We have heard the voice of thy pleading, O Pen, and excuse
thy silence. What is it that hath so sorely bewildered thee?
The inebriation of
Thy presence, O Well-Beloved of all worlds, hath seized and possessed me.
Arise,
and proclaim unto the entire creation the tidings that He Who is the
All-Merciful hath directed His steps towards the Ridvan and entered it. Guide,
then, the people unto the garden of delight which God hath made the Throne of
His Paradise. We have chosen thee to be our most mighty Trumpet, whose blast is
to signalize the resurrection of all mankind. (Baha'u'llah, ‘Gleanings from the
Writings of Baha'u'llah)
