"Dispel my grief by Thy bounty and Thy generosity,..."
Dispel my grief by Thy bounty and Thy generosity, O God, my God, and
banish mine anguish through Thy sovereignty and Thy might. Thou seest me,
O my God, with my face set towards Thee at a time when sorrows have
compassed me on every side. I implore Thee, O Thou Who art the Lord of all
being, and overshadowest all things visible and invisible, by Thy Name
whereby Thou hast subdued the hearts and the souls of men, and by the
billows of the Ocean of Thy mercy and the splendors of the Daystar of Thy
bounty, to number me with them whom nothing whatsoever hath deterred from
setting their faces toward Thee, O Thou Lord of all names and Maker of the
heavens!
Thou beholdest, O my Lord, the things which have befallen me in Thy days.
I entreat Thee, by Him Who is the Dayspring of Thy names and the
Dawning-Place of Thine attributes, to ordain for me what will enable me to
arise to serve Thee and to extol Thy virtues. Thou art, verily, the
Almighty, the Most Powerful, Who art wont to answer the prayers of all
men!
And, finally, I beg of Thee by the light of Thy countenance to bless my
affairs, and redeem my debts, and satisfy my needs. Thou art He to Whose
power and to Whose dominion every tongue hath testified, and Whose majesty
and Whose sovereignty every understanding heart hath acknowledged. No God
is there but Thee, Who hearest and art ready to answer.
--Baha'u'llah
"Lauded and glorified art Thou, O my God! I entreat..."
Lauded and glorified art Thou, O my God! I entreat Thee by the sighing of
Thy lovers and by the tears shed by them that long to behold Thee, not to
withhold from me Thy tender mercies in Thy Day, nor to deprive me of the
melodies of the Dove that extolleth Thy oneness before the light that
shineth from Thy face. I am the one who is in misery, O God! Behold me
cleaving fast to Thy Name, the All-Possessing. I am the one who is sure to
perish; behold me clinging to Thy Name, the Imperishable. I implore Thee,
therefore, by Thy Self, the Exalted, the Most High, not to abandon me unto
mine own self and unto the desires of a corrupt inclination. Hold Thou my
hand with the hand of Thy power, and deliver me from the depths of my
fancies and idle imaginings, and cleanse me of all that is abhorrent unto
Thee.
Cause me, then, to turn wholly unto Thee, to put my whole trust in Thee,
to seek Thee as my Refuge, and to flee unto Thy face. Thou art, verily, He
Who, through the power of His might, doeth whatsoever He desireth, and
commandeth, through the potency of His will, whatsoever He chooseth. None
can withstand the operation of Thy decree; none can divert the course of
Thine appointment. Thou art, in truth, the Almighty, the All-Glorious, the
Most Bountiful.
--Baha'u'llah
"Is there any Remover of difficulties save God?..."
Is there any Remover of difficulties save God? Say: Praised be God! He is
God! All are His servants, and all abide by His bidding!
--The Bab
"Say: God sufficeth all things above all things,..."
Say: God sufficeth all things above all things, and nothing in the heavens
or in the earth but God sufficeth. Verily, He is in Himself the Knower,
the Sustainer, the Omnipotent.
--The Bab
"I adjure Thee by Thy might, O my God! Let no..."
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.
--The Bab
"O Lord! Thou art the Remover of every anguish..."
O Lord! Thou art the Remover of every anguish and the Dispeller of every
affliction. Thou art He Who banisheth every sorrow and setteth free every
slave, the Redeemer of every soul. O Lord! Grant deliverance through Thy
mercy, and reckon me among such servants of Thine as have gained
salvation.
--The Bab
"O Lord, my God and my Haven in my distress!..."
O Lord, my God and my Haven in my distress! My Shield and my Shelter in my
woes! My Asylum and Refuge in time of need and in my loneliness my
Companion! In my anguish my Solace, and in my solitude a loving Friend!
The Remover of the pangs of my sorrows and the Pardoner of my sins!
Wholly unto Thee do I turn, fervently imploring Thee with all my heart, my
mind and my tongue, to shield me from all that runs counter to Thy will in
this, the cycle of Thy divine unity, and to cleanse me of all defilement
that will hinder me from seeking, stainless and unsullied, the shade of
the tree of Thy grace.
Have mercy, O Lord, on the feeble, make whole the sick, and quench the
burning thirst.
Gladden the bosom wherein the fire of Thy love doth smolder, and set it
aglow with the flame of Thy celestial love and spirit.
Robe the tabernacles of divine unity with the vesture of holiness, and set
upon my head the crown of Thy favor.
Illumine my face with the radiance of the orb of Thy bounty, and
graciously aid me in ministering at Thy holy threshold.
Make my heart overflow with love for Thy creatures and grant that I may
become the sign of Thy mercy, the token of Thy grace, the promoter of
concord amongst Thy loved ones, devoted unto Thee, uttering Thy
commemoration and forgetful of self but ever mindful of what is Thine.
O God, my God! Stay not from me the gentle gales of Thy pardon and grace,
and deprive me not of the wellsprings of Thine aid and favor.
'Neath the shade of Thy protecting wings let me nestle, and cast upon me
the glance of Thine all-protecting eye.
Loose my tongue to laud Thy name amidst Thy people, that my voice may be
raised in great assemblies and from my lips may stream the flood of Thy
praise.
Thou art, in all truth, the Gracious, the Glorified, the Mighty, the
Omnipotent.
--'Abdu'l-Baha
"He is the Compassionate, the All-Bountiful!..."
He is the Compassionate, the All-Bountiful! O God, my God! Thou seest me,
Thou knowest me; Thou art my Haven and my Refuge. None have I sought nor
any will I seek save Thee; no path have I trodden nor any will I tread but
the path of Thy love. In the darksome night of despair, my eye turneth
expectant and full of hope to the morn of Thy boundless favor and at the
hour of dawn my drooping soul is refreshed and strengthened in remembrance
of Thy beauty and perfection. He whom the grace of Thy mercy aideth,
though he be but a drop, shall become the boundless ocean, and the merest
atom which the outpouring of Thy loving-kindness assisteth, shall shine
even as the radiant star.
Shelter under Thy protection, O Thou Spirit of purity, Thou Who art the
All-Bountiful Provider, this enthralled, enkindled servant of Thine. Aid
him in this world of being to remain steadfast and firm in Thy love and
grant that this broken-winged bird attain a refuge and shelter in Thy
divine nest that abideth upon the celestial tree.
--'Abdu'l-Baha
"O my Lord, my Beloved, my Desire! Befriend..."
O my Lord, my Beloved, my Desire! Befriend me in my loneliness and
accompany me in my exile. Remove my sorrow. Cause me to be devoted to Thy
beauty. Withdraw me from all else save Thee. Attract me through Thy
fragrances of holiness. Cause me to be associated in Thy Kingdom with
those who are severed from all else save Thee, who long to serve Thy
sacred threshold and who stand to work in Thy Cause. Enable me to be one
of Thy maidservants who have attained to Thy good pleasure. Verily, Thou
art the Gracious, the Generous.
--'Abdu'l-Baha