is the condition of the traveller; duly reflect and meditate, that thou mayest be informed of the purpose of the Book, without veil. To resume: We are kept afar from the subject, yet all mention is concerning the subject; and We swear by God that notwithstanding Our desire to abridge and be brief, We find that the reins of the pen slip from the hand. Yet how countless are the pearls still unpierced in the shell of heart and how many are the houris of significances concealed in the chambers of Wisdom, which no one hath ever touched! "which neither man nor genii has defiled" (K. S. 55). Notwithstanding all these explanations, it seems as if not one letter of the purpose hath been mentioned and no sign of the object hath been explained. When will an intimate one be found to don the garb of pilgrimage to the sacred precinct of the Friend and attain to the Caaba of the Desired one? to hear and discover the mysteries of explanation without ear or tongue?
The meaning of "heaven" in the revealed verse is known and understood through these clear, sound and evident explanations. As to the saying that He will descend in a cloud: By "cloud" is meant things contrary to the egotism and desire of men, as mentioned in the formerly quoted verse "Ye therefore, whenever a Messenger cometh unto you with that which your souls desire not, proudly reject him and accuse some of imposture and slay others" (K. S. 2). Such (clouds), for instance, are the changing
