Be lovingly watchful

Be lovingly watchful of one another
and thus improve your affairs.
Should ye find amongst you one
who is afflicted with grief,
remove his sorrow by any means in your power,
and should ye find one stricken with poverty,
enrich him to the extent of your ability.

If ye find in your midst one who is abased,
exalt him to the extent ye can,
and if ye find one who is veiled by ignorance,
educate him to the degree of your capacity.

Should ye find amongst yourselves one who is single,
help him to marry, in accordance with the divine law,
to the limits of your ability, and should ye find one
who is in distress, bring him tranquility
by any means in your power....

Gaze upon others with the same eyes
with which ye gaze upon your own selves....
If ye find in your midst one who is hungry,
send him, in truth and to the extent of your power,
food in such a way that his heart will not be saddened,
and if ye find one who has no clothes,
provide him with clothes in the most dignified manner,
to the extent possible for you.

Look then not at your selves and your possessions,
but rather look at God, Who hath created you
and conferred upon you
from His kingdom that which is your lot.

(The Bab)