# Tablet of the Bell (Lawh-i-Naqus)

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> Source: Bahá'í Library Online (bahai-library.com), curated by Jonah Winters. Used by permission of the curator. Original citation: Bahá'u'lláh, Tablet of the Bell (Lawh-i-Naqus), London: British Academic Press, 1994, bahai-library.com.
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> Tablet of the Bell (Lawh-i-Naqus)
> 
> Bahá'u'lláh
> 
> Denis MacEoin, translator
> published in Rituals in Babism and Bahá'ísm pp. 169-172
> 
> London: British Academic Press, 1994
> original date
> 
> 1963
> 
> He is the Mighty.
> 
> This is the Garden of Paradise, wherein hath been raised
> the melody of God, the Protector, the Self-Subsisting.
> Wherein have been established the maidens of eternity
> whom none hath touched save God, the Mighty, the Holy.
> Wherein the Nightingale of Eternity hath warbled upon
> the branches of the Lote-tree beyond which there is
> no passing, with a melody that hath filled with astonishment
> the minds of all men. Wherein is that which bringeth
> the poor ones nigh unto the shores of the ocean of
> wealth and guideth mankind unto the word of God. This,
> verily, is a manifest truth.
> 
> In Thy name "He", for Thou art, verily, He O He.
> 
> O monk of divine unity, toll the bell, for the Day of
> God hath been made manifest and the Beauty of the All-Glorious
> hath been established upon the Throne of manifest holiness.
> 
> Praised be Thou, O He; O He that is He; O He that there
> is none other than He.
> 
> O Hud of the decree, blow upon the trumpet in the name
> of God, the Mighty, the Generous, for the tabernacle
> of holiness bath been established upon the throne of
> inaccessible glory.
> 
> Praised be Thou, O He; O He that is He; O He that there
> is none other than He.
> 
> O Countenance of Eternity! Strike with the fingers
> of the spirit upon the rebec of a wondrous holiness,
> for the Beauty of the Essence hath appeared clothed
> in a robe of shining silk.
> 
> Praised be Thou, O He; O He that is He; O He that there
> is none other than He.
> 
> O angel of light, blow into the horn in this revelation,
> for the letter ha' hath come riding upon a letter of
> ancient majesty.
> 
> Praised be Thou, O He; O He that is He; O He that there
> is none other than He.
> 
> O Nightingale of Splendour, warble upon the twigs in
> this garden, singing the name of the Beloved, for the
> Beauty of the Rose hath appeared from behind a heavy
> veil.
> 
> Praised be Thou, O He; O He that is He; O He that there
> is none other than He.
> 
> O Songbird of Paradise, trill thou upon the branches
> in this wondrous age, for God hath shone forth upon
> all that dwell in the kingdom of earth.
> 
> Praised be Thou, O He; O He that is He; O He that there
> is none other than He.
> 
> O Bird of Eternity, soar in this sky, for the bird of
> faithfulness bath winged its flight in an atmosphere
> of blessed nearness.
> 
> Praised be Thou, O He; O He that is He; O He that there
> is none other than He.
> 
> O Inhabitants of Paradise, sing and chant in the most
> melodious and charming of voices, for the song of God
> hath been raised behind pavilions of exalted holiness.
> 
> Praised be Thou, O He; O He that is He; O He that there
> is none other than He.
> 
> O Inhabitants of the Kingdom, intone the name of the
> Beloved, for the Beauty of the Cause bath shone forth
> from behind the veils adorned with a shining spirit.
> 
> Praised be Thou, O He; O He that is He; O He that there
> is none other than He.
> 
> O Inhabitants of the Kingdom of Names, bedeck the farthest
> reaches of heaven, for the Greatest Name hath come
> riding upon the clouds of a mighty holiness.
> 
> Praised be Thou, O He; O He that is He; O He that there
> is none other than He.
> 
> O Inhabitants of the Kingdom of Attributes upon the
> most glorious horizon, make yourselves ready to enter
> the presence of God, for the breezes of holiness have
> breathed from the Spot wherein His Essence is hidden,
> and this is, verily, a manifest grace.
> 
> Praised be Thou, O He; O He that is He; O He that there
> is none other than He.
> 
> O Paradise of oneness, rejoice within thyself, for there
> hath appeared the paradise of God, the Exalted, the
> Powerful, the Knowing.
> 
> Praised be Thou, O He; O He that is He; O He that there
> is none other than He.
> 
> O Heaven of Glory, give thanks unto God in thine essence,
> for the heaven of holiness hath been lifted up in the
> sky of a gracious heart.
> 
> Praised be Thou, O He; O He that is He; O He that there
> is none other than He.
> 
> O Sun of the kingdom of the world, cover thy face, for
> the Sun of Eternity bath shone forth from the horizon
> of a resplendent dawn.
> 
> Praised be Thou, O He; O He that is He; O He that there
> is none other than He.
> 
> O earth of knowledge, swallow all that you know, for
> the Earth of Knowledge hath been spread out within
> the Self of God, the Exalted, the Mighty, the Generous.
> 
> Praised be Thou, O He; O He that is He; O He that there
> is none other than He.
> 
> O Lamp of the kingdom of the world, extinguish thyself,
> for the Lamp of God hath shone within the niche of
> eternity and the peoples of the heavens and the earth
> have been illumined by it.
> 
> Praised be Thou, O He; O He that is He; O He that there
> is none other than He.
> 
> O oceans of the earth! Cease ye the rolling of your
> waves, for the Red Sea bath surged at a wondrous command.
> 
> Praised be Thou, O He; O He that is He; O He that there
> is none other than He.
> 
> O Peacock of Oneness, cry out amidst the bushes of the
> heavenly kingdom, for the melody of God hath appeared
> from every direction, near at hand.
> 
> Praised be Thou, O He; O He that is He; O He that there
> is none other than He.
> 
> O Bird of Eternity, crow in the thicket of the kingdom
> on high, for the Herald of God hath cried out from
> every unapproachable direction.
> 
> Praised be Thou, O He; O He that is He; O He that there
> is none other than He.
> 
> O Concourse of lovers, rejoice in your souls, for the
> days of separation are come to an end and the appointed
> time is come wherein the Best-Beloved hath appeared
> in the Beauty of an inaccessible glory.
> 
> Praised be Thou, O He; O He that is He; O He that there
> is none other than He.
> 
> O People of mystic knowledge, be ye glad in your inmost
> beings, for the days of parting are past and certitude
> is come and the Beauty of the Youth hath shone forth
> with the ornament of holiness in the paradise of a
> mighty name.
> 
> Praised be Thou, O He; O He that is He; O He that there
> is.none other than He.
> 
> Praised be Thou, O my God, I beseech Thee by Thy Day,
> whereon all days have been resurrected, and by Thy
> enumerating from it both former and latter times.
> 
> Praised be Thou, O He; O He that is He; O He that there
> is. none other than He.
> 
> And by Thy Name which Thou hast made a monarch in the
> kingdom of names and a ruler over all that are in heaven
> and on earth.
> 
> Praised be Thou, O He; O He that is He; O He that there
> is none other than He.
> 
> That Thou mayest make these souls independent of all
> save Thee and bring them nigh unto Thee and cause them
> to be detached from all others save Thee. Thou, verily,
> art the Powerful, the Mighty, the Compassionate.
> 
> Praised be Thou, O He; O He that is He; O He that there
> is none other than He.
> 
> Make them, then, O my God, among those who testify to
> Thy oneness and among those who submit their selves
> to Thy singleness, in such wise that they may behold
> none else but Thee and gaze upon none save Thee. Thou
> art, verily, Powerful and Mighty to accomplish this.
> 
> Praised be Thou, O He; O He that is He; O He that there
> is none other than He.
> 
> Create, then, in their hearts, O my Beloved, the fire
> of Thy love, to such an extent that the mention of
> all save Thee may be consumed by it, that they may
> witness within their selves that Thou hast ever been
> in the loftiness of eternity, and that there has never
> been anything with Thee, and that Thou art as Thou
> bast ever been; no god is there save Thee, the Generous,
> the Mighty.
> 
> Praised be Thou, O He; O He that is He; O He that there
> is none other than He.
> 
> For, should Thy servants who seek to ascend unto the
> heights of Thy oneness, establish themselves in the
> mention of aught else save Thee, the decree of unity
> shall have no validity in respect of them, nor shall
> the title of singleness find any conformation in them.
> 
> Praised be Thou, O He; O He that is He; O He that there
> is none other than He.
> 
> And Praised be Thou, O God, my God. Since this is how
> matters stand, send down from the clouds of Thy compassion
> that which shall cleanse the hearts of Thy lovers and
> sanctify the breasts of them that adore Thee. Raise
> them up, then, through Thy exaltation and cause them
> to be victorious over all that dwell on earth. This
> is that which Thou didst promise Thy friends by Thy
> unerring words: "We desire to show Our grace unto them
> that have been made wretched on the earth and to make
> them leaders and to make them Our heirs."
> 
> Praised be Thou, O He; He that is He; O He that there
> is none other than He.
> 
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> — *Tablet of the Bell (Lawh-i-Naqus) (Used by permission of the curator)*