ey scattered far and wide their
scrolls of doubt and in utter falsehood hurled their calumnies upon me.
Not content with this, their chief, O my God, hath dared to interpolate
Thy Book, to fraudulently alter Thy decisive Holy Text and falsify that
which hath been revealed by Thy All-Glorious Pen. He did also maliciously
insert that which Thou didst reveal for the one that hath wrought the most
glaring cruelty upon Thee, disbelieved in Thee and denied Thy wondrous
Signs, into what Thou didst reveal for this servant of Thine that hath
been wronged in this world. All this he did that he might beguile the
souls of men and breathe his evil whisperings into the hearts of Thy
devoted ones. Thereunto did their second chief testify, confessing it in
his own handwriting, setting thereupon his seal and spreading it
throughout all regions. O my God! Could there be a more grievous injustice
than this? And still they rested not, but further strove with
stubbornness, falsehood and slander, with scorn and calumny to stir up
sedition in the midst of the government of this land and elsewhere,
causing them to deem me a sower of sedition and filling the minds with
things that the ear abhorreth to hear. The government was thus alarmed,
fear fell upon the sovereign, and the suspicion of the nobility was
aroused. Minds were troubled, affairs were upset, souls were perturbed,
the fire of anguish and sorrow was kindled within the breasts, the Holy
Leaves (of the Household) were convulsed and shaken, their eyes rained
with tears, their sighs and lamentations were raised and their hearts
burned within them as they bewailed this wronged servant of Thine, fallen
a victim into the hands of these, his kindred, nay, his very enemies!

Lord! Thou seest all things weeping over Me and My kindred rejoicing in My
woes. By Thy Glory, O my God! Even amongst mine enemies, some have
lamented my troubles and my distress, and of the envious ones a number
have shed tears because of my cares, my exile and my afflictions. They did
this because they found naught in me but affection and care and witnessed
naught but kindliness and mercy. As they saw me swept into the flood of
tribulation and adversity and exposed even as a target to the arrows of
fate, their hearts were moved with compassion, tears came to their eyes
and they testified declaring:--"The Lord is our witness; naught have we
seen from him but faithfulness, generosity and extreme compassion." The
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