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Lord, the water that is life indeed from running down--the water from whose
murmuring the wondrous melodies which extol and glorify Thee can be heard.
Deny not, moreover, Thy servants the sweet fragrance of the breath which
hath been wafted through Thy love.

Thou seest, O Thou Who art my All-Glorious Beloved, the restless waves
that surge within the ocean of my heart, in my love and yearning towards
Thee. I implore Thee, by the signs of Thy majesty and the evidences of Thy
sovereignty, to subdue Thy servants by this Name Which Thou hast made to
be the King of all names in the kingdom of Thy creation. Potent art Thou
to rule as Thou pleasest. No God is there but Thee, the All-Glorious, the
All-Bountiful.

Do Thou ordain, moreover, for every one who hath turned towards Thee what
will make him steadfast in Thy Cause, in such wise that neither the vain
imaginations of the infidels among Thy creatures, nor the idle talk of the
froward amidst Thy servants will have the power to shut him out from Thee.
Thou, verily, art the Help in Peril, the Almighty, the Most Powerful.







Unto Thee be praise, O Lord my God! I beseech Thee by Thy Most Great Name
Who hath been shut up in the prison-town of Akká, and Who--as Thou
beholdest, O my God--hath fallen into the hands of His enemies, and is
threatened by the swords of the wicked doers, to make me steadfast in His
Cause, and to direct mine eyes continually towards His court, in such wise
that nothing whatsoever will have the power to turn me back from Him.

I testify, O my Lord, that He hath surrendered His life in Thy path, and
hath wished for Himself nothing but tribulation in the love He beareth to
Thee. He hath endured all manner of vexations that He may manifest Thy
sovereignty unto Thy servants, and exalt Thy word amidst Thy creatures. As
the adversities deepened, and the troubles sent down by Thee compassed Him
on every side, He became so impassioned by His thought of Thee, that the
hosts of all them that had disbelieved in Thee and repudiated Thy signs
ceased to affright Him.

I implore Thee, O my Lord, by Him and by whatsoever pertaineth unto Him,
to set my affections upon Him even as He hath set His own affections upon
Thyself. I testify that His love is Thy love, and His self Thy self, and
His beauty Thy beauty, and His Cause Thy Cause.

Deny me not, O my Lord, what is with Thee, and suffer me not to be
forgetful of what Thou didst desire in Thy days. Thou art, verily, the
Almighty, the Most Exalted, the All-Glorious, the All-Wise.






Lauded be Thy name, O Lord my God! I entreat Thee by Thy Name through
which the Hour hath struck, and the Resurrection came to pass, and fear
and trembling seized all that are in heaven and all that are on earth, to
rain down, out of the heaven of Thy mercy and the clouds of Thy tender
compassion, what will gladden the hearts of Thy servants, who have turned
towards Thee and helped Thy Cause.

Keep safe Thy servants and Thy handmaidens, O my Lord, from the darts of
idle fancy and vain imaginings, and give them from the hands of Thy grace
a draught of the soft-flowing waters of Thy knowledge.

Thou, truly, art the Almighty, the Most Exalted, the Ever-Forgiving, the
Most Generous.







Glory be to Thee, O my God! Thou hearest Thine ardent lovers lamenting in
their separation from Thee, and such as have recognized Thee wailing
because of their remoteness from Thy presence. Open Thou outwardly to
their faces, O my Lord, the gates of Thy grace, that they may enter them
by Thy leave and in conformity with Thy will, and may stand before the
throne of Thy majesty, and catch the accents of Thy voice, and be
illumined with the splendors of the light of Thy face.

Potent art Thou to do what pleaseth Thee. None can withstand the power of
Thy sovereign might. From everlasting Thou wert alone, with none to equal
Thee, and wilt unto everlasting remain far above all thought and every
description of Thee. Have mercy, then, upon Thy servants by Thy grace and
bounty, and suffer them not to be kept back from the shores of the ocean
of Thy nearness. If Thou abandonest them, who is there to befriend them;
and if Thou puttest them far from Thee, who is he that can favor them?
They have none other Lord beside Thee, none to adore except Thyself. Deal
Thou generously with them by Thy bountiful grace.

Thou, in truth, art the Ever-Forgiving, the Most Compassionate.

Lord, the water that is life indeed from running down--the water from whose

murmuring the wondrous melodies which extol and glorify Thee can be heard.

Deny not, moreover, Thy servants the sweet fragrance of the breath which

hath been wafted through Thy love.

Thou seest, O Thou Who art my All-Glorious Beloved, the restless waves

that surge within the ocean of my heart, in my love and yearning towards

Thee. I implore Thee, by the signs of Thy majesty and the evidences of Thy

sovereignty, to subdue Thy servants by this Name Which Thou hast made to

be the King of all names in the kingdom of Thy creation. Potent art Thou

to rule as Thou pleasest. No God is there but Thee, the All-Glorious, the

All-Bountiful.

Do Thou ordain, moreover, for every one who hath turned towards Thee what

will make him steadfast in Thy Cause, in such wise that neither the vain

imaginations of the infidels among Thy creatures, nor the idle talk of the

froward amidst Thy servants will have the power to shut him out from Thee.

Thou, verily, art the Help in Peril, the Almighty, the Most Powerful.

Unto Thee be praise, O Lord my God! I beseech Thee by Thy Most Great Name

Who hath been shut up in the prison-town of Akká, and Who--as Thou

beholdest, O my God--hath fallen into the hands of His enemies, and is

threatened by the swords of the wicked doers, to make me steadfast in His

Cause, and to direct mine eyes continually towards His court, in such wise

that nothing whatsoever will have the power to turn me back from Him.

I testify, O my Lord, that He hath surrendered His life in Thy path, and

hath wished for Himself nothing but tribulation in the love He beareth to

Thee. He hath endured all manner of vexations that He may manifest Thy

sovereignty unto Thy servants, and exalt Thy word amidst Thy creatures. As

the adversities deepened, and the troubles sent down by Thee compassed Him

on every side, He became so impassioned by His thought of Thee, that the

hosts of all them that had disbelieved in Thee and repudiated Thy signs

ceased to affright Him.

I implore Thee, O my Lord, by Him and by whatsoever pertaineth unto Him,

to set my affections upon Him even as He hath set His own affections upon

Thyself. I testify that His love is Thy love, and His self Thy self, and

His beauty Thy beauty, and His Cause Thy Cause.

Deny me not, O my Lord, what is with Thee, and suffer me not to be

forgetful of what Thou didst desire in Thy days. Thou art, verily, the

Almighty, the Most Exalted, the All-Glorious, the All-Wise.

Lauded be Thy name, O Lord my God! I entreat Thee by Thy Name through

which the Hour hath struck, and the Resurrection came to pass, and fear

and trembling seized all that are in heaven and all that are on earth, to

rain down, out of the heaven of Thy mercy and the clouds of Thy tender

compassion, what will gladden the hearts of Thy servants, who have turned

towards Thee and helped Thy Cause.

Keep safe Thy servants and Thy handmaidens, O my Lord, from the darts of

idle fancy and vain imaginings, and give them from the hands of Thy grace

a draught of the soft-flowing waters of Thy knowledge.

Thou, truly, art the Almighty, the Most Exalted, the Ever-Forgiving, the

Most Generous.

Glory be to Thee, O my God! Thou hearest Thine ardent lovers lamenting in

their separation from Thee, and such as have recognized Thee wailing

because of their remoteness from Thy presence. Open Thou outwardly to

their faces, O my Lord, the gates of Thy grace, that they may enter them

by Thy leave and in conformity with Thy will, and may stand before the

throne of Thy majesty, and catch the accents of Thy voice, and be

illumined with the splendors of the light of Thy face.

Potent art Thou to do what pleaseth Thee. None can withstand the power of

Thy sovereign might. From everlasting Thou wert alone, with none to equal

Thee, and wilt unto everlasting remain far above all thought and every

description of Thee. Have mercy, then, upon Thy servants by Thy grace and

bounty, and suffer them not to be kept back from the shores of the ocean

of Thy nearness. If Thou abandonest them, who is there to befriend them;

and if Thou puttest them far from Thee, who is he that can favor them?

They have none other Lord beside Thee, none to adore except Thyself. Deal

Thou generously with them by Thy bountiful grace.

Thou, in truth, art the Ever-Forgiving, the Most Compassionate.