O my God! O my God! I yield Thee thanks that Thou hast
directed me towards Thyself, hast guided me unto Thy horizon, hast clearly set
forth for me Thy Path, hast revealed to me Thy testimony and enabled me to set
my face towards Thee, while most of the doctors and divines among Thy servants
together with such as follow them have, without the least proof or evidence
from Thee, turned away from Thee. Blessing be unto Thee, O Lord of Names, and
glory be unto Thee, O Creator of the heavens, inasmuch as Thou hast, through
the power of Thy Name, the Self-Subsisting, given me to drink of Thy sealed
wine, hast caused me to draw nigh unto Thee and hast enabled me
to recognize the Dayspring of Thine utterance, the Manifestation of Thy signs,
the Fountainhead of Thy laws and commandments and the Source of Thy wisdom and
bestowals. Blessed is the land that hath been ennobled by Thy footsteps,
wherein the throne of Thy sovereignty is established and the fragrance of Thy
raiment is diffused. By Thy glory and majesty, by Thy might and power, I desire
not my sight save to behold Thy beauty, nor my hearing save to hearken to Thy
call and Thy verses.
- Baha’u’llah (‘Ishraqat [Splendours], ‘Tablets of Baha’u’llah
revealed after the Kitab-i-Aqdas’)
