or
the things He hath ordained, for My loneliness, and the anguish I suffer
at the hands of these men who have strayed so far from Him. I have
patiently sustained, and will continue to sustain, the tribulation that
touched Me, and will put My whole trust and confidence in God. Him will I
supplicate saying: Guide Thy servants, O My Lord, unto the court of Thy
favor and bounty, and suffer them not to be deprived of the wonders of Thy
grace and of Thy manifold blessings. For they know not what Thou hast
ordained for them by virtue of Thy mercy that encompasseth the whole of
creation. Outwardly, O Lord, they are weak and helpless; inwardly they are
but orphans. Thou art the All-Bountiful, the Munificent, the Most Exalted,
the Most Great. Cast not, O My God, the fury of Thy wrath upon them, and
cause them to tarry until such time when the wonders of Thy mercy will
have been made manifest, that haply they may return unto Thee, and ask
forgiveness of Thee for the things they have committed against Thee.
Verily, Thou art the Forgiving, the All-Merciful.

CXXVIII: SAY: DOTH IT BESEEM A MAN WHILE CLAIMING...

Say: Doth it beseem a man while claiming to be a follower of his Lord, the
All-Merciful, he should yet in his heart do the very deeds of the Evil
One? Nay, it ill beseemeth him, and to this He Who is the Beauty of the
All-Glorious will bear Me witness. Would that ye could comprehend it!

Cleanse from your hearts the love of worldly things, from your tongues
every remembrance except His remembrance, from your entire being
whatsoever may deter you from beholding His face, or may tempt you to
follow the promptings of your evil and corrupt inclinations. Let God be
your fear, O people, and be ye of them that tread the path of
righteousness.

Say: Should your conduct, O people, contradict your professions, how think
ye, then, to be able to distinguish yourselves from them who, though
professing their faith in the Lord their God, have, as soon as He came
unto them in the cloud of holiness, refused to acknowledge Him, and
repudiated His truth? Disencumber yourselves of all attachment to this
world and the vanities thereof. Beware that ye approach them not, inasmuch
as they prompt you to walk after your own lusts and covetous desires, and
hinder you from entering the straight and glorious Path.

Know ye that by "the world" is meant your unawareness of Him Who is your
Maker, and your absorption in aught else but Him. The