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Thou dost witness, O my God, how He Who is Thy splendor calleth Thee to
remembrance, notwithstanding the manifold troubles that have touched Him,
troubles which none except Thee can number. Thou beholdest how, in His
prison-house, He recounteth Thy wondrous praises with which Thou didst
inspire Him. Such is His fervor that His enemies are powerless to deter
Him from mentioning Thee, O Thou Who art the Possessor of all names!

Praised be Thou that Thou hast so strengthened Him with Thy strength, and
endowed Him by Thine almighty power with such potency, that aught save
Thee is in His estimation but a handful of dust. The lights of unfading
splendor have so enveloped Him that all else but Thee is in His eyes but a
shadow.

And when Thine irresistible summons reached me, I arose, fortified by Thy
strength, and called all that are in Thy heaven and all that are on Thy
earth to turn in the direction of Thy favors and the horizon of Thy
bounties. Some caviled at me, and determined to hurt me and slay me.
Others drank to the full of the wine of Thy grace, and hastened towards
the habitation of Thy throne.

I beseech Thee, O Thou Who art the Creator of earth and heaven and the
Source of all things, to attract Thy servants through the fragrances of
the Robe of Thine Inspiration and Thy Revelation, and to help them attain
the Tabernacle of Thy behest and power. From eternity Thou wert by Thy
transcendent might supreme over all things, and Thou wilt be exalted unto
eternity in Thy Godhead and surpassing sovereignty.

Let Thy mercy, then, be upon Thy servants and Thy creatures. Thou art, in
truth, the Almighty, the Inaccessible, the All-Glorious, the
Unconditioned.






Lauded be Thy name, O my God! I entreat Thee by the fragrances of the
Raiment of Thy grace which at Thy bidding and in conformity with Thy
desire were diffused throughout the entire creation, and by the Day-Star
of Thy will that hath shone brightly, through the power of Thy might and
of Thy sovereignty, above the horizon of Thy mercy, to blot out from my
heart all idle fancies and vain imaginings, that with all my affections I
may turn unto Thee, O Thou Lord of all mankind!

I am Thy servant and the son of Thy servant, O my God! I have laid hold on
the handle of Thy grace, and clung to the cord of Thy tender mercy. Ordain
for me the good things that are with Thee, and nourish me from the Table
Thou didst send down out of the clouds of Thy bounty and the heaven of Thy
favor.

Thou, in very truth, art the Lord of the worlds, and the God of all that
are in heaven and all that are on earth.







I know not, O my God, what the Fire is which Thou didst kindle in Thy
land. Earth can never cloud its splendor, nor water quench its flame. All
the peoples of the world are powerless to resist its force. Great is the
blessedness of him that hath drawn nigh unto it, and heard its roaring.

Some, O my God, Thou didst, through Thy strengthening grace, enable to
approach it, while others Thou didst keep back by reason of what their
hands have wrought in Thy days. Whoso hath hasted towards it and attained
unto it hath, in his eagerness to gaze on Thy beauty, yielded his life in
Thy path, and ascended unto Thee, wholly detached from aught else except
Thyself.

I beseech Thee, O my Lord, by this Fire which blazeth and rageth in the
world of creation, to rend asunder the veils that have hindered me from
appearing before the throne of Thy majesty, and from standing at the door
of Thy gate. Do Thou ordain for me, O my Lord, every good thing Thou didst
send down in Thy Book, and suffer me not to be far removed from the
shelter of Thy mercy.

Powerful art Thou to do what pleaseth Thee. Thou art, verily, the
All-Powerful, the Most Generous.







Lauded be Thy name, O my God! Aid Thou by Thy strengthening grace Thy
servants and Thy handmaidens to recount Thy virtues and to be steadfast in
their love towards Thee. How many the leaves which the tempests of trials
have caused to fall, and how many, too, are those which, clinging
tenaciously to the tree of Thy Cause, have remained unshaken by the tests
that have assailed them, O Thou Who art our Lord, the Most Merciful!

I render Thee thanks that Thou hast made known unto me such servants as
have utterly abolished, by the power of Thy might and of Thy sovereignty,
the idols of their corrupt desires, and were not kept back by the things
which are possessed by Thy creatures from turning in the direction of Thy
grace. These have so vehemently rent the veils asunder that the dwellers
of the cities of self have wept, and fear and trembling seized the people

Thou dost witness, O my God, how He Who is Thy splendor calleth Thee to

remembrance, notwithstanding the manifold troubles that have touched Him,

troubles which none except Thee can number. Thou beholdest how, in His

prison-house, He recounteth Thy wondrous praises with which Thou didst

inspire Him. Such is His fervor that His enemies are powerless to deter

Him from mentioning Thee, O Thou Who art the Possessor of all names!

Praised be Thou that Thou hast so strengthened Him with Thy strength, and

endowed Him by Thine almighty power with such potency, that aught save

Thee is in His estimation but a handful of dust. The lights of unfading

splendor have so enveloped Him that all else but Thee is in His eyes but a

shadow.

And when Thine irresistible summons reached me, I arose, fortified by Thy

strength, and called all that are in Thy heaven and all that are on Thy

earth to turn in the direction of Thy favors and the horizon of Thy

bounties. Some caviled at me, and determined to hurt me and slay me.

Others drank to the full of the wine of Thy grace, and hastened towards

the habitation of Thy throne.

I beseech Thee, O Thou Who art the Creator of earth and heaven and the

Source of all things, to attract Thy servants through the fragrances of

the Robe of Thine Inspiration and Thy Revelation, and to help them attain

the Tabernacle of Thy behest and power. From eternity Thou wert by Thy

transcendent might supreme over all things, and Thou wilt be exalted unto

eternity in Thy Godhead and surpassing sovereignty.

Let Thy mercy, then, be upon Thy servants and Thy creatures. Thou art, in

truth, the Almighty, the Inaccessible, the All-Glorious, the

Unconditioned.

Lauded be Thy name, O my God! I entreat Thee by the fragrances of the

Raiment of Thy grace which at Thy bidding and in conformity with Thy

desire were diffused throughout the entire creation, and by the Day-Star

of Thy will that hath shone brightly, through the power of Thy might and

of Thy sovereignty, above the horizon of Thy mercy, to blot out from my

heart all idle fancies and vain imaginings, that with all my affections I

may turn unto Thee, O Thou Lord of all mankind!

I am Thy servant and the son of Thy servant, O my God! I have laid hold on

the handle of Thy grace, and clung to the cord of Thy tender mercy. Ordain

for me the good things that are with Thee, and nourish me from the Table

Thou didst send down out of the clouds of Thy bounty and the heaven of Thy

favor.

Thou, in very truth, art the Lord of the worlds, and the God of all that

are in heaven and all that are on earth.

I know not, O my God, what the Fire is which Thou didst kindle in Thy

land. Earth can never cloud its splendor, nor water quench its flame. All

the peoples of the world are powerless to resist its force. Great is the

blessedness of him that hath drawn nigh unto it, and heard its roaring.

Some, O my God, Thou didst, through Thy strengthening grace, enable to

approach it, while others Thou didst keep back by reason of what their

hands have wrought in Thy days. Whoso hath hasted towards it and attained

unto it hath, in his eagerness to gaze on Thy beauty, yielded his life in

Thy path, and ascended unto Thee, wholly detached from aught else except

Thyself.

I beseech Thee, O my Lord, by this Fire which blazeth and rageth in the

world of creation, to rend asunder the veils that have hindered me from

appearing before the throne of Thy majesty, and from standing at the door

of Thy gate. Do Thou ordain for me, O my Lord, every good thing Thou didst

send down in Thy Book, and suffer me not to be far removed from the

shelter of Thy mercy.

Powerful art Thou to do what pleaseth Thee. Thou art, verily, the

All-Powerful, the Most Generous.

Lauded be Thy name, O my God! Aid Thou by Thy strengthening grace Thy

servants and Thy handmaidens to recount Thy virtues and to be steadfast in

their love towards Thee. How many the leaves which the tempests of trials

have caused to fall, and how many, too, are those which, clinging

tenaciously to the tree of Thy Cause, have remained unshaken by the tests

that have assailed them, O Thou Who art our Lord, the Most Merciful!

I render Thee thanks that Thou hast made known unto me such servants as

have utterly abolished, by the power of Thy might and of Thy sovereignty,

the idols of their corrupt desires, and were not kept back by the things

which are possessed by Thy creatures from turning in the direction of Thy

grace. These have so vehemently rent the veils asunder that the dwellers

of the cities of self have wept, and fear and trembling seized the people