I swear by God, O King! [1] It is not My wish to make My
plaint to thee against them that persecute Me. I only plead My grief and My
sorrow to God, Who hath created Me and them, Who well knoweth our state and Who
watcheth over all things. My wish is to warn them of the consequences of their
actions, if perchance they might desist from treating others as they have
treated Me, and be of them that heed My warning. - Baha'u'llah (Suriy-i-Muluk
[Tablet to the Kings], The Summons of the Lord of Hosts)
[1] Sulṭán ‘Abdu’l-‘Azíz
