|
<<previous |
next>> |
|
|
Tablets of `Abdu'l-Bahá `Abbás
|
Pages 183-184
|
|
"O thou who hast gained illumination from the Light of..."
| |
1 |
O thou who hast gained illumination from the Light of
Guidance!
| |
2 |
Verily, I perused thy brilliant letter, which showed
that thou hast advanced toward God, thy sight illumined
by witnessing the signs of God, thy heart cheered
by the sacred and spiritual breeze which is being blown
from the garden of the Kingdom of God.
| |
3 |
It behooveth thee to spend thy life, body and blood
in the path of God, for this mighty gift.
| |
4 |
Verily, I inhale the fragrance of faithfulness from
the believers of that brilliant and pure city. I beg of
God to make His beloved and maid-servants in that
city as one band, united in soul, heart and tongue, even
as stars assembled in the constellation of Unity, although
the distance between them is extensive and the
interval infinite.x
| |
5 |
O maid-servant of God! Know thou, the first bounty
from the True One is love, unity and harmony, and
without these all the deeds pass in vain and give no
result. Love is the result of the Manifestation and
the glorious purpose of the rising of Light on the
Mount, in the Sinai of the Forgiving Lord.
| |
6 |
It is incumbent upon you (to act) with merciful harmony
and spiritual unity, so that the bounties of your
Lord may embrace you and make you as waves in this
sacred, moving sea. This is seemly of the believing
women! This is the spirit of the assured women! This
is the light of the peaceful women! This is the ultimate
wish of the attracted women!
| |
7 |
Verily, I beseech God to illumine thy sight by witnessing
the light of hopes and cause thee to speak His
praise among the maid-servants, and to make thee steadfast
in this path, on which feet have slipped through
the power of tests.
| |
8 |
And I beg of Him to enable thee to confirm thy
parents and make thee a servant in His great vineyard,
and cause the consolation of thine eye, thy noble child,
to enter the garden of His exalted Kingdom.
| |
|
|
|