tate of affairs within thee be changed, and the reins of power fall into
the hands of the people. Verily, thy Lord is the All-Knowing. His
authority embraceth all things. Rest thou assured in the gracious favor of
thy Lord. The eye of His loving-kindness shall everlastingly be directed
towards thee. The day is approaching when thy agitation will have been
transmuted into peace and quiet calm. Thus hath it been decreed in the
Wondrous Book."

And likewise, in the Lawh-i-Fu'ad, and in the Tablet of the King of Paris
(Napoleon III), and in other Tablets, there hath been revealed that which
will lead every fair-minded person to testify unto the power, and the
majesty, and the wisdom of God--exalted be His glory. Were men to observe
with the eye of justice, they would be made aware of the secret of this
blessed verse: "Neither is there a thing green or sere, but it is noted in
a distinct writing," and would comprehend it. On this day, however, men's
repudiation of the truth hath prevented them from understanding what hath
been sent down in truth by Him Who is the Revealer, the Ancient of Days.
Gracious God! Perspicuous signs have appeared on every side, and yet men
are, for the most part, deprived of the privilege of beholding and of
comprehending them. We beseech God to bestow His aid, that all men may
recognize the pearls that lie hid within the shells of the Most Great
Ocean, and exclaim: "Praised be Thou, O God of the world!"

O concourse of the fair-minded! Observe and reflect upon the billows of
the ocean of the utterance and knowledge of God, so that ye may testify
with your inner and outer tongues that with Him is the knowledge of all
that is in the Book. Nothing escapeth His knowledge. He, verily, hath
manifested that which was hidden, when He, upon His return, mounted the
throne of the Bayan. All that hath been sent down hath and will come to
pass, word for word, upon earth. No possibility is left for anyone either
to turn aside or protest. As fairness, however, is disgraced and
concealed, most men speak as prompted by their own idle fancies.

O God, my God! Debar not Thy servants from turning their faces towards the
light of certitude, that hath dawned above the horizon of Thy will, and
suffer them not to be deprived, O my God, of the oceans of Thy signs.
They, O my Lord, are Thy servants in Thy cities, and Thy slaves in Thy
lands. If Thou hast not mercy upon them, who, then, will show them mercy?
Take Thou, O my