Look upon this Youth, O King, with the eyes of justice;
judge thou, then, with truth concerning what hath befallen Him. Of a verity,
God hath made thee His shadow amongst men, and the sign of His power unto all
that dwell on earth. Judge thou between Us and them that have wronged Us
without proof and without an enlightening Book. They that surround thee love
thee for their own sakes, whereas this Youth loveth thee for thine own sake,
and hath had no desire except to draw thee nigh unto the seat of grace, and to
turn thee toward the right hand of justice. Thy Lord beareth witness unto that
which I declare.
- Baha'u'llah (Tablet to
Nasiri’d-Din Shah, Suriy-i-Haykal [Tablet of Temple]; ‘The Summons of the Lord
of Hosts’)
