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and wilt unto everlasting continue to exercise Thy
transcendent and unrestrained dominion.
The hosts of the world are
powerless to frustrate Thy will,
nor can all the dwellers of the earth and
all the inmates of heaven annul Thy decree.
Thou truly art the Almighty,
the Most Exalted,
the Most Great.
Bless,
O my God,
those of the followers of the Bayán as have been numbered
with the people of Bahá,
who have entered within the Crimson Ark in Thy
Name,
the Most Exalted,
the Most High.
Thy might,
verily,
is equal to all
things.
I give praise to Thee,
O Lord my God!
I entreat Thee by Thy Name through
which Thou didst cause the dawn to appear,
and the winds to blow,
and the
seas to surge,
and the trees to bring forth their fruits,
and the earth to
be beautified with its rivers,
that Thou wilt aid all them that are dear
to Thee with both Thy visible and invisible hosts.
Render them,
moreover,
victorious over all those who have so rebelled in Thy land,
and dishonored
Thy name,
and disbelieved in Thy signs,
and broken Thy Covenant,
and cast
behind their backs Thy laws,
and have to such an extent risen up against
Thee,
that they carried into captivity Thy kindred,
and flung the
Manifestation of Thy Self into prison,
and immured Him Who is the
Day-Spring of Thine Essence in the most desolate of cities.
Thou,
O my Lord,
art He whose strength is immense,
Whose decree is
terrible.
Lay hold on Thine adversaries by the power of Thy sovereignty,
and assemble Thy loved ones beneath the shadow of the tree of Thy oneness,
that they may stand before Thy throne,
and catch the accents of Thy voice,
and gaze on Thy beauty,
and discover the power of Thy might.
Thou art,
verily,
the All-Powerful,
the Almighty.
Lauded be Thy name,
O my God!
I am so carried away by the breezes blowing
from Thy presence that I have forgotten my self and all that I possess.
This is but a sign of the wonders of Thy grace and bountiful favors
vouchsafed unto me.
I give praise to Thee,
O my God,
that Thou hast chosen