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Tablets of `Abdu'l-Bahá `Abbás
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Pages 416-417
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"O thou my dear friend, my associate and companion!..."
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O thou my dear friend, my associate and companion!
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The times of (our) meeting
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are still remembered
and the sweetness of thy company is lastingly established
in the recess of (my) life.
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I pray and implore the threshold of the Lord of the
Kingdom always, and seek for thee His strength and
confirmation, saying:
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"O Lord of Hosts! Confirm Thine affectionate
........ in Thy servitude, aid him in the service of
Thy Word, open to his face the door of knowledge, reveal
to his heart the realities and significances, and
grant him the ecstasy of the cup of reality, gladden him
through the melody of Thy love, make his night, day,
and day, happy!"
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In sooth, O dear one! thy services are evident, thy
endurance of ordeals and difficulties well known.
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In the organization of the Mashrak-el-Azcar, thou
art indeed well striving. I hope thou wilt attain a great
reward, open an eloquent tongue, raise a wonderful
melody in every meeting, draw and paint the images
and forms of the Kingdom in the material world.
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Rest assured in the grace of the Lord and be dilated
by His infinite favors.
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Convey greetings of reverence to the maid-servant of
God [thy wife], likewise thy revered daughter. I am
ever thoughtful of them and will never forget them.
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Notes
1. [The recipient was in Acca.]
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