“THE divine whose conduct is upright, and the sage who...”


THE divine whose conduct is upright, and the sage who is just, are as the
spirit unto the body of the world. Well is it with that divine whose head
is attired with the crown of justice, and whose temple is adorned with the
ornament of equity.




“THE divine who hath seized and quaffed the most holy...”


THE divine who hath seized and quaffed the most holy Wine, in the name of
the sovereign Ordainer, is as an eye unto the world. Well is it with them
who obey him, and call him to remembrance.




“GREAT is the blessedness of that divine that hath not...”


GREAT is the blessedness of that divine that hath not allowed knowledge to
become a veil between him and the One Who is the Object of all knowledge,
and who, when the Self-Subsisting appeared, hath turned with a beaming
face towards Him. He, in truth, is numbered with the learned. The inmates
of Paradise seek the blessing of his breath, and his lamp sheddeth its
radiance over all who are in heaven and on earth. He, verily, is numbered