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art the Lord of all mankind,
and the Possessor of this world
and of the next.
No God is there save Thee,
the All-Knowing,
the All-Wise.
O God,
and the God of all Names,
and Maker of the heavens!
I entreat Thee
by Thy Name through which He Who is the Day-Spring of Thy might and the
Dawning-Place of Thy power hath been manifested,
through which every solid
thing hath been made to flow,
and every dead corpse hath been quickened,
and every moving spirit confirmed--I entreat Thee to enable me to rid
myself of all attachment to any one but Thee,
and to serve Thy Cause,
and
to wish what Thou didst wish through the power of Thy sovereignty,
and to
perform what is the good pleasure of Thy will.
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,