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O my Lord, |
the veils that shut them out from Thee, |
that |
they may behold Thee shining above the horizon of Thy oneness and shedding |
Thy radiance from the dawning-place of Thy sovereignty. |
By Thy glory! |
Were |
they to discover the sweetness of Thy remembrance and apprehend the |
excellence of the things that are sent down upon them from the right hand |
of the throne of Thy majesty, |
they would cast away all that they possess, |
and would rush forth into the wilderness of their longing after Thee, |
that |
the glance of Thy loving-kindness may be directed towards them and the |
radiance of the Day-Star of Thy beauty may be shed upon them. |
Let their hearts, |
O my Lord, |
be carried away by Thy remembrance, |
and their |
souls enriched by Thy riches, |
and their wills strengthened to proclaim Thy |
Cause amidst Thy creatures. |
Thou art, |
verily, |
the Great Giver, |
the |
Ever-Forgiving, |
the Most Compassionate. |
Lauded be Thy name, |
O my God! |
Thou seest how I have been sorely vexed |
among Thy servants, |
and beholdest the things that have befallen me in Thy |
path. |
Thou knowest full well that I have not spoken a word but by Thy |
leave, |
that my lips have never been opened except at Thy bidding and in |
accordance with Thy pleasure, |
that every breath I have breathed hath been |
animated with Thy praise and Thy remembrance, |
that I have summoned all men |
to naught else except that whereunto Thy chosen ones have through all |
eternity been summoned, |
and that I have bidden them observe only the |
things that would draw them nearer unto the Day-Spring of Thy |
loving-kindness, |
and the Dawning-Place of Thy favors, |
and the Horizon of |
Thy riches, |
and the Manifestation of Thine inspiration and Thy revelation. |
Thou art well aware, |
O my God, |
that I have not failed in my duty towards |
Thy Cause. |
At all times and under all conditions I have wafted, |
in every |
direction, |
the breezes of Thine inspiration, |
and shed abroad the sweet |
smell of the raiment of Thy mercy, |
that haply Thy servants may discover |
its fragrance, |
and through it be enabled to turn towards Thee. |
I implore Thee, |
O my God, |
by the Lights of Thy unity and the Repositories |
of Thy revelation, |
to send down from the clouds of Thy mercy that which |
will cleanse the hearts of all such as have turned towards Thee. |
Blot out, |
then, |
from their hearts all that may induce Thy servants to cavil at Thy |
Cause. |
Thy will hath overruled my will, |
O my God, |
and I have shown forth what |
hath grievously vexed me. |
Have mercy, |
then, |
upon me, |
O Thou Who of all |
those who show mercy art the Most Merciful! |
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