O God, my God! Thou beholdest me
circling round Thy Will with mine eyes turned towards the horizon of Thy
bounty, eagerly awaiting the revelation of the effulgent splendours of the sun
of Thy favours. I beg of Thee, O Beloved of every understanding heart and the
Desire of such as have near access unto Thee, to grant that Thy loved ones may
become wholly detached from their own inclinations, holding fast unto that
which pleaseth Thee. Attire them, O Lord, with the robe of righteousness and illumine
them with the splendours of the light of detachment. Summon then to their
assistance the hosts of wisdom and utterance that they may exalt Thy Word
amongst Thy creatures and proclaim Thy Cause amidst Thy servants. Verily,
potent art Thou to do what Thou willest, and within Thy grasp lie the reins of
all affairs. No God is there but Thee, the Mighty, the Ever-Forgiving.
- Baha’u’llah (‘Words of Paradise’, revealed in honor of Haji Mirza Haydar-Ali [The Revelation
of Baha’u’llah, vol. 3, by Taherzadeh]; Tablets of Baha’u’llah revealed after
the Kitab-i-Aqdas)
