the world of creation, and
the banner of "He doeth whatsoever He willeth" raised amidst all peoples.
He it is Who hath revealed His Cause for the guidance of His creatures,
and sent down His verses to demonstrate His Proof and His Testimony, and
embellished the preface of the Book of Man with the ornament of utterance
through His saying: "The God of Mercy hath taught the Qur'an, hath created
man, and taught him articulate speech." No God is there but Him, the One,
the Peerless, the Powerful, the Mighty, the Beneficent.

The light that is shed from the heaven of bounty, and the benediction that
shineth from the dawning-place of the will of God, the Lord of the Kingdom
of Names, rest upon Him Who is the Supreme Mediator, the Most Exalted Pen,
Him Whom God hath made the Dawning-Place of His most excellent names and
the Dayspring of His most exalted attributes. Through Him the light of
unity hath shone forth above the horizon of the world, and the law of
oneness hath been revealed amidst the nations, who, with radiant faces,
have turned towards the Supreme Horizon, and acknowledged that which the
Tongue of Utterance hath spoken in the kingdom of His knowledge: "Earth
and heaven, glory and dominion, are God's, the Omnipotent, the Almighty,
the Lord of grace abounding!"

Give ear, O distinguished divine, unto the voice of this Wronged One. He
verily, counselleth thee for the sake of God, and exhorteth thee unto that
which will cause thee to draw nigh unto Him under all conditions. He, in
truth, is the All-Possessing, the Exalted. Know thou that the ear of man
hath been created that it may hearken unto the Divine Voice on this Day
that hath been mentioned in all the Books, Scriptures, and Tablets. Purify
thou, first, thy soul with the waters of renunciation, and adorn thine
head with the crown of the fear of God, and thy temple with the ornament
of reliance upon Him. Arise, then, and, with thy face set towards the Most
Great House, the Spot round which, as decreed by the Eternal King, all
that dwell on earth must circle, recite:

"O God, my God, and my Desire, and my Adored One, and my Master, and my
Mainstay, and my utmost Hope, and my supreme Aspiration! Thou seest me
turning towards Thee, holding fast unto the cord of Thy bounty, clinging
to the hem of Thy generosity, acknowledging the sanctity of Thy Self and
the purity of Thine Essence, and testifying to Thy unity and Thy oneness.
I bear witness that Thou art the One, th