d-day; Thy Word hath penetrated the reality of the contingent
beings; Thy voice hath been raised on the apex of the world; Thy beaming
lights have radiated from the dawning-places of all the horizons and Thy
wonderful refulgent signs have become known in all directions;
consequently the sights and insights have become dazzled by beholding
these manifestations of truth! There is no land in which the fame of Thy
Merciful Cause hath not been spread, and there is no region in which Thy
manifest ensign hath not been hoisted! Verily, Thy voice hath reached the
ears of all the inhabitants of the globe, and the attracted ones have
become exhilarated by its holy and divine fragrances!

Praise be to Thee, O my God! for the bestowal of this most great bounty
upon Thy chosen ones; and thanks be to Thee, O my Lord! for this most
eminent favor upon Thy righteous servants in suffering them to become the
signs of Thy Oneness in this glorious age and the standards of Thy
sanctity in this new cycle!

O my Lord! O my Lord! Assist the weak ones with the Supreme Energy;
shelter the indigent ones near the asylum of Thy Greatest Majesty;
strengthen the loins of those souls whose faces radiate with Thy lights
and whose tongues become eloquent in the glorification and commemoration
of Thy Name; make them the plants of Thy luminous orchard, the blossoms of
Thy blessed tree, the leaves of Thy Sadrat-el-Montaha(266) and the flowers
of Thy exalted rose-garden! Verily, Thou art the Clement, the Lofty, the
Magnificent, the Omnipresent and Thou art the Protector, the Guardian, the
Helper, the Powerful, the Merciful and the Generous!

"O ye beloved ones of Abdul-Baha! This servant..."

O ye beloved ones of Abdul-Baha! This servant longeth to write a special
Tablet to each one of the friends of God--but what can be done! For there
is neither opportunity nor time. The affairs are like unto the waves, and
the requirements are like unto the vernal showers. I do not rest a moment,
neither do I have leisure for an instant. Letters are received every day
from all the regions and it is impossible and impracticable to answer one
among ten; yet there is no other mode than to answer the letters which are
the most important, for the urgent affairs must be attended to. Therefore,
I request the pardon and ask the forgiveness of the friends, that they may
overlook these shortcomings and be content and happy with that which is
possible.

O ye friends of Ab