Provisional Translation
- (Tablet is in ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s own handwriting)
- For the visitation of His Excellency Mulla Muhammad Shafi’
- who hath ascended to the Abha Kingdom!
- Upon thee be the Glory of God and His praise,
- and His mercy, and His favor,
- O thou who hast believed in God,
- gained certitude in His signs
- testified to the truth of His words,
- were consumed by the fire of His love,
- radiated with the light of His Oneness,
- and were illumined by the Sun of His Mercy.
- I testify that thou hast believed in the Essence of the Desired One,
- were set ablaze by the fire lit in the tree of existence
- reached the station of elucidation and inspiration,
- soared on the wings of the Unity of God to the zenith of existence
- and gained sustenance from the Most Praised Station, the Nearness to God.
- Thou hast served The Cause of Thy Lord,
- struggled in the pathway of The Beloved
- and were guided to the Fashioner,
- who created thee and gave thee distinction.
- I implore God to give thee residence in the abode of His Mercy,
- to admit thee to the Paradise of His Reunion,
- to give thee to drink from the Cup of His Bestowal,
- to allow thee to enter into the shade of the Sadrat’ul-Muntahá
- and make thee like unto a lamp shining in the Mansions of the Abha Kingdom.
- God hath confirmed thee by His bounty
- and this is indeed through His grace and His generosity,
- which he bestows upon whomsoever He will.
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'Abdu’l-Bahá
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