18 Had Muhammad, the Apostle of God, attained this Day, He would have exclaimed:  “I have truly recognized Thee, O Thou the Desire of the Divine Messengers!” Had Abraham attained it, He too, falling prostrate upon the ground, and in the utmost lowliness before the Lord thy God, would have cried:  “Mine heart is filled with peace, O Thou Lord of all that is in heaven and on earth!  I testify that Thou hast unveiled before mine eyes all the glory of Thy power and the full majesty of Thy law!  I bear witness, moreover, that through Thy Revelation the hearts of the faithful are well assured and contented.”  Had Moses Himself attained it, He, likewise, would have raised His voice saying:  “All praise be to Thee for having lifted upon me the light of Thy countenance and enrolled me among them that have been privileged to behold Thy face!”

19 Consider the people and their condition.  Reflect upon the things that their mouths have uttered and that their hands have wrought in this blessed, this most holy and peerless Day.  They that have tarnished the good name of the Cause of God and turned unto the Evil One are accursed of all created things and are numbered among the inmates of the fire.  Verily, whosoever hath hearkened to My call shall remain unperturbed by the clamour of all that are on earth; and whosoever is influenced by the words of anyone beside Me hath never heard My call.  By God!  Such a man is deprived of entering My Kingdom, is debarred from My realms of majesty and power, and is of them that are in utter loss.

20 Sorrow not for that which hath befallen thee.  Thou hast borne for My love that which most people have never endured.  Thy Lord knoweth and is informed of all.  He was with thee in the assemblages and gatherings, and heard that which flowed from the wellspring of thy heart in remembrance of thy Lord, the All-Merciful.  This, indeed, is a token of His bountiful favour.

21 Erelong will God raise up from among the kings one who will aid His loved ones.  He, verily, encompasseth all things.  He will instill in the hearts the love of His loved ones.  This, indeed, is irrevocably decreed by One Who is the Almighty, the Beneficent.

22 We beseech God to gladden the hearts of His servants through thy call, to make thee an ensign of guidance in His lands, and to assist through thee those who have been brought low.  Heed not the one who raised a loud clamour and he who raiseth it even now.  Let thy Lord, the Ever-Forgiving, the Most Generous, be all-sufficient unto thee.  Relate unto My loved ones that which thou hast seen and learned of the tale of this Youth, and convey unto them that which We have imparted unto thee.  Verily, thy Lord assisteth and watcheth over thee at all times and under all conditions.  The blessings of the Concourse on high surround thee, and the kindred and the leaves of the holy family who circle round the celestial Tree extol thee with a wondrous praise.