For it has been said: "The companion before the path," as solitude is not secure from straying. He relies upon sincerity and urges his steed forward with good expectations [of God].

[7] For He—the Mightiest of Speakers—said in one of the revealed Books: "I am as My believing servant expects Me to be, so let him expect good of Me."

And let him make contentment his security, and his guide the rising star from the horizon of the sky. Let him divest himself by shedding the "sewn garment"—which is an expression for the acquisitions of the world of composition—with the water of pure esoteric knowledge, free from the mixture of falsehood; so that the Ihram of acceptance may be bestowed upon him by entering the "Right Sanctuary" (al-Haram al-Ayman), and circumambulating the "Oft-Frequented House" (al-Bayt al-Ma'mur) which is elevated above directions yet present in all directions, thereby gaining the privilege of witnessing the Light of the Essence.