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trials, He held fast unto the cord of patience and
fortitude, and was satisfied with the things which
have befallen Him at the hands of His enemies, and
was crying out: "I have renounced My desire for
Thy desire, O my God, and My will for the revelation
of Thy Will. By Thy glory! I desire neither Myself
nor My life except for the purpose of serving Thy
Cause, and I love not My being save that I may sacrifice
it in Thy path. Thou seest and knowest, O my
Lord, that those whom We asked to be fair and just,
have, unjustly and cruelly, risen up against Us.
Openly they were with Me, yet secretly they assisted
My foes, who have arisen to dishonor Me. O God,
my God! I testify that Thou hast created Thy servants
to aid Thy Cause and exalt Thy Word, and
yet they have helped Thine enemies. I beseech Thee,
by Thy Cause that hath encompassed the world of
being, and by Thy Name wherewith Thou hast subjected
the seen and unseen, to adorn the peoples of
the earth with the light of Thy justice, and to illuminate
their hearts with the brightness of Thy knowledge.
I am, O my Lord, Thy servant and the son of
Thy servant. I bear witness unto Thy unity, and
Thy oneness, and to the sanctity of Thy self and the
purity of Thine Essence. Thou beholdest, O my
Lord, Thy trusted ones at the mercy of the treacherous
among Thy creatures, and the calumniators
amidst Thy people. Thou knowest what hath befallen
Us at the hands of them whom Thou knowest
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