Kitab-i-'Ahd — Paragraph 8
Source (Persian)
مظاهر حکم و مطالع امر که بطراز عدل و انصاف مزيّنند بر کل اعانت آن نفوس لازم * طوبی للأمراء و العلماء فی البهآء أولئک أمنائی بين عبادي و مشارق أحکامي بين خلقی * عليهم بهائی و رحمتي و فضلي الّذي احاط الوجود * در کتاب اقدس در اين مقام نازلشده آنچه که از آفاق کلماتش انوار بخشش الهی لامع و ساطع و مشرق است *
Translation
It is incumbent upon everyone to aid those daysprings of authority and sources of command who are adorned with the ornament of equity and justice. Blessed are the rulers and the learned among the people of Bahá. They are My trustees among My servants and the manifestations of My commandments amidst My people. Upon them rest My glory, My blessings and My grace which have pervaded the world of being. In this connection the utterances revealed in the Kitáb-i-Aqdas are such that from the horizon of their words the light of divine grace shineth luminous and resplendent