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Thank God for giving and granting thee "sight of eyes" (i. e., a son) whereby thy bosom becomes dilated and thy heart rejoiced. (123:1) Then make his name "Ruhu'llah" (i. e., the Spirit of God), so that the Spirit of thy Lord, the Merciful of the Merciful, will confirm him. (123:2) O maid-servant of God I Know, verily, that the one who bore similar name (i. e., Ruhu'llah), son of Varga, was martyred in the path of God in the twelfth year of his life. While he was beneath the unsheathed sword he called out "Ya Baha-el-ABHA!" until he was killed in the path of God. (123:3) We called thy son by this noble name so that he may have a great station in the Kingdom of God. (123:4) Thy letter caused joy to the hearts. Its meanings perfumed the nostrils like unto a tender flower and a red rose. The heat of thy longing was felt and thy wish to present thyself to the blessed Threshold was recognized. Happy art thou who hast entered this Supreme Paradise under the shadow of the Tree of Life and hast partaken of the Heavenly Table. This Servant hath also the utmost longing to see thee and hopeth that some day this wish may be attained. But in these days, owing to the sedition of these faithless ones (i. e., violators), coming to this blessed region is (subject to) great caution. Therefore. leave it to some other time and be engaged in diffusing the lights of the Sun of Truth.
(123:5)
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