I am come to thee[1], O land of the heart’s desire, with
tidings from God, and announce to thee His gracious
favor and mercy, and greet and magnify thee in His name. He, in truth, is of
immense bounteousness and goodness. Blessed be the man that turneth his face
towards thee, that perceiveth from thee the fragrance of God’s Presence, the
Lord of all worlds. His glory be on thee, and the brightness of His light
envelop thee, inasmuch as God hath made thee a paradise unto His servants, and
proclaimed thee to be the blest and sacred land of which He, Himself, hath made
mention in the Books which His Prophets and Messengers have revealed.
Through thee, O land of resplendent glory, the ensign,
“There is none other God but Him,” hath been unfurled, and the standard,
“Verily I am the Truth, the Knower of things unseen,” been hoisted. It behoveth
every one that visiteth thee to glory in thee and in them that inhabit thee,
that have branched from My Tree, who are the leaves thereof, who are the signs
of My glory, who follow Me and are My lovers, and who, with the most mighty
determination, have turned their faces in the direction of My glorious station.
(Baha’u’llah, ‘Gleanings from the Writings of Baha’u’llah’)
[1] Preceding paragraph refers to Tihran
