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methinks,
is endowed with a tongue that glorifieth Thee and
magnifieth Thy name.
Armed with the power of Thy love,
the hatred which
moveth them that are against Thee can never alarm me;
and with Thy praise
on my lips,
the rulings of Thy decree can in no wise fill me with sorrow.
Fortify,
therefore,
Thy love within my breast,
and suffer me to face the
assaults which all the peoples of the earth may launch against me.
I swear
by Thee!
Every hair of my head proclaimeth:
"But for the adversities that
befall me in Thy path,
how could I ever taste the divine sweetness of Thy
tenderness and love?
"
Send down,
therefore,
O my Lord,
upon me and upon them that love me,
that
which will cause us to become steadfast in Thy Faith.
Enable them,
then,
to become the Hands of Thy Cause amongst Thy servants,
that they may
scatter abroad Thy signs,
and show forth Thy sovereignty.
There is no God
but Thee,
Who art powerful to do whatsoever Thou willest.
Thou art,
in
truth,
the All-Glorious,
the All-Praised.
Praise be unto Thee,
O my God!
I am one of Thy servants,
who hath believed
on Thee and on Thy signs.
Thou seest how I have set myself towards the
door of Thy mercy,
and turned my face in the direction of Thy
loving-kindness.
I beseech Thee,
by Thy most excellent titles and Thy most
exalted attributes,
to open to my face the portals of Thy bestowals.
Aid
me,
then,
to do that which is good,
O Thou Who art the Possessor of all
names and attributes!
I am poor,
O my Lord,
and Thou art the Rich.
I have set my face towards
Thee,
and detached myself from all but Thee.
Deprive me not,
I implore
Thee,
of the breezes of Thy tender mercy,
and withhold not from me what
Thou didst ordain for the chosen among Thy servants.
Remove the veil from mine eyes,
O my Lord,
that I may recognize what Thou
hast desired for Thy creatures,
and discover,
in all the manifestations of
Thy handiwork,
the revelations of Thine almighty power.
Enrapture my soul,
O my Lord,
with Thy most mighty signs,
and draw me out of the depths of my