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These are Thy servants,
O my Lord,
who for love of Thee have abandoned
their homes,
and sustained the tribulations decreed by Thee in Thy path.
I
swear by Thy glory!
Every time any one of them testifieth before Thee to
his evil doings,
shame covereth my face,
for they are Thy servants who
have tasted of the cup of woe in Thy Cause,
who have quaffed from the
chalice of adversity when the light of Thy countenance was lifted upon
them,
and who were so vexed by trials that peace was utterly denied them
within the precincts of Thy court.
The power of Thy might beareth me witness!
My heart hath melted by reason
of my love for them that are dear to Thee,
and my soul is laden with
anguish for the sorrows which have afflicted them at the revelation of Thy
Cause and the appearance of the billowing oceans of Thy grace and favors.
The sighs they uttered,
O my Lord,
have caused my sighs to ascend towards
Thee,
and the burning of their hearts hath consumed mine own heart within
me.
I beseech Thee,
O Thou Who art the Lord of all being and the Enlightener
of all things visible and invisible,
to grant that every one of them may
become an ensign of Thy guidance among Thy servants,
and a revelation of
the splendors of the Day-Star of Thy loving-kindness amidst Thy creatures.
Thou hast,
O my God,
chosen them to love Thee,
and to stand before the
throne of Thy majesty.
No other station hath excelled the station to which
Thou hast called them.
How many the nights,
O my God,
when sleep failed to
overtake them because of their remembrance of Thee,
and how numerous the
days which they spent in lamentation over the things that have befallen
Thee at the hands of Thine enemies!
I entreat Thee,
O Thou Who art the
Ruler of rulers,
and the Uplifter of the downtrodden,
to aid them so to
assist Thy Cause and exalt Thy word that through them Thy praise may be
shed abroad amidst Thy creatures,
and Thy virtues recounted throughout Thy
realm.
Thou art,
verily,
the Almighty,
the Most Exalted,
the
Ever-Forgiving,
the Most Generous.
Praised be Thou,
O Lord my God!
This is Thy servant whom Thou hast in the
kingdom of Thy names called by Thine own name,
and whom Thou hast reared
under the wings of Thy grace and favors.
Thou seest him,
therefore,
hastening in the direction of Thy gifts,
and rushing forth towards Thee
seeking after Thy bounty.
Attire him,
O my God,
with the mantle of Thy
favor and the robe of Thy munificence and generosity,
that all created
things may perceive from him the sweet smell of the raiment of Thy love.
Adorn,
then,
his head with the crown of Thy remembrance,
in such wise that
his fame may be noised abroad among Thy servants as one who loveth Thee
and cleaveth steadfastly to Thy Cause.
Assist him,