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23.
And if any one of them directeth himself towards the Assembly,
let him turn his eyes unto the Supreme Horizon, and say:
24.
'O my God!
I ask Thee, by Thy most glorious Name, to aid me
in that which will cause the affairs of Thy servants to prosper, and Thy cities to flourish.
Thou, indeed, hast power over all things!'
25.
Blessed is he that entereth the Assembly for the sake of God,
and judgeth between men with pure justice.
He, indeed, is of the blissful.
Tablet to Queen Victoria CHAPTER TWO
Divisions 26-50
QUEEN VICTORIA
26.
O ye members of Assemblies in that land and in other countries!
Take ye counsel together, and let your concern be only for that which profiteth mankind, and bettereth the condition thereof, if ye be of them that scan heedfully.
27.
Regard the world as the human body which, though at its creation whole and perfect,
hath been afflicted, through various causes, with grave disorders and maladies.
28.
Not for one day did it gain ease, nay, its sickness waxed more severe, as it fell under the treatment of ignorant physicians, who gave full rein to their personal desires, and have erred grievously.
29.
And if at one time, through the care of an able physician, a member of that body was healed, the rest remained afflicted as before.
Thus informeth you the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.
30.
We behold it, in this day, at the mercy of rulers, so drunk with pride that they cannot discern clearly their own best advantage, much less recognize a Revelation so bewildering and challenging as this.
31.
And[4] if one of them endeavor to better his health, his intention will not be but to profit himself thereof whether by name or effect, therefore he will not be able to heal him save to a certain extent.
32.
That[5] which God hath ordained as the sovereign remedy and mightiest instrument for the healing of the world is the union of all its peoples in one universal Cause, one common Faith.
33.
This can in no wise be achieved except through the power of a skilled, an all-powerful, and inspired Physician.
34.
By My life! This is the truth, and all else naught but error.
35.
Each time that Most Mighty Instrument hath come, and that Light shone forth from the Ancient Dayspring, He was withheld by ignorant physicians who, even as clouds, interposed themselves between Him and the world.
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36.
It failed therefore, to recover, and its sickness hath persisted until this day.
37.
They indeed were powerless to protect it, or to effect a cure, whilst He Who hath been the Manifestation of Power amongst men was withheld from achieving His purpose, by reason of what the hands of the ignorant physicians have wrought.
38.
Consider these days in which He Who is the Ancient Beauty hath come in the Most Great Name, that He may quicken the world and unite its peoples.
39.
They, however, rose up against Him with sharpened swords, and committed that which caused the Faithful Spirit to lament, until in the end they imprisoned Him in the most desolate of cities, and broke the grasp of the faithful upon the hem of His robe.
40.
Were anyone to tell them:
'The World Reformer is come,'
41.
they would answer and say:
'Indeed it is proven that He is a fomenter of discord!',
42.
and this notwithstanding that they have never associated with Him,
and have perceived that He did not seek, for one moment, to protect Himself.
43.
At all times He was at the mercy of the wicked doers.
44.
At one time they cast Him into prison, at another they banished Him,
and at yet another hurried Him from land to land.
45.
Thus have they pronounced judgment against Us,
and God, truly, is aware of what I say.
46.
They[6] are the most ignorant people:
before the truth, they cut off their arms but do not feel,
deprive themselves of the good, but do not know it,
47.
and they are likened unto the small boys
who cannot distinguish between the corrupter and the reformer, the good and the evil;
verily We see them behind the thick veil of ignorance.
48.
O ye rulers of the earth!
Wherefore have ye clouded the radiance of the Sun, and caused it to cease from shining?
49.
Hearken unto the counsel given you by the Pen of the Most High,
that haply both ye and the poor may attain unto tranquillity and peace.
50.
We beseech God to assist the kings of the earth to establish peace on earth.
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He, verily, doth what He willeth.
Tablet to Queen Victoria CHAPTER THREE
Divisions 51-80
QUEEN VICTORIA
51.
O kings of the earth!
We see you increasing every year your expenditures, and laying the burden thereof on your subjects.
52.
This, verily, is wholly and grossly unjust.
53.
Fear the sighs and tears of this wronged One, and lay not excessive burdens on your peoples.
54.
Do not rob them to rear palaces for yourselves;
nay rather choose for them that which ye choose for yourselves.
55.
Thus We unfold to your eyes that which profiteth you, if ye but perceive.
56.
Your people are your treasures.
57.
Beware lest your rule violate the commandments of God,
and ye deliver your wards to the hands of the robber.
58.
By them ye rule, by their means ye subsist, by their aid ye conquer.
59.
Yet, how disdainfully ye look upon them!
How strange, how very strange!
60.
Now that ye have refused the Most Great Peace,
hold ye fast unto this, the Lesser Peace,
that haply ye may in some degree better your own condition and that of your dependents.
61.
O rulers of the earth!
Be reconciled among yourselves, that ye may need no more armaments
save in a measure to safeguard your territories and dominions.
62.
Beware lest ye disregard the counsel of the All-Knowing, the Faithful.
63.
Be united, O kings of the earth,
for thereby will the tempest of discord be stilled amongst you,
and your peoples find rest, if ye be of them that comprehend.
64.
Should any one among you take up arms against another,
rise ye all against him, for this is naught but manifest justice.
65.
Thus We have admonished you in the Tablet which We sent to you, on another occasion;
therefore follow that which hath been revealed on the part of the Precious, the Wise.
66.
Should any one seek refuge in your shadow, have him protected and betray him not,
thus admonisheth you the Supreme Pen, on the part of one Learned and Wise.
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67.
Beware, lest ye commit what was committed by the King of Islám when We came unto him by his command, and on that event his representatives pronounced sentence against Us with such injustice that all things lamented and the hearts of those who are near to God were burned;
and the winds of lust moved as they listed,
and We did not find on their part any stability or steadiness,
-- are they not of those who stray madly?
68.
O thou ancient pen!
Withhold the pen and let them wander in the dust of their imaginations;
then remember the Queen, perhaps she will turn with the purest heart to the most great Outlook.
69.
Prevent her eyes from looking but to the region of her Lord, the king of fate,
and peruse all that which hath been revealed in the Tablets and Books on the part of the creator of human beings by whom the sun hath been darkened and the moon eclipsed,
and whose voice hath been raised between the earth and heavens.
70.
O Queen!
Turn thou unto God and say:
O my Sovereign Lord!
I am but a vassal of Thine,
and Thou art, in truth, the King of Kings.
71.
I have lifted my suppliant hands unto the heaven of Thy grace and Thy bounties.
72.
Send down, then, upon me from the clouds of Thy generosity
that which will rid me of all save Thee, and draw me nigh unto Thyself.
73.
I beseech Thee, O my Lord, by Thy name,
which Thou hast made the king of names,
and the manifestation of Thyself to all who are in heaven and on earth,
74.
to rend asunder the veils that have intervened between me
and my recognition of the Dawning-Place of Thy signs and the Day Spring of Thy Revelation.
Thou art, verily, the Almighty,
the All-Powerful, the All-Bounteous.
75.
Deprive me not, O my Lord,
of the fragrances of the Robe of Thy mercy in Thy days,
76.
and write down for me that which Thou hast written down
for thy handmaidens who have believed in Thee and in Thy signs,
and have recognized Thee, and set their hearts towards the horizon of Thy Cause.
77.
Thou art truly the Lord of the worlds
and of those who show mercy the Most Merciful.
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78.
Assist me, then, O my God,
to remember Thee amongst Thy handmaidens, and to aid Thy Cause in Thy lands.
79.
Accept, then, that which hath escaped me when the light of Thy countenance shone forth.
Thou, indeed, hast power over all things.
80.
Glory be to Thee,
O Thou in Whose hand is the kingdom of the heavens and of the earth.
Translated by S. Effendi and an anonymous source
Tablet of Glad-Tidings CHAPTER ONE
Divisions 1-35
Bishárát
GLAD TIDINGS
1.
This is the Call of the All-Glorious which is proclaimed
from the Supreme Horizon in the Prison of ‘Akká.
2.
He is the Expounder, the All-Knowing, the All-Informed.
3.
God, the True One, testifieth and the Revealers of His names and attributes bear witness
that Our sole purpose in raising the Call and in proclaiming His sublime Word
is that the ear of the entire creation may, through the living waters of divine utterance,
be purged from lying tales
and become attuned to the holy, the glorious, and exalted Word which hath issued forth
from the library of the knowledge of the Maker of the Heavens and the Creator of Names.
4.
Happy are they that judge with fairness.
[The first Glad Tidings]
5.
O people of the earth!
The first Glad-Tidings which the Mother Book hath, in this Most Great Revelation,
imparted unto all the peoples of the world
is that the law of holy war hath been blotted out from the Book.
6.
Glorified be the All-Merciful, the Lord of grace abounding,
through Whom the door of heavenly bounty hath been flung open
in the face of all that are in heaven and on earth.
The second Glad-Tidings
7.
It is permitted that the peoples and kindreds of the world
associate with one another with joy and radiance.
8.
O people!
Consort with the followers of all religions in a spirit of friendliness and fellowship.
9.
Thus hath the daystar of His sanction and authority shone forth
above the horizon of the decree of God, the Lord of the worlds.
The third Glad Tidings
10.
The third Glad-Tidings concerneth the study of divers languages.
11.
This decree hath formerly streamed forth from the Pen of the Most High:
12.
It behooveth the sovereigns of the world—may God assist them—or the ministers of the earth
to take counsel together and to adopt one of the existing languages
or a new one to be taught to children in schools throughout the world, and likewise one script.
13.
Thus the whole earth will come to be regarded as one country.
14.
Well is it with him who hearkeneth unto His Call
and observeth that whereunto he is bidden by God, the Lord of the Mighty Throne.
The fourth Glad-Tidings
15.
Should any of the kings—may God aid them—arise to protect and help this oppressed people,
all must vie with one another in loving and in serving him.
16.
This matter is incumbent upon everyone.
Well is it with them that act accordingly.
The fifth Glad-Tidings
17.
In every country where any of this people reside,
they must behave towards the government of that country with loyalty, honesty, and truthfulness.
18.
This is that which hath been revealed at the command of Him Who is the Ordainer,
the Ancient of Days.
19.
It is binding and incumbent upon the peoples of the world, one and all,
to extend aid unto this momentous Cause
which is come from the heaven of the Will of the ever-abiding God,
20.
that perchance the fire of hatred which blazeth in the hearts of some of the peoples of the earth
may, through the living waters of divine wisdom
and by virtue of heavenly counsels and exhortations, be quenched,
and the light of unity and concord may shine forth, and shed its radiance upon the world.
21.
We cherish the hope that through the earnest endeavours
of such as are the exponents of the power of God—exalted be His glory—
the weapons of war throughout the world may be converted into instruments of reconstruction
and that strife and conflict may be removed from the midst of men.
The sixth Glad Tidings
22.
The sixth Glad-Tidings is the establishment of the Lesser Peace,
details of which have formerly been revealed from Our Most Exalted Pen. in the tablets of ___
23.
Great is the blessedness of him who upholdeth it
and observeth whatsoever hath been ordained by God, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.
The seventh Glad-Tidings
24.
The choice of clothing and the cut of the beard and its dressing
are left to the discretion of men.
25.
Yet beware, O people,
lest ye make yourselves the playthings of the ignorant.
The eighth Glad-Tidings
26.
The pious deeds of the monks and priests among the followers of the Spirit
—upon Him be the peace of God—are remembered in His presence.
27.
In this Day, however, let them give up the life of seclusion
and direct their steps towards the open world
and busy themselves with that which will profit themselves and others.
28.
We have granted them leave to enter into wedlock
that they may bring forth one who will make mention of God,
the Lord of the seen and the unseen, the Lord of the Exalted Throne.
The ninth Glad-Tidings
29.
When the sinner findeth himself wholly detached and freed from all save God,
he should beg forgiveness and pardon from Him.
30.
Confession of sins and transgressions before human beings is not permissible,
as it hath never been nor will ever be conducive to divine forgiveness.
31.
Moreover such confession before people results in one’s humiliation and abasement,
and God—exalted be His glory—wisheth not the humiliation of His servants.
Verily He is the Compassionate, the Merciful.
32.
The sinner should, between himself and God,
implore mercy from the Ocean of mercy,
beg forgiveness from the Heaven of generosity, and say:
33.
O God, my God!
I implore Thee by the blood of Thy true lovers
who were so enraptured by Thy sweet utterance that they hastened unto the Pinnacle of Glory,
the site of the most glorious martyrdom,
34.
and I beseech Thee by the mysteries which lie enshrined in Thy knowledge,
and by the pearls that are treasured in the ocean of Thy bounty,
to grant forgiveness unto me and unto my father and my mother.
35.
Of those who show forth mercy, Thou art in truth the Most Merciful.
No God is there but Thee,
the Ever-Forgiving, the All-Bountiful.
Tablet of Glad-Tidings CHAPTER TWO
Divisions 36-60
GLAD TIDINGS
36.
O Lord!
Thou seest this essence of sinfulness turning unto the ocean of Thy favor
and this feeble one seeking the kingdom of Thy divine power
and this poor creature inclining himself towards the daystar of Thy wealth.
37.
By Thy mercy and Thy grace, disappoint him not, O Lord,
nor debar him from the revelations of Thy bounty in Thy days,
nor cast him away from Thy door
which Thou hast opened wide to all that dwell in Thy heaven and on Thine earth.
38.
Alas! Alas!
My sins have prevented me from approaching the Court of Thy holiness
and my trespasses have caused me to stray far from the Tabernacle of Thy majesty.
39.
I have committed that which Thou didst forbid me to do
and have put away what Thou didst order me to observe.
40.
I pray Thee by Him Who is the sovereign Lord of Names
to write down for me with the Pen of Thy bounty that which will enable me to draw unto Thee
and that will purge me from my trespasses
which have intervened between me and Thy forgiveness and Thy pardon.
41.
Verily, Thou art the Potent, the Bountiful.
No God is there but Thee, the Mighty, the Gracious.
The tenth Glad-Tidings
42.
As a token of grace from God, the Revealer of this Most Great Announcement,
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