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and hath been willing to suffer the
most grievous abasement,
that Thy creatures may be exalted.
I pray Thee,
O Thou Who causest the dawn to appear,
by Thy Name through
Which Thou hast subjected the winds,
and sent down Thy Tablets,
that Thou
wilt grant that we may draw near unto what Thou didst destine for us by
Thy favor and bounty,
and to be far removed from whatsoever may be
repugnant unto Thee.
Give us,
then,
to drink from the hands of Thy grace
every day and every moment of our lives of the waters that are life
indeed,
O Thou Who art the Most Merciful!
Make us,
then,
to be of them who
helped Thee when fallen into the hands of those Thine enemies who are
numbered with the rebellious among Thy creatures and the wicked amidst Thy
people.
Write down,
then,
for us the recompense ordained for him that hath
attained Thy presence,
and gazed on Thy beauty,
and supply us with every
good thing ordained in Thy Book for such of Thy creatures as enjoy near
access to Thee.
Brighten our hearts,
O my Lord,
with the splendor of Thy knowledge,
and
illumine our sight with the light of such eyes as are fixed upon the
horizon of Thy grace and the Day-Spring of Thy glory.
Preserve us,
then,
by Thy Most Great Name,
Which Thou didst cause to overshadow such nations
as lay claim to what Thou hast forbidden in Thy Book.
This,
verily,
is
what Thou didst announce unto us in Thy Scriptures and Thy Tablets.
Cause us,
then,
to be so steadfast in our love towards Thee that we will
turn to none except Thee,
and will be reckoned amongst them that are
brought nigh to Thee,
and acknowledge Thee as One Who is exalted above
every comparison and is holy beyond all likeness,
and will lift up our
voices amongst Thy servants and cry aloud that He is the one God,
the
Incomparable,
the Ever-Abiding,
the Most Powerful,
the All-Glorious,
the
All-Wise.
Strengthen Thou,
O my Lord,
the hearts of them that love Thee,
that they
may not be affrighted by the hosts of the infidels that are turned back
from Thee,
but may follow Thee in whatsoever hath been revealed by Thee.
Aid them,
moreover,
to remember and to praise Thee,
and to teach Thy Cause
with eloquence and wisdom.
Thou art He Who hath called Himself the Most
Merciful.
Ordain,
then,
O my God,
for me and for whosoever hath sought
Thee what beseemeth the excellence of Thy glory and the greatness of Thy
majesty.
No God is there but Thee,
the Ever-Forgiving,
the Most
Compassionate.