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Magnified be Thy name, O my God, for that Thou hast manifested the Day
which is the King of Days, the Day which Thou didst announce unto Thy
chosen Ones and Thy Prophets in Thy most excellent Tablets, the Day
whereon Thou didst shed the splendor of the glory of all Thy names upon
all created things. Great is his blessedness whosoever hath set himself
towards Thee, and entered Thy presence, and caught the accents of Thy
voice.
I beseech Thee, O my Lord, by the name of Him round Whom circleth in
adoration the kingdom of Thy names, that Thou wilt graciously assist them
that are dear to Thee to glorify Thy word among Thy servants, and to shed
abroad Thy praise amidst Thy creatures, so that the ecstasies of Thy
revelation may fill the souls of all the dwellers of Thine earth.
Since Thou hast guided them, O my Lord, unto the living waters of Thy
grace, grant, by Thy bounty, that they may not be kept back from Thee; and
since Thou hast summoned them to the habitation of Thy throne, drive them
not out from Thy presence, through Thy loving-kindness. Send down upon
them what shall wholly detach them from aught else except Thee, and make
them able to soar in the atmosphere of Thy nearness, in such wise that
neither the ascendancy of the oppressor nor the suggestions of them that
have disbelieved in Thy most august and most mighty Self shall be capable
of keeping them back from Thee.
Lauded be Thy name, O Thou in Whose hands is the kingdom of all names, and
in the grasp of Whose might are all that are in heaven and all that are on
earth! I entreat Thee, by Him Who is Thy Most Effulgent Name Whom Thou
hast made a target for the darts of Thy decree in Thy path, O Thou the
King of eternity, to rend asunder the veils that have shut off Thy
creatures from the horizon of Thy glory, that haply they may turn their
faces in the direction of Thy mercy, and draw nigh unto the Day-Spring of
Thy loving-kindness.
Leave not Thy servants to themselves, O my Lord! Draw them through the
influence of Thine utterances unto the Dawning-Place of Thine inspiration,
and to the Fountain of Thy Revelation, and to the Treasury of Thy wisdom.
Thou art He to Whose strength and power all things have testified, Whose
Purpose nothing whatsoever of all that hath been created in Thy heaven and
on Thy earth hath been able to frustrate.
Render, then, victorious, O my God, Thy servants who have set their faces
towards Thee, and directed their steps to the seat of Thy grace. Send
down, then, upon them what will keep them safe from the danger of turning
to any one but Thee, and from fixing their eyes upon aught else except
Thyself.
Potent art Thou to do what Thou willest, and to rule as Thou pleasest.
There is no God but Thee, the God of glory and wisdom.
Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! I beseech Thee by Thy Name, the
Restrainer, to withhold from us the maleficence of Thine adversaries who
have disbelieved in Thy testimony, and caviled at Thy beauty. Overpower by
Thy Name, the All-Subduing, such as have wronged Thy Previous
Manifestation Who hath now appeared invested with Thy title, the
All-Glorious. Lay hold, by Thy name, the Chastiser, on them that have
treated Thy Cause with scorn, have jested at Thy most mighty utterances,
and were hindered from attaining this most exalted station. Enable Thy
loved ones, by Thy Name, the Victorious, to prevail against Thine enemies
and the infidels among Thy creatures. Rend asunder, by Thy Name, the
Cleaver, the veil that hideth the doings of them that have besmirched
Thine honor and undermined Thy Faith among Thy people. Bind, by Thy Name,
the Restorer, the broken hearts of them that love Thee, and graciously
bless them in their affairs. Teach them, by Thy Name, the All-Knowing, the
wonders of Thy wisdom, that they may cleave steadfastly to Thy Faith and
walk in the ways of Thy pleasure. Keep them safe, by Thy Name, the
Withholder, from the tyranny of the oppressor and the wickedness of the
evil-doers and the malice of the stirrers of mischief. Shield them, by Thy
Name, the Preserver, within the stronghold of Thy might and power, that
haply they may be protected from the darts of doubt that are hurled by
such as have rebelled against Thee. Sanctify for Thy servants, by Thy Name
which Thou hast blessed above all other names, which Thou hast singled out
for Thy favor, and by which Thou didst reveal Thy beauty, these days of
which the Pen of Thy decree hath distinctly written, and which, according
to Thy will and wisdom, have been preordained in Thine irrevocable Tablet.
Subject to Thy rule, by Thy Name, the Conqueror, the people of Thy realm,
that all may turn towards Thy face and forsake their all for love of Thee
and for the sake of Thy pleasure.
Abase Thou, O my Lord, Thine enemies, and lay hold on them with Thy power
and might, and let them be stricken by the blast of Thy wrath. Make them
taste, O my God, of Thine awful majesty and vengeance, for they have
repudiated the truth of the One in Whom they had believed, Who came unto
them with Thy signs and Thy clear tokens and the evidences of Thy power
and the manifold revelations of Thy might. Gather, then, together Thy
loved ones beneath the shadow of the Tree of Thy oneness, and of the
Manifestation of the effulgent light of Thy unity.
Thou art, verily, the One Whose power is immense, Whose vengeance is
terrible. No God is there beside Thee, the Almighty, the Most Powerful.
Magnified be Thy name, O Lord my God, inasmuch as Thou hast inclined mine
ear to Thy voice, and called me to Thyself, and opened mine eyes to gaze
on Thy beauty, and illumined my heart with Thy knowledge, and sanctified
my breast from the doubts of the infidels in Thy days. I am the one, O my
God, who lay fast asleep on his couch, when lo, the messengers of Thy
manifold mercies were sent down upon me by Thee, and the gentle winds of
Thy loving-kindness blew over me, and roused me up, and caused me to set
my face towards the sanctuary of Thy knowledge, and to fix mine eyes upon
the splendors of the light of Thy face.