They that are just and fair-minded in their judgement occupy a sublime station and hold an exalted rank.  The light of piety and uprightness shineth resplendent from these souls.  We earnestly hope that the peoples and countries of the world may not be deprived of the splendours of these two luminaries.

The fourth Taraz concerneth trustworthiness.  Verily it is the door of security for all that dwell on earth and a token of glory on the part of the All-Merciful.  He who partaketh thereof hath indeed partaken of the treasures of wealth and prosperity.  Trustworthiness is the greatest portal leading unto the tranquillity and security of the people.  In truth the stability of every affair hath depended and doth depend upon it.  All the domains of power, of grandeur and of wealth are illumined by its light.

Not long ago these sublime words were revealed from the Pen of the Most High: 

’We will now mention unto thee Trustworthiness and the station thereof in the estimation of God, thy Lord, the Lord of the Mighty Throne.  One day of days We repaired unto Our Green Island.  Upon Our arrival, We beheld its streams flowing, and its trees luxuriant, and the sunlight playing in their midst.  Turning Our face to the right, We beheld what the pen is powerless to describe; nor can it set forth that which the eye of the Lord of Mankind witnessed in that most sanctified, that most sublime, that blest, and most exalted Spot.  Turning, then, to the left We gazed on one of the Beauties of the Most Sublime Paradise, standing on a pillar of light, and calling aloud saying:  “O inmates of earth and heaven!  Behold ye My beauty, and My radiance, and My revelation, and My effulgence.  By God, the True One!  I am Trustworthiness and the revelation thereof, and the beauty thereof.  I will recompense whosoever will cleave unto Me, and recognize My rank and station, and hold fast unto My hem.  I am the most great ornament of the people of Baha, and the vesture of glory unto all who are in the kingdom of creation.  I am the supreme instrument for the prosperity of the world, and the horizon of assurance unto all beings.”  Thus have We sent down for thee that which will draw men nigh unto the Lord of creation.’

O people of Baha!  Trustworthiness is in truth the best of vestures for your temples and the most glorious crown for your heads.  Take ye fast hold of it at the behest of Him Who is the Ordainer, the All-Informed.

The fifth Taraz concerneth the protection and preservation of the stations of God’s servants.  One should not ignore the truth of any matter, rather should one give expression to that which is right and true.  The people of Baha should not deny any soul the reward due to him, should treat craftsmen with deference, and, unlike the people aforetime, should not defile their tongues with abuse.

In this Day the sun of craftsmanship shineth above the horizon of the occident and the river of arts is flowing out of the sea of that region.  One must speak with fairness and appreciate such bounty.  By the life of God!  The word ‘Equity’ shineth bright and resplendent even as the sun.  We pray God to graciously shed its radiance upon everyone.  He is in truth powerful over all things, He Who is wont to answer the prayers of all men.