Kitab-i-Aqdas/Elder83
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By God, We do not desire to take possession of your kingdoms, but we have come to possess your hearts.
Indeed, they are the spectacle of al-Baha' (Splendour). The Kingdom of Names bears witness to that, if you only understood.
Whoever follows the Master, indeed, turns away from the world entirely. What an honoured Station is this!
Leave the houses; come to the Kingdom. This is what benefits you in the next world and this. The Possessor of Might (al-jabarut) bears witness to this, if you only knew.