med and thy brave army never be deafeated.

"O thou who art nurtured from the breasts of the Kingdom..."

O thou who art nurtured from the breasts of the Kingdom of God, who wert
brought up in the lap of the Guidance of God!

I supplicate to God--exalted and glorified is He! --with a submissive,
imploring and attracted heart unto the Kingdom of God, to assist thee,
while still very young and of small age, with that by reason of which the
vigorous men and the greatest souls were assisted in attaining perfection.
Do not be amazed or astonished at the command of God, according to the
ordinances of Christ--glory be to Him! --unto the children who have been
fostered from the breasts of the bounty of God. I ask God that thou mayest
be as one of them. This is glad-tidings emanating from a heart filled by
the love of God. Therefore, know its value and station.

"O thou spiritual temple whose heart is drawn unto the..."

O thou spiritual temple whose heart is drawn unto the Horizon of
Certainty!

Verily, I am now in the Assembly of the beloved of God, whose hearts are
kindled with a burning, blazing and flaming fire from the fragrance of
God, and I have mentioned thee with a heart overflowing with thy love. By
my God! It is love which hath surrounded me from all directions and thus I
mention thee with a beating heart and with a spirit turned unto the
horizon of El-ABHA.

Therefore, thank God for this bounty, the traces of which I hope will be
spread, its lights shine and the fragrance of its breath diffused in the
whole world of existence forever and ever.

"O thou heavenly, brilliant and precious pearl!..."

O thou heavenly, brilliant and precious pearl!

I greet thee from this Holy Land with a fragrance from God and I desire
that thy heart become animated through the gentle breeze of God, thy bosom
dilated with joy by the miracles of the gifts of God, thine eye consoled
by seeing the lights of God, thy tongue by uttering the mention of
BAHA'O'LLAH, and thy taste to become sweet through the divine table
descending from heaven. Verily, I say unto thee that the gifts of thy Lord
are encircling thee in a similar way as the spirit encircles the body at
the beginning of the amalgamation of the elements and natures in the womb;
the power of the spirit begins then to appear in the body gradually and
successively according to the preparation and capacity to receive that
everlasting abundance. I ask God