Prayer for Steadfastness in the Cause of God 11 страница
Baha-ullah
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Magnified art Thou, O Lord of the entire creation,
the [Lord] unto Whom all things must turn.
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With my inner and outer tongues
I bear witness that Thou hast manifested and revealed Thy [Lordship],
sent down Thy signs, and proclaimed Thy testimonies.
3.
I testify to Thy sufficiency from anything else except Thee,
and Thy sanctity above all earthly things.
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I entreat Thee by the transcendent glory of Thy Cause,
and the supreme potency of Thy Word,
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to grant confirmation unto them who desireth
to offer what Thou prescribed unto them in Thy Book,
and to observe that which will shed forth the fragrance of Thine acceptance.
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Verily Thou art the All-Mighty,
the All-Gracious, the All-Forgiving, the All-Generous.
Baha-ullah
1.
Glorified art Thou, O my compassionate Lord!
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I entreat Thee by the tumult of the ocean of Thy holy utterance,
and by the manifold tokens of Thy supreme sovereignty,
and the compelling evidences of Thy Divinity,
and the hidden mysteries that lie concealed within Thy knowledge,
3.
to give my Thy grace to serve Thee and Thy chosen ones,
and enable me to dutifully offer Thy Huquq which Thou hast ordained in Thy Book.
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I am [thine servant], O my Lord, who hath set his affections on Thy realm of glory,
and hath clung tenaciously to the hem of Thy generosity.
5.
O Thou Who art the Lord of all being and the Ruler of the kingdom of names,
I beseech Thee not to deny me the things thou dost possess,
nor to withhold from me that which Thou hast ordained for Thy chosen [servants].
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I implore Thee, O Lord of all names and Creator of the heavens,
to assist me to be steadfast in Thy Cause, through Thy strengthening grace,
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in such wise that the vanities of the world may not suffer me to be shut out as by a veil,
nor to be hindered by the violent commotions of the wicked-doers
who have risen up to lead Thy people astray in Thy days.
8.
Destine for me then, O [God], my heart's Desire,
[that is,] the good of this world and the world hereafter.
9.
Verily Thou art powerful to do as Thou willest.
10.
No God is there except Thee,
the Ever-Forgiving, the Most Generous.
Baha-ullah
Prayer for observation of the Intercalary Days
The Intercalary Days, from February 26 to March 1, should be days of preparation for the Fast, days of hospitality, charity, and the giving of presents. Somewhat of a feast time before the fast, and a time for some fellowship with other believers, to encourage observance of the fast from March 1 to March 21.
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My God, my Fire and my Light! [Zoroastrian theme]
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The days which Thou hast named the Ayyam-i-Ha in Thy Book have begun,
O Thou Who art the King of names, the Days of Ha, the Intercalary Days
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and the fast which Thy most exalted Pen hath commanded
unto all who are in the kingdom of Thy creation to observe is approaching.
4.
I entreat Thee, O my Lord, by these days
and by all such as have during that period clung to the cord of Thy commandments,
and laid hold on the handle of Thy precepts,
to grant that unto every soul may be assigned a place within the precincts of Thy court,
and a seat at the revelation of the splendors of the light of Thy countenance.
5.
These, O my Lord, are Thy servants whom no corrupt inclination hath kept back
from what Thou didst send down in Thy Book.
6.
They have bowed themselves before Thy Cause,
and received Thy Book with such resolve as is born of Thee,
and observed what Thou hadst prescribed unto them,
and chosen to follow that which had been sent down by Thee.
7.
Thou seest, O my Lord, how they have recognized and confessed [belief in]
whatsoever Thou hast revealed in Thy Scriptures.
8.
Give them to drink, O my Lord,
from the hands of Thy graciousness the waters of Thine eternity.
9.
Write down, then, for them
the recompense ordained for him that hath immersed himself in the ocean of Thy presence,
and attained unto the choice wine of Thy [meeting] [teaching].
10.
I implore Thee, O Thou the King of kings and the Pitier of the downtrodden,
to ordain for them the good of this world and of the world to come.
11.
Write down for them, moreover, what none of Thy creatures hath discovered,
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and number them with those who have circled round Thee,
and who move about Thy throne in every world of Thy worlds.
Thou, truly, art the Almighty, the All-Knowing, the All-Informed.
Baha-ullah
Naw-Ruz Prayer
Naw-Ruz, March 21, is the first day of the Baha'i year.
1.
Praised be Thou, O my God,
that Thou hast ordained Naw-Ruz as a festival unto those who have observed the fast for love of Thee
and abstained from all that is abhorrent unto thee.
2.
Grant, O my Lord, that the fire of Thy love and the heat produced by the fast enjoined by Thee
may inflame them in Thy Cause,
and make them to be occupied with Thy praise and with remembrance of Thee.
3.
Since thou hast adorned them, O my Lord, with the ornament of the fast prescribed by Thee,
do Thou adorn them also with the ornament of Thine acceptance,
through Thy grace and bountiful favor.
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For the doings of men are all dependent upon Thy good-pleasure,
and are conditioned by Thy behest.
5.
Shouldst Thou regard him who hath broken the fast as one who hath observed it,
such a man would be reckoned among them who from eternity had been keeping the fast.
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And shouldst Thou decree that he who hath observed the fast hath broken it,
that person would be numbered with them that have
caused the Robe of Thy Revelation to be stained with dust,
and been far removed from the crystal waters of this living Fountain.
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Thou art He through Whom the ensign "Praise-worthy art Thou in Thy works" hath been lifted up,
and the standard "Obeyed art Thou in thy behest" hath been unfurled.
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Make known this Thy station, O my God, unto Thy servants,
that they may be made aware that the excellence of all things
is dependent upon Thy bidding and Thy word,
9.
and the virtue of every act is conditioned by Thy leave and the good pleasure of Thy will,
and my recognize that the reins of men's doings
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are within the grasp of Thine acceptance and Thy commandment.
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Make this known unto them, that nothing whatsoever may shut them out from Thy Beauty,
in these days whereon the Christ exclaimeth:
"All dominion is Thine, O Thou the Begetter of the Spirit (Jesus)";
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and Thy Friend (Muhammad) crieth out:
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"Glory be to Thee, O Thou the Best-Beloved,
for that thou hast uncovered thy Beauty,
and written down for Thy chosen ones what will cause them to attain unto
the seat of the revelation of Thy Most Great Name,
13.
through which all the peoples have lamented
except them that have detached themselves from all else except Thee,
and set themselves towards Him Who is the Revealer of Thyself
and the Manifestation of Thine attributes."
14.
He Who is Thy Branch and all Thy company, O my Lord, have broken this day their fast,
after having observed it within the precincts of Thy court, and in their eagerness to please Thee.
15.
Do Thou ordain for Him, and for them,
and for all that have entered Thy presence in those days
all the good Thou didst destine in Thy Book.
16.
Supply them, then, with that which will profit them,
in both this life and in the life beyond.
Thou, in truth, art the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.
Baha-ullah
Tablet revealed on the Day of Ridván CHAPTER ONE
Divisions 1-25
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