Provisional Translation
IN THE MARGIN: He is God. Nayriz. Mirza Agha Mulla Muhammad Shafí, May Bahá’u’lláh’s blessing be upon him.
- O Thou servant who is supplicating God!
- Beseech God that you may attain
- the good pleasure of the Blessed Beauty
- and be confirmed by Him.
- All of the friends, whether near or far,
- are well informed of what has been
- and what still makes Him pleased.
- Beyond this it is obvious and observable,
- in the written Divine and indisputable tablets
- that the primary Divine Principal and goal,
- The Holy Will of God, is none other
- than the unity of all the peoples of the world,
- that the Oneness of the entire human race,
- composed of all the diverse, antagonistic
- and distinct ethnic groups prevails
- to the extent that God’s Word “Unity”
- is embodied and characterized on all levels,
- so that this earthy kingdom mirrors the Heavenly Kingdom.
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