O Thou the Lord of the visible and the invisible, and the
Enlightener of all creation! I beseech Thee, by Thy sovereignty which is hid
from the eyes of men, to reveal in all directions the signs of Thy manifold
blessings and the tokens of Thy loving-kindness, that I may arise with
exultation and rapture and extol Thy wondrous virtues, O Thou the Most
Merciful, and stir up by Thy name all created things, and so kindle the fire of
Thy glorification amidst Thy creatures, that all the world may be filled with
the brightness of the light of Thy glory, and all existence be inflamed with
the fire of Thy Cause.
Roll not up, O my Lord, what hath been spread out in Thy
name, and extinguish not the lamp which Thine own fire hath lit. Withhold not,
O my Lord, the water that is life indeed from running down -- the water from whose
murmuring the wondrous melodies which
extol and glorify Thee can be heard. Deny not, moreover, Thy servants the sweet
fragrance of the breath which hath been wafted through Thy love.
Thou seest, O Thou Who art my All-Glorious Beloved, the
restless waves that surge within the ocean of my heart, in my love and yearning
towards Thee. I implore Thee, by the signs of Thy majesty and the evidences of
Thy sovereignty, to subdue Thy servants by this Name Which Thou hast made to be
the King of all names in the kingdom of Thy creation. Potent art Thou to rule
as Thou pleasest. No God is there but Thee, the All-Glorious, the
All-Bountiful.
Do Thou ordain, moreover, for every one who hath turned
towards Thee what will make him steadfast in Thy Cause, in such wise that
neither the vain imaginations of the infidels among Thy creatures, nor the idle
talk of the froward amidst Thy servants will have the power to shut him out
from Thee. Thou, verily, art the Help in Peril, the Almighty, the Most
Powerful.
- Baha’u’llah (‘Prayers and meditations by Baha'u'llah')
