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hand of Thy will, that I may so fix my gaze upon Thee and be so detached
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from all else but Thee, that the world and all that hath been created
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therein may appear before me as a fleeting day which Thou hast not deigned
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to create.
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I moreover entreat Thee, O my God, to rain down, from the heaven of Thy
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will and the clouds of Thy mercy, that which will cleanse us from the
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noisome savors of our transgressions, O Thou Who hast called Thyself the
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God of Mercy! Thou art, verily, the Most Powerful, the All-Glorious, the
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Beneficent.
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Cast not away, O my Lord, him that hath turned towards Thee, nor suffer
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him who hath drawn nigh unto Thee to be removed far from Thy court. Dash
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not the hopes of the suppliant who hath longingly stretched out his hands
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to seek Thy grace and favors, and deprive not Thy sincere servants of the
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wonders of Thy tender mercies and loving-kindness. Forgiving and Most
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Bountiful art Thou, O my Lord! Power hast Thou to do what Thou pleasest.
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All else but Thee are impotent before the revelations of Thy might, are as
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lost in the face of the evidences of Thy wealth, are as nothing when
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compared with the manifestations of Thy transcendent sovereignty, and are
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destitute of all strength when face to face with the signs and tokens of
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Thy power. What refuge is there beside Thee, O my Lord, to which I can
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flee, and where is there a haven to which I can hasten? Nay, the power of
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Thy might beareth me witness! No protector is there but Thee, no place to
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flee to except Thee, no refuge to seek save Thee. Cause me to taste, O my
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Lord, the divine sweetness of Thy remembrance and praise. I swear by Thy
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might! Whosoever tasteth of its sweetness will rid himself of all
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attachment to the world and all that is therein, and will set his face
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towards Thee, cleansed from the remembrance of any one except Thee.
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Inspire then my soul, O my God, with Thy wondrous remembrance, that I may
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glorify Thy name. Number me not with them who read Thy words and fail to
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find Thy hidden gift which, as decreed by Thee, is contained therein, and
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which quickeneth the souls of Thy creatures and the hearts of Thy
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servants. Cause me, O my Lord, to be reckoned among them who have been so
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stirred up by the sweet savors that have been wafted in Thy days that they
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have laid down their lives for Thee and hastened to the scene of their
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death in their longing to gaze on Thy beauty and in their yearning to
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attain Thy presence. And were any one to say unto them on their way,
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"Whither go ye?" they would say, "Unto God, the All-Possessing, the Help
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in Peril, the Self-Subsisting!"
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The transgressions committed by such as have turned away from Thee and
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have borne themselves haughtily towards Thee have not availed to hinder
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them from loving Thee, and from setting their faces towards Thee, and from
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turning in the direction of Thy mercy. These are they who are blessed by
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the Concourse on high, who are glorified by the denizens of the
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everlasting Cities, and beyond them by those on whose foreheads Thy most
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exalted pen hath written: "These! The people of Bahá. Through them have
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been shed the splendors of the light of guidance." Thus hath it been
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ordained, at Thy behest and by Thy will, in the Tablet of Thine
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irrevocable decree.
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Proclaim, therefore, O my God, their greatness and the greatness of those
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who while living or after death have circled round them. Supply them with
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that which Thou hast ordained for the righteous among Thy creatures.
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Potent art Thou to do all things. There is no God but Thee, the
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All-Powerful, the Help in Peril, the Almighty, the Most Bountiful.
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Do not bring our fasts to an end with this fast, O my Lord, nor the
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covenants Thou hast made with this covenant. Do Thou accept all that we
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have done for love of Thee, and for the sake of Thy pleasure, and all that
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we have left undone as a result of our subjection to our evil and corrupt
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desires. Enable us, then, to cleave steadfastly to Thy love and Thy
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good-pleasure, and preserve us from the mischief of such as have denied
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Thee and repudiated Thy most resplendent signs. Thou art, in truth, the
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Lord of this world and of the next. No God is there beside Thee, the
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Exalted, the Most High.
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Magnify Thou, O Lord my God, Him Who is the Primal Point, the Divine
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Mystery, the Unseen Essence, the Day-Spring of Divinity, and the
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Manifestation of Thy Lordship, through Whom all the knowledge of the past
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and all the knowledge of the future were made plain, through Whom the
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pearls of Thy hidden wisdom were uncovered, and the mystery of Thy
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treasured name disclosed, Whom Thou hast appointed as the Announcer of the
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One through Whose name the letter B and the letter E have been joined and
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united, through Whom Thy majesty, Thy sovereignty and Thy might were made
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known, through Whom Thy words have been sent down, and Thy laws set forth
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with clearness, and Thy signs spread abroad, and Thy Word established,
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through Whom the hearts of Thy chosen ones were laid bare, and all that
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were in the heavens and all that were on the earth were gathered together,
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Whom Thou hast called 'Alí-Muhammad in the kingdom of Thy names, and the
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Spirit of Spirits in the Tablets of Thine irrevocable decree, Whom Thou
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hast invested with Thine own title, unto Whose name all other names have,
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at Thy bidding and through the power of Thy might, been made to return,
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and in Whom Thou hast caused all Thine attributes and titles to attain
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their final consummation. To Him also belong such names as lay hid within
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Thy stainless tabernacles, in Thine invisible world and Thy sanctified
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cities.
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Magnify Thou, moreover, such as have believed in Him and in His signs and
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have turned towards Him, from among those that have acknowledged Thy unity
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in His Latter Manifestation--a Manifestation whereof He hath made mention
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in His Tablets, and in His Books, and in His Scriptures, and in all the
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wondrous verses and gem-like utterances that have descended upon Him. It
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is this same Manifestation Whose covenant Thou hast bidden Him establish
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ere He had established His own covenant. He it is Whose praise the Bayán
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hath celebrated. In it His excellence hath been extolled, and His truth
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established, and His sovereignty proclaimed, and His Cause perfected.
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Blessed is the man that hath turned unto Him, and fulfilled the things He
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