What follows is my provisional translation (in other words, not official or authorized; see here for more) of a Tablet of Bahá’u’lláh, the original text of which has been published in Táríkh-i-Amríy-i-Hamadán, pp. 258–59, and Ḥadíqiy-i-‘Irfán, p. 59.
Jináb-i-Lálihzár[1]
In My Name, the Speaker amidst heaven and earth
God grant that, through His grace, thou mayest attain to that which is beloved in the estimation of the Lord of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. I swear by the Sun of the utterance of the Most Merciful that the eye hath been created for this glorious day, and the ear brought into being for these times—that the body was meant for this wondrous era, and the soul for comprehending this sublime Cause. Bend every effort; perchance thou mayest drink from the divine Jordan[2] and circle round the true Mosque of Aqṣá.[3] Whosoever in this day hath arisen with complete steadfastness in the Cause of the Lord of humankind hath been, and continueth to be, one who prostrateth himself and boweth humbly, who doth circumambulate and kneel down in submission. Such is the testimony of this Wronged One in this conspicuous Prison.
O Lálihzár! Do thou rejoice in My mention of thee. To assist God is accounted as the best beloved of all things in the Mighty Book. Praise be to Mine own Self, the All-Glorious, the All-Wise!
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[1] This Tablet was revealed for Ḥakím Lálihzár, an early believer of Jewish background from Hamadan who was converted to the Bahá’í Faith by his son, Ḥakím Áqá Ján, apparently in the late 1870s. For more information on Ḥakím Lálihzár and his family, refer to Moojan Momen, The Bahá’í Communities of Iran, vol. 2, pp. 180–195.
[2] A metaphorical allusion to the Jordan River.
[3] The Mosque of Aqṣá is located in Jerusalem; hence, its significance for this believer of Jewish background.
A typescript of the original Persian and Arabic text of this Tablet appears below (all punctuation and short vowel marks are mine).
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