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 Ridván 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 (‘Days of Remembrance’)
