The Heavenly Decree — Page 17
17 O my Lord! O my dear Lord! I leave it to You to respond to this man’s abuse, his excessive language and his curses. But if this is what You desire, then Your desire is my desire. I want nothing more than that You should be pleased with me. My heart is not hidden from You. Your gaze gauges the depth of my being. If there is any contradiction within me, be You pleased to remove it. If You see any evil in me, I seek the refuge of Your Countenance against it. O my Beloved Mentor, if I am on the path to destruction, do You protect me from it. Make me do that which pleases You. My soul declares that You are, and will always be, mine. Ever since You said to me: “I am with you”, as also You addressed me and said: 11 and when, by way of encouragement and consolation, You said to me: 12 from that very moment, fresh life was breathed into my soul. Your heart-warming words are balm to my wounds. Your love-filled addresses lift my grieving heart. I was immersed in grief; You gave me glad- tidings. I was calamity stricken; You lovingly 11 I shall humiliate him who means to insult you. [Translator] 12 Your station in My eyes is such that people understand it not. [Translator]