The Sun of Reality is the Divine Word 6 страница
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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]
76.
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.
77.
Let him then repeat the Greatest Name thrice,
and bend down with hands resting on the knees, and say,
78.
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,
78.
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.
79.
Let him then rise and say:
80.
O God, my God!
My back is bowed by the burden of my sins, and my heedlessness hath destroyed me.
81.
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.
83.
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!
85.
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.
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90.
The kingdoms of earth and heaven are Thine, O Lord of the worlds!
Baha-ullah
GENERAL PRAYERS
FOR HELP FROM GOD
1.
O Thou whose face is the object of my adoration,
2.
whose beauty is my sanctuary,
whose habitation is my goal,
3.
whose praise is my hope,
whose providence is my companion,
4.
whose love is the cause of my existence,
whose mention is my solace,
5.
whose nearness is my wish,
whose presence is my dearest wish and highest aspiration,
6.
I entreat Thee not to withhold from me
the things Thou didst ordain for the chosen ones among Thy servants.
7.
Supply me, then, with the good of this world and of the next.
8.
Thou, truly, art the King of all men.
9.
There is no God except for Thee, the Ever-Forgiving, the Most Generous.
Baha-ullah
1.
My God, my Adored One, my King, my desire!
2.
What tongue can voice my thanks to Thee?
3.
I was heedless,
Thou didst awaken me.
4.
I had turned back from Thee,
Thou didst graciously aid me to turn towards Thee.
5.
I was as one dead,
Thou didst quicken me with the water of life.
6.
I was withered,
Thou didst revive me with the heavenly stream of Thine utterance
which hath flowed forth from the Pen of the All-Merciful.
7.
O Divine Providence!
All existence is begotten by Thy bounty;
8.
deprive it not of the waters of Thy generosity,
neither do Thou withhold it from the ocean of Thy mercy.
9.
I beseech Thee to aid and assist me at all times and under all conditions,
and seek from the heaven of Thy grace Thine ancient favor.
10.
Thou art, in truth, the Lord of bounty,
and the Sovereign of the kingdom of eternity.
Baha-ullah
FOR OUR CHILDREN
1.
O Lord, my God!
This is a child that hath sprung from the loins of one of Thy servants
to whom Thou hast granted a distinguished station
in the Tablets of Thine irrevocable decree in the Books of Thy behest.
2.
I beseech Thee by Thy name, whereby everybody is enabled to attain their intentions,
to grant that this child may become a more mature soul amongst Thy servants;
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3.
Cause him to shine forth through the power of Thy name,
4.
enable him to utter Thy praise,
to set his face towards Thee, and to draw nigh unto Thee.
5.
Verily, it is Thou Who hast, from everlasting, been powerful to do as Thou willest
and Who wilt, to eternity, remain potent to do as Thou pleasest.
6.
There is no other God except Thee,
the Exalted, the August, the Subduer, the Mighty, the All-Compelling.
Baha-ullah
FOR INFANTS
1.
Praised be Thou, O Lord my God!
Graciously grant that this infant be fed from the breast of Thy tender mercy and loving providence
and be nourished with the fruit of Thy celestial trees.
2.
Suffer him not to be committed to the care of anyone save Thee,
inasmuch as Thou, Thyself, through the potency of thy sovereign will and power,
didst create and call him into being.
3.
There is none other God but Thee, the Almighty, the All-Knowing.
4.
Lauded art Thou, O my Best Beloved,
waft over him the sweet savors of Thy transcendent bounty
and the fragrances of Thy holy bestowals.
5.
Enable him then to seek shelter beneath the shadow of Thy most exalted Name,
O Thou Who holdest in Thy grasp the kingdom of names and attributes.
6.
Verily, Thou art potent to do what Thou willest,
and Thou art indeed the Mighty, the Exalted,
the Ever-Forgiving, the Gracious, the Generous, the Merciful.
Baha-ullah
PRAYERS FOR THE DECEASED
THE PRAYER FOR THE DEAD
The Prayer for the Dead is the only Baha'i obligatory prayer that is to be recited in congregation. It is to be recited by a believer while all present stand in silence. Baha-ullah has clarified that this prayer is required only when the deceased is over the age of fifteen, that its recital must precede internment, and that there is no requirement to face the Qiblih [a la Mecca] during its recitation.
"Allah-u-Abha" is said once, and then the first of the six verses is recited nineteen times. "Allah-u-Abha" is said again, followed by the second verse, which is recited nineteen time, and so forth.
1.
O my God!
This is Thy servant and the son of Thy servant who hath believed in Thee and in Thy signs,
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and set his face towards Thee, wholly detached from all except Thee.
2.
Thou art, verily, of those who show mercy the most merciful.
3.
Deal with him, O Thou Who forgivest the sins of men and concealest their faults,
as beseemeth the heaven of Thy bounty and the ocean of Thy grace.
4.
Grant him admission within the precincts of Thy transcendent mercy
that was before the foundation of earth and heaven.
5.
There is no God except Thee, the Ever-Forgiving, the Most Generous.
6.
Let him, then, repeat six times the greeting "Allah-u-Abha,"
and then repeat nineteen times each of these verses.
7.
We all, verily, worship God.
8.
We all, verily, bow down before God.
We all, verily, are devoted unto God.
9.
We all, verily, give praise unto God.
We all, verily, yield thanks unto God.
10.
We all, verily, are patient with God.
Baha-ullah
If the dead be a woman, let him say.
This is Thy handmaiden and the daughter of Thy handmaiden, etc.
GENERAL PRAYERS FOR THE DECEASED
1.
Glory be to Thee, O Lord my God!
2.
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.
3.
Wilt Thou cast away, O my God,
him whom thou hast overshadowed with Thy Lordship,
4.
and wilt Thou turn away from Thee, O my Desire,
him to whom Thou hast been a refuge?
5.
Canst Thou degrade him whom Thou hast uplifted,
or forget him whom Thou didst enable to remember Thee?
6.
Glorified, immensely glorified art Thou!
7.
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.
8.
Glorified art Thou, O my God!
9.
If Thou ceasest to be merciful unto Thy servants, who, then, will show mercy unto them;
and if Thou refusest to help thy loved ones, who is there that can help them?
10.
Glorified, immeasurably glorified art Thou!
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11.
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.
12.
Thou art, in truth, beloved in Thy grace.
13.
No God is there except Thee, the Help in Peril, the Self-Subsistent.
Baha-ullah
1.
He is God, exalted is He,
the Lord of loving-kindness and bounty!
2.
Glory be unto Thee, O my God, the Lord Omnipotent.
3.
I testify to Thine omnipotence, and Thy might, and Thy sovereignty
and Thy loving-kindness, and Thy grace, and Thy power,
4.
the union of Thy Being and the union of thine Essence,
Thy sanctity and exaltation above the world of being and all that is therein.
5.
O my God!
Thou seest me detached from all save Thee,
holding fast unto Thee and turning unto the ocean of Thy bounty,
to the heaven of Thy favor, to the Daystar of Thy grace.
6.
[O] Lord, I bear witness that in Thy servant Thou hast reposed Thy Trust,
and that is the Spirit wherewith Thou hast given life to the world.
7.
I ask of Thee by the splendor of the Orb of Thy revelation,
to mercifully accept from him that which he hath achieved in Thy days.
8.
Grant then that he may be invested with the glory of Thy good-pleasure
and adorned with Thine acceptance.
9.
O my Lord!
All created things and I give witness unto Thy might,
10.
and I pray Thee not to turn away from Thy
this spirit that hath ascended unto Thee,
unto Thy heavenly place, Thine exalted Paradise, and Thy retreats of nearness,
O Thou who art the Lord of all men!
11.
Grant, then, O my God,
that Thy servant may consort with Thy chosen ones, Thy saints, and Thy Messengers
in heavenly places that the pen cannot tell nor the tongue recount.
12.
O My Lord,
the poor one hath verily hastened unto the Kingdom of Thy wealth,
the stranger unto his home within Thy precincts,
he that is sore athirst to the heavenly river of Thy bounty.
13.
Deprive him not, O Lord, from his share of the banquet of Thy grace
and from the favor of Thy bounty.
Thou art in truth the Almighty, the Gracious, the All-Bountiful.
14.
O my God, Thy Trust hath been returned unto Thee.
15.
It behooveth Thy grace and Thy bounty
that have compassed Thy dominions on earth and in heaven,
to vouchsafe unto Thy newly welcomed one Thy gifts and Thy bestowals,
and the fruits of the tree of Thy grace!
16.
Powerful art Thou to do as Thou willest,
there is no other God except Thee,
the Gracious, the Most Bountiful, the Compassionate,
the Bestower, the Pardoner, the Precious, the All-Knowing.
17.
I testify, O my Lord, that Thou hast enjoined upon men to honor their guest,
and he that hath ascended unto Thee hath verily reached Thee and attained Thy Presence.
18.
Deal with him then according to Thy grace and bounty!
19.
By Thy glory, I know of a certainly that Thou wilt not withhold Thee
from that which Thou hast commanded Thy servants,
nor wilt Thou deprive him that hath clung to the cord of Thy bounty
and hath ascended to the Dayspring of Thy wealth.
20.
There is no other God except Thee,
the Single, the Powerful, the Omniscient, the Bountiful.
Baha-ullah
PRAYERS FOR DETACHMENT [FROM THE WORDLY AND UNTRUTHFUL]
1.
Suffer me, O my God, to draw near unto Thee,
and to abide within the precincts of Thy court,
for remoteness from Thee hath nearly consumed me.
2.
Cause me to rest under the shadow of the wings of Thy grace,
for the flame of my separation from Thee hath melted my heart within me.
3.
Draw me nearer unto the river that is life indeed,
for my soul burneth with thirst in its ceaseless search after Thee.
4.
My sighs, O my God, proclaim the bitterness of mine anguish,
and the tears I shed attest my love for Thee.
5.
I beseech Thee, by the praise wherewith Thou praisest Thy glory
and the glory wherewith Thou glorifiest Thine own Essence,
6.
to grant that we may be numbered among them that have recognized Thee
and acknowledged Thy sovereignty in Thy days.
7.
Help us then to quaff, O my God,
from the fingers of mercy the living waters of Thy loving-kindness,
that we may utterly forget all else except Thee, and be occupied only with Thee.
8.
Powerful art Thou to do what Thou willest.
9.
No God is there beside Thee,
the Mighty, the Help in Peril, the Self-Subsistent.
10.
Glorified be Thy name, O Thou Who art the King of all Kings!
Baha-ullah
1.
Glorified art Thou, O my God!
2.
I yield Thee thanks that Thou hast made known unto me
Him Who is the Dayspring of Thy mercy,
and the Dawning-Place of Thy grace, and the Library of Thy Cause.
3.
I beseech Thee by Thy Name,
through which the faces of them that are near unto Thee have turned white,
and the hearts of such as are devoted to Thee have winged their flight towards Thee,
4.
to grant that I may, at all times and under all conditions,
lay hold on thy cord, and be rid of all attachment to anyone except Thee,
5.
and that I may keep mine eyes directed towards the horizon of Thy revelation,
and may carry out what Thou hast prescribed unto me in Thy tablets.
6.
Attire, O my Lord,
both my inner and outer being with the raiment of Thy favors and Thy loving-kindness.
7.
Keep me safe, then, from whatsoever may be abhorrent unto Thee,
and graciously assist me and my kindred to obey Thee,
and to shun whatsoever may stir up any evil or corrupt desire within me.
8.
Thou, truly, art the Lord of all mankind,
and the Possessor of this world and of the next.
9.
No God is there save Thee, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.
Baha-ullah
1.
Lauded be Thy name, O my God!
2.
I entreat Thee by the fragrances of the Raiment of Thy grace
which at Thy bidding and in conformity with Thy desire
were diffused throughout the entire creation,
3.
and by the Daystar of Thy will that hath shone brightly,
through the power of Thy might and of Thy sovereignty, above the horizon of Thy mercy,
4.
to blot out from my heart all idle fancies and vain imaginings,
that with all my affections I may turn unto Thee,
O Thou Lord of all mankind!
5.
I am Thy servant and the son of Thy servant, O my God!
6.
I have laid hold on the handle of Thy grace,
and clung to the cord of Thy tender mercy.
7.
Ordain for me the good things that are with Thee,
and nourish me from the tablet Thou didst send down
out of the clouds of Thy bounty and the heaven of Thy favor.
8.
Thou, in very truth, art the Lord of the worlds,
and the God of all that are in heaven and all that are on earth.
Baha-ullah
1.
Many a chilled heart, O my God, hath been set ablaze with the fire of Thy Cause,
and many a slumberer hath been wakened by the sweetness of Thy voice.
2.
How many are the strangers who have sought shelter
beneath the shadow of the tree of Thy oneness,
3.
and how numerous the thirsty ones who have panted after
the fountain of Thy living waters in Thy days!
4.
Blessed is he that hath set himself towards Thee,
and hasted to attain the Dayspring of the lights of Thy face.
5.
Blessed is he who with all his affections hath turned
to the Dawning-Place of Thy Revelation and the Fountainhead of Thine inspiration.
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