Glory be to Thee, O Lord my God! Abase not him whom Thou
hast exalted through the power of Thine everlasting sovereignty, and remove not
far from Thee him whom Thou hast caused to enter the tabernacle of Thine
eternity. Wilt Thou cast away, O my God, him whom Thou hast overshadowed with
Thy Lordship, and wilt Thou turn away from Thee, O my Desire, him to whom Thou
hast been a refuge? Canst Thou degrade him whom Thou hast uplifted, or forget
him whom Thou didst enable to remember Thee?
Glorified, immensely glorified art Thou! Thou art He Who
from everlasting hath been the King of the entire creation and its Prime Mover,
and Thou wilt to everlasting remain the Lord of all created things and their
Ordainer. Glorified art Thou, O my God! If Thou ceasest to be merciful unto Thy
servants, who, then, will show mercy unto them; and if Thou refusest to succor
Thy loved ones, who is there that can succor them?
Glorified, immeasurably glorified art Thou! Thou art adored
in Thy truth, and Thee do we all, verily, worship; and Thou art manifest in Thy
justice, and to Thee do we all, verily, bear witness. Thou art, in truth,
beloved in Thy grace. No God is there but Thee, the Help in Peril, the
Self-Subsisting.
- Baha’u’llah (‘Baha’i Prayers’, compiled by the United States
Bahá’í Publishing Trust; online Baha’i Reference Library of the Baha’i World
Centre)
