Days of Remembrance
Riḍván
their gaze upon the Tree of Thy
Revelation and upon that which appeareth thereon of the wondrous leaves of Thine ancient eternity and the precious fruits of Thy holy unity, may take delight in them and in that which they contain of Thy hidden gifts and concealed knowledge, and may rid themselves thereby of attachment to aught else. This, verily, is but perfect grace and unalloyed blessing, and the very essence, origin, and ultimate abode thereof, for within the compass of Thy knowledge there is naught higher than this grace nor sweeter than this blessing. Thou, verily, art the King, the Omniscient, the Omnipotent, the Almighty, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.
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Ḥúr-i-‘Ujáb
(Tablet of the Wondrous Maiden)
1The hallowed Beauty shone resplendent from behind the veil. How wondrous a thing, how wondrous indeed!
2And, lo, the flame of rapture caused all souls to swoon away. How wondrous is this, how wondrous indeed!
3Rising up, they soared unto the blest pavilion ’neath the throne of heaven’s canopy. How wondrous a mystery, how wondrous indeed!
4Say: The Maiden of Eternity unveiled Her face—may her wondrous beauty be exalted indeed!—
5Shedding forth from earth to heaven its resplendent rays. How wondrous a light, how wondrous indeed!
6A lightning glance She cast, as piercing as a shooting star—how wondrous Her glance, how wondrous indeed!—
7A glance consuming every name and every title in its flames. How wondrous a feat, how wondrous indeed!
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