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irrevocable decree hath traced in this priceless and exalted Tablet.
All praise be to Thy Self at all times and under all conditions. Thou art,
verily, the God of knowledge and wisdom.
Praise be unto Thee, O my God! Thou seest how He Who is Thy Light hath
been shut up in the fortress-town of Akká, and been sore oppressed by
reason of what the hands of the wicked doers have wrought, whose corrupt
desires have kept them back from turning towards Thee, O Thou Who art the
King of all names!
I swear by Thy glory! Tribulations, however woeful, can never hinder me
from remembering Thee or from celebrating Thy praise. Every vexation borne
for love of Thee is a token of Thy mercy unto Thy creatures, and every
ordeal suffered in Thy path is but a gift from Thee bestowed on Thy chosen
ones. I testify that my countenance, which shineth above the Day-Spring of
eternity, hath been irradiated by adversity, and my body hath been adorned
by it before all who are in heaven and all who are on earth.
I pray Thee, by Thy Most Great Name, to aid all them that have believed on
Thee and on Thy signs to be steadfast in Thy love and to set themselves
towards the Dawning-Place of the Day-Star of Thy loving-kindness. Inspire
them, then, O my God, with what will unloose their tongue to praise Thee,
and will draw them nigh unto Thee in the life that now is and the life
that is to come.
Thou truly art the Almighty, the All-Glorious, the Beneficent.
Glorified be Thy name, O Lord my God! I beseech Thee by Thy power that
hath encompassed all created things, and by Thy sovereignty that hath
transcended the entire creation, and by Thy Word which was hidden in Thy
wisdom and whereby Thou didst create Thy heaven and Thy earth, both to
enable us to be steadfast in our love for Thee and in our obedience to Thy
pleasure, and to fix our gaze upon Thy face, and celebrate Thy glory.
Empower us, then, O my God, to spread abroad Thy signs among Thy
creatures, and to guard Thy Faith in Thy realm. Thou hast ever existed
independently of the mention of any of Thy creatures, and wilt remain as
Thou hast been for ever and ever.
In Thee I have placed my whole confidence, unto Thee I have turned my
face, to the cord of Thy loving providence I have clung, and towards the
shadow of Thy mercy I have hastened. Cast me not as one disappointed out
of Thy door, O my God, and withhold not from me Thy grace, for Thee alone
do I seek. No God is there beside Thee, the Ever-Forgiving, the Most
Bountiful.
Praise be to Thee, O Thou Who art the Beloved of them that have known
Thee!
O Thou Whose tests are a healing medicine to such as are nigh unto Thee,
Whose sword is the ardent desire of all them that love Thee, Whose dart is
the dearest wish of those hearts that yearn after Thee, Whose decree is
the sole hope of them that have recognized Thy truth! I implore Thee, by
Thy divine sweetness and by the splendors of the glory of Thy face, to
send down upon us from Thy retreats on high that which will enable us to
draw nigh unto Thee. Set, then, our feet firm, O my God, in Thy Cause, and
enlighten our hearts with the effulgence of Thy knowledge, and illumine
our breasts with the brightness of Thy names.
I am he, O my Lord, that hath set his face towards Thee, and fixed his
hope on the wonders of Thy grace and the revelations of Thy bounty. I pray
Thee that Thou wilt not suffer me to turn away disappointed from the door
of Thy mercy, nor abandon me to such of Thy creatures as have repudiated
Thy Cause.
I am, O my God, Thy servant and the son of Thy servant. I have recognized
Thy truth in Thy days, and have directed my steps towards the shores of
Thy oneness, confessing Thy singleness, acknowledging Thy unity, and
hoping for Thy forgiveness and pardon. Powerful art Thou to do what Thou
willest; no God is there beside Thee, the All-Glorious, the
Ever-Forgiving.
Unto Thee be praise, O Lord my God! I testify that Thou art God, and that
there is none other God besides Thee. Thou hast from eternity been
immeasurably exalted above the praise of any one except Thee, and far