I give praise to Thee, O Lord my God! I entreat Thee by Thy
Name through which Thou didst cause the dawn to appear, and the winds to blow,
and the seas to surge, and the trees to bring forth their fruits, and the earth
to be beautified with its rivers, that Thou wilt aid all them that are dear to
Thee with both Thy visible and invisible hosts. Render them, moreover,
victorious over all those who have so rebelled in Thy land, and dishonored Thy
name, and disbelieved in Thy signs, and broken Thy Covenant, and cast behind
their backs Thy laws, and have to such an extent risen up against Thee, that
they carried into captivity Thy kindred, and flung the Manifestation of Thy
Self into prison, and immured Him Who is the Day-Spring of Thine Essence in the
most desolate of cities.
Thou, O my Lord, art He whose strength is immense, Whose
decree is terrible. Lay hold on Thine adversaries by the power of Thy
sovereignty, and assemble Thy loved ones beneath the shadow of the tree of Thy
oneness, that they may stand before Thy throne, and catch the accents of Thy
voice, and gaze on Thy beauty, and discover the power of Thy might.
Thou art, verily, the All-Powerful, the Almighty.
- Baha’u’llah (‘Prayers and Meditations by Baha’u’llah’)
