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and the countries were laid waste, and darkness fell
upon all regions. O concourse of divines! Because
of you the people were abased, and the banner of
Islám was hauled down, and its mighty throne subverted.
Every time a man of discernment hath sought
to hold fast unto that which would exalt Islám, ye
raised a clamor, and thereby was he deterred from
achieving his purpose, while the land remained fallen
in clear ruin.
"O My Supreme Pen! Call Thou to remembrance
the She-Serpent (Imám-Jum'ih of Isfahán) whose
cruelty hath caused all created things to groan, and
the limbs of the holy ones to quake. Thus biddeth
Thee the Lord of all names, in this glorious station.
The Chaste One (Fátimih) hath cried out by reason
of thine iniquity, and yet thou dost imagine thyself
to be of the family of the Apostle of God! Thus hath
thy soul prompted thee, O thou who hast withdrawn
thyself from God, the Lord of all that hath been and
shall be. Judge thou equitably, O She-Serpent! For
what crime didst thou sting the children of the
Apostle of God (King of Martyrs and Beloved of
Martyrs), and pillage their possessions? Hast thou
denied Him Who created thee by His command `be,
and it was'? Thou hast dealt with the children of the
Apostle of God as neither `Ád hath dealt with Húd,
nor Thámúd with Salíh, nor the Jews with the Spirit
of God (Jesus), the Lord of all being. Gainsayest
thou the signs of thy Lord which had no sooner
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