Prayers and Meditations
wronged one hath fallen into the hands of such as have denied Thy right, and broken off from Thy sovereignty. He, round whose person circleth Thy proof, and in whose name and on behalf of whose sovereignty Thy testimony crieth out unto all created things, hath suffered more grievously in his days than any pen can recount, and been so harassed that He Who is Thy Spirit (Jesus) lamented, and all the denizens of Thy Kingdom and all the inmates of Thy Tabernacle in the realms above cried with a great and bitter lamentation.
Should any one incline his inner ear, he would hear the cry and the wailing of all created things over what hath befallen Him Whom the world hath wronged, at the hands of them with whom Thou hast covenanted in the Day of Separation. Where is that fair-minded soul, O my God, who will judge equitably Thy Cause, and where is the man of insight to be found who will behold Thee with Thine own eyes? Is there any man of hearing who will hear Thee with Thine ears, or one endued with eloquence who will speak the truth in Thy days?
I swear by Thy glory, O Thou Who beholdest me from Thine all-glorious horizon, and hearest the voice of the
Lote-Tree beyond which there is no passing! Should any one consider Thy Books which Thou didst name the
Bayán, and ponder in his heart what hath been revealed therein, he would discover that each of these Books announceth my
Revelation, and declareth my Name, and testifieth to my Self, and
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