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all of which were created by a mere indication of Thy will.
There is no God but Thee, the God of power, the God of glory, the God of
knowledge and wisdom.
The hearts that yearn after Thee, O my God, are burnt up with the fire of
their longing for Thee, and the eyes of them that love Thee weep sore by
reason of their crushing separation from Thy court, and the voice of the
lamentation of such as have set their hopes on Thee hath gone forth
throughout Thy dominions.
Thou hast Thyself, O my God, protected them, by Thy sovereign might, from
both extremities. But for the burning of their souls and the sighing of
their hearts, they would be drowned in the midst of their tears, and but
for the flood of their tears they would be burnt up by the fire of their
hearts and the heat of their souls. Methinks, they are like the angels
which Thou hast created of snow and of fire. Wilt Thou, despite such
vehement longing, O my God, debar them from Thy presence, or drive them
away, notwithstanding such fervor, from the door of Thy mercy? All hope is
ready to be extinguished in the hearts of Thy chosen ones, O my God! Where
are the breezes of Thy grace? They are hemmed in on all sides by their
enemies; where are the ensigns of Thy triumph which Thou didst promise in
Thy Tablets?
Thy glory is my witness! At each daybreak they who love Thee wake to find
the cup of woe set before their faces, because they have believed in Thee
and acknowledged Thy signs. Though I firmly believe that Thou hast a
greater compassion on them than they have on their own selves, though I
recognize that Thou hast afflicted them for no other purpose except to
proclaim Thy Cause, and to enable them to ascend into the heaven of Thine
eternity and the precincts of Thy court, yet Thou knowest full well the
frailty of some of them, and art aware of their impatience in their
sufferings.
Help them through Thy strengthening grace, I beseech Thee, O my God, to
suffer patiently in their love for Thee, and unveil to their eyes what
Thou hast decreed for them behind the Tabernacle of Thine unfailing
protection, so that they may rush forward to meet what is preordained for
them in Thy path, and may vie in hasting after tribulation in their love
towards Thee. And if not, do Thou, then, reveal the standards of Thine
ascendancy, and make them to be victorious over Thine adversaries, that
Thy sovereignty may be manifested unto all the dwellers of Thy realm, and
the power of Thy might demonstrated amidst Thy creatures. Powerful art
Thou to do what Thou willest. No God is there but Thee, the Omniscient,
the All-Wise.
Make steadfast Thou, O my God, Thy servant who hath believed in Thee to
help Thy Cause, and keep him safe from all dangers in the stronghold of
Thy care and Thy protection, both in this life and in the life which is to
come. Thou, verily, rulest as Thou pleasest. No God is there save Thee,
the Ever-Forgiving, the Most Generous.
Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! Rain down, I beseech Thee, from the
clouds of Thine overflowing grace, that which shall cleanse the hearts of
Thy servants from whatever may prevent their beholding Thy face, or may
prevent them from turning unto Thee, that they may all recognize Him Who
is their Fashioner and Creator. Help them, then, O God, to reach forth,
through the power of Thy sovereign might, towards such a station that they
can readily distinguish every foul smell from the fragrance of the raiment
of Him Who is the Bearer of Thy most lofty and exalted name, that they may
turn with all their affections toward Thee, and may enjoy such intimate
communion with Thee that if all that is in heaven and on earth were given
them they would regard it as unworthy of their notice, and would refuse to
cease from remembering Thee and from extolling Thy virtues.
Shield, I pray Thee, O my Beloved, my heart's Desire, Thy servant who hath
sought Thy face, from the darts of them that have denied Thee and from the
shafts of such as have repudiated Thy Truth. Cause him, then, to be wholly
devoted to Thee, to declare Thy name, and to fix his gaze upon the
sanctuary of Thy Revelation. Thou art, in truth, He Who, at no time, hath
turned away those who have set their hopes in Thee from the door of Thy
mercy, nor prevented such as have sought Thee from attaining the court of
Thy grace. No God is there but Thee, the Most Powerful, the All-Highest,
the Help in Peril, the All-Glorious, the All-Compelling, the
Unconditioned.
Magnified, O Lord my God, be Thy Name, whereby the trees of the garden of
Thy Revelation have been clad with verdure, and been made to yield the
fruits of holiness during this Springtime when the sweet savors of Thy
favors and blessings have been wafted over all things, and caused them to
bring forth whatsoever had been preordained for them in the Kingdom of
Thine irrevocable decree and the Heaven of Thine immutable purpose. I
beseech Thee by this very Name not to suffer me to be far from the court
of Thy holiness, nor debarred from the exalted sanctuary of Thy unity and
oneness.
Ignite, then, O my God, within my breast the fire of Thy love, that its