O my God, my God! I am a servant attracted to Thee, humbly
coming to the door of Thy Oneness and addressing the kingdom of Thy mercy.
Yes, my God, permit that I should be entirely Thine,
occupied in thinking of Thee, inflamed by the fire of Thy love and separated
from all except Thee, so that I may work in Thy Cause, spread Thy wisdom,
transmit Thy knowledge and the joy of knowing Thee.
Yes, my God, I am a flame lighted by the hand of Thy power.
Do not permit that it be extinguished by the winds of trials. Increase my love
for Thee, my ardor for the Beauty of Thy Oneness, the fire that burneth in me
in the Sinai of Thy Singleness, and the eternal life in me, through Thy bounty
and grace; for Thou art the Protector, the Watcher, the Pitiful and the
Merciful!
- ‘Abdu’l-Bah (Tablets of ‘Abdu’l-Baha, vol. 1)
