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which is hidden from the eyes of Thy creatures,
and incessant trials have
hindered the tongue of the Divine Ordainer from proclaiming the wonders of
Thy glorification and praise.
With a stammering tongue,
therefore,
I call
upon Thee,
O my God,
and with this my afflicted pen I occupy myself in
remembrance of Thy name.
Is there any man of insight,
O my God,
that can behold Thee with Thine own
eye,
and where is the thirsty one who can direct his face towards the
living waters of Thy love?
I am the one,
O my God,
who hath blotted out
from his heart the remembrance of all except Thee,
and hath graven upon it
the mysteries of Thy love.
Thine own might beareth me witness!
But for
tribulations,
how could the assured be distinguished from the doubters
among Thy servants?
They who have been inebriated with the wine of Thy
knowledge,
these,
verily,
hasten to meet every manner of adversity in
their longing to pass into Thy presence.
I implore Thee,
O Beloved of my
heart and the Object of my soul's adoration,
to shield them that love me
from the faintest trace of evil and corrupt desires.
Supply them,
then,
with the good of this world and of the next.
Thou art,
verily,
He Whose grace hath guided them aright,
He Who hath
declared Himself to be the All-Merciful.
No God is there but Thee,
the
All-Glorious,
the Supreme Helper.
Praise be to Thee,
O Lord my God!
I beseech Thee by this Revelation
whereby darkness hath been turned into light,
through which the Frequented
Fane hath been built,
and the Written Tablet revealed,
and the Outspread
Roll uncovered,
to send down upon me and upon them who are in my company
that which will enable us to soar into the heavens of Thy transcendent
glory,
and will wash us from the stain of such doubts as have hindered the
suspicious from entering into the tabernacle of Thy unity.
I am the one,
O my Lord,
who hath held fast the cord of Thy
loving-kindness,
and clung to the hem of Thy mercy and favors.
Do Thou
ordain for me and for my loved ones the good of this world and of the
world to come.
Supply them,
then,
with the Hidden Gift Thou didst ordain
for the choicest among Thy creatures.
These are,
O my Lord,
the days in which Thou hast bidden Thy servants to
observe the fast.
Blessed is he that observeth the fast wholly for Thy
sake and with absolute detachment from all things except Thee.