O kind God! Hearken to the cry of these helpless nations! O
pure Lord, show Thy pity to these orphaned children! O incomparable Almighty,
stop this destructive torrent! O Creator of the world and the inhabitants
thereof, cause the extinction of this burning fire! O Listener to our cries,
come to the rescue of the orphans! O Ideal Comforter, console the mothers whose
hearts are torn and whose souls are filled with the blood of irremediable loss!
O Clement and Merciful, grant the blessing of Thy grace to the weeping eyes and
burning hearts of the fathers. Restore calmness to this surging tempest and
change this world encircling war into Peace and Conciliation.
Verily, Thou art the Omnipotent and the Powerful and,
verily, Thou art the Seer and the Hearer!
- ‘Abdu’l-Baha (Star of the West, vol. 5, no. 16, December 31, 1914)
