Gleanings — Paragraph 90

Source (Arabic)

أن يا عبد النّاظر أن اشكر اللّه بما نزّل لك في السّجن هذا اللّوح لتذكّر النّاس بأيّام ربّك العزيز العليم كذلك أسّسنا لك بنيان الإيمان من ماء الحكمة والبيان وهذا مآء الّذي كان مستوي على عرش ربّك الرّحمن وكان عرشه على المآء فكّر لتعرف وقل الحمد للّه ربّ العالمين.

Translation

O My servant that hath turned thy face towards Me! Render thanks unto God for having sent down unto thee this Tablet in this Prison, that thou mayest remind the people of the days of thy Lord, the All-Glorious, the All-Knowing. Thus have We established for thee, through the waters of Our wisdom and utterance, the foundations of thy belief. This, verily, is the water whereon the Throne of thy Lord hath been raised. “His Throne had stood upon the waters.” Ponder this in thine heart, that thou mayest comprehend its meaning. Say: Praise be to God, the Lord of all worlds.