of the Day of God. Verily, to meet Him is
better for you than all that whereon the sun shineth, could ye but know
it. O concourse of rulers! Give ear unto that which hath been raised from
the Dayspring of Grandeur: "Verily, there is none other God but Me, the
Lord of Utterance, the All-Knowing." Bind ye the broken with the hands of
justice, and crush the oppressor who flourisheth with the rod of the
commandments of your Lord, the Ordainer, the All-Wise.

89 O people of Constantinople! Lo, from your midst We hear the baleful
hooting of the owl. Hath the drunkenness of passion laid hold upon you, or
is it that ye are sunk in heedlessness? O Spot that art situate on the
shores of the two seas! The throne of tyranny hath, verily, been
established upon thee, and the flame of hatred hath been kindled within
thy bosom, in such wise that the Concourse on high and they who circle
around the Exalted Throne have wailed and lamented. We behold in thee the
foolish ruling over the wise, and darkness vaunting itself against the
light. Thou art indeed filled with manifest pride. Hath thine outward
splendour made thee vainglorious? By Him Who is the Lord of mankind! It
shall soon perish, and thy daughters and thy widows and all the kindreds
that dwell within thee shall lament. Thus informeth thee the All-Knowing,
the All-Wise.

90 O banks of the Rhine! We have seen you covered with gore, inasmuch as
the swords of retribution were drawn against you; and you shall have
another turn. And We hear the lamentations of Berlin, though she be today
in conspicuous glory.

91 Let nothing grieve thee, O Land of Ta,(2) for God hath chosen thee to
be the source of the joy of all mankind. He shall, if it be His Will,
bless thy throne with one who will rule with justice, who will gather
together the flock of God which the wolves have scattered. Such a ruler
will, with joy and gladness, turn his face towards, and extend his favours
unto, the people of Baha. He indeed is accounted in the sight of God as a
jewel among men. Upon him rest forever the glory of God and the glory of
all that dwell in the kingdom of His revelation.

92 Rejoice with great joy, for God hath made thee "the Dayspring of His
light", inasmuch as within thee was born the Manifestation of His Glory.
Be thou glad for this name that hath been conferred upon thee--a name
through which the Day-Star of grace hath shed its splendour, through which
both earth and heaven have been illumined