O thou memento of him who died for the Blessed Beauty! In recent days, the
joyful news of thy marriage to that luminous leaf hath been received, and
hath infinitely gladdened the hearts of the people of God. With all
humility, prayers of supplication have been offered at the Holy Threshold,
that this marriage may be a harbinger of joy to the friends, that it may
be a loving bond for all eternity, and yield everlasting benefits and
fruits.
From separation doth every kind of hurt and harm proceed, but the union of
created things doth ever yield most laudable results. From the pairing of
even the smallest particles in the world of being are the grace and bounty
of God made manifest; and the higher the degree, the more momentous is the
union. 'Glory be to Him Who hath created all the pairs, of such things as
earth produceth, and out of men themselves, and of things beyond their
ken.'(35) And above all other unions is that between human beings,
especially when it cometh to pass in the love of God. Thus is the primal
oneness made to appear; thus is laid the foundation of love in the spirit.
It is certain that such a marriage as yours will cause the bestowals of
God to be revealed. Wherefore do we offer you felicitations and call down
blessings upon you and beg of the Blessed Beauty, through His aid and
favour, to make that wedding feast a joy to all and adorn it with the
harmony of Heaven.
O my Lord, O my Lord! These two bright orbs are wedded in Thy love,
conjoined in servitude to Thy Holy Threshold, united in ministering to Thy
Cause. Make Thou this marriage to be as threading lights of Thine
abounding grace, O my Lord, the All-Merciful, and luminous rays of Thy
bestowals, O Thou the Beneficent, the Ever-Giving, that there may branch
out from this great tree boughs that will grow green and flourishing
through the gifts that rain down from Thy clouds of grace.
Verily Thou art the Generous, verily Thou art the Almighty, verily Thou
art the Compassionate, the All-Merciful.