Glory be unto Thee, O Thou whose Seas of Bestowals are
waving and whose Breezes of Providence are wafting over all those who have arisen
to promote Thy Word amongst mankind and are hastening towards the city of
self-sacrifice with a heart overflowing with love and fidelity and a tongue
eloquent with the praise of Thy Abha Beauty!
O Lord! Confirm whoever opens his mouth in the explanation
of Thy Cause; arises in the diffusion of Thy Fragrances, from whose lips flows
the irresistible torrents of evidence in the elucidation of Thy Religion; waves
like unto the surging of the mighty ocean; sings like unto the singing of the
golden tongued nightingale in the Garden of Thy Knowledge, and roars like unto
the roaring of the lion in the Forest of Thy Favor.
O Lord! Cause them to quaff from the goblet which is filled
with the Wine of Thy Guidance, exhilarate them with the intoxication of Thy
Elixir, suffer them to speak of Thy most incontrovertible proofs, inspire them
with irrefragable evidences and demonstrations and teach them the essences of
wisdom and understanding.
Verily, thou art the Clement, Thou art the Confirmer, the
Powerful, the Mighty and the Omnipotent, and verily there is no God beside the
Lord of Grace and Mercy!
- ‘Abdu’l-Baha (Star of the West, vol. 5, no. 14, November 23, 1914)
