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corrupt and evil desires.
Write down,
then,
for me the good of this world
and of the world to come.
Potent art Thou to do what pleaseth Thee.
No God
is there but Thee,
the All-Glorious,
Whose help is sought by all men.
I yield Thee thanks,
O my Lord,
that Thou hast wakened me from my sleep,
and stirred me up,
and created in me the desire to perceive what most of
Thy servants have failed to apprehend.
Make me able,
therefore,
O my Lord,
to behold,
for love of Thee and for the sake of Thy pleasure,
whatsoever
Thou hast desired.
Thou art He to the power of Whose might and sovereignty
all things testify.
There is none other God but Thee,
the Almighty,
the Beneficent.
Praised be Thou,
O my God!
Thou seest how Thy righteous servants have
fallen into the hands of the wicked doers,
who have disbelieved in Thy
name,
the Unconstrained,
and denied Thy majesty,
and Thine unrestrained
authority,
and Thy strength,
and Thy sovereign might.
Their mouths utter
what the mouths of the Jews uttered aforetime.
Put forth,
therefore,
out of the bosom of Thy glory,
O my Lord,
the hand
of Thine omnipotence,
and through it assist Thou Thy loved ones who,
though sore-tried in Thy path with such trials as have caused the inmates
of the kingdom of Thy Cause to groan,
were not deterred from turning
towards the horizon of Thy Revelation.
Set,
then,
the seal of Thine unerring protection on their hearts,
O my
Lord,
lest perchance the remembrance of aught else except Thee enter
therein.
Make them able,
moreover,
to proclaim Thy name amidst Thy
creatures,
and supply them with the best of what Thou hast destined for
such of Thy chosen ones as enjoy near access to Thee.
Potent art Thou to do Thy pleasure.
Thou truly art the All-Glorious,
to
whom all cry for help.
Lauded be Thy name,
O Lord my God!
Thou seest how Thy servants have