Bicentenary Poems and Prose

Declaration of The Bab

Declaration of The Bab

Oh Thou Mercy of the All-Merciful,
in the exquisite light of dawn
I contemplate the night
you proclaimed your revelation
to Mullá Husayn Bushrú’í1.

Oh Thou Grace of the All-Gracious,
I cannot imagine
the joyful awestruck elation
the Bábu’l-Báb2
on that wonderful night
of your declaration.

Poet's Note: ▼

This is the seventh in the series of two-hundred poem dedicated to the Bab.

Footnotes
1  http://bahaichronicles.org/mulla-husayn-bushrui/
2  Title given to Mullá Husayn by the Bab. It means Gate of the Gate.