support Thy Faith. Verily Thou art the sovereign Lord, the Forgiver, the
Most Generous. O my God! Enable such servants of Thine as are deprived of
knowledge to be admitted into Thy Cause; for once they learn of Thee, they
bear witness to the truth of the Day of Judgement and do not dispute the
revelations of Thy bounty. Send down upon them the tokens of Thy grace and
grant them, wherever they reside, a liberal share of that which Thou hast
ordained for the pious among Thy servants. Thou art in truth the Supreme
Ruler, the All-Bounteous, the Most Benevolent.
O my God! Let the outpourings of Thy bounty and blessings descend upon
homes whose inmates have embraced Thy Faith, as a token of Thy grace and
as a mark of loving-kindness from Thy presence. Verily unsurpassed art
Thou in granting forgiveness. Should Thy bounty be withheld from anyone,
how could he be reckoned among the followers of the Faith in Thy Day?
Bless me, O my God, and those who will believe in Thy signs on the
appointed Day, and such as cherish my love in their hearts--a love which
Thou dost instil into them. Verily Thou art the Lord of righteousness, the
Most Exalted.
"Immeasurably exalted art Thou, O my God, above the ..."
Immeasurably exalted art Thou, O my God, above the endeavours of all
beings and created things to praise Thee and recognize Thee. No creature
can ever comprehend Thee as beseemeth the reality of Thy holy Being and no
servant can ever worship Thee as is worthy of Thine unknowable Essence.
Praise be unto Thee; too high is Thine exalted Self for any allusions
proceeding from Thy creatures ever to gain access unto Thy presence.
Whenever, O my God, I soared into Thy holy atmosphere and attained the
inmost spirit of prayerfulness unto Thee, I was led to recognize that Thou
art inaccessible and that no mention of Thee can ever reach Thy
transcendent court. Therefore I turn towards Thy Loved Ones--They upon Whom
Thou hast graciously conferred Thine Own station that They might manifest
Thy love and Thy true knowledge. Bless Them then, O my God, with every
distinction and goodly gift which Thy knowledge may reckon within the
domain of Thy power.
O my God, my Lord and my Master! I swear by Thy might and glory that Thou
alone and no one else besides Thee art the ultimate Desire of all men, and
that Thou alone and none other save Thee art the Object of adoration. O my
God! The paths of Thine inaccessible glory have prompted me to voice these
words and the ways of Thine unattainable heights have guided me to make
these allusions. Exalted art Thou, O my God! The evidences of Thy
revelation are too manifest for me to need to refer to aught else save
Thyself, and the love I cherish for Thee is far sweeter to my taste than
the knowledge of all things and freeth me from the need to seek anyone's
knowledge other than Thine.
All praise be unto Thee, O my Lord. I verily believe in Thee, as Thou art
in Thyself; and of Thee, as Thou art in Thyself, I beg forgiveness for
myself and on behalf of all mankind.
O my God! Wholly have I fled unto Thy face and have cast myself before
Thee and no power have I over aught in Thy holy presence. Shouldst Thou
chastise me with Thy might, Thou wouldst assuredly be just in Thy decree;
and wert Thou to bestow every goodly gift on me, Thou wouldst indeed be
most generous and bountiful. Verily Thou art independent of all the
peoples of the world.
I have sought reunion with Thee, O my Master, yet have I failed to attain
thereto save through the knowledge of detachment from aught save Thee. I
have yearned for Thy love, but failed to find it except in renouncing
everything other than Thyself. I have been eager to worship Thee, yet have
I failed to achieve Thy adoration, except by loving those who cherish Thy
love. No one do I recognize, O my God, except Thee. Thou art incomparable
and hast no partner. Thou alone knowest our shortcomings and none other
hath this knowledge. I beg Thy forgiveness for whatever doth displease
Thee.
I call upon Thee at all times with the tongue of Thine inspiration,
saying: 'Thou art in truth the All-Possessing, the Peerless. No God is
there but Thee. Immeasurably far and exalted art Thou above the
descriptions of those who arrogantly assign peers unto Thee.'
"All majesty and glory, O my God, and all dominion and ..."
All majesty and glory, O my God, and all dominion and light and grandeur
and splendour be unto Thee. Thou bestowest sovereignty on whom Thou
willest and dost withhold it from whom Thou desirest. No God is there but
Thee, the All-Possessing, the Most Exalted. Thou art He Who createth from
naught the universe and all that dwell therein. There is nothing worthy of
Thee except Thyself, while all else but Thee are as outcasts in Thy holy
presence and are as nothing when compared to the glory of Thine Own Being.
Far be it from me to extol Thy virtues save by what Thou hast extolled
Thyself in Thy weighty Book where Thou sayest, 'No vision taketh in Him
but He taketh in all vision. He is the Subtile, the All-Perceiving.'(79)
Glory be unto Thee, O my God, indeed no mind or vision, however keen or
discriminating, can ever grasp the nature of the most insignificant of Thy
signs. Verily Thou art God, no God is there besides Thee. I bear witness
that Thou Thyself alone art the sole expression of Thine attributes, that
the praise of no one besides Thee can ever attain to Thy holy court nor
can Thine attributes ever be fathomed by anyone other than Thyself.
Glory be unto Thee, Thou art exalted above the description of anyone save
Thyself, since it is beyond human conception to befittingly magnify Thy
virtues or to comprehend the inmost reality of Thine Essence. Far be it
from Thy glory that Thy creatures should describe Thee or that any one
besides Thyself should ever know Thee. I have known Thee, O my God, by
reason of Thy making Thyself known unto me, for hadst Thou not revealed
Thyself unto me, I would not have known Thee. I worship Thee by virtue of
Thy summoning me unto Thee, for had it not been for Thy summons I would
not have worshipped Thee. Lauded art Thou, O my God, my trespasses have
waxed mighty and my sins have assumed grievous proportions. How
disgraceful my plight will prove to be in Thy holy presence. I have failed
to know Thee to the extent Thou didst reveal Thyself unto me; I have
failed to worship Thee with a devotion worthy of Thy summons; I have
failed to obey Thee through not treading the path of Thy love in the
manner Thou didst inspire me.
Thy might beareth me witness, O my God, what befitteth Thee is far greater
and more exalted than any being could attempt to accomplish. Indeed
nothing can ever comprehend Thee as is worthy of Thee nor can any servile
creature worship Thee as beseemeth Thine adoration. So perfect and
comprehensive is Thy proof, O my God, that its inner essence transcendeth
the description of any soul and so abundant are the outpourings of Thy
gifts that no faculty can appraise their infinite range.
O my God! O my Master! I beseech Thee by Thy manifold bounties and by the
pillars which sustain Thy throne of glory, to have pity on these lowly
people who are powerless to bear the unpleasant things of this fleeting
life, how much less then can they bear Thy chastisement in the life to
come--a chastisement which is ordained by Thy justice, called forth by Thy
wrath and will continue to exist for ever.
I beg Thee by Thyself, O my God, my Lord and my Master, to intercede in my
behalf. I have fled from Thy justice unto Thy mercy. For my refuge I am
seeking Thee and such as turn not away from Thy path, even for a twinkling
of an eye--they for whose sake Thou didst create the creation as a token of
Thy grace and bounty.
"O My God! There is no one but Thee to allay the anguish ..."
O My God! There is no one but Thee to allay the anguish of my soul, and
Thou art my highest aspiration, O my God. My heart is wedded to none save
Thee and such as Thou dost love. I solemnly declare that my life and death
are both for Thee. Verily Thou art incomparable and hast no partner.
O my Lord! I beg Thee to forgive me for shutting myself out from Thee. By
Thy glory and majesty, I have failed to befittingly recognize Thee and to
worship Thee, while Thou dost make Thyself known unto me and callest me to
remembrance as beseemeth Thy station. Grievous woe would betide me, O my
Lord, wert Thou to take hold of me by reason of my misdeeds and
trespasses. No helper do I know of other than Thee. No refuge do I have to
flee to save Thee. None among Thy creatures can dare to intercede with
Thyself without Thy leave. I hold fast to Thy love before Thy court, and,
according to Thy bidding, I earnestly pray unto Thee as befitteth Thy
glory. I beg Thee to heed my call as Thou hast promised me. Verily Thou
art God; no God is there but Thee. Alone and unaided, Thou art independent
of all created things. Neither can the devotion of Thy lovers profit Thee,
nor the evil doings of the faithless harm Thee. Verily Thou art my God, He
Who will never fail in His promise.
O my God! I beseech Thee by the evidences of Thy favour, to let me draw
nigh to the sublime heights of Thy holy presence, and protect me from
inclining myself toward the subtle allusions of aught else but Thee. Guide
my steps, O my God, unto that which is acceptable and pleasing to Thee.
Shield me, through Thy might, from the fury of Thy wrath and chastisement,
and hold me back from entering habitations not desired by Thee.
"O My God! I have failed to know Thee as is worthy of ..."
O My God! I have failed to know Thee as is worthy of Thy glory, and I have
failed to fear Thee as befitteth my station. How can I make mention of
Thee when I am in this condition, and how can I set my face towards Thee
when I have fallen short of my duty in worshipping Thee?
Thou didst not call me into being to demonstrate the potency of Thy might
which is unmistakably manifest and evident; for Thou art God Who
everlastingly existed when there was naught. Rather Thou didst create us
through Thy transcendent power that a bare mention may be graciously made
of us before the resplendent manifestation of Thy Remembrance.
I have no knowledge of Thee, O my God, but that which Thou hast taught me
whereby I might recognize Thy Self--a knowledge which reflecteth only my
failure and sinfulness. Here am I then, O my God, wholly consecrated unto
Thee, willing to do what Thou desirest. Humbly I cast myself before the
revelations of Thy mercy, confessing that Thou art God, no God is there
but Thee, and that Thou art incomparable, hast no partner and naught is
there like Thee. Unto this Thou Thyself bearest witness, as well becometh
Thy glory.
"Lauded and glorified art Thou, O Lord! Both the world ..."
He is God, the Sovereign Ruler, the Ever-Living, He Whose help all men
implore.
Lauded and glorified art Thou, O Lord! Both the world of existence and the
souls of men bear witness that Thou art transcendent above the revelations
of Thy handiwork, and the bearers of Thy names and attributes proclaim
that Thou art immeasurably exalted above such praise as the dwellers of
the dominions of creation and invention may render unto Thee. All
appearances and realities indicate the oneness of Thine Essence, and all
evidences and signs reflect the truth that Thou art God and there is no
peer or partner for Thee throughout the kingdoms of heaven and earth.
Immensely high and sanctified art Thou, O Lord! Thy divine Being
testifieth that Thou art inscrutable to all that dwell in Thy realm of
existence, and Thine inmost Essence proclaimeth that Thou art far above
the description of those who reveal Thy glory.
The signs which the sanctified essences reveal and the words which the
exalted realities express and the allusions manifested by the ethereal
entities all proclaim that Thou art immeasurably exalted above the reach
of the embodiments of the realm of being, and all solemnly affirm that
Thou art immensely high above the description of such as are wrapt in the
veils of fancy.
Praise be unto Thee, O Lord! Thy divine Being is a sure testimony of the
oneness of Thine inmost Essence and Thy supreme divinity beareth witness
to the unity of Thy Self, and the realities of all created things testify
that no tie of intercourse bindeth Thee to anything in the kingdom of
creation which Thou hast fashioned.
Every man of perception who hath scaled the noble heights of detachment,
and every man of eloquence who hath attained the most sublime station,
beareth witness that Thou art God, the Incomparable, and that Thou hast
assigned no associate unto Thyself in the kingdom of creation, nor is
there anyone to compare with Thee in the realm of invention. Men of
wisdom, who had but a notion of the revelation of Thy glory, conceived a
likeness of Thee according to their own understanding, and men of
erudition, who had gained but a glimpse of the manifold evidences of Thy
loving-kindness and glory, have contrived peers for Thee in conformity
with their own imaginations.
Glorified, immeasurably glorified art Thou, O Lord! Every man of insight
is far astray in his attempt to recognize Thee, and every man of
consummate learning is sore perplexed in his search after Thee. Every
evidence falleth short of Thine unknowable Essence and every light
retreateth and sinketh below the horizon when confronted with but a
glimmer of the dazzling splendour of Thy might.
Bestow on me, O my Lord, Thy gracious bounty and benevolent gifts and
grant me that which beseemeth the sublimity of Thy glory. Aid me, O my
Lord, to achieve a singular victory. Open Thou the door of unfailing
success before me and grant that the things Thou hast promised may be
close at hand. Thou art in truth potent over all things. Refresh my heart,
O my God, with the living waters of Thy love and give me a draught, O my
Master, from the chalice of Thy tender mercy. Let me abide, O my Lord,
within the habitation of Thy glory, and suffer me, O my God, to emerge
from the darkness in which Thy divine obscurity is shrouded. Enable me to
partake of every good Thou hast vouchsafed unto Him Who is the Point and
unto such as are the exponents of His Cause, and ordain for me that which
beseemeth Thee and well becometh Thy station. Do Thou graciously forgive
me for the things that I have wrought in Thy holy presence, and look not
upon me with the glance of justice, but rather deliver me through Thy
grace, treat me with Thy mercy and deal with me according to Thy bountiful
favours, as is worthy of Thy glory.
Thou art the Ever-Forgiving, the All-Glorious, the Bestower of favours and
gifts, the Lord of grace abounding. Verily no God is there but Thee. Thou
art the All-Possessing, the Most High.
Sanctified art Thou, O Lord, Thou unto Whom all render thanksgiving.
Whatever I may affirm of Thee would be but a wanton crime before Thee, and
whatever mention I may choose to make of Thee would be the essence of
transgression, and whatever the praise whereby I may glorify Thee, it
would amount to sheer blasphemy. No one else besides Thee hath been or
will ever be able to fathom Thy mystery, neither hath any one succeeded
nor will anyone succeed at any time in discovering Thine Essence.
Magnified art Thou! No God is there but Thee. Thou art in truth the
Supreme Ruler, the Help in Peril, the Most High, the Incomparable, the
Omnipotent, the All-Powerful. Verily Thou art mighty in Thy prowess, the
Lord of transcendent glory and majesty.
Protect Thou, O God, whosoever learneth this prayer by heart and reciteth
it in the day-time and in the night season. Verily Thou art God, the Lord
of creation, the All-Sufficing. Thou art faithful to Thy promise and doest
whatsoever Thou pleasest. Thou art the One Who holdeth in His hands the
dominions of earth and heaven. Verily Thou art the Almighty, the
Inaccessible, the Help in Peril, the All-Compelling.
"O My God, my Lord and my Master! I have detached ..."
O My God, my Lord and my Master! I have detached myself from my kindred
and have sought through Thee to become independent of all that dwell on
earth and ever ready to receive that which is praiseworthy in Thy sight.
Bestow on me such good as will make me independent of aught else but Thee,
and grant me an ampler share of Thy boundless favours. Verily Thou art the
Lord of grace abounding.
"I Adjure Thee by Thy might, O my God! Let no harm ..."
I Adjure Thee by Thy might, O my God! Let no harm beset me in times of
tests, and in moments of heedlessness guide my steps aright through Thine
inspiration. Thou art God, potent art Thou to do what Thou desirest. No
one can withstand Thy Will or thwart Thy Purpose.
"I Beg Thy forgiveness, O my God, and implore pardon ..."
I Beg Thy forgiveness, O my God, and implore pardon after the manner Thou
wishest Thy servants to direct themselves to Thee. I beg of Thee to wash
away our sins as befitteth Thy Lordship, and to forgive me, my parents,
and those who in Thy estimation have entered the abode of Thy love in a
manner which is worthy of Thy transcendent sovereignty and well beseemeth
the glory of Thy celestial power.
O my God! Thou hast inspired my soul to offer its supplication to Thee,
and but for Thee, I would not call upon Thee. Lauded and glorified art
Thou; I yield Thee praise inasmuch as Thou didst reveal Thyself unto me,
and I beg Thee to forgive me, since I have fallen short in my duty to know
Thee and have failed to walk in the path of Thy love.
"Lauded be Thy Name, O Lord our God! Thou art in ..."
Lauded be Thy Name, O Lord our God! Thou art in truth the Knower of things
unseen. Ordain for us such good as Thine all-embracing knowledge can
measure. Thou art the sovereign Lord, the Almighty, the Best Beloved.
All praise be unto Thee, O Lord! We shall seek Thy grace on the appointed
Day and shall put our whole reliance in Thee, Who art our Lord. Glorified
art Thou, O God! Grant us that which is good and seemly that we may be
able to dispense with everything but Thee. Verily Thou art the Lord of all
worlds.
O God! Recompense those who endure patiently in Thy days and strengthen
their hearts to walk undeviatingly in the path of Truth. Grant then, O
Lord, such goodly gifts as would enable them to gain admittance into Thy
blissful Paradise. Exalted art Thou, O Lord God. Let Thy heavenly
blessings descend upon homes whose inmates have believed in Thee. Verily,
unsurpassed art Thou in sending down divine blessings. Send forth, O God,
such hosts as would render Thy faithful servants victorious. Thou dost
fashion the created things through the power of Thy decree as Thou
pleasest. Thou art in truth the Sovereign, the Creator, the All-Wise.
Say: God is indeed the Maker of all things. He giveth sustenance in plenty
to whomsoever He willeth. He is the Creator, the Source of all beings, the
Fashioner, the Almighty, the Maker, the All-Wise. He is the Bearer of the
most excellent titles throughout the heavens and the earth and whatever
lieth between them. All do His bidding, and all the dwellers of earth and
heaven celebrate His praise, and unto Him shall all return.
"Through Thy revelation, O my God, Thou hast enabled ..."
Through Thy revelation, O my God, Thou hast enabled me to know Thee, and
through the radiance of Thine effulgent splendour Thou hast inspired me
with Thy remembrance. Thou art the One nearest to me with naught else
between Thee and me, and Thou art the One Whose power nothing whatsoever
can frustrate. Far be it then from Thine Essence that the mightiest birds
of the souls of men or of human imaginings should ever scale its heights,
and too exalted is Thy holy Being for the loftiest sentiments of men of
understanding to attain unto Thee. From everlasting no one hath
comprehended Thine Own Self, and unto everlasting Thou shalt remain what
Thou hast been since time immemorial with no one else besides Thee.
Magnified be Thy Name, Thou art the Best Beloved Who hast enabled me to
know Thee and Thou art that All-Renowned One Who hast graciously favoured
me with Thy love. Thou art the Ancient of Days Whom none can ever describe
through the evidences of Thy glory and majesty, and Thou art the mighty
One Whom none can ever comprehend through the revelations of Thy greatness
and beauty, inasmuch as the expressions of majesty and grandeur and the
attributes of dominion and beauty are but the tokens of Thy divine Will
and the effulgent reflections of Thy sovereignty which, by reason of their
very essence and nature, proclaim that the way is barred and bear witness
that the pathway is inaccessibly beyond the reach of men.
"Say: O my God! O Thou Who art the Maker of the ..."
In the Name of Thy Lord, the Creator, the Sovereign, the All-Sufficing,
the Most Exalted, He Whose help is implored by all men.
Say: O my God! O Thou Who art the Maker of the heavens and of the earth, O
Lord of the Kingdom! Thou well knowest the secrets of my heart, while Thy
Being is inscrutable to all save Thyself. Thou seest whatsoever is of me,
while no one else can do this save Thee. Vouchsafe unto me, through Thy
grace, what will enable me to dispense with all except Thee, and destine
for me that which will make me independent of everyone else besides Thee.
Grant that I may reap the benefit of my life in this world and in the
next. Open to my face the portals of Thy grace and graciously confer upon
me Thy tender mercy and bestowals.
O Thou Who art the Lord of grace abounding! Let Thy celestial aid surround
those who love Thee and bestow upon us the gifts and the bounties Thou
dost possess. Be Thou sufficient unto us of all things, forgive our sins
and have mercy upon us. Thou art Our Lord and the Lord of all created
things. No one else do we invoke but Thee and naught do we beseech but Thy
favours. Thou art the Lord of bounty and grace, invincible in Thy power
and the most skilful in Thy designs. No God is there but Thee, the
All-Possessing, the Most Exalted.
Confer Thy blessings, O my Lord, upon the Messengers, the holy ones and
the righteous. Verily Thou art God, the Peerless, the All-Compelling.
"Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! Thou art in truth ..."
Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! Thou art in truth the King of kings.
Thou dost confer sovereignty upon whomsoever Thou willest and dost seize
it from whomsoever Thou willest. Thou dost exalt whomsoever Thou willest
and dost abase whomsoever Thou willest. Thou dost render victorious
whomsoever Thou willest and dost bring humiliation upon whomsoever Thou
willest. Thou dost bestow wealth upon whomsoever Thou willest and dost
reduce to poverty whomsoever Thou willest. Thou dost cause whomsoever Thou
willest to prevail over whomsoever Thou willest. Within Thy grasp Thou
dost hold the empire of all created things and through the potency of Thy
sovereign behest Thou dost call into being whomsoever Thou willest. Verily
Thou art the Omniscient, the Omnipotent, the Lord of power.
"Praised and glorified art Thou, O God! Grant that the ..."
Praised and glorified art Thou, O God! Grant that the day of attaining Thy
holy presence may be fast approaching. Cheer our hearts through the
potency of Thy love and good-pleasure and bestow upon us steadfastness
that we may willingly submit to Thy Will and Thy Decree. Verily Thy
knowledge embraceth all the things Thou hast created or wilt create and
Thy celestial might transcendeth whatsoever Thou hast called or wilt call
into being. There is none to be worshipped but Thee, there is none to be
desired except Thee, there is none to be adored besides Thee and there is
naught to be loved save Thy good-pleasure.
Verily Thou art the supreme Ruler, the Sovereign Truth, the Help in Peril,
the Self-Subsisting.
"Thou knowest full well, O my God, that tribulations ..."
Thou knowest full well, O my God, that tribulations have showered upon me
from all directions and that no one can dispel or transmute them except
Thee. I know of a certainty, by virtue of my love for Thee, that Thou wilt
never cause tribulations to befall any soul unless Thou desirest to exalt
his station in Thy celestial Paradise and to buttress his heart in this
earthly life with the bulwark of Thine all-compelling power, that it may
not become inclined toward the vanities of this world. Indeed Thou art
well aware that under all conditions I would cherish the remembrance of
Thee far more than the ownership of all that is in the heavens and on the
earth.
Strengthen my heart, O my God, in Thine obedience and in Thy love and
grant that I may be clear of the entire company of Thine adversaries.
Verily I swear by Thy glory that I yearn for naught besides Thyself, nor
do I desire anything except Thy mercy, nor am I apprehensive of aught save
Thy justice. I beg Thee to forgive me as well as those whom Thou lovest,
howsoever Thou pleasest. Verily Thou art the Almighty, the Bountiful.