they may behold Thee shining above the horizon of Thy majesty and
glory, and that they may not be hindered by the croaking of the raven from
hearkening to the voice of the Dove of Thy sublime oneness, nor be
prevented by the corrupt waters from partaking of the pure wine of Thy
bounty and the everlasting streams of Thy gifts.

Gather them, then, together around this Divine Law, the covenant of which
Thou hast established with all Thy Prophets and Thy Messengers, and Whose
ordinances Thou hast written down in Thy Tablets and Thy Scriptures. Raise
them up, moreover, to such heights as will enable them to perceive Thy
Call.

Potent art Thou to do what pleaseth Thee. Thou art, verily, the
Inaccessible, the All-Glorious.

LXVI: "GLORIFIED ART THOU, O LORD MY GOD! THOU SEEST..."

Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! Thou seest me dwelling in this
prison-house that lieth behind the seas and the mountains, and knowest
full well what I have endured for love of Thee and for the sake of Thy
Cause. Thou art He, O my God, Who hath raised me up at Thy behest, and
bidden me to occupy Thy seat, and to summon all men to the court of Thy
mercy. It is Thou Who hast commanded me to tell out the things Thou didst
destine for them in the Tablet of Thy decree and didst inscribe with the
pen of Thy Revelation, and Who hast enjoined on me the duty of kindling
the fire of Thy love in the hearts of Thy servants, and of drawing all the
peoples of the earth nearer to the habitation of Thy throne.

And when, as bidden by Thee, I arose and called out, by Thy leave, all Thy
creatures, the wayward among Thy servants opposed me. Some turned away
from me, others disowned my claim, a few hesitated, while others were sore
perplexed, notwithstanding that Thy testimony was set forth before the
followers of all religions, and Thy proof demonstrated unto all the
peoples of the earth, and the signs of Thy might so powerfully manifested
as to encompass the entire creation.

I was, moreover, opposed by mine own kindred, although, as Thou knowest,
they were dear to me and I had desired for them that which I had desired
for mine own self. These are the ones who, when learning that I had been
cast into prison, perpetrated against me what no man else on earth had
perpetrated.

I entreat Thee, therefore, O my God, by Thy name by which Thou hast
separated between truth and denial, to purify their hearts of all evil
suggestions, and to enable them to draw