Strengthen Thou, O my Lord, the hearts of them that love
Thee, that they may not be affrighted by the hosts of the infidels that are
turned back from Thee, but may follow Thee in whatsoever hath been revealed by
Thee. Aid them, moreover, to remember and to praise Thee, and to teach Thy
Cause with eloquence and wisdom. Thou art He Who hath called Himself the Most
Merciful. Ordain, then, O my God, for me and for whosoever hath sought Thee
what beseemeth the excellence of Thy glory and the greatness of Thy majesty. No
God is there but Thee, the Ever-Forgiving, the Most Compassionate.
- Baha’u’llah (‘Gleanings from the Writings of Baha’u’llah’)
