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O my Beloved! |
They have committed what no man before them hath committed, |
and have thereby deserved Thy wrath and the scourge of Thine anger. |
Lay |
hold on them by the power of Thy sovereignty, |
and set over them such as |
will have no mercy upon them, |
unless they return unto Thee, |
and enter |
beneath the shadow of Thy loving-kindness, |
and are forgiven by Thee. |
Thou |
hast from everlasting been supreme over all things, |
and wilt unto |
everlasting remain the same. |
Thou, |
truly, |
art the Almighty, |
the Most |
Exalted, |
the Equitable, |
the All-Wise. |
Glorified art Thou, |
O Lord my God! |
Look Thou upon this wronged one, |
who |
hath been sorely afflicted by the oppressors among Thy creatures and the |
infidels among Thine enemies, |
though he himself hath refused to breathe a |
single breath but by Thy leave and at Thy bidding. |
I lay asleep on my |
couch, |
O my God, |
when lo, |
the gentle winds of Thy grace and Thy |
loving-kindness passed over me, |
and wakened me through the power of Thy |
sovereignty and Thy gifts, |
and bade me arise before Thy servants, |
and |
speak forth Thy praise, |
and glorify Thy word. |
Thereupon most of Thy people |
reviled me. |
I swear by Thy glory, |
O my God! |
I never thought that they |
would show forth such deeds, |
aware as I am that Thou hast Thyself |
announced this Revelation unto them in the Scrolls of Thy commandment and |
the Tablets of Thy decree, |
and hast covenanted with them concerning this |
youth in every word sent down by Thee unto Thy creatures and Thy people. |
I am bewildered, |
therefore, |
O my God, |
and know not how to act toward them. |
Every time I hold my peace, |
and cease to extol Thy wondrous virtues, |
Thy |
Spirit impelleth me to cry out before all who are in Thy heaven and on Thy |
earth; |
and every time I am still, |
the breaths wafted from the right hand |
of Thy will and purpose pass over me, |
and stir me up, |
and I find myself to |
be as a leaf which lieth at the mercy of the winds of Thy decree, |
and is |
carried away whithersoever Thou dost permit or command it. |
Every man of |
insight who considereth what hath been revealed by me, |
will be persuaded |
that Thy Cause is not in my hands, |
but in Thy hands, |
and will recognize |
that the reins of power are held not in my grasp but in Thy grasp, |
and are |
subject to Thy sovereign might. |
And yet, |
Thou seest, |
O my God, |
how the |
inhabitants of Thy realm have arrayed themselves against me, |
and inflict |
upon me every moment of my life what causeth the realities of Thy chosen |
ones and trusted ones to tremble. |
I entreat Thee, |
therefore, |
O my God, |
by Thy Name through which Thou hast |