inaccessible couch of Nearness and upon the exalted tree of Union. These Essences of Being are ready to expend all; that is, they sacrifice life, property, soul and self in the path of the Friend, and to them no station is more beloved than this. The lovers have no wish except the good-pleasure of the Beloved and seek no aim except the meeting of the Desired One.
Should We wish to explain a sprinkling of the mysteries of martyrdom and the fruits thereof, these Tablets undoubtedly would not suffice nor could they bring it to an end. We hope, if it please God, a breeze of mercy may blow and the tree of existence be clothed with a new robe through the Divine Spring, that we may apprehend the mysteries of the Divine Wisdom and through His providence become independent of the knowledge of all things. No one hath yet appeared who hath attained to this station except a few who are not renowned. The future will be what the Divine judgment demands and what appears from within the Tent of Decree. Thus We explain unto thee the wonders of the Cause of God and reveal unto thee the melodies of Paradise that thou mayest peradventure attain to the sources of Knowledge and partake of the fruits of Wisdom. Consequently it should be known to a certainty that although these Suns of Grandeur dwell upon the earth, yet they abide upon the Most Great Throne; although they may not possess a single coin, yet they soar upon the summit of Wealth; and while afflicted in the hands of the enemy, they are
