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CXXIX: O wayfarer in the path of God! Take
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O wayfarer in the path of God! Take thou thy portion of the ocean of His grace, and deprive
not thyself of the things that lie hidden in its
depths. Be thou of them that have partaken of its
treasures. A dewdrop out of this ocean would, if shed
upon all that are in the heavens and on the earth, suffice
to enrich them with the bounty of God, the Almighty,
the All-Knowing, the All-Wise. With the
hands of renunciation draw forth from its life-giving
waters, and sprinkle therewith all created things,
that they may be cleansed from all man-made limitations
and may approach the mighty seat of God,
this hallowed and resplendent Spot. |
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Be not grieved if thou performest it thyself alone.
Let God be all-sufficient for thee. Commune intimately
with His Spirit, and be thou of the thankful.
Proclaim the Cause of thy Lord unto all who are in
the heavens and on the earth. Should any man respond
to thy call, lay bare before him the pearls of
the wisdom of the Lord, thy God, which His Spirit
hath sent down unto thee, and be thou of them that
truly believe. And should any one reject thine offer,
turn thou away from him, and put thy trust and
confidence in the Lord, thy God, the Lord of all
worlds. |
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By the righteousness of God! Whoso openeth his
lips in this Day and maketh mention of the name
of his Lord, the hosts of Divine inspiration shall descend
upon him from the heaven of My name, the
All-Knowing, the All-Wise. On him shall also descend
the Concourse on high, each bearing aloft a
chalice of pure light. Thus hath it been foreordained
in the realm of God's Revelation, by the behest of
Him Who is the All-Glorious, the Most Powerful. |
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There lay concealed within the Holy Veil, and
prepared for the service of God, a company of His
chosen ones who shall be manifested unto men, who
shall aid His Cause, who shall be afraid of no one,
though the entire human race rise up and war against
them. These are the ones who, before the gaze of the
dwellers on earth and the denizens of heaven, shall
arise and, shouting aloud, acclaim the name of the Almighty,
and summon the children of men to the
path of God, the All-Glorious, the All-Praised. Walk
thou in their way, and let no one dismay thee. Be of
them whom the tumult of the world, however much
it may agitate them in the path of their Creator,
can never sadden, whose purpose the blame of the
blamer will never defeat. |
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Go forth with the Tablet of God and His signs,
and rejoin them that have believed in Me, and announce
unto them tidings of Our most holy Paradise.
Warn, then, those that have joined partners with
Him. Say: I am come to you, O people, from the
Throne of glory, and bear you an announcement
from God, the Most Powerful, the Most Exalted, the
Most Great. In mine hand I carry the testimony of
God, your Lord and the Lord of your sires of old.
Weigh it with the just Balance that ye possess, the
Balance of the testimony of the Prophets and Messengers
of God. If ye find it to be established in truth,
if ye believe it to be of God, beware, then, lest ye
cavil at it, and render your works vain, and be numbered
with the infidels. It is indeed the sign of God
that hath been sent down through the power of
truth, through which the validity of His Cause hath
been demonstrated unto His creatures, and the ensigns
of purity lifted up betwixt earth and heaven. |
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Say: This is the sealed and mystic Scroll, the repository
of God's irrevocable Decree, bearing the
words which the Finger of Holiness hath traced, that
lay wrapt within the veil of impenetrable mystery,
and hath now been sent down as a token of the grace
of Him Who is the Almighty, the Ancient of Days.
In it have We decreed the destinies of all the dwellers
of the earth and the denizens of heaven, and written
down the knowledge of all things from first to
last. Nothing whatsoever can escape or frustrate
Him, whether created in the past or to be created in
the future, could ye but perceive it. |
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Say: The Revelation sent down by God hath most
surely been repeated, and the outstretched Hand of
Our power hath overshadowed all that are in the
heavens and all that are on the earth. We have,
through the power of truth, the very truth, manifested
an infinitesimal glimmer of Our impenetrable
Mystery, and lo, they that have recognized the radiance
of the Sinaic splendor expired, as they caught
a lightening glimpse of this Crimson Light enveloping
the Sinai of Our Revelation. Thus hath He Who
is the Beauty of the All-Merciful come down in the
clouds of His testimony, and the decree accomplished
by virtue of the Will of God, the All-Glorious, the
All-Wise. |
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Say: Step out of Thy holy chamber, O Maid of
Heaven, inmate of the Exalted Paradise! Drape thyself
in whatever manner pleaseth Thee in the silken
Vesture of Immortality, and put on, in the name of
the All-Glorious, the broidered Robe of Light. Hear,
then, the sweet, the wondrous accent of the Voice
that cometh from the Throne of Thy Lord, the Inaccessible,
the Most High. Unveil Thy face, and
manifest the beauty of the black-eyed Damsel, and
suffer not the servants of God to be deprived of the
light of Thy shining countenance. Grieve not if Thou
hearest the sighs of the dwellers of the earth, or the
voice of the lamentation of the denizens of heaven.
Leave them to perish on the dust of extinction. Let
them be reduced to nothingness, inasmuch as the
flame of hatred hath been kindled within their breasts.
Intone, then, before the face of the peoples of earth
and heaven, and in a most melodious voice, the anthem
of praise, for a remembrance of Him Who is
the King of the names and attributes of God. Thus
have We decreed Thy destiny. Well able are We to
achieve Our purpose. |
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Beware that Thou divest not Thyself, Thou Who
art the Essence of Purity, of Thy robe of effulgent
glory. Nay, enrich Thyself increasingly, in the kingdom
of creation, with the incorruptible vestures of
Thy God, that the beauteous image of the Almighty
may be reflected through Thee in all created things
and the grace of Thy Lord be infused in the plenitude
of its power into the entire creation. |
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If Thou smellest from any one the smell of the
love of Thy Lord, offer up Thyself for him, for We
have created Thee to this end, and have covenanted
with Thee, from time immemorial, and in the presence
of the congregation of Our well-favored ones,
for this very purpose. Be not impatient if the blind
in heart hurl down the shafts of their idle fancies
upon Thee. Leave them to themselves, for they follow
the promptings of the evil ones. |
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Cry out before the gaze of the dwellers of heaven
and of earth: I am the Maid of Heaven, the Offspring
begotten by the Spirit of Bahá. My habitation is the
Mansion of His Name, the All-Glorious. Before the
Concourse on high I was adorned with the ornament
of His names. I was wrapt within the veil of an inviolable
security, and lay hidden from the eyes of
men. Methinks that I heard a Voice of divine and
incomparable sweetness, proceeding from the right
hand of the God of Mercy, and lo, the whole Paradise
stirred and trembled before Me, in its longing to hear
its accents, and gaze on the beauty of Him that uttered
them. Thus have We revealed in this luminous
Tablet, and in the sweetest of languages, the verses
which the Tongue of Eternity was moved to utter in
the Qayyúmu'l-Asmá. |
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Say: He ordaineth as He pleaseth, by virtue of His
sovereignty, and doeth whatsoever He willeth at His
own behest. He shall not be asked of the things it
pleaseth Him to ordain. He, in truth, is the Unrestrained,
the All-Powerful, the All-Wise. |
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They that have disbelieved in God and rebelled
against His sovereignty are the helpless victims of
their corrupt inclinations and desires. These shall return
to their abode in the fire of hell: wretched is
the abode of the deniers! |
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