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.