speak of them in cheerful melodies of Irak (Persian) at thy request. Perchance this may guide those athirst in the deserts of remoteness to the Sea of Nearness and those wandering in the wilderness of separation and abandonment to the Tents of Presence and Union. Thus the clouds of error may be removed and the world-illuminating Sun of Guidance dawn from the horizon of the soul. We trust in God, seeking His assistance. Perchance there may flow from this pen that whereby the minds of the people will be quickened until they arise from their beds of heedlessness and, through the permission of God, hear the warble of the Nightingales of Paradise from the Tree planted in the Rizwan of Unity by the Hands of Power.
It hath been evident and clear to the possessors of Knowledge that when the fire of the love of Jesus burned the veils of Jewish limitations, and the authority of His Holiness, even in the outward sense was partially recognized, that Beauty of the Invisible spoke of separation to some of His spiritual companions and enkindled the fire of yearning, saying: "I go and I come again." And in another place he said: "I go and another will come who will tell you all that I have not told you and will finish all that I have said." These two statements are in reality one, were ye to witness the Manifestations of Oneness with the eye of God.
To one who views with ideal perception, the Book
