All-Merciful, in the garden of the All-Glorious, and within the inner reality of His
paradise. But as they have refused to see with the eyes wherewith God hath endowed them, and desired things other than that which He in His mercy had desired for them, they have strayed far from the retreats of nearness, have been deprived of the living waters of reunion and the wellspring of His grace, and have lain as dead within the shrouds of their own selves.
7Through the power of God and His might, I shall now relate certain passages revealed in the Books of old, and mention some of the signs heralding the appearance of the
Manifestations of God in the sanctified persons of His chosen Ones, that thou mayest recognize the
Dayspring of this everlasting morn and behold this Fire that blazeth in the
Tree which is neither of the East nor of the West.
4 Perchance thine eyes may be opened upon attaining the presence of thy Lord and thy heart partake of the blessings concealed within these hidden treasuries. Render thanks then unto God, Who hath singled thee out for this grace and Who hath numbered thee with them that are assured of meeting their Lord.