"Glory be to Thee, O King of eternity, and the..."
Glory be to Thee, O King of eternity, and the Maker of nations, and the
Fashioner of every moldering bone! I pray Thee, by Thy Name through which
Thou didst call all mankind unto the horizon of Thy majesty and glory, and
didst guide Thy servants to the court of Thy grace and favors, to number
me with such as have rid themselves from everything except Thyself, and
have set themselves towards Thee, and have not been kept back by such
misfortunes as were decreed by Thee, from turning in the direction of Thy
gifts.
I have laid hold, O my Lord, on the handle of Thy bounty, and clung
steadfastly to the hem of the robe of Thy favor. Send down, then, upon me,
out of the clouds of Thy generosity, what will purge out from me the
remembrance of anyone except Thee, and make me able to turn unto Him Who
is the Object of the adoration of all mankind, against Whom have been
arrayed the stirrers of sedition, who have broken Thy covenant, and
disbelieved in Thee and in Thy signs.
Deny me not, O my Lord, the fragrances of Thy raiment in Thy days, and
deprive me not of the breathings of Thy Revelation at the appearance of
the splendors of the light of Thy face. Powerful art Thou to do what
pleaseth Thee. Naught can resist Thy will, nor frustrate what Thou hast
purposed by Thy power.
No God is there but Thee, the Almighty, the All-Wise.
--Baha'u'llah
"He is the Mighty, the Pardoner, the Compassionate!..."
He is the Mighty, the Pardoner, the Compassionate!
O God, my God! Thou beholdest Thy servants in the abyss of perdition and
error; where is Thy light of divine guidance, O Thou the Desire of the
world? Thou knowest their helplessness and their feebleness; where is Thy
power, O Thou in Whose grasp lie the powers of heaven and earth?
I ask Thee, O Lord my God, by the splendor of the lights of Thy
loving-kindness and the billows of the ocean of Thy knowledge and wisdom
and by Thy Word wherewith Thou hast swayed the peoples of Thy dominion, to
grant that I may be one of them that have observed Thy bidding in Thy
Book. And do Thou ordain for me that which Thou hast ordained for Thy
trusted ones, them that have quaffed the wine of divine inspiration from
the chalice of Thy bounty and hastened to do Thy pleasure and observe Thy
Covenant and Testament. Powerful art Thou to do as Thou willest. There is
none other God but Thee, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.
Decree for me, by Thy bounty, O Lord, that which shall prosper me in this
world and hereafter and shall draw me nigh unto Thee, O Thou Who art the
Lord of all men. There is none other God but Thee, the One, the Mighty,
the Glorified.
--Baha'u'llah
"Make firm our steps, O Lord, in Thy path..."
Make firm our steps, O Lord, in Thy path and strengthen Thou our hearts in
Thine obedience. Turn our faces toward the beauty of Thy oneness, and
gladden our bosoms with the signs of Thy divine unity. Adorn our bodies
with the robe of Thy bounty, and remove from our eyes the veil of
sinfulness, and give us the chalice of Thy grace; that the essence of all
beings may sing Thy praise before the vision of Thy grandeur. Reveal then
Thyself, O Lord, by Thy merciful utterance and the mystery of Thy divine
being, that the holy ecstasy of prayer may fill our souls--a prayer that
shall rise above words and letters and transcend the murmur of syllables
and sounds--that all things may be merged into nothingness before the
revelation of Thy splendor.
Lord! These are servants that have remained fast and firm in Thy Covenant
and Thy Testament, that have held fast unto the cord of constancy in Thy
Cause and clung unto the hem of the robe of Thy grandeur. Assist them, O
Lord, with Thy grace, confirm with Thy power and strengthen their loins in
obedience to Thee.
Thou art the Pardoner, the Gracious.
--'Abdu'l-Baha
"O compassionate God! Thanks be to Thee for..."
O compassionate God! Thanks be to Thee for Thou hast awakened and made me
conscious. Thou hast given me a seeing eye and favored me with a hearing
ear, hast led me to Thy kingdom and guided me to Thy path. Thou hast shown
me the right way and caused me to enter the ark of deliverance. O God!
Keep me steadfast and make me firm and staunch. Protect me from violent
tests, and preserve and shelter me in the strongly fortified fortress of
Thy Covenant and Testament. Thou art the Powerful. Thou art the Seeing.
Thou art the Hearing.
O Thou the Compassionate God. Bestow upon me a heart which, like unto
glass, may be illumined with the light of Thy love, and confer upon me
thoughts which may change this world into a rose garden through the
outpourings of heavenly grace.
Thou art the Compassionate, the Merciful. Thou art the Great Beneficent
God.
--'Abdu'l-Baha
"O my Lord and my Hope! Help Thou Thy..."
O my Lord and my Hope! Help Thou Thy loved ones to be steadfast in Thy
mighty Covenant, to remain faithful to Thy manifest Cause, and to carry
out the commandments Thou didst set down for them in Thy Book of
Splendors; that they may become banners of guidance and lamps of the
Company above, wellsprings of Thine infinite wisdom, and stars that lead
aright, as they shine down from the supernal sky.
Verily, art Thou the Invincible, the Almighty, the All-Powerful.
--'Abdu'l-Baha