Datasets:

EdBerg

/

Baha_1

like 0



Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! Every man of insight confesseth Thy

sovereignty and Thy dominion, and every discerning eye perceiveth the

greatness of Thy majesty and the compelling power of Thy might. The winds

of tests are powerless to hold back them that enjoy near access to Thee

from setting their faces towards the horizon of Thy glory, and the

tempests of trials must fail to draw away and hinder such as are wholly

devoted to Thy will from approaching Thy court.

Methinks, the lamp of Thy love is burning in their hearts, and the light

of Thy tenderness is lit within their breasts. Adversities are incapable

of estranging them from Thy Cause, and the vicissitudes of fortune can

never cause them to stray from Thy pleasure.

I beseech Thee, O my God, by them and by the sighs which their hearts

utter in their separation from Thee, to keep them safe from the mischief

of Thine adversaries, and to nourish their souls with what Thou hast

ordained for Thy loved ones on whom shall come no fear and who shall not

be put to grief.

Unto Thee be praise, O Lord my God! I entreat Thee, by Thy signs that have

encompassed the entire creation, and by the light of Thy countenance that

hath illuminated all that are in heaven and on earth, and by Thy mercy

that hath surpassed all created things, and by Thy grace that hath

suffused the whole universe, to rend asunder the veils that shut me out

from Thee, that I may hasten unto the Fountain-Head of Thy mighty

inspiration, and to the Day-Spring of Thy Revelation and bountiful favors,

and may be immersed beneath the ocean of Thy nearness and pleasure.

Suffer me not, O my Lord, to be deprived of the knowledge of Thee in Thy

days, and divest me not of the robe of Thy guidance. Give me to drink of

the river that is life indeed, whose waters have streamed forth from the

Paradise (Ridván) in which the throne of Thy Name, the All-Merciful, was

established, that mine eyes may be opened, and my face be illumined, and

my heart be assured, and my soul be enlightened, and my steps be made

firm.

Thou art He Who from everlasting was, through the potency of His might,

supreme over all things, and, through the operation of His will, was able

to ordain all things. Nothing whatsoever, whether in Thy heaven or on Thy

earth, can frustrate Thy purpose. Have mercy, then, upon me, O my Lord,

through Thy gracious providence and generosity, and incline mine ear to

the sweet melodies of the birds that warble their praise of Thee, amidst

the branches of the tree of Thy oneness.

Thou art the Great Giver, the Ever-Forgiving, the Most Compassionate.

Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! I beseech Thee by Him Who is Thy Most

Great Name, Who hath been sorely afflicted by such of Thy creatures as

have repudiated Thy truth, and Who hath been hemmed in by sorrows which no

tongue can describe, to grant that I may remember Thee and celebrate Thy

praise, in these days when all have turned away from Thy beauty, have

disputed with Thee, and turned away disdainfully from Him Who is the

Revealer of Thy Cause. None is there, O my Lord, to help Thee except Thine

own Self, and no power to succor Thee save Thine own power.

I entreat Thee to enable me to cleave steadfastly to Thy Love and Thy

remembrance. This is, verily, within my power, and Thou art the One that

knoweth all that is in me. Thou, in truth, art knowing, apprised of all.

Deprive me not, O my Lord, of the splendors of the light of Thy face,

whose brightness hath illuminated the whole world. No God is there beside

Thee, the Most Powerful, the All-Glorious, the Ever-Forgiving.

Magnified be Thy name, O Lord my God! Thou art He Whom all things worship

and Who worshipeth no one, Who is the Lord of all things and is the vassal

of none, Who knoweth all things and is known of none. Thou didst wish to

make Thyself known unto men; therefore, Thou didst, through a word of Thy

mouth, bring creation into being and fashion the universe. There is none

other God except Thee, the Fashioner, the Creator, the Almighty, the Most

Powerful.

I implore Thee, by this very word that hath shone forth above the horizon

of Thy will, to enable me to drink deep of the living waters through which

Thou hast vivified the hearts of Thy chosen ones and quickened the souls

of them that love Thee, that I may, at all times and under all conditions,

turn my face wholly towards Thee.