In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful
Treacheries of the Shah's regime and the devastation it wrought
Welcome (all of you)! May God keep you all under His protection. I know how much suffering you, like the other walks of life, have been through under the taghouti regime in the last fifty-odd years. We share the same sufferings under the oppression and other misfortunes that this taghouti regime had afflicted this nation with. However, thank God, with the help of all walks of the nation and the respectable Iranian tribes, we have gained victory up to this point. Of course, we have a lot of work to do ahead of us in order to rebuild the devastation the taghouti regime has bequeathed us.
The regime had depleted and plundered all our resources and deflated our dignity. They installed foreign (rule) in Iran. They constructed bases for the superpower governments and squandered our wealth. They had forbidden animal husbandry; in their own lexis, they nationalized the jungles and gave away our verdurous pastureland and woods to the foreigners. They paralyzed farming and agriculture, exhausted our treasury and kept our people backward. They patterned our schools and educational system after a colonial one. Now, we are facing a crippled and bankrupt economy and indecent universities. However, it is hoped that with the efforts of the entire nation, all the strata of the people and the respectable Iranian tribes, we will carry this heavy responsibility to its destination.
Preserving the unity of expression
I hope that you, gentlemen, will safeguard this unity of expression with awareness. Root out any discord that exists among tribes. The elders among you must take efforts to mediate among the tribes' youth and try to reconcile their differences. If, God forbid, a rift is created in the community, I fear for the return of new problems and, having tasted the bitterness of such a predicament, you should not allow the reactivation of such an adverse condition. Be united. All the strata of the people should be united. Protect the places where you are residing from the evil of hooligans. If anyone among you starts whispering words of discord, ostracize him. Also, avert any adverse propaganda that is in favor of the foreigners.
Vote for an Islamic republic
Now, the country belongs to you and the government is of you. The government is at your service and I, as well. I implore the Exalted and Blessed God to protect your honor and prosperity with all His might. You are our brothers and we yours. The entire nation is brothers to one another and they should tread this path and vote for Islamic republic. Later, God willing, you must know that everything will be based on Islam; they should vote. In addition, later on, the Islamic republic will be set up, God willing, and perhaps our problems will be remedied. May God protect you all.
May God's peace, mercy and blessings be upon you.