Within a few decades, it had been translated into English. He penned this volume while living in exile in Akka, addressing it to His native land, Persia, where it circulated starting in the 1880s. With these words, Abdu’l-Baha exhorts readers of The Secret of Divine Civilizationto arise and strive for humanity’s advancement. The pure water of life is welling up, why wear away your days in a desert of thirst? 1 The sea of might is swelling, hasten to the shores of high resolve and fortune. The dawn star is shining, set your feet on the true path. Spring clouds are streaming then turn you fresh and verdant like the sweet eternal fields. The winds of the true springtide are passing over you adorn yourselves with blossoms like trees in the scented garden.
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