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and the desert shall rejoice and blossom as the rose.
80.
It shall blossom abundantly and rejoice even with joy and singing;
the glory of Lebanon shall be given unto it; the Bahā of Carmel and Sharon.
They shall see the excellency of the Lord and the Bahā of our God.” Isaiah 35:1-2
81.
These expressions need no interpretation,
they are clear like the sunshine, and like the light gleaming and radiating.
82.
Every just and equitable one can attain the Paradise of knowledge
through inhaling the perfume of these meanings;
and he will succeed in gaining that wherefrom most people are excluded and veiled.
83.
Say:
Be pious toward God, O people,
and follow not the false statement of them that break the Covenant,
who violated the Testament of God and His Covenant, [with falsified interpretations]
and denied His Mercy which anticipated all in earth and heaven.
84.
Also he said,
“Say to them that are of a fearful heart:
Be strong, fear not; behold your Lord!” Isaiah 25:4
85.
This blessed verse demonstrateth the greatness of the Cause,
because the sound of the Trumpet will agitate the people,
while trembling and fear will possess them.
Tablet to a Oriental Jew CHAPTER FOUR
Divisions 86-110
TO A ORIENTAL JEW
86.
Blessed is the soul who is illumined by the light of reliance (upon God)
and enlightened by the light of spiritual detachment and the withdrawal from all else save God.
87.
Verily, such a soul will never be prevented by the hardships and calamities of that Day;
neither will he be frightened.
88.
Thus the tongue of Revelation hath declared as a command on the part of the Merciful.
Verily, He is the Almighty, the Powerful, the Conqueror, the Omnipotent!
89.
It is incumbent on all who have ears and clear insight
to meditate and ponder carefully upon these supreme words,
in each of which, oceans of meanings and distinct explanations are hidden,
90.
that the revelation of the Possessor of all religions may cause all His creatures to attain
the desire and that supreme station which is the dawning of the horizon of this Declaration.
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91.
O Shaykh!
If thou inhalest from the fragrance of the Revelation
even less than the amount contained by the eye of a needle,
thou wilt leave the whole universe
and advance toward the light of the Face of His Presence, the Desired [Lord].
92.
Indeed there are many hidden meanings in the utterances of His Presence the Spirit. (Christ)
93.
He mentioned many things,
yet lack of prepared listeners and of people of insight, caused Him to withhold or seclude them;
as He said:
“Yet ye cannot bear them now.” Gospel of John 16:12
94.
That dawning of the Revelation (Christ) meant that “His Presence, the Promised One,
would mention them” (the many things).
95.
As it was revealed by the Supreme Pen in Kitāb-i Aqdas:
“The many things which occurred on the earth after revealing the texts.”
96.
In Kitāb-i Aqdas it was revealed as follows:
“O land of Tā! (Tehran)
Thou shouldst not grieve on account of anything,
because God hath already made thee the dawning-place of rejoicing for the creatures.
97.
If He wisheth, He may bless Thy throne by one who judgeth with justice
and gathereth the sheep of God who are scattered by the wolves.
98.
Verily, he meeteth the people of Bahā with joy and gladness,
and verily, he is the best of creatures in the presence of God.
99.
The Bahā of God, and the splendor of those who are in the Kingdom of the Cause
be upon him in every time.”
100.
Now, the foregoing texts were revealed before,
yet in this moment the following verse is revealed:
101.
“My God, my God!
Bahā (-ullah) prayeth Thee and asketh Thee,
by the illumination of Thy Face,
by the waves of the ocean of Thy Cause,
and the shining of the sun of Thy Revelation,
102.
to strengthen the royal justice and equity,
and, if Thou desirest, bless the throne and the judgment by him.
103.
Verily, Thou art the Powerful above what Thou wishest,
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and there is no God except Thee, the Hearer and the Answerer!
104.
“Be rejoiced, O land of Tehrān!
105.
As God hath made thee the horizon of the Illumination,
because the dawn of the Manifestation was born in thee
and thou hast been named by that name,
106.
whereby the Orb of Bounty hath shone and the heaven and earth were illumined,
afterward thy circumstances will be changed and the people of the Republic shall govern thee.
107.
Verily, thy Lord is the All-knowing, the Pacific.
108.
Be tranquil through the bounty of thy Lord.
109.
Verily, thou wilt be engulfed by tranquillity after agitation.
110.
Thus it was preordained in a wonderful new Book." [the Bayan?]
Translation by H. Holley and S. Lambden
in progress
Tablet of Visitation for (the priest) Imám Husayn the Son of Ali CHAPTER ONE
Divisions 1-30
Revealed in 1891
VISITATION FOR IMAM HUSAYN
1.
This is a Tablet of Visitation[12][13] revealed from the Supreme Horizon by the All-Glorious Pen
in honour of His Holiness, the Prince of Martyrs, Husayn, the son of ‘Alí, [14]
may the spirit of all else but Him be a sacrifice unto Him!
2.
He is the Comforter, the Consoler,
the Lord of Utterance, the All-Knowing!
3.
God testifieth that there is no God but Him!
4.
And He that hath appeared[15] is the One promised in all the Books and sacred Scrolls, [16]
the One remembered in the hearts of all those near unto God and the sincere ones.
5.
Through Him, the Tree of utterance hath raised its call
in the kingdom of divine recognition[17]
saying:
6.
O Concourse of all Faiths![18]
I swear by the All Merciful!
7.
The days of sorrow[19] have come upon Us, inasmuch as in these days there hath befallen the Dawning-place of God's proof and the Dayspring of His evidence that which hath caused the lamentations of those resident beneath the canopy of glory in the all highest paradise to be raised.
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8.
It hath caused wailing in the tabernacle of grace in the supreme heaven.
9.
God testifieth that there is no God but He,[20] and He that hath appeared[21] is the Preserved Treasure,[22] the hidden mystery[23] through whom all the secrets of what hath been and what will be are divulged.
10.
This is the Day whereon the verse revealed in the past[24] hath found its consummation and fulfillment in the verse,
11.
“The Day when mankind shall stand before the Lord of the Throne above the exalted Seat.”[25]
12.
This is the day whereon the banners of idle fancy and vain imaginings have been subverted[26]
13.
and the command,
“We are from God and unto Him shall we return”[27] hath gone forth.
14.
This is the Day whereon hath appeared the “Great Announcement”[28]
which all the Prophets and Messengers had heralded[29].
15.
In this Day, those near unto God[30] have hastened to the sealed choice wine[31] and have drunk of it in the name of God, the Omnipotent, the Help in Peril, and the Self-Subsistent.
16.
On this Day too, the cry of weeping and tears is raised from every side[32] and the tongue of utterance speaketh:
17.
[Sorrow] belongeth to the Friends of God and His chosen ones;[33]
[tribulation] befitteth the lovers of God and His trusted ones;[34]
18.
sadness and affliction becometh the Manifestations of God,[35]
the Possessor[s] of all things, whether of the past or the future.
19.
O denizens of the city of names and
O countenances residing in the chambers of the all-highest paradise!
20.
O companions of faithfulness in the kingdom of eternity!
21.
Change ye your glad white and red garments unto black clothes of mourning, [36]
for the supreme calamity and the greatest loss hath come to pass, [37]
22.
because of which, the Messenger of God[38] hath wailed and lamented
and the heart of Fátimih[39] hath melted.[40]
23.
Thereupon, the dwellers of the Abhá Tabernacle and those sailing upon the Crimson Ark,[41] seated upon seats of love and loyalty, wept with a great weeping.[42]
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24.
Ah! Ah![43]
How I lament My sorrows caused by an injustice that hath set afire the realities of all beings;
25.
how I grieve over that which hath befallen the Sovereign of the Visible and Invisible
at the hands of those who have violated God's Covenant and Testament,
and have denied His proof, repudiated His grace, and disputed with His signs!
26.
Ah! Ah![44]
May the spirits of the Concourse on High be a sacrifice unto the calamity Thou didst bear,
27.
O Thou who art the Son of the Sadratu‘l-Muntahá[45]
and the Mystery enshrined in the Most Exalted Word![46]
28.
O would that the command of Creation[47] and Its Return[48] hath not been made manifest,
for thus eyes would not have witnessed Thy Body prostrate and wounded on the dust![49]
29.
Because of Thy calamity,
the ocean of utterance[50] is prevented from billowing forth its waves of wisdom and knowledge
and the breezes of God have been stilled.
30.
Because of Thy sorrow, all traces of joy have vanished, the fruits of the tree have fallen down,
the wailing of the righteous hath risen to high heaven,
and the tears of the pious have flowed in profusion.[51]
Tablet of Visitation for Imám Husayn CHAPTER TWO
Divisions 31-70
VISITATION FOR IMAM HUSAYN
31.
Ah! Ah!
O Prince of Martyrs, and their Sovereign,
their Glory, and their Well beloved! [52]
I testify that through Thee,
the daystar of detachment hath shone forth over the firmament of creation and through Thee,
the temples of the near ones were adorned with the ornament of righteousness.
32.
Through Thee, the light of divine recognition hath shone forth in the world of creation.[53]
33.
Were it not for Thee,
the command to knit and join together “B” and “E”[54] would not have gone forth
and the sealed “choice wine”[55] would not have been unsealed.[56]
34.
But for Thee, the Dove of divine testimony[57] would not have warbled its melodies upon the branches of the tree of utterance and but for Thee, the Tongue of Grandeur[58] would not have spoken amongst the peoples of all Faiths.
35
Because of Thy sorrow, there hath appeared separation between the two letters “Há” and “Waw”[59] and the wailing of the believers in Divine Unity was raised in all lands.
36.
Because of Thy misfortune, the Supreme Pen was prevented from raising Its shrill voice, the ocean of bounty stilled its waves, the breezes of grace have ceased wafting, the rivers of paradise have ceased flowing[60] and the daystar of justice was impeded from casting its rays.
37.
I testify that Thou art the Sign of the All Merciful in the world of being;
Thou art the Manifestation of proof and testimony amongst all religions.[61]
38.
Through Thee, God hath fulfilled His promise and hath revealed His sovereignty.
39.
Through Thee, the mystery of divine knowledge hath been divulged and the luminary of certitude hath shone forth above the horizon of evidence.
40.
Through Thee, the dominion of God and His cause, His mysteries and His wisdom have all been made evident.
41.
But for Thee, the well-preserved Treasure[62] could not have been disclosed and the irrevocable decree[63] would not have effected.
42.
But for Thee, the divine summons would not have been raised from the Sublime Horizon and the pearls of wisdom and utterance would not have been revealed from the treasury of the Abhá Pen.
43.
Because of Thy affliction, the joy of paradise hath been altered and the cry of the denizens of the Kingdom of Names hath been raised.
44.
Thou art He who, by Thy turning unto God, hath caused the faces of all men to be directed towards God, the Lord of All Being, and the Sacred Tree[64] hath spoken,
45.
“The Kingdom belongeth to God,[65] the Lord of both the visible and invisible.”
46.
All things were as one in both their external and internal reality, but when they heard of Thy tribulation, they became fragmented, separated, and then appeared in different appearances, colours, and hues.[66]
47.
May all existent beings be a sacrifice unto Thy Being,
O Thou Dawning-Place of the Revelation of God and the Day-spring of His Most Great Sign!
48.
And may all souls be a sacrifice to Thy afflictions and calamity,[67]
O Thou who hath manifested the Unseen in the kingdom of creation.
49.
I bear witness that through Thee,
the dispensation of sacrifice was established in all the worlds of God,
and in Thy separation, the hearts of the true lovers melted.
50.
I bear witness that light [of Heaven] in its [ethereal] quintessence
poured lamentation over Thy afflictions,
and the Sacred Mount[68] was sore vexed at that which befell Thee at the hands of Thy enemies.
51.
Except for Thee, the All-Merciful would not have revealed Himself in the Sinai of knowledge
unto Moses, the son of Imrán.
52.
I call on Thee and make mention of Thee,
O Thou who art the manifestation of detachment in the world of creation.
53.
O Thou the secret of revelation in God's dominions!
Through Thee, the portals of God's generosity were opened and because of Thee, the light of eternity shone upon all men.
54.
I testify that when Thy hands were raised in prayer and hope,[69] the hands of all humanity were raised thereby unto God, the Revealer of verses.
55.
I testify moreover, that when Thou didst fix Thy gaze on the Abhá horizon, in consequence, all beings turned unto God, the Expounder of testimonies.
56.
Thou art the Point through Whom all knowledge of the past and future was divulged and expanded.
57.
Thou art the mine from which all the jewels of science and art were discovered.
58.
By reason of Thy calamity, the Pen of destiny stopped in its traces and the tears of the sanctified ones gushed forth.
59.
Ah! Ah!
Because of Thy sorrow, the pillars of this world were shaken and the order of existence itself would have well nigh returned to nothingness!
60.
Thou art He through Whose behest every ocean was made to billow forth,
every good fragrance was wafted abroad,
every wise decree was enacted,
61.
the commandments of the Book were established amongst diverse peoples,
and the life-giving water of divine mercy was made to issue forth on the Day of Return.[70]
62.
I have turned to Thee, O essence of both the Torah and the Evangel,
O Thou source of the Writ of God, the Almighty, the Most Beauteous.
63.
Through Thee, the city of self-renunciation was built up, and the banner of righteousness was raised upon the world's highest spots.
64.
Were it not for Thee, the fragrance of divine recognition and knowledge would have vanished from this earth, and the breath of the All Merciful would have ceased altogether.
65.
Through Thy power, the might, the sovereignty and the omnipotence of God was established and because of Thee the ocean of divine bounty was made to billow forth, and the King of Revelation established Himself on the throne of being.
66.
I bear witness that through Thee, the veils of glory were uplifted and the limbs of the people of error quaked, the traces of vain imaginings disappeared, and the fruits of the tree of idle fancy were cast down.[71]
67.
Through Thy most pure blood[72] shed in His path, the city of true lovers was adorned,
and in Thy sorrow, darkness enveloped light in all environs.[73]
68.
For love of Thee, the true lovers hastened to the arena of sacrifice
and eager companions hastened to attain the source of the light of divine reunion.
69.
O Thou quintessence of being,
O Thou possessor of the seen and unseen!
I know not which one of thy trials I should narrate amongst mankind.[74]
70.
Thou art the descending place of all the knowledge of God, the dayspring of His most mighty signs, the daystar of the remembrance of God, and the source of His commands.
Tablet of Visitation for Imám Husayn CHAPTER THREE
Divisions 71-100
VISITATION FOR IMAM HUSAYN
71.
O Thou Supreme Pen!
Say:
The first light that hath dawned and shone
and the first fragrance that has been wafted from eternity rest upon Thee,
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