Kitab-i-Aqdas/Elder85

O king of Austria (al-namsa), the Rising-place of the Light of Unity was in prison at Acre when thou wentest to the furthest Mosque (al-masjid al-aqsa). Thou didst pass by and afterwards did not ask about Him, He for Whom every house was raised up and every towering door was opened.

We made it the meeting-place (prayer-direction) [note 3] for the world for My remembrance, and thou didst neglect the One mentioned when He appeared with the Kingdom of God, thy Lord and the Lord of the Worlds.

We were with thee in all circumstances. We found thee clinging to the branch (al-far') and careless about the root (al-asl). Thy Lord is a witness of what I say.

Sorrows overtook us because We saw thee going about Our Name, not knowing that we are before thy face. Open thine eyes to see this noble spectacle, to know upon Whom thou callest night and day, and to see the light shining from this flashing horizon.