Provisional Translation
- In the Name of the Lord of the World!
- O Friends!
- The Lord says: Today is not the Day of Oration.
- Listen to the Call of the Peerless Friend.
- Embrace what makes the servants awake and free.
- The Words of all prophets are revealed.
- Read the Books of the Desire of the World.
- In this day, the Sun of Spirit arose
- from the Heaven of Proof and is shining.
- It behooves thee to purify thy ears
- from the discourses of the world
- in order to discover the Words of the Prophets
- that are revealed in this Announcement.
- The religion of Thy Lord has appeared
- and His Hand is visible.
- Say O Servants: Hasten Ye! The Beckoner has come.
- The Transcendent Observer has come
- and has revealed the Straight Path.
- It is incumbent upon everyone who hears this Call
- to pronounce with the Tongue of the Spirit:
- O Lord! Thy Call has revived and given life to the world.
- My face is turned toward Thee
- and my soul hungers for Thy Presence.
- Thy letter was received:
- The light of love is gleaming from it
- and the fragrance of kindness is spreading from it.
- Be firm in the service of the Cause of God,
- the Majestic, the Glorified!
- Impart the Glad-Tidings of the Manifestation of Light
- and the re-emergence of the One Who Spoke on Mount Sinai.
- May they discover the Path of God with you guidance
- and find what they seek in the Sea of The Lord’s Generosity.
- Say O Priests:
- The Lord of the World has come.
- His Path is distinct from other paths.
- His Word is distinct from other words.
- Listen and come.
- There is no match for this Victorious Day.
- This is the Word of God.
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'Abdu’l-Bahá
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