The Book of the Epistle to the Son of the Wolf CHAPTER SIXTY TWO 17 страница
In consequence there will [also] be affirmed for thee
the Divine Name the "Seer" and likewise further divine names,
if, that is, thou shouldst gaze within thy hearts with unblemished vision.
309.
And all this [may transpire] relative to divine attributes which all the people, up until this moment,
return unto their Creator for they lack [insightful awareness].
310.
So testify [also] within thy heart
that all of these divine attributes hath been created within His dominion
and He casteth them out upon such of His servants as He willeth,
for He, verily, no God is there except Him.
311.
He would not be comprehended in any respect through thine own comprehension
neither would He be understood in any fashion after the manner in which thou doth understand.
312.
Nay, rather, He created these various levels [abilities] in the realities of His servants
to the end that thereby they all might become informed of the fact
that He, verily, created the Names yet hath ever been sanctified therefrom;
and He fashioned the Attributes yet hath ever remained abstracted therefrom.
313.
There indeed is no Originator other than Him, for His is the Logos-Command and the Creation,
for were not all created through His Logos-Command.
314.
Wherefore shouldst [thou] exclaim:
`So exalted be God, the King, the Help in Peril, the Self-Subsistent.
315.
So exalted be God, the Omnipotent, the Creator,
the Powerful, the Mighty, the Beloved One.'
Tablet on the Isolated Letters [of the Light] CHAPTER ELEVEN
Divisions 316-345
THE ISOLATED LETTERS [OF THE LIGHT]
316.
O Concourse of the Bayān!
Strive thou in thy spirits and thy souls in order that thou might attain this station
and be not of such as have failed hold fast unto any one of the divine names
and among those who give no attention unto these divine attributes.
317.
Be thou not of such as have eyes but fail to perceive anything,
for whom a hearing ear is inoperative and who have hearts that fail to comprehend.
318.
So testify within thyselves that thou art rising up, sleeping and walking
yet retain merely a single identity for such is an established reality!
319.
In spite of this, there riseth up from amongst thee
the [expression of] the various divine names and attributes
just as thou dost witness and submit unto all of them within thine own hearts.
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320.
And these diverse [divine] names and numerous attributes were manifest in diverse ways
the like of which was decreed for thy beings and were created in thy bodies;
perchance thou might ascend within thy heart
through the [experience of] celestial ascents of [mystical] gnosis. [knowledge]
321.
For example, thou dost take an action which is merely a single thing
even though thou dost name or designate it with all the various names.
322.
In reality, in its very essence [the action] is abstracted from everything that thou speak of
or the like of which thou dost [inwardly] make reference to.
323.
In turning, however, unto the locale of "hearing" and its root bases,
there should be manifest a trace, an attribute or a[nother] name,
it would in no wise appear distinct from that [action].
324.
Likewise, in turning unto the locale of "vision"
and through such of the faculties as are implicit therein,
there would be manifested another trace of a [specific] attribute.
325.
Such is what thou wouldst find relative to thine own lives.
326.
It is [also] likewise with respect to the tongue;
should the action be oriented towards the tongue,
there would appear [the power of] speech just [in fact] as thou dost articulate.
327.
And this is the result of focusing upon the outer foundations
[of the various divine Names] in the condition of the human identity.
328.
And again, it is likewise [thus] with respect to the interior dimension through the insigthtful vision
[that though thou would realise] shouldst thou [befittingly] bear witness.
329.
For example, in [the association of the action] with the heart,
the liver, the spleen, the head and more [of the body] besides,
it is manifested in these diverse situations [resulting in] diverse names
the like of which thou dost name [through] the intellect, the spirit [soul], and the inmost heart.
330.
Wherefore be informed of the [alphabetical] theophany of [the letter] "A" within thine being
in spite of the fact that it is a merely a single reality; ("A" = 1)
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331.
God makes manifest therefrom the [various] divine names
and the various traces which result in the realization of the station of mystical apprehension
[of the gnosis of knowledge].
332.
And thou shalt witness in this respect that diversity which shall be made manifest as a result of
the differentiation of the locale [at the top of the alphabet] ["A"=1] and the foundational bases.
333.
Notwithstanding [this differentation],
the Manifestor is one [individual thing], and the thing manifested is [likewise] one [thing].
334.
All of this taketh place within thy heart if thou would be insightful
and thus be assured that there is no other God except Him.
335.
He it is Who fashioned the entirety of the creation;
through all of the His [divine] names and His [divine] attributes
as thou wouldst realize if thou didst not blot out within thee the wonders of the divine artistry.
336.
All of this He created in His dominion
and made manifest on the level of the created realm.
337.
And ye, O Concourse of the Bayān,
Overstep ye not thy limitations! [of the Laws of God]
338.
Fear ye God!
and appropriate not to thyselves what hath not been ordained for thee.
339.
Be ye not then [such as] elevate their station.
340.
We, verily, have clarified for thee that whereby the inmost hearts of the mystic knowers,
the sages and the divines were bewildered through the subtle allusions of these words,
341.
This to the end that through them thou might thereby gain insight
and cause all such as are in the heavens and on the earth
to drink deep of this flowing spring
in accordance with their [varying] capacities and levels [of mystic progress]
and in line with that which they are capable of apprehending.
342.
Know therefore how this Spiritual [letter] "A",
this all-enduring Ornament,
this Unitative, Upright Thread (Bahā'-Allāh?)
hath risen up unto [its station] and through its own being
in the encouter [with] the citizens of the heavens and of the earth.
343.
And at one time it ["A"= Bahā'-Allāh] lifteth up its head unto heaven,
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whereupon the Supreme Concourse is enraptured thereby
344.
and at another time, it inclineth the Supreme Concourse towards the earth
whereupon the bodies of the cherubic beings are raised up from the sepulchers of extinction.
345.
Wherefore do We deliver unto thee
something of that which is inscribed with the fingers of Power upon sacred, Preserved Tablets.
Tablet on the Isolated Letters [of the Light] CHAPTER TWELVE
Divisions 346-375
THE ISOLATED LETTERS [OF THE LIGHT]
346.
Know furthermore then, that this upright, and established [isolated letter] "A"
hath a similitude in all the worlds;
for every thread [or ray] of its bounty is empowered.
347.
[Indeed] everything that thou dost observe in all that hath been created
and will evermore be created,
is a [direct] result of its uprightness or its uprising,
or a result of its being solidlyestablished,
or indeed, of its power or might.
348.
Know therefore, that all of this hath been made manifest by virtue of
the [very] uprightness of this Divine [letter] "A";
and everything is sheltered neath the shadow of this divine "A"
and becometh established as a result of its uprightness.
349.
So by God! The discourse hath reached a level at which
the allusive meanings of knowledge and the testimonies of wisdom have been set forth.
350.
This that thou might be especially thankful unto God, thy Lord, during thy days
and be numbered among such as turn aside from all upon the earth [in detachment],
then incline unto the beauty of the divine union in the robe of light
beyond the [heavenly] veils [of light],
351.
[among] those, that is, who drink deep of the wine of mystic meaning and spiritual life
from the hands of the Spirit,
and at every moment do so quaff. [the holy scriptures, not actual wine]
352.
And if there should be displayed before them (the spiritually pious) all manner of [erotic] visions
and there be manifested unto them females
[bedecked] with every adornment and bejewelled trinket,
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they would in no wise be distracted thereby.
353.
And if, furthermore, such damsels should enter unto them (the pious),
[adorned] with bracelets of gold and mighty flowing robes, [adorned] in silken brocade,
[nay indeed] in gilded silk brocade
and desire to beguile [seduce, snatch] one of them (the pious)
354.
or desire that they (the damsels) should command the affection (literally `enter the heart')
of anyone of them (the pious),
then by God! they (the pious) would prove unwilling
and would evince no desire to [even] consider them.
355.
(Such would be the case with the pious) even if these female beings should ornament themselves with all [such finery] as is possible in [the spheres of] existence
and make use of eye-coloring,
[seductively] evincing wholly black lashes [and all manner of eye-makeup]!
356.
Should, in fact, any one of them (the pious) be confronted with
all that is possible [of distractions] on earth,
be it [even] of gold or of silver, or of all the adornments of the earthly domain,
they would in no wise take note of such things neither would they be inclined thereto.
357.
Such [aforementioned saintly] persons are [indeed] the [chosen] saints of God
for whom there is neither fear nor sorrow;
358.
they stand in dread of no one,
even if [it be the case that] all who inhabit the heavens and the earth should rise up against them.
359.
They would not be discomforted, inasmuch as their hearts,
their very beings, and their [deep] inmost bosoms
have been filled with the wine of the Mercy of God, as well as of His love.
360.
There is no space within their hearts
so that there should enter therein a love for anything other than Him.
361.
Thus do We inform thee regarding the sincere ones
perchance thou wilt comprehend their [exalted] nature.
362.
And thou shalt follow their mode of behavior
so as not to be moved by the tempests of the worldly domain
nor have thy footsteps falter in the violent winds of the course of time.
363.
Then be thou of such as are resolute in the love of God.
364.
Know then that this [letter] "A" is expressive of mysteries relative to all sciences
inasmuch as God hath bestowed upon it a portion of the wonders of His Bounty.
365.
Within it is a foreordainment [measure] of knowledge relative to what hath been and what will be.
366.
If, for example, ye deduce the [other] letters which are inner dimensions of this [isolated letter] A
in the light of that which We have divulged unto thee previously of the 4 levels [implied] therein
367.
and thou write down [the secrets of] its power of articulation
and after that divide it according to its four divisions
368.
and thou apply this according to these [four] divisions in line with its requirement
in terms of augmentation and diminution, of ascent and equilibrium
there shall assuredly appear before thee something of such mysteries as shall astonish the intellects.
369.
And thereby will be evident that which thou hast heard regarding the all-encompassing [comprehensive science of] and thou shalt attain unto the genesis of the sciences.
370.
So, O would that We had found some [receptive] soul meeting with Our approval
such that We might bestow upon him what God hath taught Us of His Bounty!
371.
Yet inasmuch as We failed to find such an one
did We communicate this unto thee to only to a limited extent;
372.
for We restrict the matter somewhat lest there become privy thereto every tyrannical apostate.
373.
Know then that these [qur'ānic] isolated letters are on one level an intimate link between the enraptured soul and the Beloved One, the lover and the Loved One.
374.
And none shall become privy thereto except them whose hearts
God hath made repositories of His knowledge and treasuries of His wisdom.
375.
For such is what is hath been anticipated in the knowledge of God,
the Help in Peril, the Beloved One.
Tablet on the Isolated Letters [of the Light] CHAPTER THIRTEEN
Divisions 376-400
The next chapter describes a metaphorical alchemical process wherein a sin-troubled or rebellious person is transmuted from one form to the next, through religious philosophy, until it is sanctified before God. (Evoking the basic idea of the universal religious idea of salvation)
THE ISOLATED LETTERS [OF THE LIGHT]
376.
Then know [thou furthermore] that this [isolated letter] "A" on one level makes allusion
to the Snow-White Earth, [which is] the Brilliant, Most secreted Light,
if thou should desire to be perceptive of the mysteries
of the [divine alchemical] artistry in the sphere of nature.
377.
And this is the [Snow-White] Earth whose basis and being
are derived from the [cosmic] Watery Expanse (as would be evident should thou apply reason)
for it doth exhibit solidity [freeze] when placed within the [cosmic] Watery Expanse.
378.
Then praise be to God its Originator, and exalted be He above that which they assert.
379.
And should thou solidify and coagulate this brilliant watery substancein this Fiery Water,
and extract the heat from the [resultant] Golden Fiery Water [oil refineries?]
there would be united therein the three [realities] which are the Spirit, the Soul, and the Body.
380.
And this is what hath not been anticipated by the knowledge of anyone among the people,
for all are bewildered thereby.
381.
It is thus the case that when thou hast coagulated this [Snow-White] Earth
engendered from the [cosmic] Water,
there shall appear the Crimson [hue] in the [cosmic] Water [which] should then be extracted.
382.
And when thou hast extracted it [the Crimson Water]
thou should find on its surface the residue [dust] of the Fire.
383.
That is to say, it should darken, at which thou should not be sorrowful
for if it is darkened it is perfectly acceptable
since God hath transformed this darkness through the Light.
384.
This inasmuch as it is ignited and given radiance with the permission of God,
the Help in Peril, the Praised One.
385.
And this is the Fruit of Holiness which hath been manifested from the [heavenly] Tree
planted in the Heaven of the celestial spheres and the Earth of the Intelligences [Intellects].
386.
And this is [also] the Philosopher's Stone and their [alchemist's] Silver and the Coveted Substance [?] as well as their [alchemist's] Quicksilver [Mercury] and all which they do [synonymously] so designate.
387.
And if thou extract it from the Divine Mine [Metal]
let something of the Spirit which deriveth therefrom empower (or prevail) it by virue of its affinity,
for the Body doth not receive the Spirit which is contrary to it
[as thou wouldst know] if thou wert mindful of that which We have bestowed upon thee.
388.
And naught shall transpire of the days [of successfully completing the alchemical task]
except that thou shalt, with the permission of God, [perform the alchemical] whitening [process].
389.
So strive thou to the utmost degree with respect to its purification
such that nothing shall remain therein of the darkness which is the existing impurity.
390.
Then thou shalt dry it in the Fire of Virtue
and empower [prevail upon] it with this [same] Spirit another time.
391.
Then set it ablaze in the Fire of Reeds until there riseth up above this [cosmic] Water
what [deriveth] from a [greatly] treasured Crimson Oil.
392.
By God!
This is indeed a result of the Gold of the Sages [ = Philosopher's Stone]
over which souls hath been perplexed and the intellects of the wise bewildered.
393.
Up until this moment, however, none hath attained thereto except those servants
who hath not been distracted by the trappings of the world
from the [messianic] Remembrance of God, the Help in Peril, the Self-Subsistent.
394.
This is indeed [known as] the [transformative] Logos-Soul,
the Blood and the Red Gum with which (the divine alchemist) enliveneth the mouldering bodies;
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