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wholly detached from |
all things, |
and cleaving steadfastly unto the cord of Thy gifts and |
favors. |
I have embraced His truth, |
and the truth of all the wondrous laws |
and precepts that have been sent down unto Him. |
I have fasted for love of |
Thee and in pursuance of Thine injunction, |
and have broken my fast with |
Thy praise on my tongue and in conformity with Thy pleasure. |
Suffer me |
not, |
O my Lord, |
to be reckoned among them who have fasted in the daytime, |
who in the night-season have prostrated themselves before Thy face, |
and |
who have repudiated Thy truth, |
disbelieved in Thy signs, |
gainsaid Thy |
testimony, |
and perverted Thine utterances. |
Open Thou, |
O my Lord, |
mine eyes and the eyes of all them that have sought |
Thee, |
that we may recognize Thee with Thine own eyes. |
This is Thy bidding |
given us in the Book sent down by Thee unto Him Whom Thou hast chosen by |
Thy behest, |
Whom Thou hast singled out for Thy favor above all Thy |
creatures, |
Whom Thou hast been pleased to invest with Thy sovereignty, |
and |
Whom Thou hast specially favored and entrusted with Thy Message unto Thy |
people. |
Praised be Thou, |
therefore, |
O my God, |
inasmuch as Thou hast |
graciously enabled us to recognize Him and to acknowledge whatsoever hath |
been sent down unto Him, |
and conferred upon us the honor of attaining the |
presence of the One Whom Thou didst promise in Thy Book and in Thy |
Tablets. |
Thou seest me then, |
O my God, |
with my face turned towards Thee, |
cleaving |
steadfastly to the cord of Thy gracious providence and generosity, |
and |
clinging to the hem of Thy tender mercies and bountiful favors. |
Destroy |
not, |
I implore Thee, |
my hopes of attaining unto that which Thou didst |
ordain for Thy servants who have turned towards the precincts of Thy court |
and the sanctuary of Thy presence, |
and have observed the fast for love of |
Thee. |
I confess, |
O my God, |
that whatever proceedeth from me is wholly |
unworthy of Thy sovereignty and falleth short of Thy majesty. |
And yet I |
beseech Thee by Thy Name through which Thou hast revealed Thy Self, |
in the |
glory of Thy most excellent titles, |
unto all created things, |
in this |
Revelation whereby Thou hast, |
through Thy most resplendent Name, |
manifested Thy beauty, |
to give me to drink of the wine of Thy mercy and of |
the pure beverage of Thy favor, |
which have streamed forth from the right |
hand of Thy will, |
that I may so fix my gaze upon Thee and be so detached |
from all else but Thee, |
that the world and all that hath been created |
therein may appear before me as a fleeting day which Thou hast not deigned |
to create. |
I moreover entreat Thee, |
O my God, |
to rain down, |
from the heaven of Thy |
will and the clouds of Thy mercy, |
that which will cleanse us from the |
noisome savors of our transgressions, |
O Thou Who hast called Thyself the |
God of Mercy! |
Thou art, |
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