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I yield Thee thanks,
O my God,
for that Thou hast offered me up as a
sacrifice in Thy path,
and made me a target for the arrows of afflictions
as a token of Thy love for Thy servants,
and singled me out for all manner
of tribulation for the regeneration of Thy people.
How sweet to my taste is the savor of woes sent by Thee,
and how dear to
my heart the dispositions of Thy providence!
Perish the soul that fleeth
from the threats of kings in its attempt to save itself in Thy days!
I
swear by Thy glory!
Whoso hath quaffed the living waters of Thy favors can
fear no trouble in Thy path,
neither can he be deterred by any tribulation
from remembering Thee or from celebrating Thy praise.
I beseech Thee,
O Thou Who art my Governor and the Possessor of all names,
to protect them that have branched out from me (Afnán),
whom Thou hast
caused to be related to Thyself,
and to whom Thou hast,
in this
Revelation,
shown Thy special favor,
and whom Thou hast summoned to draw
nigh unto Thee and to turn towards the horizon of Thy Revelation.
Withhold
not from them,
O my Lord,
the outpourings of Thy mercy or the effulgence
of the Day-Star of Thy grace.
Enable them to distinguish themselves
amongst Thy people,
that they may exalt Thy word and promote Thy Cause.
Aid them,
O my God,
to do Thy will and pleasure.
No God is there but Thee,
the All-Powerful,
the Most Exalted,
the Most
High.
Glory to Thee,
O my God!
But for the tribulations which are sustained in
Thy path,
how could Thy true lovers be recognized;
and were it not for the
trials which are borne for love of Thee,
how could the station of such as
yearn for Thee be revealed?
Thy might beareth me witness!
The companions
of all who adore Thee are the tears they shed,
and the comforters of such
as seek Thee are the groans they utter,
and the food of them who haste to
meet Thee is the fragments of their broken hearts.
How sweet to my taste is the bitterness of death suffered in Thy path,
and
how precious in my estimation are the shafts of Thine enemies when
encountered for the sake of the exaltation of Thy word!
Let me quaff in
Thy Cause,
O my God,
whatsoever Thou didst desire,
and send down upon me
in Thy love all Thou didst ordain.
By Thy glory!
I wish only what Thou
wishest,
and cherish what Thou cherishest.
In Thee have I,
at all times,
placed my whole trust and confidence.