O Lord, my Lord! I praise Thee and thank Thee for the favour
Thou hast bestowed upon this feeble handmaiden of Thine, Thy maidservant who is
supplicating and praying fervently to Thee, inasmuch as Thou hast guided her
unto Thy Straight Path, led her to Thy luminous Kingdom, inclined her ears to
Thy most sublime Call in the midmost heart of the world, and unveiled to her
eyes Thy signs which testify to the revelation of Thy supreme dominion over all
things.
O my Lord! I dedicate that which is in my womb to Thee.
Grant that this child may be praised in Thy Kingdom, may be blessed by Thy
grace and bounty, and may grow and develop within the stronghold of Thine
education. Verily, Thou art the Most Generous, the Lord of grace abounding.
- ‘Abdu’l-Baha (‘Additional Prayers Revealed by ‘Abdu’l‑Bahá’; Baha’i Reference Online Library of the
Baha’i World Center)
