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His are the kingdoms of Revelation and of creation.

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He, in truth, hath manifested Him Who is the Dayspring of Revelation, Who conversed on Sinai,

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through Whom the Supreme Horizon hath been made to shine,

and the Lote-Tree beyond which there is no passing hath spoken,

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and through Whom the call hath been proclaimed unto all who are in heaven and on earth,

"Lo, the All-Possessing is come.

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Earth and heaven, glory and dominion are God's,

the Lord of all men, and the Possessor of the Throne on high and of earth below!"

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Let [them], then, bend down, with hands resting on the knees, and say,

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Exalted art Thou above my praise and the praise of anyone beside me,

above my description and the description of all who are in heaven and all who are on earth!

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Then, standing with hands open, upward toward the face, let [them] say,

21.

Disappoint not, O my God, [them] that hath, with beseeching fingers,

clung to the hem of Thy mercy and Thy grace,

O Thou Who of those who show mercy art the Most Merciful!

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Let [them], then, be seated and say,

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I bear witness to Thy union and Thy [Lordship],

and that Thou art God, and that no other God is there beside Thee.

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Thou hast, verily, revealed thy Cause, and fulfilled Thy Covenant,

and opened wide the [gate] of Thy grace to all that dwell in heaven and on earth.

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Blessing and peace, salutation and glory, rest upon Thy loved ones,

whom the changes and changes of the world have not deterred from turning unto Thee,

and who have given their all, in the hope of obtaining that which is with Thee.

Thou art, in truth, the Ever-Forgiving, the All-Bountiful.

Baha-ullah

(If anyone choose to recite instead of the long verse these words:

"God testifieth that there is none other God but Him, the Help in Peril, the Self-Subsistent," it would be sufficient.

And likewise, it would suffice were he, while seated, to choose to recite these words:

"I bear witness to Thy unity and Thy oneness, and that Thou art God, and that there is none other God beside Thee.")

(Baha-ullah)

Tablet of the [Daily] Prayers CHAPTER TWO

Divisions 26-60

Long [Daily] Prayer

To be recited once in 24 hours

[DAILY] PRAYERS

26.

Whoso wisheth to recite this prayer, let him stand up and turn unto God,

and, as he standeth in his place, let him gaze to the right and to the left,

as if awaiting the mercy of his Lord, the Most Merciful, the Compassionate.

Then let him say,

27.

O Thou Who art the Lord of all names and the Maker of the heavens!

28.

I beseech Thee by them Who are the Daysprings of Thine invisible Essence,

the Most Exalted, the All-Glorious,

to make of my prayer a fire that will burn away the veils which have shut me out from Thy beauty,

and a light that will lead me unto the ocean of Thy Presence.

29.

Let him then raise his hands in supplication toward God, blessed and exalted be He, and say,

30.

O Thou the Desire of the world and the Beloved of the nations!

Thou seest me turning toward Thee, and rid of all attachment to anybody save Thee,

and clinging to Thy cord, through whose movement the whole creation hath been stirred up.

31.

I am Thy servant, O my Lord,

and the son of Thy servant.

32.

Behold me standing ready to do Thy will and Thy desire,

and wishing nothing else except Thy good pleasure.

33.

I implore Thee by the Ocean of Thy mercy

and the Daystar of Thy grace,

to do with Thy servant as Thou willest and pleasest.

34.

By Thy might which is far above all mention and praise!

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Whatsoever is revealed by Thee is the desire of my heart and the beloved of my soul.

36.

O God, my God!

Look not upon my hopes and my doings,

nay rather look upon Thy will that hath encompassed the heavens and the earth.

37.

By Thy Most Great Name, O Thou Lord of all nations!

I have desired only what Thou didst desire, and love only what Thou dost love.

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Let him then kneel, and bowing his forehead to the ground, let him say:

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Exalted art Thou above the description of anyone save Thyself,

and the comprehension of aught else except Thee.

40.

Let him then stand and say:

41.

Make my prayer, O my Lord, a fountain of living waters

whereby I may live as long as Thy sovereignty endureth,

and may make mention of Thee in every world of Thy worlds.

42.

Let him again raise his hands in supplication, and say:

43.

O Thou in separation from Whom hearts and souls have melted,

and by the fire of Whose love the whole world hath been set aflame!

44.

I implore Thee by Thy Name through which Thou hast subdued the whole creation,

not to withhold from me that which is with Thee, O Thou Who rulest over all men!

45.

Thou seest, O my Lord, this stranger hastening to his most exalted home

beneath the canopy of Thy majesty and within the precincts of Thy mercy;

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and this transgressor seeking the ocean of Thy forgiveness;

and this lowly one the court of Thy glory;

and this poor creature the orient of Thy wealth.

47.

Thine is the authority to command whatsoever Thou willest.

48.

I bear witness that Thou art to be praised in Thy doings,

and to be obeyed in Thy commands,

and to remain unconstrained in Thy bidding.

49.

Let him then raise his hands, and repeat three time the Greatest Name.

Allah-u-Abha [God is glorious]

Allah-u-Abha

50.

Let him then bend down with hands resting on the knees before God, blessed and exalted be He,

and say,

51.

Thou seest, O my God, how my spirit hath been stirred up within my limbs and members,

in its longing to worship Thee, and in its yearning to remember Thee and praise Thee;

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how it Commandment testifieth to that whereunto the Tongue of Thy hath testified in the kingdom of Thine utterance and the heaven of Thy knowledge.

53.

I love, in this state, O my Lord, to beg to Thee all that is with Thee,

that I may demonstrate my poverty, and magnify Thy bounty and Thy riches,

and may declare my powerlessness, and manifest Thy power and Thy might.

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Let him then stand and raise his hands twice in supplication, and say,

55.

There is no God but Thee, the Almighty, the All-Bountiful.

56.

There is no God but Thee, the Ordainer, both in the beginning and in the end.

57.

O God, my God! Thy forgiveness hath emboldened me, and Thy mercy hath strengthened me, and Thy call hath awakened me, and Thy grace hath raised me up and led me unto Thee.

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Who, otherwise, am I that I should dare to stand at the gate of the city of Thy nearness, or set my face toward the lights that are shining from the heaven of Thy will?

59.

Thou seest, O my Lord, this wretched creature knocking at the door of Thy grace,

and this evanescent soul seeking the river of everlasting life from the hands of Thy bounty.

60.

Thine is the command at all times, O Thou Who art the Lord of all names;

and mine is resignation and willing submission to Thy will, O Creator of the heavens!

Tablet of the [Daily] Prayers CHAPTER THREE

Divisions 61-90

Long [Daily] Prayer

[DAILY] PRAYERS

61.

Let him then raise his hands thrice, and say,

62.

Greater is God than every great one!

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Let him then kneel and, bowing his forehead to the ground, say,

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Too [Heavenly] art Thou for the praise of those who are near unto Thee

to ascend unto the heaven of Thy nearness,

or for the birds of the hearts of them who are devoted to Thee to attain to the door of Thy gate.

65.

I testify that Thou hast been sanctified above all attributes and holy above all names.

No God is there save Thee, the Most Exalted, the All-Glorious.

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Let him then seat himself and say,

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I testify unto that whereunto have testified all created things, and the Concourse on high,

and the inmates of the all-highest Paradise,

and beyond them the Tongue of Grandeur itself from the all-glorious Horizon,

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that Thou art God, that there is no God but Thee,

and that He who hath been manifested is the Hidden Mystery, the Treasured Symbol,

through Whom the letters B and E have been joined and knit together. [in 'Be']

69.

I testify that it is He Whose name hath been set down by the Pen of the Most High,

and Who hath been mentioned in the Books of God,

the Lord of the Throne on high and of earth below.

70.

Let him then stand on his feet and say,

71.

O Lord of all being and Possessor of all things visible and invisible!

72.

Thou dost perceive my tears and the sighs I utter,

and hearest my groaning, and my wailing, and the lamentation of my heart.

73.

By Thy might! My trespasses have kept me back from drawing nigh unto Thee;

and my sins have held me far from the court of Thy holiness.

74.

Thy love, O my Lord,

hath enriched me, and separation from Thee hath destroyed me,

and remoteness from Thee hath consumed me.

75.

I entreat Thee by Thy footsteps in this wilderness,

and by the words "Hear am I. Here am I."

which Thy chosen [Ones] have uttered in this immensity, [of the universe, visible at night]

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and by the breaths of Thy Revelation,

and the gentle winds of the Dawn of Thy Manifestation,

to ordain that I may gaze on Thy beauty and observe whatsoever is in Thy Book.

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Let him then repeat the Greatest Name thrice,

and bend down with hands resting on the knees, and say,

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Praise be to Thee, O my God,

that Thou hast aided me to remember Thee and to praise Thee,

and hast made known unto me Him Who is the Dayspring of Thy signs,

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and hast caused me to bow down before Thy Lordship,

and humble myself before Thy Godhead,

and to acknowledge that which hath been uttered by the Tongue of Thy grandeur.

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Let him then rise and say:

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O God, my God!

My back is bowed by the burden of my sins, and my heedlessness hath destroyed me.

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Whenever I ponder my evil doings and Thy benevolence,

my heart melteth within me, and my blood boileth in my veins.

82.

By Thy Beauty, O Thou the Desire of the world!

I blush to lift up my face to Thee,

and my longing hands are ashamed to stretch forth toward the heaven of Thy bounty.

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Thou seest, O my God,

how my tears prevent me from remembering Thee and from praising Thy virtues,

O Thou the Lord of the Throne on high and of earth below!

84.

I implore Thee by the signs of Thy Kingdom and the mysteries of Thy Dominion

to do with Thy loved ones as becometh Thy bounty, O Lord of all being,

and that is worthy of Thy grace, O King of the seen and the unseen!

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Let him then repeat the Greatest Name thrice, and kneel with his forehead to the ground, and say:

86.

Praise be unto Thee, O our God,

that Thou hast sent down unto us that which draweth us nigh unto Thee,

and supplieth us with every good thing sent down by Thee in Thy Books and Thy Scriptures.

87.

Protect us, we beseech Thee, O my Lord,

from the hosts of idle fancies and vain imaginations.

Thou, in truth, art the Mighty, the All-Knowing.

88.

Let him then raise his head, and seat himself, and say:

89.

I testify, O my God, to that whereunto thy chosen Ones have testified,

and acknowledge that which the inmates of the all-highest Paradise

and those who have circled round Thy mighty Throne have acknowledged.

90.

The kingdoms of earth and heaven are Thine, O Lord of the worlds!

Tablet of Brilliances CHAPTER ONE

Divisions 1-30

Tajallíyát

BRILLIANCES

This is the Epistle of God, the Help in Peril, the Self-Subsistent.

He is the One Who heareth from His Realm of Glory.

God testifieth that there is none other God but Him and that He Who hath appeared is the Hidden Mystery, the Treasured Symbol, the Most Great Book for all peoples, and the Heaven of bounty for the whole world.

He is the Most Mighty Sign amongst men and the Dayspring of the most august attributes in the realm of creation.

Through Him hath appeared that which had been hidden from time immemorial and been veiled from the eyes of men.

He is the One Whose Manifestation was announced by the heavenly Scriptures, in former times and more recently.

Whoso acknowledgeth belief in Him and in His signs and testimonies hath in truth acknowledged that which the Tongue of Grandeur uttered ere the creation of earth and heaven and the revelation of the Kingdom of Names.

Through Him the ocean of knowledge hath surged amidst mankind and the river of divine wisdom hath gushed out at the behest of God, the Lord of Days.

Well is it with the man of discernment who hath recognized and perceived the Truth,

and the one possessed of a hearing ear who hath hearkened unto His sweet Voice,

and the hand that hath received His Book with such resolve as is born of God,

the Lord of this world and of the next,

10.

and the earnest wayfarer who hath hastened unto His glorious Horizon,

and the one endued with strength whom neither the overpowering might of the rulers,

nor the tumult raised by the leaders of religion hath been able to shake.

11.

And woe betide him who hath rejected the grace of God and His bounty, and hath denied His tender mercy and authority; such a man is indeed reckoned with those who have throughout eternity repudiated the testimony of God and His proof.

12.

Great is the blessedness of him who hath in this Day cast away the things current amongst men and hath clung unto that which is ordained by God, the Lord of Names and the Fashioner of all created things, He Who is come from the heaven of eternity through the power of the Most Great Name, invested with so invincible an authority that all the powers of the earth are unable to withstand Him.

13.

Unto this beareth witness the Mother Book, calling from the Most Sublime Station.

14.

O ‘Alí-Akbar!

We have repeatedly heard thy voice

and have responded to thee with that which the praise of all mankind can never rival;

15.

from which the sincere ones inhale the sweet savors of the sayings of the All-Merciful,

and wherefrom His true lovers perceive the fragrance of heavenly reunion,

and wherefrom the sore athirst discover the murmuring of the water that is life indeed.

16.

Blessed the man who hath attained thereto and hath recognized

that which is at this moment being diffused from the Pen of God,

the Help in Peril, the Almighty, the All-Bountiful.

17.

We testify that thou hast set thy face towards God and traveled far

until thou didst attain His presence and gavest ear unto the Voice of this Wronged One,

Who hath been cast into prison through the misdeeds of those who have disbelieved in the signs and testimonies of God

and have denied this heavenly grace through which the whole world hath been made to shine.

18.

Blessed thy face, for it hath turned unto Him,

and thine ear, for it hath heard His Voice,

and thy tongue, for it hath celebrated the praise of God, the Lord of lords.

19.

We pray God to graciously aid thee to become a standard for the promotion of His Cause and to enable thee to draw nigh unto Him at all times and under all conditions.

20.

The chosen ones of God and His loved ones in that land are remembered by Us,

and We give them the joyful tidings of that which hath been sent down in their honor from the Kingdom of the utterance of their Lord, the sovereign Ruler of the Day of Reckoning.

21.

Make mention of Me to them and illumine them with the resplendent glory of Mine utterance.

Verily thy Lord is the Gracious, the Bountiful.

22.

O thou who dost magnify My praise!

Give ear unto that which the people of tyranny ascribe unto Me in My days.

23.

Some of them say: “He hath laid claim to divinity”;

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others say: “He hath devised a lie against God”;

25.

still others say: “He is come to foment sedition.”