Magnified art Thou, O Lord my God! I entreat Thee by the
tears Thy lovers have shed in their longing after Thee, and by the yearning of
those who cry out in their separation from Thee, and by Thy Best-Beloved Who
hath fallen into the hands of Thine adversaries, to graciously assist those who
have sought refuge beneath the sheltering wings of Thy favour and
loving-kindness, and who have yearned for no other Lord except Thee.
We have forsaken our homes, O Lord, in our eagerness to meet
Thee and in our longing to be united with Thee. We have traversed land and sea
to attain the court of Thy presence and to give ear to Thy verses. When we
arrived at the shores of the sea, however, we were held back from Thee, as the
ungodly intervened between us and the light of Thy countenance.
O Lord! Dire thirst hath seized us, and with Thee are the
soft-flowing waters of eternal life. Potent art Thou to do what pleaseth Thee.
Deny us not the object of our quest. Write down then for us the recompense
decreed for such of Thy servants as enjoy near access to Thee and are wholly
devoted to Thy will. Make us so steadfast in Thy love that naught shall keep us
back from Thee or deter us from Thine adoration. Powerful art Thou to do Thy
pleasure. Thou, verily, art the Almighty, the Most Generous.
- Baha’u’llah ('Summons of the Lord of Hosts’)
