Praised be Thou, O Lord my God! I am Thy servant and the son of Thy
servant. I have set my face towards Thy Cause, believing in Thy oneness,
acknowledging Thy unity, recognizing Thy sovereignty and the power of Thy
might, and confessing the greatness of Thy majesty and glory. I ask Thee,
by Thy name through which the heaven was cleft asunder, and the earth was
rent in twain, and the mountains were crushed, not to withhold from me the
breezes of Thy mercy which have been wafted in Thy days, nor to suffer me
to be far removed from the shores of Thy nearness and bounty.
I am he who is sore athirst, O my Lord! Give me to drink of the living
waters of Thy grace. I am but a poor creature; reveal unto me the tokens
of Thy riches. Doth it beseem Thee to cast out of the door of Thy grace
and bounty such as have set their hopes on Thee, and can it befit Thy
sovereignty to hinder them that yearn after Thee from attaining the adored
sanctuary of Thy presence and from beholding Thy face? By Thy glory! Such
is not my belief in Thee, for I am persuaded that Thou art the God of
bounteousness, Whose grace hath encompassed all things.
I beseech Thee, O my Lord, by Thy mercy that hath surpassed the entire
creation, and Thy generosity that hath embraced all created things, to
cause me to turn my face wholly towards Thee, and to seek Thy shelter, and
to be steadfast in my love for Thee. Write down, then, for me what Thou
didst ordain for them who love Thee. Powerful art Thou to do what Thou
pleasest. No God is there beside Thee, the Ever-Forgiving, the
All-Bountiful.
Praised be God, the Lord of the worlds!