All praise, O my God, be to Thee Who art the Source of all
glory and majesty, of greatness and honor, of sovereignty and dominion, of
loftiness and grace, of awe and power. Whomsoever Thou willest Thou causest to
draw nigh unto the Most Great Ocean, and on whomsoever Thou desirest Thou
conferrest the honor of recognizing Thy Most Ancient Name. Of all who are in
heaven and on earth, none can withstand the operation of Thy sovereign Will.
From all eternity Thou didst rule the entire creation, and Thou wilt continue
for evermore to exercise Thy dominion over all created things. There is none
other God but Thee, the Almighty, the Most Exalted, the All-Powerful, the
All-Wise.
Illumine, O Lord, the faces of Thy servants, that they may
behold Thee; and cleanse their hearts that they may turn unto the court of Thy
heavenly favors, and recognize Him Who is the Manifestation of Thy Self and the
Day-Spring of Thine Essence. Verily, Thou art the Lord of all worlds. There is
no God but Thee, the Unconstrained, the All-Subduing.
- Baha’u’llah (‘Prayers
and Meditations by Baha’u’llah’)
