Vouchsafe, O Best Beloved of the World, a ray from Thy
Splendour. O Well-Beloved of mankind, shed upon us the light of Thy
Countenance.
O God Omnipotent, do Thou shield us and be our refuge and, O
Lord of Being, show forth Thy might and Thy dominion.
O Thou loving Lord, the movers of sedition are in some
regions astir and active, and by night and day are inflicting a grievous wrong.
Even as wolves, tyrants are lying in wait, and the wronged,
innocent flock hath neither help nor succour. Hounds are on the trail of the
gazelles of the fields of divine unity, and the pheasant in the mountains of
heavenly guidance is pursued by the ravens of envy.
O Thou divine Providence, preserve and protect us! O Thou
Who art our Shield, save us and defend us! Keep us beneath Thy Shelter, and by
Thy Help save us from all ills. Thou art, indeed, the True Protector, the
Unseen Guardian, the Celestial Preserver, and the Heavenly Loving Lord.
- ‘Abdu’l-Baha (‘Selections from the Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Baha’)
