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’)
