|
<<previous |
next>> |
|
|
Tablets of `Abdu'l-Bahá `Abbás
|
Pages 186-187
|
|
"O thou maid-servant of God!..."
| |
1 |
O thou maid-servant of God!
| |
2 |
Thy letter was received and thy words produced effect
in the hearts. For thy letter showed thy love for
the Glorious Lord, proved thy knowledge of His Highness,
the Merciful One, and indicated thy effort and
exertion in unifying the beloved ones and creating harmony
among the chosen ones.
| |
3 |
O thou esteemed (or dear) maid-servant of God!
All that thou hast looked upon -- even in the dominion of
Victoria, the Queen of England -- is but an image on
the water and a mirage of phantasms! That which is
a reality and is eternal and everlasting is the love of
God, is the knowledge of His Highness, the Forgiver,
is the spread of the perspicuous religion of God, the
uplifting of the Word of God, and the diffusion of
the lights of the guidance of God!
| |
4 |
I beg of God, that thou and thy revered husband
and thy affectionate father will be confirmed by the
gift of the Merciful One; and that thy brother will
also follow you, in order that he may, through the
gems and pearls of the guidance of God, wear a kingly
crown on his head.
| |
5 |
O thou favored maid-servant of God! I give thee
the name Natekah (i. e., Speaker -- gifted with speech;
it can also be written Nátegheh), in order that thou mayest
find an eloquent speech in teaching (the Truth);
that thou mayest kindle the lamp of light in those parts,
especially in Baltimore, and bestow joy and happiness
upon the hearts through the commemoration of
God.
| |
6 |
My good pleasure is in this, that thou shouldst devote
thy time wholly to teaching (the Truth), so that
thou mayest train the souls, illumine the eyes, and
make the ears hearing.
| |
|
|
|