adorned with roses of Wisdom and tulips of Insight, through the cloud of the Divine Bounty. Blessed are the sincere ones through the lights of the Great Day! Likewise it is said: to) who believe “(As not in the verses of God, or that they shall meet Him, they shall despair of My mercy, and for them is a pain- ful punishment” (K. S. 29). Also, say—shall “And we abandon our gods for a distracted poet” (K. S. 37)? The intent of this verse is clear. Consider what they said the verses were revealed: we “Shall abandon our gods for a distracted poet?” They called His Holiness a poet, scoffed at the Divine verses, and said: words are silly fables of ancient “These (times)” (K. S. 6), meaning, these are words spoken in former which Mohammed hath collected, de- claring them to be from God. Likewise in this day, ye have heard the people ascribing similar things to this Cause, saying, hath combined these words “He with the words of former times”; or words are “these spurious.” saying is scornful, and their rank and station lowered. After these mentioned denials and contradictions, they said that according to the no independent Prophet should arise after Moses and to abolish the Law, but one should come who would consummate the Law. Therefore this blessed verse indicating all the Divine matter and proving that the bounties of the Merciful will never cease, was revealed: came unto you before (Moses) “Joseph with evident (signs); but ye ceased not to doubt of the (religion) which he preached unto you until, when he died, ye said, will by no means send (an- ‘God other) apostle after him!’ Thus doth God cause him
adorned with roses of Wisdom and tulips of Insight, through the cloud of the Divine Bounty. Blessed are the sincere ones through the lights of the Great Day! Likewise it is said: “(As to) who believe not in the verses of God, or that they shall meet Him, they shall despair of My mercy, and for them is a pain- ful punishment” (K. S. 29). Also, “And say—shall we abandon our gods for a distracted poet” (K. S. 37)? The intent of this verse is clear. Consider what they said the verses were revealed: “Shall we abandon our gods for a distracted poet?” They called His Holiness a poet, scoffed at the Divine verses, and said: “These words are silly fables of ancient (times)” (K. S. 6), meaning, these are words spoken in former which Mohammed hath collected, de- claring them to be from God. Likewise in this day, ye have heard the people ascribing similar things to this Cause, saying, “He hath combined these words with the words of former times”; or “these words are spurious.” saying is scornful, and their rank and station lowered. After these mentioned denials and contradictions, they said that according to the no independent Prophet should arise after Moses and to abolish the Law, but one should come who would consummate the Law. Therefore this blessed verse indicating all the Divine matter and proving that the bounties of the Merciful will never cease, was revealed: “Joseph came unto you before (Moses) with evident (signs); but ye ceased not to doubt of the (religion) which he preached unto you until, when he died, ye said, ‘God will by no means send (an- other) apostle after him!’ Thus doth God cause him
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