Tablet to Jinab-i Khalil “the Friend” 8 страница
Say:
Far be from the glory of God what I have imagined in my heart and the wrongs I have committed,
and I was among the oppressors.
56.
And there is no temporal thing with Him that His vicegerent may divide among his heirs.
57.
As to His Cause, it is with Him and is not separated from Him.
58.
Beware lest thou dost assign to Him any representative, or vicegerent,
or reckoner, or counselor, or peer,
and be among them that have truly repented.
59.
Verily, He is sufficient through Himself to all creation
and nothing is independent of Him in the heavens and on earth, if thou art among the mindful.
60.
Yea, God hath mirrors for Himself wherein He may shine to themselves for themselves,
if they are placed before the sun and its rays.
61.
This is what thou beholdest in the outer mirrors, if thou art among the observers.
62.
And they speak of the splendor of the sun, if they are placed before it and if they remain where they were beforehand.
63.
When they depart, the light returns unto its source and place, and with the mirrors the veils remain.
64.
Thus have We explained unto thee that of which thou wert unaware, that thou mayest be among the true believers.
65.
And this station is not specially set aside for anyone at the exception of any other one.
66.
By God, the True [Lord],
in this Day should all creatures turn themselves towards the lights of the sun
that shine above the All-Glorious Horizon with the ornament of God,
the Omnipotent, the Exalted, the Mighty,
the splendor of the lights of the sun would be reflected in them and none would deny it,
except those who are ignorant and far removed and others similar to them.
67.
Hast thou not heard, O servant,
that the Manifestation that became manifest in the year 60 was the Manifestation of God and brought to a close the Prophethood of Muhammad, the Messenger of God?
68.
Verily, God, thy Lord, is sanctified from all mention,
and allusion, and proof, and relation, and association.
69.
Verily, He has been established throughout eternity upon the Throne of Holiness and sanctified from all created things and it would be unseemly for anyone to assign to Him a vicegerent.
70.
Verily, the vicegerent is for those prophets who were created through His word.
Tablet to Jináb-i-Mullá 'Alí-Akbar CHAPTER THREE
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Divisions 71-105
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71.
Say:
Blessed be God, the most excellent of creators!
Blessed be God, the most excellent of makers!
72.
Verily, We have abrogated such names in the Bayán
and We have dashed to the ground the idols of fancy,
that none should remain shut out as by a veil by them from God,
thy Lord and the Lord of thy fathers.
73.
Beware lest thou lookest at Me through the eyes of anyone except Me
74.
and if thou wishest to know Me,
look at Me through My eyes and thou wilt not know Me through anything but those, 2
although thou ponderest so that thou mayest know Me till
the end that none among the reckoners can reckon. 3
75.
Whenever thou wishest to attain to the pinnacle of grace and draw nigh unto the most exalted court and desirest that all the good in the heaven of the divine decree may be ordained for thee,
on the part of thy Lord, the Most Exalted, the Most Glorious,
76.
detach thyself from all things, perform ablutions with clear 4 and pure water,
as hast been ordained for thee in the Book 5 on the part of Him Who is the Sovereign Revealer,
the Ancient of Days
77.
and, while thou art washing thy hands, say: 6
O Lord!
Cleanse me from all save Thee, and prepare me to meet thee
in the day of the manifestation of Thy Beauty and the rise of Thy Being.
78.
Sanctify me from whatsoever may shut me out as by a veil from Thy resplendent Beauty.
79.
Purify me, moreover, O my God, that I may recognise Thy Being,
the Most Exalted, the Omniscient. 7
80.
And while washing thy face, say: 8
O Lord!
This is my face that I wash with this water, as Thou didst ordain.
81.
I beseech Thee, therefore, O my God, by Thy Name
from which Thy servants, 9 except the faithful among Thy creatures, are shut out as by a veil,
82.
to cleanse my face with the waters of Thy mercy,
flowing out from the right hand of the throne of Thy Majesty,
that it may be purified through Thine hallowed, resplendent and luminous Face.
83.
O Lord!
Protect it, through Thy Name,
the Most Holy, the Most Exalted, the Most Wondrous, the Most Glorious,
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84.
that it may have no regard for aught else besides Thee,
and may not turn towards them who have disbelieved in the greatest of Thy signs
in the day of the manifestation of Thy Being, the Exalted, the Most High.
85.
O my God!
Withhold not from me the glances of the eye of Thy loving-kindness,
and shatter not my hopes in the holy breezes of Thy favour.
86.
Verily, Thou art He Who is ready to answer whosoever calleth upon Thee
and is nigh unto them that seek Thy presence. 10
Verily, Thou art the Possessor of Great Bounty!
87.
O Lord!
Illumine my face in the day when faces 11 have turned black
and enlighten it with the lights of Thy bountiful Face.
88.
And shouldst thou recite this after ablutions, it would be permissible,
and this is a grace on the part of thy Lord, the Omniscient.
89.
When thou hast finished, perfume thyself,
then attire thyself with thy finest raiment,
turn thy face towards the Sanctuary of God (the Qiblih),
90.
round which at this moment, the spirits of every existence, whether seen or unseen,
and those who were not enjoined to prostrate themselves before Adam
and who have been and will always be turned towards the countenance of thy Lord,
the Most Exalted, the Mighty, the Most High, circle.
91.
Then, stand firm in your place,
raise thy hands 12 towards God with manifest poise and dignity and say: 13
92.
O Lord!
I ask Thee by Thy Name,
whereby Thou didst shine forth upon all beings and didst transcend the entire creation,
that even as I have anointed myself with this perfume,
93.
so Thou mayest imbue me with the fragrances of the holy paradise 14 of Thy mercy
and with the breezes wafting the savours of the raiment of Thy Being,
the Almighty, the Luminous,
94.
so that none 15 may inhale from me but the pure scent of Thy Grace and Favour,
and I may be wholly turned towards Thee and detached from all save Thee.
95.
Verily, potent art Thou to do as Thou willest,
and Thou art, in truth, the Bestower, the Pitier.
96.
O Lord!
My Beloved, 16 my Hope, the Possessor of my being and my soul!
97.
Send down, at this moment, upon Thy servant
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that which beseemeth the sovereignty of Thy generosity and bounty
and is worthy of the wonders of Thy grace and celestial glory. 17
98.
Deprive me not, O my God,
of the things Thou hast ordained, in the heaven of Thy will and the clouds 18 of Thy purpose,
for Thy chosen ones, whom Thou hast singled out for Thine own Being,
the Almighty, the Beauteous.
99.
O Lord!
I am poor,
and I cling to the cord of Thy wealth; 19
100.
I am lowly,
and I hold fast to the rope of Thy might and majesty;
101.
I am weak,
and I have drawn nigh unto the Pavillions of Thy transcendent power
and unto the glorified Tabernacle of the glory of Thy dominion and sovereignty.
102.
Therefore, O my God,
I am standing before Thee, longing for Thy grace,
forgetful of anyone except Thee,
fleeing from all else save Thee,
turning towards the sanctuary of Thy presence and the goal of Thy good- pleasure. 20
103.
Is there anyone save Thee to whom 21 I may turn?
Or any manifestation, except Thine Own, 22 that I may approach?
104.
No, by Thy Beauty.
All that is manifest is as nothing when compared with the revelations of the holy lights of Thy greatness. and all that is exalted sinks into oblivion when brought before the manifestations of Thy glorious highness and loftiness.
105.
Send down, then, O my God,
upon Thy servant that which shall so enrich him
as to dispense with all the things which have been created in the heavens and on the earth.
Verily, Thou art the Most Merciful of the Merciful.
Tablet to Jináb-i-Mullá 'Alí-Akbar CHAPTER FOUR
Divisions 106-130
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106.
Then, take three paces forward, turning towards God,
and while taking the first pace say: 23
107.
O Lord!
Reveal unto me, in this station, 24
that which Thou didst reveal unto the Speaker (Moses) upon the Paran of Thy love,
and the Horeb of Thy benevolence,
and on the Sinai of Thine glorious and most exalted might and mercy!
108.
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Detach me, moreover, O my God, from the Names and their kingdoms,
lest I be shut out as by a veil, through them,
from Him Who created them by a command from Him.
109.
Thy might, in truth, is equal to all things over all things.
110.
O my God!
Cause me to hear, moreover, Thy call from every tree,
as Thou didst cause Thy servant, 25 whom Thou hast chosen and sent to the worlds,
to hearken to Thy call from the Lote-Tree of Thy Cause.
111.
Then take a second pace, stop and say: 26
O Lord!
Shine forth upon me, 27 in this station, as Thou didst shine forth upon the Spirit (Jesus),
that I may arise to praise Thy Being and to proclaim Thy verses among Thy heedless servants,
112.
perchance thereby their hearts may be cleansed 28 from all doubts and uncertainty
regarding Thy Cause,
at which all, except a few, of them that dwell in the kingdoms of names 29 swooned away. 30
113.
O Lord!
Sanctify me, in this station, 31 from the attributes and their kingdom,
that have come 32 between me and the sight of the splendour of the divine Essence.
114.
Give me to drink, moreover, O my God,
of the cup of immortality from the hands of the remembrance of the Name of my Lord,
the Exalted, the Most High, 33 once more. 34
Verily, Thou 35 art the Lord of immeasurable Grace.
115.
O Lord!
Give me to drink from the stream of everlasting life,
that I may be set afire by the heat of Thy love,
in such wise that Thy servants may be inflamed thereof.
116.
Cause, moreover, the waters of knowledge to flow out from my mouth,
in my recognition of Thy Being, the Merciful,
that through it I may produce Thy proof unto such of Thy creatures
as trembled on Thy manifest, radiant and undeviating path.
117.
Then, 36 take a third pace forward, stop and say: 37
O Lord!
Shine forth upon me, 38 in this station, as Thou didst shine forth upon all Thy Prophets and Chosen Ones as have drawn nigh unto Thee.
118.
Then, detach me, O my God, from this world and from the world to come, cause me to enter the Paradise of Thy presence and 39 the Garden of Thy mighty and luminous glory. 40
119.
O Lord!
Blot out from my heart every remembrance except Thine, 41
that I may arise to praise Thy Being 42 between earth and heaven.
120.
O Lord!
Forgive my mighty sins, my grievous trespasses,
all that in which I have failed in my duty towards my Lord, the Exalted, the Most High
and my hesitation upon the path 43 that hath encompassed the worlds.
121.
O Lord!
Attire me with the raiment of forgiveness and the robe of certitude.
Verily, Thou art He Who supplieth the needs of those who seek Him.
122.
Then fall down44 upon the ground and say: 45
Praise be to Thee, O my God,
for the wonders of Thy bounties and the revelations of Thy benevolence towards me,
inasmuch as Thou taught me the ways of Thy knowledge and 46 the paths of Thy guidance!
123.
I beseech Thee, O my God, by the light of Thy face,
through which all beings have been enlightened and the entire creation hath been illumined,
not to reckon me among them who heard Thy voice and failed to answer Thy call,
or them unto whom Thou hast revealed Thy Being in Thy most exalted manifestation and glorious splendour, and did not obey Thee.
124.
Then, establish me upon a seat of glory nigh unto Thy Name, the Merciful,
in the garden Thou hast created in the midmost heart of Paradise
and join me with such of Thy servants as have drawn nigh unto Thee.
125.
Send down upon me, 47 then, every good thing that is in Thy knowledge,
and cause me to be raised up on the Day of Resurrection in the presence of the Manifestation of Thy Self, the Inaccessible, the Most Exalted, the Powerful. 48
126.
Then lift up thy face from the ground,
for thou hast completed that which has been prescribed unto thee in this lucid Tablet.
127.
I swear by the life of Him Whom God shall make manifest,
whoever performs this action wholly for the sake of his Lord and rid of all attachment to all else except Him,
128.
verily God can satisfy his wants and shall raise him up on the day of resurrection in such wise that the company of the favoured angels will be bewildered. 49
129.
Verily, We have instructed and warned thee, that thou mayest attain unto the presence of thy Lord and mayest not 50 be deprived of what is better for thee than the treasures of the heavens and the earth.
130.
If thou dost perform it, it is for thine own sake,
and if thou dost neglect it, thy Lord, verily, can well dispense with all creatures.
Translated by J. Savi and F. Mardani
The Tablet of the River (Tigris) CHAPTER ONE
Divisions 1-25
originally revealed as "Sahifih-i-Shattiyyih" in Persian in 1857
THE RIVER
1.
It has become the subject of much talk, but the people do not understand:
2.
The miracles that have been mentioned and attributed to this abased one [Baha-ullah]
are lies fabricated by prevaricators. [liars]
3.
But those [miricales and wonders] attributed to the original point (the Bab),
[him who is] the wellspring of the primal emanation,
and to the mirrors who speak of him,
are true, [and these are] a truth to which the sincere [are able to] attain.
4.
What [the Gate of God] revealed in the Bayan
from the heaven of bounty and the clouds of compassion is, moreover,
a universal and convincing proof.
5.
Aside from revealing verses, he did not affirm anything.
6.
This was and is God's proof to the people of the earth.
7.
Any sign beyond it that appears from the mine of grace and glory is a bounty from God.
8.
Otherwise, the greatest proof is what he himself has established.
9.
"And who is truer in tidings than God?"
10.
The appearance of other miracles, which have been attributed to the prophets,
should not be categorically denied, because human reason is not the balance.
11.
If one gazes with the eye of insight,
one will consider that everything that can be seen upon the earth was invisible to all the people,
high and low, before they took notice of it.
12.
Consider the sun in the sky, [that] which is so apparent,
how it sheds delight and illumination upon all who are on the earth,
whether in the east, west or other directions.
13.
Clearly, before the mind had perceived such a thing,
it would not have accepted anyone's description of it.
14.
Think about belief in such a thing in all the stations of the creation,
so that the mystery of this matter might be unveiled to you.
15.
All things are the miracles of the prophets.
16.
"Return thy gaze; seest thou any fissure?"
17.
In the Qur'an are many verses that prove this.
18.
Even though I do not have the verse itself before me,
the meaning of those verses bears this implication.
19.
For instance, "God is he that created you, then he provided for you"
— do you not then see?
20.
And God "caused you to grow out of the earth"
— so do you not believe?
21.
"And sent down out of heaven water"
— do you not give thanks?
22.
And He "created the heavens and the earth and what is between them,"
and He calmed the mountains as a grace from Him, and little do you understand.
23.
Thus it is clear that whatever can be seen is dependent upon God's power.
24.
Is there any creator save God?
25.
Say: Praise be to God!
No creator is there but He, in whom the sincere have believed.
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