I pray Thee, O Thou Who causest the dawn to appear, by Thy
Name through Which Thou hast subjected the winds, and sent down Thy Tablets,
that Thou wilt grant that we may draw near unto what Thou didst destine for us
by Thy favor and bounty, and to be far removed from whatsoever may be repugnant
unto Thee. Give us, then, to drink from the hands of Thy grace every day and
every moment of our lives of the waters that are life indeed, O Thou Who art
the Most Merciful! Make us, then, to be of them who helped Thee when fallen
into the hands of those Thine enemies who are numbered with the rebellious
among Thy creatures and the wicked amidst Thy people. Write down, then, for us
the recompense ordained for him that hath attained Thy presence, and gazed on
Thy beauty, and supply us with every good thing ordained in Thy Book for such
of Thy creatures as enjoy near access to Thee.
Brighten our hearts, O my Lord, with the splendor of Thy
knowledge, and illumine our sight with the light of such eyes as are fixed upon
the horizon of Thy grace and the Day-Spring of Thy glory. Preserve us, then, by
Thy Most Great Name, Which Thou didst cause to overshadow such nations as lay
claim to what Thou hast forbidden in Thy Book. This, verily, is what Thou didst
announce unto us in Thy Scriptures and Thy Tablets.
Cause us, then, to be so steadfast in our love towards Thee
that we will turn to none except Thee, and will be reckoned amongst them that
are brought nigh to Thee, and acknowledge Thee as One Who is exalted above
every comparison and is holy beyond all likeness, and will lift up our voices
amongst Thy servants and cry aloud that He is the one God, the Incomparable,
the Ever-Abiding, the Most Powerful, the All-Glorious, the All-Wise.
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 (‘Prayers and Meditations by Baha’u’llah’)
