ime station, in whose shadow moveth the
essence of loftiness and splendour, wrapt in praise and adoration.

Methinks people's sense of taste hath, alas, been sorely affected by the
fever of negligence and folly, for they are found to be wholly unconscious
and deprived of the sweetness of His utterance. How regrettable indeed
that man should debar himself from the fruits of the tree of wisdom while
his days and hours pass swiftly away. Please God, the hand of divine power
may safeguard all mankind and direct their steps towards the horizon of
true understanding.

Verily our Lord of Mercy is the Helper, the Knowing, the Wise.

I would like to add that thy second letter which had been sent from
Jerusalem hath been received and that which thou hadst written and set
forth therein was perused and read in His presence. He bade me write as
follows:

O Maqsud! We have heard thy voice and perceived the sighing and
lamentation thou didst raise in thy longing and eagerness. Praised be God!
The sweet savours of love could be inhaled from every word thereof. Please
God, this bounty may last for ever. The Servant-in-Attendance recited the
verses thou hast composed. Thy name is often mentioned in the presence of
this Wronged One and the glances of Our loving-kindness and compassion are
directed towards thee.

Great is the station of man. Great must also be his endeavours for the
rehabilitation of the world and the well-being of nations. I beseech the
One true God to graciously confirm thee in that which beseemeth man's
station.

Be thou guided by wisdom under all conditions, inasmuch as persons who
harbour evil motives have been and are still diligently engaged in
intriguing. Gracious God! Unto that immeasurably exalted Being Who seeketh
naught but to foster the spirit of love and fellowship amongst men, and to
revive the world and ennoble its life, they have imputed such charges as
the tongue and the pen are ashamed to recount.

We have remembered thee and make mention of thee now. We entreat
Him--exalted is His glory--to protect thee with the hands of might and power
and enable thee to recognize that which will serve thy best interests both
in this world and in the next. He is the Lord of Mankind, the Possessor of
the Throne on High and of the world below. No God is there besides Him,
the Omnipotent, the Powerful. God grant that this Wronged One may observe
fidelity. He hath not forgotten nor will He ever forget thee.

Thou