O Lord! O Lord! These souls are righteous, their hearts
attracted, their minds enkindled their ears opened, their eyes seeing, their
spirits rejoiced, their breasts dilated, their realities contented, their
identities satisfied and their hearts attentive. They are supplicating toward
Thee, turning their faces to Thee, and begging for Thy Mercy.
O Lord! O Lord! Enkindle their lamps, ignite their torches, uplift their waves
and open to them the Door of Bounty.
O Lord! Adorn their gardens, beautify their orchards, illumine their faces,
confirm their words, hoist their ensigns, commemorate their names, perfect
their morals, cleanse their hearts, purify their breasts and glorify their
countenances; so that the manifest light may be seen upon their brow, and the
Bloom of Paradise in their faces.
Verily, Thou art the Merciful, Thou art the Clement, the
Compassionate and the Ancient!
- ‘Abdu’l-Baha (Star of the West, vol. 1, no. 7, July 13,
1910)
