ibutes, I would
be forced to admit that these attributes are Thine own creation, and lie
within Thy grasp. It behooveth not Them Who are the Manifestations of
these names and attributes to stand before the gate of the city of Thy
Revelation, how much less to scale the heights whereon Thou didst stablish
the throne of Thy majesty.

I swear by Thy might, O Thou Who art the King of names and the Maker of
the heavens! Whatsoever hath been adorned with the robe of words is but
Thy creation which hath been generated in Thy realm and begotten through
the operation of Thy will, and is wholly unworthy of Thy highness and
falleth short of Thine excellence.

And since it hath been demonstrated that Thy most august Self is
immeasurably exalted above all that hath been created in the world of
being, and is far above the reach and ken of the apprehension of Thy
chosen Ones and Thy loved Ones, the splendors of the light of Thy unity
are therefore manifested, and it becometh evident unto every one, whether
free or bond, that Thou art One in Thine own Self, one in Thy Cause, and
one in Thy Revelation. Great is the blessedness of the man who, in his
love towards Thee, hath rid himself of all attachment from every one
except Thyself, and hastened unto the horizon of Thy Revelation, and
attained unto this Cup which Thou hast caused to excel all the seas of the
earth.

I beg of Thee, O my God, by Thy power, and Thy might, and Thy sovereignty,
which have embraced all who are in Thy heaven and on Thy earth, to make
known unto Thy servants this luminous Way and this straight Path, that
they may acknowledge Thy unity and Thy oneness, with a certainty which the
vain imaginations of the doubters will not impair, nor the idle fancies of
the wayward obscure. Illumine, O my Lord, the eyes of Thy servants, and
brighten their hearts with the splendors of the light of Thy knowledge,
that they may apprehend the greatness of this most sublime station, and
recognize this most luminous Horizon, that haply the clamor of men may
fail to deter them from turning their gaze towards the effulgent light of
Thy unity, and to hinder them from setting their faces toward the Horizon
of detachment.

This is the Day, O my Lord, which Thou didst announce unto all mankind as
the Day whereon Thou wouldst reveal Thy Self, and shed Thy radiance, and
shine brightly over all Thy creatures. Thou hast, moreover, entered into a
covenant with them, in Thy Books, and Thy Scrip