-- provisional translation approved by the Universal House
of Justice for inclusion in the book: 'Leaves of the Twin Divine Trees' (by
Baharieh Rouhani Ma’ani)
He is the comforter of the sorrowful!
O Pen! Verily Thou hast been visited by a great calamity, an
immense affliction, which hath caused the inhabitants of the highest Heaven and
most lofty Paradise to lament. Through this affliction sorrow hath ascended
until it seized the hem of the robe of the Merciful. Blessed be the man who
arose to render her service in her lifetime and visited her grave after she
winged her flight and ascended to the world beyond. Blessed likewise be the
handmaiden who betook herself to her shrine and through her drew nigh unto God.
The glory shining from the horizon of My luminous Brow, and
the splendour of the light manifested from the heaven of My Name, the Most
Glorious, be upon thee, O thou the fruit of the divine Lote-Tree, the blessed and
luminous leaf, the consort of the One through Whose revelation the kingdom of
immortality and the realm of creation were wreathed in smiles! I testify that
thou art in
truth the first leaf who attained the cup of a sure union and the last fruit who offered up her soul because
of her separation from Him. Thou art the one whose inner being was consumed,
whose heart melted, and whose limbs were set aflame by reason of thy remoteness
from the presence of the One Whom God hath made to be the Dawning-place of His
Signs, the Dayspring of His Proofs, the Manifestation of His Names, the Source
of His laws, and the Seat of His Throne.
O My leaf and the fragrance of the paradise of My good
pleasure! Thou art with the Supreme Companion, and this Wronged One maketh mention
of thee in the prison of 'Akká. Thou art she who, before the creation of the world
of being, discovered the fragrance of the garment of the All-Merciful. Thou
wert honoured with meeting Him, attained union with Him, and drank the wine of
nearness from the hand of His bestowal. I testify that in thee two signs have
been conjoined: The sign of union revived thee in the beginning and the sign of
separation encompassed thy death in the end. How many a night did thy sighs
ascend because of thy love for God and thy tears flow at the mention of His
Name, the Most Glorious! He hath verily been with thee, witnessing thy burning,
thy fervour, thine eagerness, thy yearning, and hearing the lamentation of thy
heart and the wailing of thine inner being.