Praised be Thou, O Lord my God! I implore Thee by Thine
Ancient Beauty and Most Great Name, Whom Thou hast sacrificed that all the
dwellers of Thine earth and heaven may be born anew, and Whom Thou hast cast
into prison that mankind may, as a token of Thy bounty and of Thy sovereign
might, be released from the bondage of evil passions and corrupt desires, to
number me with those who have so deeply inhaled the fragrance of Thy mercy, and
hastened with such speed unto the living waters of Thy grace, that no dart
could hinder them from turning unto Thee, nor any spear from setting their
faces towards the orient of Thy Revelation.
We testify, O my Lord, that Thou art God and that there is
none other God besides Thee. From everlasting Thou wast enthroned on the
inaccessible heights of Thy power, and wilt unto everlasting continue to
exercise Thy transcendent and unrestrained dominion. The hosts of the world are
powerless to frustrate Thy will, nor can all the dwellers of the earth and all
the inmates of heaven annul Thy decree. Thou truly art the Almighty, the Most
Exalted, the Most Great.
- Baha’u’llah (‘Prayers and Meditations by
Baha’u’llah’)
O Thou kind Lord! These lovely children are the handiwork of
the fingers of Thy might and the wondrous signs of Thy greatness. O God!
Protect these children, graciously assist them to be educated and enable them
to render service to the world of humanity. O God! These children are pearls,
cause them to be nurtured within the shell of Thy loving-kindness.
O faithful ones! Should ye visit the resting-place of the
Most Exalted Leaf, who hath ascended unto the Glorious Companion, stand ye and
say: ‘Salutation and blessing and glory upon thee, O Holy Leaf that hath sprung
from the Divine Lote-Tree! I bear witness that thou hast believed in God and in
His signs, and answered His Call, and turned unto Him, and held fast unto His
cord, and clung to the hem of His grace, and fled thy home in His path, and
chosen to live as a stranger, out of love for His presence and in thy longing
to serve Him. May God have mercy upon him that draweth nigh unto thee, and
remembereth thee through the things which My Pen hath voiced in this, the most
great station. We pray God that He may forgive us, and forgive them that have
turned unto thee, and grant their desires, and bestow upon them, through His
wondrous grace, whatever be their wish. He, verily, is the Bountiful, the
Generous. Praise be to God, He Who is the Desire of all worlds; and the Beloved
of all who recognize Him.