O God, my God! Fill up for me the cup of detachment from all
things, and in the assembly of Thy splendours and bestowals, rejoice me with
the wine of loving Thee. Free me from the assaults of passion and desire, break
off from me the shackles of this nether world, draw me with rapture unto Thy
supernal realm, and refresh me amongst the handmaids with the breathings of Thy
holiness.
O Lord, brighten Thou my face with the lights of Thy
bestowals, light Thou mine eyes with beholding the signs of Thine all-subduing
might; delight my heart with the glory of Thy knowledge that encompasseth all
things, gladden Thou my soul with Thy soul-reviving tidings
of great joy, O Thou King of this world and the Kingdom above, O Thou Lord of
dominion and might, that I may spread abroad Thy signs and tokens, and proclaim
Thy Cause, and promote Thy Teachings, and serve Thy Law, and exalt Thy Word.
Thou art verily the Powerful, the Ever-Giving, the Able, the
Omnipotent.
- ‘Abdu’l-Baha (‘Selections from the Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Baha’)
