of the Will of God.  Beware, O followers of the Son, that ye cast it not behind your backs.  Take ye fast hold of it.  Better is this for you than all that ye possess.  Verily He is nigh unto them that do good.  The Hour which We had concealed from the knowledge of the peoples of the earth and of the favoured angels hath come to pass.  Say, verily, He hath testified of Me, and I do testify of Him.  Indeed, He hath purposed no one other than Me.  Unto this beareth witness every fair-minded and understanding soul.

Though beset with countless afflictions, We summon the people unto God, the Lord of names.  Say, strive ye to attain that which ye have been promised in the Books of God, and walk not in the way of the ignorant.  My body hath endured imprisonment that ye may be released from the bondage of self.  Set your faces then towards His countenance and follow not the footsteps of every hostile oppressor.  Verily, He hath consented to be sorely abased that ye may attain unto glory, and yet, ye are disporting yourselves in the vale of heedlessness.  He, in truth, liveth in the most desolate of abodes for your sakes, whilst ye dwell in your palaces.

Say, did ye not hearken to the Voice of the Crier, calling aloud in the wilderness of the Bayan, bearing unto you the glad-tidings of the coming of your Lord, the All-Merciful?  Lo!  He is come in the sheltering shadow of Testimony, invested with conclusive proof and evidence, and those who truly believe in Him regard His presence as the embodiment of the Kingdom of God.  Blessed is the man who turneth towards Him, and woe betide such as deny or doubt Him.

Announce thou unto the priests:  Lo!  He Who is the Ruler is come.  Step out from behind the veil in the name of thy Lord, He Who layeth low the necks of all men.  Proclaim then unto all mankind the glad-tidings of this mighty, this glorious Revelation.  Verily, He Who is the Spirit of Truth is come to guide you unto all truth.  He speaketh not as prompted by His own self, but as bidden by Him Who is the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.

Say, this is the One Who hath glorified the Son and hath exalted His Cause.  Cast away, O peoples of the earth, that which ye have and take fast hold of that which ye are bidden by the All-Powerful, He Who is the Bearer of the Trust of God.  Purge ye your ears and set your hearts towards Him that ye may hearken to the most wondrous Call which hath been raised from Sinai, the habitation of your Lord, the Most Glorious.  It will, in truth, draw you nigh unto the Spot wherein ye will perceive the splendour of the light of His countenance which shineth above this luminous Horizon.