While I was in Shíráz the indignities which befell Me at the
hands of its wicked and depraved Governor waxed so grievous that if thou wert
acquainted with but a tithe thereof, thou wouldst deal him retributive justice.
For as a result of his unmitigated oppression, thy royal court hath become,
until the Day of Resurrection, the object of the wrath of God. Moreover, his
indulgence in alcohol had grown so excessive that he was never sober enough to
make a sound judgment. Therefore, disquieted, I was obliged to set out from
Shíráz with the aim of attaining the enlightened and exalted court of Your
Majesty.
- The Báb (‘Selections from the Writings of the Báb)
