e God to cause thee to be a sign of the book of Genesis,
declaring His mentionings and His praise among the creatures, with
brilliant face, smiling mouth, dilated breast and rejoiced heart, for the
manifestation of His evident glory and the appearance of His illumining
Beauty from that wonderful horizon.

Surely a day will come when all thy desires will be attained and God will
answer all that which thou hast prayed for in thine heart, and I beg of
Him to make all that which thou hast longed for long ago very attainable.
Then thine heart will be overflowed with joy on account of such a great
bounty.

"O thou who art attracted by the Fragrances of God!..."

O thou who art attracted by the Fragrances of God!

Verily I read thy new letter and was informed of its meanings, which
proved thy lowiness to thy Glorious Lord.

Verily we promised thee, by the favor of thy Lord, last year, that thy
Lord would grant thee "sight of eyes" (i.e., a son), a blessed birth.
Thanks and praise be unto God for that He granted thee a good descendant
and dilated thy breast by this great bounty. It is incumbent on thee to
offer many thanks to the Merciful Lord for this great favor in the world
of humanity. Verily I implore unto God to make him a sign of His Kingdom,
illuminated, spiritual and god-like among the children.

"O thou who art attracted by the Fragrances of God!..."

O thou who art attracted by the Fragrances of God!

Thank God for giving and granting thee "sight of eyes" (i.e., a son)
whereby thy bosom becomes dilated and thy heart rejoiced.

Then make his name "Ruhullah" (i.e., the Spirit of God), so that the
Spirit of thy Lord, the Merciful of the Merciful, will confirm him.

O maid-servant of God! Know, verily, that the one who bore similar name
(i.e., Ruhullah), son of Varga, was martyred in the path of God in the
twelfth year of his life. While he was beneath the unsheathed sword he
called out "Ya Baha-el-ABHA!" until he was killed in the path of God.

We called thy son by this noble name so that he may have a great station
in the Kingdom of God.

"O thou sincere servant of the True One!..."

O thou sincere servant of the True One!

Thy letter caused joy to the hearts. Its meanings perfumed the nostrils
like unto a tender flower and a red rose. The heat of thy longing was felt
and thy wish to present thyself to the blessed Threshold was recognized.
Happy art thou who hast entered this Supr