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to this Thy glory beareth me witness! |
I testify this very moment that Thy |
mercy hath surpassed all created things, |
and Thy loving-kindness |
encompassed all that are in heaven and all that are on earth. |
From |
everlasting the doors of Thy generosity were open to the faces of Thy |
servants, |
and the gentle winds of Thy grace were wafted over the hearts of |
Thy creatures, |
and the overflowing rains of Thy bounty were showered upon |
Thy people and the dwellers of Thy realm. |
I know full well Thou hast delayed to manifest Thy triumph in the kingdom |
of creation by reason of Thy knowledge which embraceth both the mysteries |
of Thy decree, |
and the hidden things ordained behind the veils of Thine |
irrevocable purpose, |
that thereby those who have entered beneath the |
shadow of Thy transcendent mercy may be separated from those who have |
dealt disdainfully with Thee, |
and turned back from Thy presence at the |
time when Thou didst manifest Thy most exalted Beauty. |
Exalted, |
immeasurably exalted art Thou, |
therefore, |
O my Beloved! |
Forasmuch |
as Thou hast divided, |
in Thy realm, |
Thy loved ones from Thine enemies, |
and |
hast perfected Thy most weighty testimony and Thy most infallible Proof |
unto all who are in heaven and on earth, |
have mercy, |
then, |
upon those who |
were brought low in Thy land, |
by reason of what hath befallen them in Thy |
path. |
Exalt them, |
then, |
O my God, |
through the power of Thy might and the |
potency of Thy will, |
and raise them up to proclaim Thy Cause through Thine |
omnipotent sovereignty and purpose. |
I swear by Thy glory! |
My sole purpose in showing forth Thine ascendancy |
hath been to glorify Thy Cause, |
and to magnify Thy word. |
I am persuaded |
that if Thou wert to delay to send down Thy victory and to demonstrate Thy |
power, |
the signs of Thy sovereignty would assuredly perish in Thy land, |
and the tokens of Thy rule would be blotted out throughout Thy dominion. |
My breast is straitened, |
O my God, |
and sorrows and vexations have |
compassed me round, |
for I hear among Thy servants every praise except Thy |
wondrous praise, |
and behold amidst Thy people the evidences of all things |
save the evidences of what Thou hast prescribed unto them by Thy behest, |
and destined for them through Thy sovereign will, |
and ordained unto them |
by Thine overruling decree. |
They have strayed so far from Thee that should |
any of Thy loved ones deliver unto them the wondrous tokens of Thy unity, |
and the gem-like utterances that attest Thy transcendent oneness, |
they |
would thrust their fingers into their ears, |
and would cavil at him and |
mock him. |
All this hast Thou set down through Thine all-encompassing |
sovereignty, |
and apprehended through Thine omnipotent supremacy. |
Glorified, |
immeasurably glorified art Thou, |
O my Master! |
Look, |
then, |
upon |
the hearts which, |
in their love for Thee, |
have been transfixed by the |
darts of Thine enemies, |