Praised be Thou, O Lord my God! Thou art He Who hath created all things
through a word uttered by Thy behest, and fashioned the entire creation
through the power of Thy sovereignty and might. The mightiest of men are
abased before the revelations of Thy glory, and they who are endued with
strength tremble when faced with the evidences of Thy might. Every man of
insight is bereft of vision when confronted with the effulgence of the
glory of Thy face, and he who is possessed of riches is poor and desolate
when beholding the plenteousness of Thy wealth.
I implore Thee by Thine All-Glorious Name, wherewith Thou didst adorn all
the denizens of the kingdom of Thy revelation and the inmates of the
heaven of Thy will, to grant that my soul may be attracted by the
sweetness of the melody of the Bird of Heaven that chanteth amidst the
branches of the tree of Thy decree that Thou art God, that there is none
other God beside Thee.
Cleanse me with the waters of Thy mercy, O my Lord, and make me wholly
Thine, and cause me to approach the Tabernacle of Thy Cause and the adored
Sanctuary of Thy Presence. Ordain, then, for me all the things Thou didst
ordain for the chosen ones among Thy handmaidens, and rain down upon me
that which will illuminate my face and enlighten my heart.
Thou hast power to do what Thou willest, and Thou ordainest what Thou
pleasest.