name which is the source of all steadfastness, and by the grace of each one of Our most excellent Names as revealed unto all who are in heaven and on earth.
313.
Erelong shall We bring into being through you other feet, firm and steadfast, which shall walk unwaveringly in Our path, even should they be assailed by hosts as formidable as the combined forces of the former and latter generations.
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314.
In truth, We hold all grace in the hollow of Our hand, and bestow it as We please upon Our favoured servants.
315.
Time and again have We vouchsafed unto you Our favours, that ye may offer such thanks unto your Lord as to cause the tongues of all created things to speak forth in praise of Me, the All-Merciful, the Most Compassionate.
Tablet of the Temple CHAPTER TWELVE
Divisions 316-345
THE TEMPLE
316.
O Living Temple!
Arise to serve this Cause through a might and a power born of Us.
317.
Disclose, then, unto the servants of God all that the Spirit of God, the sovereign Lord, the Incomparable, the All-Glorious, the All-Wise, hath imparted unto Thee.
318.
Say:
O people!
Will ye turn away from Him Who is the Eternal Truth, and choose instead him whom We have created out of a mere handful of clay?
319.
To do so is to inflict a grievous injustice upon yourselves, if ye be of them that reflect upon the verses of your Lord.
320.
Say: O people!
Cleanse your hearts and your eyes, that ye may recognize your Maker in this holy and luminous attire.
321.
Say:
The celestial Youth hath ascended the Throne of glory, made manifest His independent sovereignty, and now voiceth, in the most sweet and wondrous accents, this call betwixt earth and heaven:
322.
"O peoples of the earth!
Wherefore have ye disbelieved in your Lord, the All-Merciful, and turned aside from Him Who is the Beauty of the All-Glorious?
323.
By the righteousness of God! This is His Hidden Secret, Who hath risen from the dayspring of creation;
and this is His cherished Beauty, Who hath shone forth above the horizon of this exalted Station, invested with the sovereignty of God, the Help in Peril, the All-Glorious, the All-Subduing, the Almighty."
324.
O Temple of Holiness!
We, verily, have cleansed Thy breast from the whisperings of the people and sanctified it from earthly allusions, that the light of My beauty may appear therein and be reflected in the mirrors of all the worlds.
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Thus have We singled Thee out above all that hath been created in the heavens and the earth, and above all that hath been decreed in the realms of revelation and creation, and chosen Thee for Our own self.
326.
This is but an evidence of the bounty which God hath vouchsafed unto Thee, a bounty which shall last until the Day that hath no end in this contingent world.
327.
It shall endure so long as God, the Supreme King, the Help in Peril, the Mighty, the Wise, shall endure.
328.
For the Day of God is none other but His own self, Who hath appeared with the power of truth.
329.
This is the Day that shall not be followed by night, nor shall it be bounded by any praise, would that ye might understand!
330.
O Breast of this Temple!
We, verily, have caused all things to mirror forth thy reality, and made thee as a mirror of Our own self.
331.
Shed, then, upon the breasts of all created beings the splendours of the light of thy Lord, that they may be freed from all allusions and limitations.
332.
Thus hath the Daystar of wisdom shone forth above the horizon of the Pen of the Eternal King.
333.
Blessed are those who perceive it!
334.
Through thee have We created other sanctified breasts, and unto thee shall We cause them to return, as a token of Our grace unto thee and unto Our favoured servants.
335.
Erelong shall We bring into being through thee men with sanctified and illumined breasts, who will testify to naught save My beauty and show forth naught but the resplendent light of My countenance.
336.
These shall in truth be the mirrors of My Names amidst all created things.
337.
O Temple of Holiness!
We, verily, have made Thine inmost heart the treasury of all the knowledge of past and future ages, and the dawning-place of Our own knowledge which We have ordained for the dwellers of earth and heaven,
338.
that all creation may partake of the outpourings of Thy grace and may attain, through the wonders of Thy knowledge, unto the recognition of God, the Exalted, the Powerful, the Great.
339.
In truth, that knowledge which belongeth unto Mine own Essence is such as none hath ever attained or will ever grasp, nor shall any heart be capable of bearing its weight.
340.
Were We to disclose but a single word of this knowledge, the hearts of all men would be filled with consternation, the foundations of all things would crumble into ruin, and the feet of even the wisest among men would be made to slip.
341.
Within the treasury of Our Wisdom there lieth unrevealed a knowledge, one word of which, if we chose to divulge it to mankind, would cause every human being to recognize the Manifestation of God and to acknowledge His omniscience,
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[and] would enable every one to discover the secrets of all the sciences, and to attain so high a station as to find himself wholly independent of all past and future learning.
343.
Other knowledges We do as well possess, not a single letter of which We can disclose, nor do We find humanity able to hear even the barest reference to their meaning.
344.
Thus have We informed you of the knowledge of God, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.
345.
Were We to find worthy vessels, We would deposit within them the treasures of hidden meanings and impart unto them a knowledge, one letter of which would encompass all created things.
Tablet of the Temple CHAPTER THIRTEEN
Divisions 346-370
THE TEMPLE
346.
O Inmost Heart of this Temple!
We have made thee the dawning-place of Our knowledge and the dayspring of Our wisdom unto all who are in heaven and on earth.
347.
From thee have We caused all sciences to appear, and unto thee shall We cause them to return.
348.
And from thee shall We bring them forth a second time.
349.
Such, indeed, is Our promise, and potent are We to effect Our purpose.
350.
Erelong shall We bring into being through thee exponents of new and wondrous sciences, of potent and effective crafts, and shall make manifest through them that which the heart of none of Our servants hath yet conceived.
351.
Thus do We bestow upon whom We will whatsoever We desire, and thus do We withdraw from whom We will what We had once bestowed. Even so do We ordain whatsoever We please through Our behest.
352.
Say:
Should We choose, at one time, to shed the radiance of Our loving providence upon the mirrors of all things, and, at another, to withhold from them the splendours of Our light, this verily lieth within Our power, and none hath the right to ask "why" or "wherefore".
353.
For We are potent indeed to achieve Our purpose, and render no account for that which We bring to pass; and none can dispute this save those who join partners with God and doubt His Truth.
354.
Say:
Nothing can withstand the power of Our might or interrupt the course of Our command.
355.
We exalt whomsoever We please unto the Realm of supernal might and glory, and, should We so desire, cause the same to sink into the lowest abyss of degradation.
356.
O dwellers of the earth!
Would ye contend that if We raise up a soul unto the Sadratu'l-Muntahá,[6] it shall then cease to be subject to the power of Our sovereignty and dominion?
357.
Nay, by Mine own self! Should it be Our wish, We would return it to the dust in less than the twinkling of an eye.
358.
Consider a tree:
Behold how We plant it in a garden, and nourish it with the waters of Our loving care;
359.
and how, when it hath grown tall and mature, and brought forth verdant leaves and goodly fruits, We send forth the tempestuous gales of Our decree, tear it up by its roots, and lay it prostrate upon the face of the earth.
360.
So hath it been Our way with all things, and so shall it be in this day.
361.
Such, in truth, are the matchless wonders of Our immutable method a method which hath ever governed, and shall continue to govern, all things, if ye be of them that perceive.
362.
None, however, knoweth the wisdom thereof save God, the All-Powerful, the Almighty, the All-Wise.
363.
Would ye gainsay, O people, the very thing that your eyes behold?
364.
Woe unto you, O assemblage of deniers!
365.
That which alone is exempt from change is His own self, the All-Merciful, the Most Compassionate, were ye to gaze with the eye of insight, while all else beside Him can be altered by an act of His Will.
He, verily, is the All-Powerful, the Almighty, the All-Wise.
366.
O people!
ispute not concerning My Cause, for ye shall never fathom the manifold wisdom of your Lord, nor shall ye ever gauge the knowledge of Him Who is the All-Glorious, the All-Pervading.
367.
Whosoever layeth claim to have known His Essence is without doubt among the most ignorant of all people.
368.
Every atom in the universe would charge such a man with imposture, and to this beareth witness My tongue which speaketh naught but the truth.
369.
Magnify My Cause and promulgate My teachings and commandments, for none other course beside this shall beseem you, and no other path shall ever lead unto Him.
370.
Would that ye might heed Our counsel!
Tablet of the Temple CHAPTER FOURTEEN
Divisions 371-400
THE TEMPLE
371.
O Living Temple!
We have made Thee the Dayspring of each one of Our most excellent titles, the Dawning-Place of each one of Our most august attributes, and the Fountainhead of each one of Our manifold virtues unto the denizens of earth and heaven.
372.
Thereafter have We raised Thee up in Our own image betwixt the heavens and the earth, and ordained Thee to be the sign of Our glory unto all who are in the realms of revelation and creation, that My servants may follow in Thy footsteps, and be of them who are guided aright.
373.
We have appointed Thee the Tree of grace and bounty unto the dwellers of both the heavens and the earth.
374.
Well is it with them who seek the shelter of Thy shade and who draw nigh unto Thy self, the omnipotent Protector of the worlds.
375.
Say:
We have made each one of Our Names a wellspring from which We have caused the streams of divine wisdom and understanding to gush forth and flow in the garden of Our Cause streams whose number none can reckon save Thy Lord, the Most Holy, the Omnipotent, the Omniscient, the All-Wise.
376.
Say:
We have generated all Letters from the Point and have caused them to return unto It, and We have sent It down again in the form of a human temple.
377.
All glory be unto the Author of this incomparable and wondrous handiwork!
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