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to any one but Thee, and from fixing their eyes upon aught else except
Thyself.

Potent art Thou to do what Thou willest, and to rule as Thou pleasest.
There is no God but Thee, the God of glory and wisdom.






Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! I beseech Thee by Thy Name, the
Restrainer, to withhold from us the maleficence of Thine adversaries who
have disbelieved in Thy testimony, and caviled at Thy beauty. Overpower by
Thy Name, the All-Subduing, such as have wronged Thy Previous
Manifestation Who hath now appeared invested with Thy title, the
All-Glorious. Lay hold, by Thy name, the Chastiser, on them that have
treated Thy Cause with scorn, have jested at Thy most mighty utterances,
and were hindered from attaining this most exalted station. Enable Thy
loved ones, by Thy Name, the Victorious, to prevail against Thine enemies
and the infidels among Thy creatures. Rend asunder, by Thy Name, the
Cleaver, the veil that hideth the doings of them that have besmirched
Thine honor and undermined Thy Faith among Thy people. Bind, by Thy Name,
the Restorer, the broken hearts of them that love Thee, and graciously
bless them in their affairs. Teach them, by Thy Name, the All-Knowing, the
wonders of Thy wisdom, that they may cleave steadfastly to Thy Faith and
walk in the ways of Thy pleasure. Keep them safe, by Thy Name, the
Withholder, from the tyranny of the oppressor and the wickedness of the
evil-doers and the malice of the stirrers of mischief. Shield them, by Thy
Name, the Preserver, within the stronghold of Thy might and power, that
haply they may be protected from the darts of doubt that are hurled by
such as have rebelled against Thee. Sanctify for Thy servants, by Thy Name
which Thou hast blessed above all other names, which Thou hast singled out
for Thy favor, and by which Thou didst reveal Thy beauty, these days of
which the Pen of Thy decree hath distinctly written, and which, according
to Thy will and wisdom, have been preordained in Thine irrevocable Tablet.
Subject to Thy rule, by Thy Name, the Conqueror, the people of Thy realm,
that all may turn towards Thy face and forsake their all for love of Thee
and for the sake of Thy pleasure.

Abase Thou, O my Lord, Thine enemies, and lay hold on them with Thy power
and might, and let them be stricken by the blast of Thy wrath. Make them
taste, O my God, of Thine awful majesty and vengeance, for they have
repudiated the truth of the One in Whom they had believed, Who came unto
them with Thy signs and Thy clear tokens and the evidences of Thy power
and the manifold revelations of Thy might. Gather, then, together Thy
loved ones beneath the shadow of the Tree of Thy oneness, and of the
Manifestation of the effulgent light of Thy unity.

Thou art, verily, the One Whose power is immense, Whose vengeance is
terrible. No God is there beside Thee, the Almighty, the Most Powerful.






Magnified be Thy name, O Lord my God, inasmuch as Thou hast inclined mine
ear to Thy voice, and called me to Thyself, and opened mine eyes to gaze
on Thy beauty, and illumined my heart with Thy knowledge, and sanctified
my breast from the doubts of the infidels in Thy days. I am the one, O my
God, who lay fast asleep on his couch, when lo, the messengers of Thy
manifold mercies were sent down upon me by Thee, and the gentle winds of
Thy loving-kindness blew over me, and roused me up, and caused me to set
my face towards the sanctuary of Thy knowledge, and to fix mine eyes upon
the splendors of the light of Thy face.

I am but a poor creature, O my Lord! Behold me clinging to the hem of Thy
riches. I have fled from darkness and from waywardness unto the brightness
of the light of Thy countenance. Were I--and to this Thy glory beareth me
witness--to render thanksgiving unto Thee, through the whole continuance of
Thy kingdom and the duration of the heaven of Thine omnipotence, I would
still have failed to repay Thy manifold bestowals.

I implore Thee, O my Lord, by Thy name, the Ever-Abiding, and by Thy name
which Thou didst ordain to be the most great Instrument binding Thee to
Thy servants, to grant that I may flee for shelter to Thy door, and speak
forth Thy praise. Write down, then, for me, in every world of Thine, that
which will enable me to enter beneath Thy shadow and within the borders of
Thy court.

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






All-praise be to Thee, O Lord, my God! I know not how to sing Thy praise,
how to describe Thy glory, how to call upon Thy Name. If I call upon Thee
by Thy Name, the All-Possessing, I am compelled to recognize that He Who
holdeth in His hand the immediate destinies of all created things is but a
vassal dependent upon Thee, and is the creation of but a word proceeding
from Thy mouth. And if I proclaim Thee by the name of Him Who is the
All-Compelling, I readily discover that He is but a suppliant fallen upon
the dust, awe-stricken by Thy dreadful might, Thy sovereignty and power.
And if I attempt to describe Thee by glorifying the oneness of Thy Being,
I soon realize that such a conception is but a notion which mine own fancy
hath woven, and that Thou hast ever been immeasurably exalted above the

to any one but Thee, and from fixing their eyes upon aught else except

Thyself.

Potent art Thou to do what Thou willest, and to rule as Thou pleasest.

There is no God but Thee, the God of glory and wisdom.

Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! I beseech Thee by Thy Name, the

Restrainer, to withhold from us the maleficence of Thine adversaries who

have disbelieved in Thy testimony, and caviled at Thy beauty. Overpower by

Thy Name, the All-Subduing, such as have wronged Thy Previous

Manifestation Who hath now appeared invested with Thy title, the

All-Glorious. Lay hold, by Thy name, the Chastiser, on them that have

treated Thy Cause with scorn, have jested at Thy most mighty utterances,

and were hindered from attaining this most exalted station. Enable Thy

loved ones, by Thy Name, the Victorious, to prevail against Thine enemies

and the infidels among Thy creatures. Rend asunder, by Thy Name, the

Cleaver, the veil that hideth the doings of them that have besmirched

Thine honor and undermined Thy Faith among Thy people. Bind, by Thy Name,

the Restorer, the broken hearts of them that love Thee, and graciously

bless them in their affairs. Teach them, by Thy Name, the All-Knowing, the

wonders of Thy wisdom, that they may cleave steadfastly to Thy Faith and

walk in the ways of Thy pleasure. Keep them safe, by Thy Name, the

Withholder, from the tyranny of the oppressor and the wickedness of the

evil-doers and the malice of the stirrers of mischief. Shield them, by Thy

Name, the Preserver, within the stronghold of Thy might and power, that

haply they may be protected from the darts of doubt that are hurled by

such as have rebelled against Thee. Sanctify for Thy servants, by Thy Name

which Thou hast blessed above all other names, which Thou hast singled out

for Thy favor, and by which Thou didst reveal Thy beauty, these days of

which the Pen of Thy decree hath distinctly written, and which, according

to Thy will and wisdom, have been preordained in Thine irrevocable Tablet.

Subject to Thy rule, by Thy Name, the Conqueror, the people of Thy realm,

that all may turn towards Thy face and forsake their all for love of Thee

and for the sake of Thy pleasure.

Abase Thou, O my Lord, Thine enemies, and lay hold on them with Thy power

and might, and let them be stricken by the blast of Thy wrath. Make them

taste, O my God, of Thine awful majesty and vengeance, for they have

repudiated the truth of the One in Whom they had believed, Who came unto

them with Thy signs and Thy clear tokens and the evidences of Thy power

and the manifold revelations of Thy might. Gather, then, together Thy

loved ones beneath the shadow of the Tree of Thy oneness, and of the

Manifestation of the effulgent light of Thy unity.

Thou art, verily, the One Whose power is immense, Whose vengeance is

terrible. No God is there beside Thee, the Almighty, the Most Powerful.

Magnified be Thy name, O Lord my God, inasmuch as Thou hast inclined mine

ear to Thy voice, and called me to Thyself, and opened mine eyes to gaze

on Thy beauty, and illumined my heart with Thy knowledge, and sanctified

my breast from the doubts of the infidels in Thy days. I am the one, O my

God, who lay fast asleep on his couch, when lo, the messengers of Thy

manifold mercies were sent down upon me by Thee, and the gentle winds of

Thy loving-kindness blew over me, and roused me up, and caused me to set

my face towards the sanctuary of Thy knowledge, and to fix mine eyes upon

the splendors of the light of Thy face.

I am but a poor creature, O my Lord! Behold me clinging to the hem of Thy

riches. I have fled from darkness and from waywardness unto the brightness

of the light of Thy countenance. Were I--and to this Thy glory beareth me

witness--to render thanksgiving unto Thee, through the whole continuance of

Thy kingdom and the duration of the heaven of Thine omnipotence, I would

still have failed to repay Thy manifold bestowals.

I implore Thee, O my Lord, by Thy name, the Ever-Abiding, and by Thy name

which Thou didst ordain to be the most great Instrument binding Thee to

Thy servants, to grant that I may flee for shelter to Thy door, and speak

forth Thy praise. Write down, then, for me, in every world of Thine, that

which will enable me to enter beneath Thy shadow and within the borders of

Thy court.

Thou art, verily, the Almighty, the Most Bountiful, the Most Exalted, the

Ever-Forgiving, the Most Generous.

All-praise be to Thee, O Lord, my God! I know not how to sing Thy praise,

how to describe Thy glory, how to call upon Thy Name. If I call upon Thee

by Thy Name, the All-Possessing, I am compelled to recognize that He Who

holdeth in His hand the immediate destinies of all created things is but a

vassal dependent upon Thee, and is the creation of but a word proceeding

from Thy mouth. And if I proclaim Thee by the name of Him Who is the

All-Compelling, I readily discover that He is but a suppliant fallen upon

the dust, awe-stricken by Thy dreadful might, Thy sovereignty and power.

And if I attempt to describe Thee by glorifying the oneness of Thy Being,

I soon realize that such a conception is but a notion which mine own fancy

hath woven, and that Thou hast ever been immeasurably exalted above the