Bicentenary Poems and Prose

Meditation on the Inventation of The Bab

Meditation on the Invention
of the Bab

"...Assuredly we are today living in the Days of God. These are the glorious days on the like of which the sun hath never risen in the past. These are the days which the people in bygone times eagerly expected. What hath then befallen you that ye are fast asleep? These are the days wherein God hath caused the Daystar of Truth to shine resplendent. What hath then caused you to keep your silence? These are the appointed days which ye have been yearningly awaiting in the past—the days of the advent of divine justice. Render ye thanks unto God, O ye concourse of believers."

The Bab1

This is the Day of God,
the promised day of unity,
foretold in all the sacred scriptures.

The Bab,
the divine light
breaking over the mountains
of separation,
and penetrating
the clouds of dogma
announced the fulfillment
of the prophecies
in all the Holy Books.

Rejoice,
raise your voices
in praise and gratitude,
and step unafraid
into God's new day.

Poet's Note: ▼

This is poem 35 in the 200 I'm writing to celebrate the Bicentenary of the Birth of the Bab.

Footnotes
1  Selections from the Writings of The Bab, Page 161.