-- provisional translation by
Nima Rafiei
He is the Eternal! Lo, We made this epistle to be the
attainment of Our presence for such as have turned unto God in these days,
wherein the nations have been made to tremble. Whosoever gazeth upon that which
hath been sent down from the Throne of glory in this Tablet and findeth himself
in doubt as to whether he hath attained the presence of his Lord, he is of them
who have turned away from God, the One Who causeth the dawn to break.
O ye birds of the most exalted paradise! Give ear unto the
call of the Beloved in these days wherein the feet of men have slipped. The
Concourse on high have rejoiced by reason of your acceptance of this Cause, and
the voice of the denizens of the cities of eternity hath been raised aloud in
grief and lamentation by virtue of your remoteness from Him and your burning
thirst, notwithstanding your nearness to the Ocean of His presence!
O how glorious is this blissful joy, this bitter anguish!
Methinks both have embraced in the Day of God, the Powerful, the Almighty, and
the Omnipotent!
The hearts of the infidels have been set ablaze by that
which We have revealed aforetime, and still they plot against Me day and night!
Blessed are ye for having entered the city and attained unto that which hath
been ordained by your Lord, the Mighty, and the Bestower. It behooveth you to
show forth from your countenances utmost joy and bliss that all may discern in
you the tokens of resignation and submission. Thus hath it been decreed by the
pen of Glory; verily, your Lord is the Most Merciful, the Knower of the unseen
and the seen.
O men of insight! Ye are beneath the shadow of My loving
kindness and the canopy of My mercy, thus is the gaze of God fixed upon you.
Blessed are ye and whosoever loveth you and turneth unto you wholly for the
sake of God, the Almighty, the All-Compelling. God and such as have circled
round the Throne bear witness that ye have attained unto His presence, circumambulated
the Kaaba of His command, and beheld His countenance. Potent is He over
whatsoever He willeth. No God is there but Him, the Mighty, the Munificent!
By My life! We have granted that which ye have desired, and
We are with you at all times. The glory of Him Who is the Almighty and the
Helper rest upon you!
(source: Baha’i Library Online)
