earth: nay, immeasurable is the
difference!

227 And also He saith: O essence of desire! At many a dawn have I turned
from the realms of the Placeless unto thine abode, and found thee on the
bed of ease busied with others than Myself. Thereupon, even as the flash
of the spirit, I returned to the realms of celestial glory, and breathed
it not in My retreats above unto the hosts of holiness.

228 And again He saith: O bondslave of the world! Many a dawn hath the
breeze of My loving-kindness wafted over thee and found thee upon the bed
of heedlessness fast asleep. Bewailing then thy plight it returned whence
it came.(33)

229 Therefore, in the exercise of the royal justice, it is not sufficient
to give ear to the claimant alone. God saith in the Qur'an, the unerring
Balance that distinguisheth truth from falsehood: "O ye who believe! If a
wicked man come to you with news, clear it up at once, lest through
ignorance ye harm others, and afterward repent of what ye have done."(34)
The holy Traditions, moreover, contain the admonition: "Believe not the
tale-bearer." Certain of the divines, who have never seen Us, have
misconceived the nature of Our Cause. Those, however, who have met Us will
testify that this Servant hath not spoken save in accordance with that
which God hath commanded in the Book, and that He hath called attention to
the following blessed verse--exalted be His Word: "Do ye not disavow us
merely because we believe in God, and in what He hath sent down unto us,
and in what He had sent down aforetime?"(35)

230 O King of the age! The eyes of these refugees are turned towards and
fixed upon the mercy of the Most Merciful. No doubt is there whatever that
these tribulations will be followed by the outpourings of a supreme mercy,
and these dire adversities will be succeeded by an overflowing prosperity.
We fain would hope, however, that His Majesty the Shah will himself
examine these matters and bring hope to the hearts. That which We have
submitted to thy Majesty is indeed for thine highest good. And God,
verily, is a sufficient witness unto Me.

231 Glorified art Thou, O Lord My God! I bear witness that the heart of
the King is in truth between the fingers of Thy might. If it be Thy wish,
do Thou incline it, O My God, in the direction of charity and mercy. Thou,
verily, art the Almighty, the Most Exalted, the Most Bountiful. No God is
there besides Thee, the All-Glorious, the One Whose help is sought by all.