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I beseech Thee, moreover, O my God, to ordain for me what will make me
rich enough to dispense with any one save Thee. Thou seest me, O my God,
with my face turned towards Thee, and my hands clinging to the cord of Thy
grace. Send down upon me Thy mercy, and write down for me what Thou hast
written down for Thy chosen ones. Powerful art Thou to do what pleaseth
Thee. No God is there but Thee, the Ever-Forgiving, the All-Bountiful.
Glory be to Thee, O Thou Who hast, through the movement of Thy most august
pen, subdued the concourse of Thy creation, and manifested the pearls of
the ocean of Thy wisdom through the words which Thy tongue hath spoken
before all who are in heaven and on earth. I testify that Thy might hath
encompassed the whole universe, and Thy mercy surpassed all created
things. The powers of the earth have never prevailed against Thee, nor
hath the tumult of the nations frustrated Thy purpose. Thou hast revealed
in Thy realm whatsoever Thou hadst desired through the power of Thy
sovereignty, and hast ordained all things according to the good pleasure
of Thy will. From eternity Thou hast inhabited the loftiest heights of Thy
dominion and of Thine unfettered sovereignty, and wilt unto eternity
continue to abide in the inaccessible retreats of Thy majesty and glory.
I implore Thee, by Thy Name through which the fragrance of the raiment of
Thy presence was wafted, and the gentle winds of Thy bountiful grace
passed over all created things, to graciously assist me, at all times and
under all conditions, to serve Thy Cause, and to enable me to remember
Thee and to extol Thy virtues. Let, then, Thine almighty arms enfold me, O
my God, and ordain for me what beseemeth Thy bounty in every world of Thy
worlds.
Thou beholdest, O my Lord, how I have set myself towards the ocean of Thy
grace and the adored sanctuary of Thy favors. Deny me not, I pray Thee,
the drops which are sprinkled from the ocean of Thy gifts; neither do Thou
withhold from me the outpourings of the clouds of Thy tender mercies. I am
he, O my God, that hath clung to the resplendent hem of Thy robe, and
taken hold on Thy strong cord that none can sever. I testify that Thou
hast created me, and nourished me, and brought me up, and fed me, and
sustained me, that I may recognize Him Who is the Day-Spring of Thy signs,
and the Revealer of Thy clear tokens. I offer unto Thee, therefore, most
high praise, O Lord my God, that Thou hast suffered me to attain unto this
most sublime station and this most august seat. Thou, truly, art the Great
Giver, the Almighty, the All-Bountiful, the Ever-Forgiving, the Most
Generous.
Illumine mine eyes, O my Lord, with the splendors of the horizon of Thy
Revelation, and brighten my heart with the effulgence of the Day-Star of
Thy knowledge and wisdom, that I may set myself wholly towards Thy face,
and be rid of all attachment to any one except Thee, in such wise that the
changes and chances of the world will be powerless to hinder me from
recognizing Him Who is the Manifestation of Thine own Self, and the
Revealer of Thy signs, and the Day-Spring of Thy Revelation, and the
Repository of Thy Cause.
Thou art, verily, the Almighty, the Protector, the All-Glorious, the
All-Wise.
Praised be Thou, O my God! This servant of Thine testifieth that naught
else except Thee can ever express Thee, nor canst Thou be described by any
one save Thyself. The thoughts of them that have recognized Thy reality,
however much they may ascend towards the heaven of Thy praise, can never
hope to pass beyond the bounds which, by Thy behest and decree, have been
fixed within their own hearts. How can the creature who is as nothing
comprehend Him Who is the Ancient of Days, or succeed in describing the
full measure of His sovereignty, His glory, and His grandeur? Nay, and to
this Thou Thyself dost witness, O Thou Who art the Governor of nations!
Every created thing hath recognized its own impotence, and the power of
Thy might, and hath confessed its own abasement and Thy great glory.
I beseech Thee by Thy Lastness which is the same as Thy Firstness, and by
Thy Revelation which is identical with Thy Concealment, to grant that they
who are dear to Thee, and their children, and their kindred, may become
the revealers of Thy purity amidst Thy creatures, and the manifestations
of Thy sanctity amongst Thy servants.
Thou art, verily, powerful to do Thy pleasure. Thou art, in truth, the
Help in Peril, the Self-Subsisting.
I give Thee thanks, O my God, for that Thou hast made me to be a target
for the darts of Thine adversaries in Thy path. I offer Thee most high
praise, O Thou Who art the Knower of the seen and unseen and the Lord of
all being, that Thou hast suffered me to be cast into prison for love of
Thee, and caused me to quaff the cup of woe, that I may reveal Thy Cause
and glorify Thy word.
Which of my tribulations am I to recount before Thy face, O my Lord? Am I
to recite before Thee what in days of old befell me at the hands of the
workers of iniquity among Thy creatures, or to describe the vexations
which have compassed me about in these days for the sake of Thy good
pleasure?