O my Lord, my Beloved, my Desire! Befriend me in my
loneliness and accompany me in my exile. Remove my sorrow. Cause me to be
devoted to Thy beauty. Withdraw me from all else save Thee. Attract me through
Thy fragrances of holiness. Cause me to be associated in Thy Kingdom with those
who are severed from all else save Thee, who long to serve Thy sacred threshold
and who stand to work in Thy Cause. Enable me to be one of Thy maidservants who
have attained to Thy good pleasure. Verily, Thou art the Gracious, the
Generous.
- 'Abdu'l-Bahá (‘compilation: Baha’i Prayers’, 1991 edition)
