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Lord, and draw him out of the depths of his vain imaginations, that the
light of certainty may shine brightly above the horizon of his heart in
the days whereon the sun of the knowledge of Thy creatures hath been
darkened through the shining of the Day-Star of Thy glory; the days
whereon the moon of the world's wisdom hath been eclipsed through the
appearance of Thy hidden knowledge, and the manifestation of Thy
well-guarded secret, and the revelation of Thine enshrined mystery; the
days whereon the stars of men's doings have fallen through the rising of
the orb of Thy unity and the shedding of the radiance of Thy transcendent
oneness.

I beg of Thee, O my God, by Thy most exalted Word which Thou hast ordained
as the Divine Elixir unto all who are in Thy realm, the Elixir through
whose potency the crude metal of human life hath been transmuted into
purest gold, O Thou in Whose hands are both the visible and invisible
kingdoms, to ordain that my choice be conformed to Thy choice and my wish
to Thy wish, that I may be entirely content with that which Thou didst
desire, and be wholly satisfied with what Thou didst destine for me by Thy
bounteousness and favor. Potent art Thou to do as Thou willest. Thou, in
very truth, art the All-Glorious, the All-Wise.

Happy is the man who hath recognized Thee, and discovered the sweetness of
Thy fragrance, and set himself towards Thy kingdom, and tasted of the
things that have been perfected therein by Thy grace and favor. Great is
the blessedness of him who hath acknowledged Thy most excellent majesty,
and whom the veils that have shut out the nations from Thee have not
hindered from directing his eyes towards Thee, O Thou Who art the King of
eternity and the Quickener of every moldering bone! Blessed, also, is he
that hath inhaled Thy sweet savors, and been carried away by Thine
utterances in Thy days. Blessed, moreover, be the man that hath turned
unto Thee, and woe betide him that hath turned his back upon Thee.

Praised be Thou, the Lord of the worlds!







O Thou Who dealest equitably with all who are in heaven and on earth, and
rulest over the kingdom of Thy creation and of Thy Revelation! I testify
that every man of equity hath recognized his unfairness in the face of the
revelation of the splendors of the Day-Star of Thy Justice, and the ablest
of pens hath confessed its impotence before the movement of Thy most
exalted Pen.

By Thy life, O Thou the Possessor of all names! The minds of the
profoundest thinkers are sore perplexed as they contemplate the ocean of
Thy knowledge, and the heaven of Thy wisdom, and the Luminary of Thy
grace. How can he who is but a creation of Thy will claim to know what is
with Thee, or to conceive Thy nature?

Praise, immeasurable praise be to Thee! I swear by Thy glory! My inner and
outer tongue, openly and secretly, testify that Thou hast been exalted
above the reach and ken of Thy creatures, above the utterance of Thy
servants, above the testimonies of Thy dear ones and Thy chosen ones, and
the apprehension of Thy Prophets and of Thy Messengers.

I beseech Thee, O my Lord, by Thy Name which Thou hast made to be the
Day-Spring of Thy Revelation and the Dawning-Place of Thine inspiration,
to ordain for this wronged One and for them that are dear to Thee what
becometh Thy loftiness. Thou, in very truth, art the All-Bountiful, the
All-Powerful, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.





Praise be to Thee, O Lord my God! I implore Thee, by Thy Name which none
hath befittingly recognized, and whose import no soul hath fathomed; I
beseech Thee, by Him Who is the Fountain-Head of Thy Revelation and the
Day-Spring of Thy signs, to make my heart to be a receptacle of Thy love
and of remembrance of Thee. Knit it, then, to Thy most great Ocean, that
from it may flow out the living waters of Thy wisdom and the crystal
streams of Thy glorification and praise.

The limbs of my body testify to Thy unity, and the hair of my head
declareth the power of Thy sovereignty and might. I have stood at the door
of Thy grace with utter self-effacement and complete abnegation, and clung
to the hem of Thy bounty, and fixed mine eyes upon the horizon of Thy
gifts.

Do Thou destine for me, O my God, what becometh the greatness of Thy
majesty, and assist me, by Thy strengthening grace, so to teach Thy Cause
that the dead may speed out of their sepulchers, and rush forth towards
Thee, trusting wholly in Thee, and fixing their gaze upon the orient of
Thy Cause, and the dawning-place of Thy Revelation.

Thou, verily, art the Most Powerful, the Most High, the All-Knowing, the
All-Wise.






Thy unity is inscrutable, O my God, to all except them that have
recognized Him Who is the Manifestation of Thy singleness and the
Day-Spring of Thy oneness. Whoso assigneth a rival unto Him hath assigned

Lord, and draw him out of the depths of his vain imaginations, that the

light of certainty may shine brightly above the horizon of his heart in

the days whereon the sun of the knowledge of Thy creatures hath been

darkened through the shining of the Day-Star of Thy glory; the days

whereon the moon of the world's wisdom hath been eclipsed through the

appearance of Thy hidden knowledge, and the manifestation of Thy

well-guarded secret, and the revelation of Thine enshrined mystery; the

days whereon the stars of men's doings have fallen through the rising of

the orb of Thy unity and the shedding of the radiance of Thy transcendent

oneness.

I beg of Thee, O my God, by Thy most exalted Word which Thou hast ordained

as the Divine Elixir unto all who are in Thy realm, the Elixir through

whose potency the crude metal of human life hath been transmuted into

purest gold, O Thou in Whose hands are both the visible and invisible

kingdoms, to ordain that my choice be conformed to Thy choice and my wish

to Thy wish, that I may be entirely content with that which Thou didst

desire, and be wholly satisfied with what Thou didst destine for me by Thy

bounteousness and favor. Potent art Thou to do as Thou willest. Thou, in

very truth, art the All-Glorious, the All-Wise.

Happy is the man who hath recognized Thee, and discovered the sweetness of

Thy fragrance, and set himself towards Thy kingdom, and tasted of the

things that have been perfected therein by Thy grace and favor. Great is

the blessedness of him who hath acknowledged Thy most excellent majesty,

and whom the veils that have shut out the nations from Thee have not

hindered from directing his eyes towards Thee, O Thou Who art the King of

eternity and the Quickener of every moldering bone! Blessed, also, is he

that hath inhaled Thy sweet savors, and been carried away by Thine

utterances in Thy days. Blessed, moreover, be the man that hath turned

unto Thee, and woe betide him that hath turned his back upon Thee.

Praised be Thou, the Lord of the worlds!

O Thou Who dealest equitably with all who are in heaven and on earth, and

rulest over the kingdom of Thy creation and of Thy Revelation! I testify

that every man of equity hath recognized his unfairness in the face of the

revelation of the splendors of the Day-Star of Thy Justice, and the ablest

of pens hath confessed its impotence before the movement of Thy most

exalted Pen.

By Thy life, O Thou the Possessor of all names! The minds of the

profoundest thinkers are sore perplexed as they contemplate the ocean of

Thy knowledge, and the heaven of Thy wisdom, and the Luminary of Thy

grace. How can he who is but a creation of Thy will claim to know what is

with Thee, or to conceive Thy nature?

Praise, immeasurable praise be to Thee! I swear by Thy glory! My inner and

outer tongue, openly and secretly, testify that Thou hast been exalted

above the reach and ken of Thy creatures, above the utterance of Thy

servants, above the testimonies of Thy dear ones and Thy chosen ones, and

the apprehension of Thy Prophets and of Thy Messengers.

I beseech Thee, O my Lord, by Thy Name which Thou hast made to be the

Day-Spring of Thy Revelation and the Dawning-Place of Thine inspiration,

to ordain for this wronged One and for them that are dear to Thee what

becometh Thy loftiness. Thou, in very truth, art the All-Bountiful, the

All-Powerful, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.

Praise be to Thee, O Lord my God! I implore Thee, by Thy Name which none

hath befittingly recognized, and whose import no soul hath fathomed; I

beseech Thee, by Him Who is the Fountain-Head of Thy Revelation and the

Day-Spring of Thy signs, to make my heart to be a receptacle of Thy love

and of remembrance of Thee. Knit it, then, to Thy most great Ocean, that

from it may flow out the living waters of Thy wisdom and the crystal

streams of Thy glorification and praise.

The limbs of my body testify to Thy unity, and the hair of my head

declareth the power of Thy sovereignty and might. I have stood at the door

of Thy grace with utter self-effacement and complete abnegation, and clung

to the hem of Thy bounty, and fixed mine eyes upon the horizon of Thy

gifts.

Do Thou destine for me, O my God, what becometh the greatness of Thy

majesty, and assist me, by Thy strengthening grace, so to teach Thy Cause

that the dead may speed out of their sepulchers, and rush forth towards

Thee, trusting wholly in Thee, and fixing their gaze upon the orient of

Thy Cause, and the dawning-place of Thy Revelation.

Thou, verily, art the Most Powerful, the Most High, the All-Knowing, the

All-Wise.

Thy unity is inscrutable, O my God, to all except them that have

recognized Him Who is the Manifestation of Thy singleness and the

Day-Spring of Thy oneness. Whoso assigneth a rival unto Him hath assigned