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Thee, to assist His Majesty the Sháh with Thy power
and Thy sovereignty, that from him may be manifested
that which will everlastingly endure in Thy
Books, and Thy Scriptures, and Thy Tablets. Hold
Thou his hand, O my Lord, with the hand of Thine
omnipotence, and illuminate him with the light of
Thy knowledge, and adorn him with the adornment
of Thy virtues. Potent art Thou to do what pleaseth
Thee, and in Thy grasp are the reins of all created
things. No God is there but Thee, the Ever-Forgiving,
the All-Bounteous.
In the Epistle to the Romans Saint Paul hath
written: "Let every soul be subject unto the higher
powers. For there is no power but of God; the
powers that be are ordained of God. Whosoever
therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance
of God." And further: "For he is the minister of
God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that
doeth evil." He saith that the appearance of the
kings, and their majesty and power are of God.
Moreover, in the traditions of old, references have
been made which the divines have seen and heard.
We beseech God--blessed and glorified be He--to
aid thee, O Shaykh, to lay fast hold on that which
hath been sent down from the heaven of the bounty
of God, the Lord of the worlds. The divines must
needs unite with His Majesty, the Sháh, and cleave
unto that which will insure the protection, the security,
the welfare and prosperity of men. A just king
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