These days shall pass away.
We will, please God, in the Abha Kingdom and beneath the sheltering shadow
of the Blessed Beauty, forget all these our earthly cares and will find
each one of these base calumnies amply compensated by His expressions of
praise and favour. From the beginning of time sorrow and anxiety, regret
and tribulation, have always been the lot of every loyal servant of God.
Ponder this in thine heart and consider how very true it is. Wherefore,
set thine heart on the tender mercies of the Ancient Beauty and be thou
filled with abiding joy and intense gladness....

2: O thou my affectionate sister! In the daytime ...

(5) O thou my affectionate sister! In the daytime and in the night-season
my thoughts ever turn to thee. Not for one moment do I cease to remember
thee. My sorrow and regret concern not myself; they centre around thee.
Whenever I recall thine afflictions, tears that I cannot repress rain down
from mine eyes....

3: Dear and deeply spiritual sister! At morn and ...

(6) Dear and deeply spiritual sister! At morn and eventide, with the
utmost ardour and humility, I supplicate at the Divine Threshold, and
offer this, my prayer:

'Grant, O Thou my God, the Compassionate, that that pure and blessed Leaf
may be comforted by Thy sweet savours of holiness and sustained by the
reviving breeze of Thy loving care and mercy. Reinforce her spirit with
the signs of Thy Kingdom, and gladden her soul with the testimonies of Thy
everlasting dominion. Comfort, O my God, her sorrowful heart with the
remembrance of Thy face, initiate her into Thy hidden mysteries, and
inspire her with the revealed splendours of Thy heavenly light. Manifold
are her sorrows, and infinitely grievous her distress. Bestow continually
upon her the favour of Thy sustaining grace and, with every fleeting
breath, grant her the blessing of Thy bounty. Her hopes and expectations
are centred in Thee; open Thou to her face the portals of Thy tender
mercies and lead her into the ways of Thy wondrous benevolence.

Thou art the Generous, the All-Loving, the Sustainer, the
All-Bountiful....'

4: Dear sister, beloved of my heart and soul! ...

(7) Dear sister, beloved of my heart and soul! The news of thy safe
arrival and pleasant stay in the land of Egypt has reached me and filled
my heart with exceeding gladness. I am thankful to Baha'u'llah for the
good health thou dost enjoy and for the happiness He hath impa