-- provisional translation by Adib Masumian
This is that which We have sent down unto the seventeenth temple [1] at
the behest of God, the Almighty, the Incomparable
He [2]
In the Name of God, the Most Exalted, the All-Praised
Glorified be He before Whom all the dwellers of earth and heaven humble
themselves! Say: All shall find life in Him. He it is Who holdeth in His hands
all who are in heaven and on earth. Say: All have been created through His
bidding. He it is Who hath arisen in His Cause; He shall recompense whomsoever
He willeth through His bountiful favor. Say: All men beseech His blessings.
Hallowed be He Who createth whatsoever He willeth by His Word of command “Be,”
and it is. Magnified be He Who calleth into being whatsoever He willeth through
His peerless grace. Say: All are originated at His behest.
This is an epistle from the letter Tháʼ [3] unto the seventeenth temple.
Bear thou witness that there is none other God but Him, and that unto Him do we
all, verily, bear allegiance. His are the kingdoms of earth and heaven, and all
abide by His bidding.
Hallowed be He Who is your Lord, and the Lord of your forefathers.
Hallowed be He Who is your Lord, and the Lord of those fathers who shall
succeed you. Hallowed be He Who is your Lord, and the Lord of your manifest
forefathers. Hallowed be He Who is your Lord, and the Lord of your hidden
forefathers. Hallowed be He Who is your Lord, and the Lord of your foremothers.
Hallowed be He Who is your Lord, and the Lord of those mothers who shall
succeed you. Hallowed be He Who is your Lord, and the Lord of your manifest
foremothers. Hallowed be He Who is your Lord, and the Lord of your hidden
foremothers. Hallowed be He Who is your Lord, and the Lord of all things
aforetime and hereafter. All bow down in adoration before Him. He is God; no
God is there but Him, heretofore and hence.
Say: All do His bidding. God testifieth that there is none other God but
Him, and that this, verily, is one of His servants. Say: All profess their
belief in Him. Unto Him belong all that is in the heavens and on the earth, and
unto Him do all men turn in supplication. He is supreme over all created
things; He is the Sovereign, the All-Glorious. His is the realm of all things,
and all are originated at His behest.
Hallowed be He Who hath arisen in His Cause. Say: We all, verily, abide
by His bidding. Say: God raiseth up whomsoever He willeth through His command.
There is no God but Him, the Almighty, the Ancient of Days. He it is Who
causeth whomsoever He willeth to enter His Paradise. Say: Behold! All are but
His suppliants. He is God; there is none other God save Him, from the beginning
that hath no beginning until the end that hath no end. Unto all hath it been
promised that they shall attain His Presence, and by this is meant the Presence
of Him Who is the Manifestation of His Self. The people, however, remain shut
out as by a veil from this truth.
His servant, the remembrance [4]
Notes
[1] That is, the seventeenth Letter of the Living.
[2] This single word appears on its own line—perhaps in the manner of,
“He is God.”
[3] “This is the first letter of ‘Thamárih’ which means ‘fruit’. Shoghi
Effendi, in his writings, refers to the Báb as the ‘Thamárih’ (fruit) of the
Tree of God’s successive Revelations” (Selections from the Writings of the Báb,
p. 3, note 1).
[4] Apparently, the signature of the Báb, which He appended to this
Tablet and others addressed to the Letters of the Living.
(From a certain book by the late Muhammad Labib; (https://adibmasumian.com/translations/)