urifieth thy fragrant
plain, and say: "Upon thee be El-Baha! Upon thee be mercy, O thou lamp
ignited with the fire of the love of God, irradiated with the ray of the
gift of God, and aflame in the glass of the knowledge of God! Thou art he
who hath drunk the cup of sacrifice, hath expended his life in the path of
God, and hath shed his blood on the earth in love for the Beauty of God.
For they did not appreciate thy merit, denied thy dignity, were veiled
from beholding the gift of thy Lord, and supposed themselves to be just.
No! By no means!

"Punishment is for such as persecuted thee, hell is for such as rejected
thee, fire is for such as sentenced thee to death, infernal flame be for
such as betrayed thee, and the hellish gulf is for such as shed thy blood
with impunity! And paradise is for such as love thee, heaven is for such
as serve thee, the everlasting abode is for such as visit (thy tomb)!

"Upon thee be El-Baha! Upon thee be greeting and praise, O thou who hast
suffered martyrdom in the path of God, and art submerged in the ocean of
the mercy of God!

"Blessed are the nostrils which will be perfumed by the scent of thy
brilliant spot! Blessed are the eyes which will be illumined by the ray
which is being cast upon thee from the bounty of the Kingdom of El-Abha!

"I beg of God to make thy sepulchre a mine of mercy, a depository of
gifts, and to encompass it with manifest signs. Verily, He is the
Beneficent! the Giver! Verily, He is gracious, and showeth great favor
toward martyrs, and He is the Bestower, the Generous!"

"The first light which shone forth from the horizon of..."

The first light which shone forth from the horizon of Eternity, the first
radiance which was cast forth from the Morn of Guidance, and the first
mercy which descended from the Kingdom of Heaven, be upon thee,(173) O
thou manifest light, thou "strong rope," and the beloved one of the
denizens of the exalted heaven, who hast suffered martyrdom in the path of
the Lord of the Creatures, and who art submerged in the sea of favors,
through the grace of thy Lord, the Clement! the Merciful! El-Baha be upon
thee! Praise be upon thee!

By God, the True One! The angels of mercy bless thee in the Kingdom of
El-Baha, and the nostrils of the chosen ones are perfumed with the sweet
odor which is wafting from the garden of the Supreme Concourse upon thy
sepulchre; and hearts are burning, tears are being shed, the power of
endurance is c