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of envy and wickedness who, adorning their heads and their bodies with the
emblems of knowledge, have proudly rejected Thee and turned away from Thy
beauty.

I implore Thee, O my Lord, by Thy surpassing majesty and Thine Ancient
Name, to enable Thy loved ones to assist Thee. Direct, then, continually
their faces towards Thy face, and write down for them what will cause all
hearts to exult and all eyes to be gladdened.

Thou, truly, art the Help in peril, the Self-Subsisting.






O God! The trials Thou sendest are a salve to the sores of all them who
are devoted to Thy will; the remembrance of Thee is a healing medicine to
the hearts of such as have drawn nigh unto Thy court; nearness to Thee is
the true life of them who are Thy lovers; Thy presence is the ardent
desire of such as yearn to behold Thy face; remoteness from Thee is a
torment to those that have acknowledged Thy oneness, and separation from
Thee is death unto them that have recognized Thy truth!

I beseech Thee by the sighs which they whose souls pant after Thee have
uttered in their remoteness from Thy court, and by the cries of such of
Thy lovers as bemoan their separation from Thee, to nourish me with the
wine of Thy knowledge and the living waters of Thy love and pleasure.
Behold Thy handmaiden, O my Lord, who hath forgotten all else except Thee,
and who hath delighted herself with Thy love, and lamented over the things
that have befallen Thee at the hands of the wicked doers among Thy
creatures. Do Thou ordain for her that which Thou didst ordain for such of
Thy handmaidens as circle round the throne of Thy majesty, and gaze, at
eventide and at dawn, on Thy beauty.

Thou art, verily, the Lord of the Judgment Day.







Glory be to Thee, O Lord my God! These are the days whereon Thou hast
bidden all men to observe the fast, that through it they may purify their
souls and rid themselves of all attachment to any one but Thee, and that
out of their hearts may ascend that which will be worthy of the court of
Thy majesty and may well beseem the seat of the revelation of Thy oneness.
Grant, O my Lord, that this fast may become a river of life-giving waters
and may yield the virtue wherewith Thou hast endowed it. Cleanse Thou by
its means the hearts of Thy servants whom the evils of the world have
failed to hinder from turning towards Thine all-glorious Name, and who
have remained unmoved by the noise and tumult of such as have repudiated
Thy most resplendent signs which have accompanied the advent of Thy
Manifestation Whom Thou hast invested with Thy sovereignty, Thy power, Thy
majesty and glory. These are the servants who, as soon as Thy call reached
them, hastened in the direction of Thy mercy and were not kept back from
Thee by the changes and chances of this world or by any human limitations.

I am he, O my God, who testifieth to Thy unity, who acknowledgeth Thy
oneness, who boweth humbly before the revelations of Thy majesty, and who
recognizeth with downcast countenance the splendors of the light of Thy
transcendent glory. I have believed in Thee after Thou didst enable me to
know Thy Self, Whom Thou hast revealed to men's eyes through the power of
Thy sovereignty and might. Unto Him I have turned, wholly detached from
all things, and cleaving steadfastly unto the cord of Thy gifts and
favors. I have embraced His truth, and the truth of all the wondrous laws
and precepts that have been sent down unto Him. I have fasted for love of
Thee and in pursuance of Thine injunction, and have broken my fast with
Thy praise on my tongue and in conformity with Thy pleasure. Suffer me
not, O my Lord, to be reckoned among them who have fasted in the daytime,
who in the night-season have prostrated themselves before Thy face, and
who have repudiated Thy truth, disbelieved in Thy signs, gainsaid Thy
testimony, and perverted Thine utterances.

Open Thou, O my Lord, mine eyes and the eyes of all them that have sought
Thee, that we may recognize Thee with Thine own eyes. This is Thy bidding
given us in the Book sent down by Thee unto Him Whom Thou hast chosen by
Thy behest, Whom Thou hast singled out for Thy favor above all Thy
creatures, Whom Thou hast been pleased to invest with Thy sovereignty, and
Whom Thou hast specially favored and entrusted with Thy Message unto Thy
people. Praised be Thou, therefore, O my God, inasmuch as Thou hast
graciously enabled us to recognize Him and to acknowledge whatsoever hath
been sent down unto Him, and conferred upon us the honor of attaining the
presence of the One Whom Thou didst promise in Thy Book and in Thy
Tablets.

Thou seest me then, O my God, with my face turned towards Thee, cleaving
steadfastly to the cord of Thy gracious providence and generosity, and
clinging to the hem of Thy tender mercies and bountiful favors. Destroy
not, I implore Thee, my hopes of attaining unto that which Thou didst
ordain for Thy servants who have turned towards the precincts of Thy court
and the sanctuary of Thy presence, and have observed the fast for love of
Thee. I confess, O my God, that whatever proceedeth from me is wholly
unworthy of Thy sovereignty and falleth short of Thy majesty. And yet I
beseech Thee by Thy Name through which Thou hast revealed Thy Self, in the
glory of Thy most excellent titles, unto all created things, in this
Revelation whereby Thou hast, through Thy most resplendent Name,
manifested Thy beauty, to give me to drink of the wine of Thy mercy and of
the pure beverage of Thy favor, which have streamed forth from the right

of envy and wickedness who, adorning their heads and their bodies with the

emblems of knowledge, have proudly rejected Thee and turned away from Thy

beauty.

I implore Thee, O my Lord, by Thy surpassing majesty and Thine Ancient

Name, to enable Thy loved ones to assist Thee. Direct, then, continually

their faces towards Thy face, and write down for them what will cause all

hearts to exult and all eyes to be gladdened.

Thou, truly, art the Help in peril, the Self-Subsisting.

O God! The trials Thou sendest are a salve to the sores of all them who

are devoted to Thy will; the remembrance of Thee is a healing medicine to

the hearts of such as have drawn nigh unto Thy court; nearness to Thee is

the true life of them who are Thy lovers; Thy presence is the ardent

desire of such as yearn to behold Thy face; remoteness from Thee is a

torment to those that have acknowledged Thy oneness, and separation from

Thee is death unto them that have recognized Thy truth!

I beseech Thee by the sighs which they whose souls pant after Thee have

uttered in their remoteness from Thy court, and by the cries of such of

Thy lovers as bemoan their separation from Thee, to nourish me with the

wine of Thy knowledge and the living waters of Thy love and pleasure.

Behold Thy handmaiden, O my Lord, who hath forgotten all else except Thee,

and who hath delighted herself with Thy love, and lamented over the things

that have befallen Thee at the hands of the wicked doers among Thy

creatures. Do Thou ordain for her that which Thou didst ordain for such of

Thy handmaidens as circle round the throne of Thy majesty, and gaze, at

eventide and at dawn, on Thy beauty.

Thou art, verily, the Lord of the Judgment Day.

Glory be to Thee, O Lord my God! These are the days whereon Thou hast

bidden all men to observe the fast, that through it they may purify their

souls and rid themselves of all attachment to any one but Thee, and that

out of their hearts may ascend that which will be worthy of the court of

Thy majesty and may well beseem the seat of the revelation of Thy oneness.

Grant, O my Lord, that this fast may become a river of life-giving waters

and may yield the virtue wherewith Thou hast endowed it. Cleanse Thou by

its means the hearts of Thy servants whom the evils of the world have

failed to hinder from turning towards Thine all-glorious Name, and who

have remained unmoved by the noise and tumult of such as have repudiated

Thy most resplendent signs which have accompanied the advent of Thy

Manifestation Whom Thou hast invested with Thy sovereignty, Thy power, Thy

majesty and glory. These are the servants who, as soon as Thy call reached

them, hastened in the direction of Thy mercy and were not kept back from

Thee by the changes and chances of this world or by any human limitations.

I am he, O my God, who testifieth to Thy unity, who acknowledgeth Thy

oneness, who boweth humbly before the revelations of Thy majesty, and who

recognizeth with downcast countenance the splendors of the light of Thy

transcendent glory. I have believed in Thee after Thou didst enable me to

know Thy Self, Whom Thou hast revealed to men's eyes through the power of

Thy sovereignty and might. Unto Him I have turned, wholly detached from

all things, and cleaving steadfastly unto the cord of Thy gifts and

favors. I have embraced His truth, and the truth of all the wondrous laws

and precepts that have been sent down unto Him. I have fasted for love of

Thee and in pursuance of Thine injunction, and have broken my fast with

Thy praise on my tongue and in conformity with Thy pleasure. Suffer me

not, O my Lord, to be reckoned among them who have fasted in the daytime,

who in the night-season have prostrated themselves before Thy face, and

who have repudiated Thy truth, disbelieved in Thy signs, gainsaid Thy

testimony, and perverted Thine utterances.

Open Thou, O my Lord, mine eyes and the eyes of all them that have sought

Thee, that we may recognize Thee with Thine own eyes. This is Thy bidding

given us in the Book sent down by Thee unto Him Whom Thou hast chosen by

Thy behest, Whom Thou hast singled out for Thy favor above all Thy

creatures, Whom Thou hast been pleased to invest with Thy sovereignty, and

Whom Thou hast specially favored and entrusted with Thy Message unto Thy

people. Praised be Thou, therefore, O my God, inasmuch as Thou hast

graciously enabled us to recognize Him and to acknowledge whatsoever hath

been sent down unto Him, and conferred upon us the honor of attaining the

presence of the One Whom Thou didst promise in Thy Book and in Thy

Tablets.

Thou seest me then, O my God, with my face turned towards Thee, cleaving

steadfastly to the cord of Thy gracious providence and generosity, and

clinging to the hem of Thy tender mercies and bountiful favors. Destroy

not, I implore Thee, my hopes of attaining unto that which Thou didst

ordain for Thy servants who have turned towards the precincts of Thy court

and the sanctuary of Thy presence, and have observed the fast for love of

Thee. I confess, O my God, that whatever proceedeth from me is wholly

unworthy of Thy sovereignty and falleth short of Thy majesty. And yet I

beseech Thee by Thy Name through which Thou hast revealed Thy Self, in the

glory of Thy most excellent titles, unto all created things, in this

Revelation whereby Thou hast, through Thy most resplendent Name,

manifested Thy beauty, to give me to drink of the wine of Thy mercy and of

the pure beverage of Thy favor, which have streamed forth from the right