Bestow justice upon the rulers,
and fairness upon the divines. Thou art the All-Powerful, Who, through the
motion of Thy Pen, hast aided Thine irresistible Cause, and guided aright
Thy loved ones. Thou art the Possessor of power, and the King of might. No
God is there but Thee, the Strong, the Unconstrained." Say thou also: "O
God, my God! I yield Thee thanks inasmuch as Thou hast made me to drink of
Thy Sealed Wine from the hand of the bounty of Thy Name, the
Self-Subsisting. I entreat Thee by the splendors of the Dayspring of Thy
Revelation, and by the potency of Thy Most Sublime Word, and by the might
of Thy Most Exalted Pen, through Whose movement the realities of all
created things have been enraptured, to aid His Majesty the _Sh_ah to
render Thy Cause victorious, and to turn towards the horizon of Thy
Revelation, and to set his face in the direction of the lights of Thy
countenance. Assist him, O my Lord, to draw nigh unto Thee. Help him,
then, with the hosts of the heavens and of earth. I implore Thee, O Thou
Who art the Lord of all Names and the Maker of the heavens, by the light
of Thy Cause, and by the fire of the Lote-Tree of Thy loving-kindness, to
help His Majesty to reveal Thy Cause amidst Thy creatures. Open, then,
before his face the doors of Thy grace, and Thy mercy, and Thy bounty.
Potent art Thou to do what pleaseth Thee by Thy word: 'Be, and it is.'"

O _Sh_ay_kh_! We had seized the reins of authority by the power of God and
His Divine might, as He alone can seize, Who is the Mighty, the Strong.
None had the power to stir up mischief or sedition. Now, however, as they
have failed to appreciate this loving-kindness and these bounties, they
have been, and will be, afflicted with the retribution which their acts
must entail. The State officials, considering the secret progress of the
Extended Cord have, from every direction, incited and aided Mine
adversaries. In the Great City (Constantinople) they have roused a
considerable number of people to oppose this Wronged One. Things have come
to such a pass that the officials in that city have acted in a manner
which hath brought shame to both the government and the people. A
distinguished siyyid, whose well-known integrity, acceptable conduct, and
commercial reputation, were recognized by the majority of fair-minded men,
and who was regarded by all as a highly honored merchant, once visited
Beirut. In view of his friendship for this Wronged One they telegraph