Magnified be Thy name, O Lord my God! Behold Thou mine eye
expectant to gaze on the wonders of Thy mercy, and mine ear longing to hearken
unto Thy sweet melodies, and my heart yearning for the living waters of Thy
knowledge. Thou seest Thy handmaiden, O my God, standing before the habitation
of Thy mercy, and calling upon Thee by Thy name which Thou hast chosen above
all other names and set up over all that are in heaven and on earth. Send down
upon her the breaths of Thy mercy, that she may be carried away wholly from
herself, and be drawn entirely towards the seat which, resplendent with the
glory of Thy face, sheddeth afar the radiance of Thy sovereignty, and is
established as Thy throne. Potent art Thou to do what Thou willest. No God is
there beside Thee, the All-Glorious, the Most Bountiful.
Cast not out, I entreat Thee, O my Lord, them that have
sought Thee, and turn not away such as have directed their steps towards Thee,
and deprive not of Thy grace all that love Thee. Thou art He, O my Lord, Who
hath called Himself the God of Mercy, the Most Compassionate. Have mercy, then,
upon Thy handmaiden who hath sought Thy shelter, and set her face towards Thee.
Thou art, verily, the Ever-Forgiving, the Most Merciful.
- Baha’u’llah (‘Prayers and Meditations’)
