This is an epistle from the Wronged One, who was named Ḥusayn before 'Alí, unto thee, that it may draw thee nigh unto God, the Help in Peril, the Self-Subsisting [3.5s]... ...O Lord! I beseech Thee by the blood of them that love Thee which hath been shed in Thy path,and by such lamentations and cries as have been voiced by those who yearn for Thee