this Name that hath arisen, in the plenitude of might and power, to assume the throne of independent sovereignty.  From their lips Thou shalt hear naught but the strains of My glorification and praise; unto this Thy Lord beareth Me witness.  The existence of these people, however, hath remained concealed from the eyes of all who, from everlasting, have been created through the Word of God.  Thus have We made plain Our meaning and set forth Our verses, that perchance men may reflect upon the signs and tokens of their Lord.

24 These are they who, in truth, were not enjoined to prostrate themselves before Adam.(1) They have never turned away from the countenance of Thy Lord, and partake at every moment of the gifts and delights of holiness.  Thus hath the Pen of the All-Merciful set forth the secrets of all things, be they of the past or of the future.  Would that the world might understand!  Erelong shall God make manifest this people upon the earth, and through them shall exalt His name, diffuse His signs, uphold His words, and proclaim His verses, in spite of those that have repudiated His truth, gainsaid His sovereignty, and cavilled at His signs.

25 O Beauty of the All-Glorious!  Shouldst Thou chance upon this people and enter their presence, recount unto them that which this Youth hath related unto Thee concerning Himself and the things that have befallen Him, that they may come to know what hath been inscribed upon the Preserved Tablet.  Acquaint them with the tidings of this Youth, and with the trials and tribulations He hath suffered, that they may become mindful of Mine afflictions, and be of them that understand.  Recount, then, unto them how We singled out for Our favour one of Our brothers,(2) how We imparted unto him a dewdrop from the fathomless ocean of knowledge, clothed him with the garment of one of Our Names, and exalted him to such a station that all were moved to extol him, and how We so protected him from the harm of the malevolent as to disarm even the mightiest amongst them.

26 We arose before the peoples of earth and heaven at a time when all had determined to slay us.  While dwelling in their midst, We continually made mention of the Lord, celebrated His praise, and stood firm in His Cause, until at last the Word of God was vindicated amongst His creatures, His signs were spread abroad, His power exalted, and His sovereignty revealed in its full splendour.  To this bear witness all His honoured servants.  Yet when My brother beheld the rising fame of the Cause, he became filled with arrogance and pride.  Thereupon he emerged from behind the veil of concealment, rose up against Me, disputed My verses, denied My testimony, and repudiated My signs.  Nor would his hunger be appeased unless he were to devour My flesh and drink My blood.  To this testify such of God’s servants as have accompanied Him in His exile, and they that enjoy near access unto Him.