unto me and causes
me to taste the sweetness of the cup of the great martyrdom, my greatest
desire will be fulfilled. Fear not if this Branch be severed from the
material earth and cast aside the leaves--nay, rather, its leaves will
flourish, for this Branch will grow after it is cut from the earth
(world), will ascend until it shelters the universe, its foliage will
reach the Supreme Apex and bear fruits, imparting fragrant perfume unto
the world. Therefore, turn unto thy Supreme Lord and say:

O my God! O my God! This Thy maid-servant supplicates to Thee, trusts in
Thee and directs herself unto Thee, asking Thee to shed Thy divine mercies
upon her, to manifest Thy spiritual mysteries and to show forth Thy
majesty unto her. O Lord! O Lord! Illumine the sight of my husband, cheer
his breast by the light of knowing Thee, attract his heart unto Thy
manifest Beauty and gladden his spirit by the manifestation of Thy radiant
light. O Lord! Withdraw the veil from his sight, grant him Thy compassion,
exhilarate him with the wine of Thy love among the people, make him an
angel of Thine walking upon the earth, let his spirit soar unto heaven and
make him a lamp glistening with the light of Thy knowledge in the
community. Verily, Thou art the Generous, the Precious, the Bestower!

"O thou who art attracted by the Fragrances of God!..."

O thou who art attracted by the Fragrances of God!

Be rejoiced through the grace of thy Lord and happy through the bounties
of thy God, the Most Merciful of the Merciful. Thy Lord hath indeed chosen
thee for His love, guided thee unto the straight path, attracted thee by
the magnet of His knowledge, from among women, and crowned thee with the
diadem of guidance among the maid-servants. Praise thy Lord for this great
favor, heavenly mercy and bounty which hath no equal in the world of
creation. Gladden the maid-servants of the Merciful through the grace of
thy Lord. Thus their breasts may become dilated by the holy fragrances
emanating from the Kingdom of El-ABHA.

Soon the lights will glisten and the Sun of Truth will shine with the
burning ray in that country. At that time the maid-servants who are firm
and constant will rejoice; while every doubtful soul who wavers will
regret. Woe unto him, woe unto him, in that day wherein the beloved will
attain joy by the surrounding Kingdom of thy Lord, the Precious, the
Beneficent! Verily, the end is for them who are ushered into the tent of