I beg of Thee by the Most Great Infallibility which Thou
hast chosen to be the dayspring of Thy Revelation, and by Thy most sublime Word
through whose potency Thou didst call the creation into being and didst reveal
Thy Cause, and by this Name which hath caused all other names to groan aloud
and the limbs of the sages to quake, I beg of Thee to make me detached from all
else save Thee, in such wise that I may move not but in conformity with the
good-pleasure of Thy Will, and speak not except at the bidding of Thy Purpose,
and hear naught save the words of Thy praise and Thy glorification.
I magnify Thy Name, O my God, and offer thanksgiving unto
Thee, O my Desire, inasmuch as Thou hast enabled me to clearly perceive Thy
straight Path, hast unveiled Thy Great Announcement before mine eyes and hast
aided me to set my face towards the Dayspring of Thy Revelation and the
Fountainhead of Thy Cause, whilst Thy servants and Thy people turned away from
Thee. I entreat Thee, O Lord of the Kingdom of eternity, by the shrill voice of
the Pen of Glory, and by the Burning Fire which calleth aloud from the verdant
Tree, and by the Ark which Thou hast specially chosen for the people of Bahá,
to grant that I may remain steadfast in my love for Thee, be well pleased with
whatsoever Thou hast prescribed for me in Thy Book and may stand firm in Thy
service and in the service of Thy loved ones. Graciously assist then Thy
servants, O my God, to do that which will serve to exalt Thy Cause and will
enable them to observe whatsoever Thou hast revealed in Thy Book.
Verily Thou art the Lord of Strength, Thou art potent to
ordain whatsoever Thou willest and within Thy grasp Thou holdest the reins of
all created things. No God is there but Thee, the All-Powerful, the
All-Knowing, the All-Wise.
- Baha’u’llah (‘Tablets of Baha’u’llah revealed after
the Kitab-i-Aqdas’)
