covered the countenance of Beauty."

Within this Paradise, and from the heights of its loftiest chambers, the
Maids of Heaven have cried out and shouted: "Rejoice, ye dwellers of the
realms above, for the fingers of Him Who is the Ancient of Days are
ringing, in the name of the All-Glorious, the Most Great Bell, in the
midmost heart of the heavens. The hands of bounty have borne round the cup
of everlasting life. Approach, and quaff your fill. Drink with healthy
relish, O ye that are the very incarnations of longing, ye who are the
embodiments of vehement desire!"

This is the Day whereon He Who is the Revealer of the names of God hath
stepped out of the Tabernacle of glory, and proclaimed unto all who are in
the heavens and all who are on the earth: "Put away the cups of Paradise
and all the life-giving waters they contain, for lo, the people of Baha
have entered the blissful abode of the Divine Presence, and quaffed the
wine of reunion, from the chalice of the beauty of their Lord, the
All-Possessing, the Most High."

Forget the world of creation, O Pen, and turn thou towards the face of thy
Lord, the Lord of all names. Adorn, then, the world with the ornament of
the favors of thy Lord, the King of everlasting days. For We perceive the
fragrance of the Day whereon He Who is the Desire of all nations hath shed
upon the kingdoms of the unseen and of the seen the splendor of the light
of His most excellent names, and enveloped them with the radiance of the
luminaries of His most gracious favors--favors which none can reckon except
Him, Who is the omnipotent Protector of the entire creation.

Look not upon the creatures of God except with the eye of kindliness and
of mercy, for Our loving providence hath pervaded all created things, and
Our grace encompassed the earth and the heavens. This is the Day whereon
the true servants of God partake of the life-giving waters of reunion, the
Day whereon those that are nigh unto Him are able to drink of the
soft-flowing river of immortality, and they who believe in His unity, the
wine of His Presence, through their recognition of Him Who is the Highest
and Last End of all, in Whom the Tongue of Majesty and Glory voiceth the
call: "The Kingdom is Mine. I, Myself, am, of Mine own right, its Ruler."

Attract the hearts of men, through the call of Him, the one alone Beloved.
Say: This is the Voice of God, if ye do but hearken. This is the Day
Spring of the Revelation of God, did ye b