O thou that mirror in which the Light of Guidance is printed!
I was informed of thy prayer, thy supplication and thy
beseeching. Know thou verily:
My throne is my mat!
My glorious crown in my servitude toward God!
My standard is the commemoration of my Lord!
My hosts are the knowledge of my Master!
My sword is the guidance of God!
My dominion is my humility, my submissiveness, my lowliness, my abasement, my supplication and my beseeching unto God—this is that permanent reign which no one is able to dispute, gainsay or usurp!
- ‘Abdu’l-Baha (Tablets
of ‘Abdu’l-Baha, vol. 3)
