Glory be unto Thee, Thou art exalted above the description
of anyone save Thyself, since it is beyond human conception to befittingly
magnify Thy virtues or to comprehend the inmost reality of Thine Essence. Far
be it from Thy glory that Thy creatures should describe Thee or that any one
besides Thyself should ever know Thee. I have known Thee, O my God, by reason
of Thy making Thyself known unto me, for hadst Thou not revealed Thyself unto
me, I would not have known Thee. I worship Thee by virtue of Thy summoning me
unto Thee, for had it not been for Thy summons I would not have worshipped
Thee. Lauded art Thou, O my God, my trespasses have waxed mighty and my sins
have assumed grievous proportions. How disgraceful my plight will prove to be
in Thy holy presence. I have failed to know Thee to the extent Thou didst
reveal Thyself unto me; I have failed to worship Thee with a devotion worthy of
Thy summons; I have failed to obey Thee through not treading the path of Thy
love in the manner Thou didst inspire me.
Thy might beareth me witness, O my God, what befitteth Thee is far greater and more exalted than any
being could attempt to accomplish. Indeed nothing can ever comprehend Thee as
is worthy of Thee nor can any servile creature worship Thee as beseemeth Thine
adoration. So perfect and comprehensive is Thy proof, O my God, that its inner
essence transcendeth the description of any soul and so abundant are the
outpourings of Thy gifts that no faculty can appraise their infinite range.
- The
Báb (‘Selections from the Writings of the Báb)
