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vain imaginations which the hearts of men have devised.

The glory of Thy might beareth me witness! Whoso claimeth to have known
Thee hath, by virtue of such a claim, testified to his own ignorance; and
whoso believeth himself to have attained unto Thee, all the atoms of the
earth would attest his powerlessness and proclaim his failure. Thou hast,
however, by virtue of Thy mercy that hath surpassed the kingdoms of earth
and heaven, deigned to accept from Thy servants the laud and honor they
pay to Thine own exalted Self, and hast bidden them celebrate Thy glory,
that the ensigns of Thy guidance may be unfurled in Thy cities and the
tokens of Thy mercy be spread abroad among Thy nations, and that each and
all may be enabled to attain unto that which Thou hast destined for them
by Thy decree, and ordained unto them through Thine irrevocable will and
purpose.

Having testified, therefore, unto mine own impotence and the impotence of
Thy servants, I beseech Thee, by the brightness of the light of Thy
beauty, not to refuse Thy creatures attainment to the shores of Thy most
holy ocean. Draw them, then, O my God, through the Divine sweetness of Thy
melodies, towards the throne of Thy glory and the seat of Thine eternal
holiness. Thou art, verily, the Most Powerful, the Supreme Ruler, the
Great Giver, the Most Exalted, the Ever-Desired.

Grant, then, O my God, that Thy servant who hath turned towards Thee, hath
fixed his gaze upon Thee, and clung to the cord of Thy mercifulness and
favor, may be enabled to partake of the living waters of Thy mercy and
grace. Cause him, then, to ascend unto the heights to which he aspireth,
and withhold him not from that which Thou dost possess. Thou art, verily,
the Ever-Forgiving, the Most Bountiful.






Praised be Thou, O Lord my God! Every time I attempt to make mention of
Thee, I am hindered by the sublimity of Thy station and the overpowering
greatness of Thy might. For were I to praise Thee throughout the length of
Thy dominion and the duration of Thy sovereignty, I would find that my
praise of Thee can befit only such as are like unto me, who are themselves
Thy creatures, and who have been generated through the power of Thy decree
and been fashioned through the potency of Thy will. And at whatever time
my pen ascribeth glory to any one of Thy names, methinks I can hear the
voice of its lamentation in its remoteness from Thee, and can recognize
its cry because of its separation from Thy Self. I testify that everything
other than Thee is but Thy creation and is held in the hollow of Thy hand.
To have accepted any act or praise from Thy creatures is but an evidence
of the wonders of Thy grace and bountiful favors, and a manifestation of
Thy generosity and providence.

I entreat Thee, O my Lord, by Thy Most Great Name whereby Thou didst
separate light from fire, and truth from denial, to send down upon me and
upon such of my loved ones as are in my company the good of this world and
of the next. Supply us, then, with Thy wondrous gifts that are hid from
the eyes of men. Thou art, verily, the Fashioner of all creation. No God
is there but Thee, the Almighty, the All-Glorious, the Most High.





O Thou, at Whose dreadful majesty all things have trembled, in Whose grasp
are the affairs of all men, towards Whose grace and mercy are set the
faces of all Thy creatures! I entreat Thee, by Thy Name which Thou hast
ordained to be the spirit of all names that are in the kingdom of names,
to shield us from the whisperings of those who have turned away from Thee,
and have repudiated the truth of Thy most august and most exalted Self, in
this Revelation that hath caused the kingdom of Thy names to tremble.

I am one of Thy handmaidens, O my Lord! I have turned my face towards the
sanctuary of Thy gracious favors and the adored tabernacle of Thy glory.
Purify me of all that is not of Thee, and strengthen me to love Thee and
to fulfill Thy pleasure, that I may delight myself in the contemplation of
Thy beauty, and be rid of all attachment to any of Thy creatures, and may,
at every moment, proclaim: "Magnified be God, the Lord of the worlds!"

Let my food, O my Lord, be Thy beauty, and my drink the light of Thy
presence, and my hope Thy pleasure, and my work Thy praise, and my
companion Thy remembrance, and my aid Thy sovereignty, and my
dwelling-place Thy habitation, and my home the seat which Thou hast
exalted above the limitations of them that are shut out as by a veil from
Thee.

Thou art, in truth, the God of power, of strength and glory.






Praised be Thou, O Lord my God! Every time I am reminded of Thee and muse
on Thy virtues, I am seized with such ecstasies and am so enravished by
Thee that I find myself unable to make mention of Thy name and to extol
Thee. I am carried back to such heights that I recognize my self to be the
same as the remembrance of Thee in Thy realm, and the essence of Thy
praise among Thy servants. As long as that self endureth, so long will Thy
praise continue to be shed abroad among Thy creatures and Thy remembrance
glorified by Thy people.

Every man endued with insight among Thy servants is persuaded that my self

vain imaginations which the hearts of men have devised.

The glory of Thy might beareth me witness! Whoso claimeth to have known

Thee hath, by virtue of such a claim, testified to his own ignorance; and

whoso believeth himself to have attained unto Thee, all the atoms of the

earth would attest his powerlessness and proclaim his failure. Thou hast,

however, by virtue of Thy mercy that hath surpassed the kingdoms of earth

and heaven, deigned to accept from Thy servants the laud and honor they

pay to Thine own exalted Self, and hast bidden them celebrate Thy glory,

that the ensigns of Thy guidance may be unfurled in Thy cities and the

tokens of Thy mercy be spread abroad among Thy nations, and that each and

all may be enabled to attain unto that which Thou hast destined for them

by Thy decree, and ordained unto them through Thine irrevocable will and

purpose.

Having testified, therefore, unto mine own impotence and the impotence of

Thy servants, I beseech Thee, by the brightness of the light of Thy

beauty, not to refuse Thy creatures attainment to the shores of Thy most

holy ocean. Draw them, then, O my God, through the Divine sweetness of Thy

melodies, towards the throne of Thy glory and the seat of Thine eternal

holiness. Thou art, verily, the Most Powerful, the Supreme Ruler, the

Great Giver, the Most Exalted, the Ever-Desired.

Grant, then, O my God, that Thy servant who hath turned towards Thee, hath

fixed his gaze upon Thee, and clung to the cord of Thy mercifulness and

favor, may be enabled to partake of the living waters of Thy mercy and

grace. Cause him, then, to ascend unto the heights to which he aspireth,

and withhold him not from that which Thou dost possess. Thou art, verily,

the Ever-Forgiving, the Most Bountiful.

Praised be Thou, O Lord my God! Every time I attempt to make mention of

Thee, I am hindered by the sublimity of Thy station and the overpowering

greatness of Thy might. For were I to praise Thee throughout the length of

Thy dominion and the duration of Thy sovereignty, I would find that my

praise of Thee can befit only such as are like unto me, who are themselves

Thy creatures, and who have been generated through the power of Thy decree

and been fashioned through the potency of Thy will. And at whatever time

my pen ascribeth glory to any one of Thy names, methinks I can hear the

voice of its lamentation in its remoteness from Thee, and can recognize

its cry because of its separation from Thy Self. I testify that everything

other than Thee is but Thy creation and is held in the hollow of Thy hand.

To have accepted any act or praise from Thy creatures is but an evidence

of the wonders of Thy grace and bountiful favors, and a manifestation of

Thy generosity and providence.

I entreat Thee, O my Lord, by Thy Most Great Name whereby Thou didst

separate light from fire, and truth from denial, to send down upon me and

upon such of my loved ones as are in my company the good of this world and

of the next. Supply us, then, with Thy wondrous gifts that are hid from

the eyes of men. Thou art, verily, the Fashioner of all creation. No God

is there but Thee, the Almighty, the All-Glorious, the Most High.

O Thou, at Whose dreadful majesty all things have trembled, in Whose grasp

are the affairs of all men, towards Whose grace and mercy are set the

faces of all Thy creatures! I entreat Thee, by Thy Name which Thou hast

ordained to be the spirit of all names that are in the kingdom of names,

to shield us from the whisperings of those who have turned away from Thee,

and have repudiated the truth of Thy most august and most exalted Self, in

this Revelation that hath caused the kingdom of Thy names to tremble.

I am one of Thy handmaidens, O my Lord! I have turned my face towards the

sanctuary of Thy gracious favors and the adored tabernacle of Thy glory.

Purify me of all that is not of Thee, and strengthen me to love Thee and

to fulfill Thy pleasure, that I may delight myself in the contemplation of

Thy beauty, and be rid of all attachment to any of Thy creatures, and may,

at every moment, proclaim: "Magnified be God, the Lord of the worlds!"

Let my food, O my Lord, be Thy beauty, and my drink the light of Thy

presence, and my hope Thy pleasure, and my work Thy praise, and my

companion Thy remembrance, and my aid Thy sovereignty, and my

dwelling-place Thy habitation, and my home the seat which Thou hast

exalted above the limitations of them that are shut out as by a veil from

Thee.

Thou art, in truth, the God of power, of strength and glory.

Praised be Thou, O Lord my God! Every time I am reminded of Thee and muse

on Thy virtues, I am seized with such ecstasies and am so enravished by

Thee that I find myself unable to make mention of Thy name and to extol

Thee. I am carried back to such heights that I recognize my self to be the

same as the remembrance of Thee in Thy realm, and the essence of Thy

praise among Thy servants. As long as that self endureth, so long will Thy

praise continue to be shed abroad among Thy creatures and Thy remembrance

glorified by Thy people.

Every man endued with insight among Thy servants is persuaded that my self