| Kitáb-i-Íqán | 191 |
but it is noted in the unerring Book," (1) may be imprinted
upon the tablet of thy heart. Notwithstanding,
a multitude bear him allegiance. They
have rejected the Moses of knowledge and justice,
and clung to the Samiri (2) of ignorance. They have
turned away their eyes from the Day-star of truth
which shineth in the divine and everlasting
heaven, and have utterly ignored its splendour.
O my brother! A divine Mine only can yield the gems of divine knowledge, and the fragrance of the mystic Flower can be inhaled only in the ideal Garden, and the lilies of ancient wisdom can blossom nowhere except in the city of a stainless heart. "In a rich soil, its plants spring forth abundantly by permission of its Lord, and in that soil which is bad, they spring forth but scantily." (3)
Inasmuch as it hath been clearly shown that only
those who are initiated into the divine mysteries
can comprehend the melodies uttered by the Bird
of Heaven, it is therefore incumbent upon every
one to seek enlightenment from the illumined in
heart and from the Treasuries of divine mysteries
