The Sun of Reality is the Divine Word 12 страница
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O Lord!
Unto Thee have I turned my face, detached from all save Thee,
and holding fast to the hem of the robe of Thy manifold blessings.
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Unloose my tongue therefore to proclaim that which will captivate the minds of men
and will rejoice their souls and spirits.
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Strengthen me then in Thy Cause
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in such wise that I may not be hindered by the ascendancy of the oppressors among Thy creatures
nor withheld by the onslaught of the disbelievers amidst those who dwell in Thy realm.
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Make me as a lamp shining throughout Thy lands
that those in whose hearts the light of Thy knowledge gloweth
and the yearning for Thy love lingereth,
may be guided by its radiance.
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Verily, potent art Thou to do whatsoever Thou willest,
and in Thy grasp Thou holdest the kingdom of creation.
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There is none other God except Thee, the Almighty, the All-Wise.
Baha-ullah
PRAYERS TO HELP WITH TESTS AND DIFFICULTIES
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O Thou whose tests are a healing medicine to such as are nigh unto Thee,
whose sword is the ardent desire of all them that love Thee,
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whose dart is the dearest wish of those hearts that yearn after Thee,
whose decree is the sole hope of them that have recognized Thy truth!
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I implore Thee, by Thy divine sweetness and by the splendors of the glory of Thy face,
to send down upon us from Thy retreats on high
that which will enable us to draw nigh unto Thee.
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Set, then, our feet firm, O my God, in Thy Cause,
and enlighten our hearts with the effulgence of Thy knowledge,
and illumine our breasts with the brightness of Thy names.
Baha-ullah
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Glory to Thee, O my God!
Except for the tribulations which are sustained in Thy path,
how could Thy true lovers be recognized;
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and were it not for the trials which are borne for love of Thee,
how could the station of such as yearn for Thee be revealed?
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Thy might beareth me witness!
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The companions of all who adore Thee are the tears they shed,
and the comforters of such as seek Thee are the groans they utter,
and the food of them who haste to meet Thee is the fragments of their broken hearts.
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How sweet to my taste is the bitterness of death suffered in Thy path,
and how precious in my estimation are the shafts of Thine enemies
when encountered for the sake of the exaltation of Thy word!
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Let me quaff in Thy Cause, O my God, whatsoever Thou didst desire,
and send down upon me in Thy love all Thou didst ordain.
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By Thy glory! I wish only what Thou wishest, and cherish what Thou cherishest.
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In Thee have I, at all times, placed my whole trust and confidence.
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Raise up, I implore Thee, O my God,
as helpers to this Revelation such as shall be counted worthy of Thy name and of Thy sovereignty,
that they may remember me among Thy creatures,
and hoist the ensigns of Thy victory in Thy land.
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Potent art Thou to do what pleaseth Thee.
No God is there except Thee, the Help in Peril, the Self-Subsistient.
€”Baha-ullah
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Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God!
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Every man of insight confesseth Thy sovereignty and Thy dominion,
and every discerning eye perceiveth the greatness of Thy majesty
and the compelling power of Thy might.
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The winds of tests are powerless to hold back them that enjoy near access to Thee
from setting their faces towards the horizon of Thy glory,
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and the tempests of trials must fail to draw away and hinder
them that are wholly devoted to Thy will from approaching Thy court.
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Methinks, the lamp of Thy love is burning in their hearts,
and the light of Thy tenderness is lit within their breasts.
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Adversities are incapable of estranging them from Thy Cause,
and the vicissitudes of fortune can never cause them to stray from Thy pleasure.
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I beseech Thee, O my God, by them
and by the sighs which their hearts utter in their separation from Thee,
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to keep them safe from the mischief of Thine adversaries,
and to nourish their souls with what Thou hast ordained for Thy loved ones
on whom shall come no fear and who shall not be put to grief.
€”Baha-ullah
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Dispel my grief by Thy bounty and Thy generosity, O God, my God,
and banish mine anguish through Thy sovereignty and Thy might.
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Thou seest me, O my god, with my face set towards Thee
at a time when sorrows have compassed me on every side.
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I implore Thee,
O Thou Who art the Lord of all being,
and overshadowest all things visible and invisible,
by Thy Name whereby Thou hast subdued the hearts and the souls of men,
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and by the billows of the Ocean of Thy mercy
and the splendors of the Daystar of Thy bounty,
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to number me with them whom nothing whatsoever hath deterred
from setting their faces toward Thee,
O Thou Lord of all names and Maker of the heavens!
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Thou beholdest, O my Lord,
the things which have befallen me in Thy days.
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I entreat Thee,
by Him Who is the Dayspring of Thy names and the Dawning-Place of Thine attributes,
to ordain for me what will enable me to arise to serve Thee and to extol Thy virtues.
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Thou art, verily, the Almighty, the Most Powerful,
Who art wont to answer the prayers of all men!
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And, finally, I beg of Thee by the light of Thy countenance to bless my affairs,
and redeem my debts, and satisfy my needs.
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Thou art He to Whose power and to Whose dominion every tongue hath testified,
and Whose majesty and Whose sovereignty every understanding heart hath acknowledged.
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No God is there except Thee, Who hearest and art ready to answer.
Baha-ullah
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Lauded and glorified art thou, O my God!
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I entreat Thee
by the sighing of Thy lovers
and by the tears shed by them that long to behold Thee,
not to withhold from me Thy tender mercies in Thy Day,
nor to deprive me of the melodies of the Dove that praiseth Thy union
before the light that shineth from thy face.
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I am the heart that is in misery, O God!
Behold me cleaving fast to Thy Name, the All-Possessing.
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I am the one who is sure to perish;
behold me clinging to Thy Name, the Imperishable.
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I implore Thee, therefore, by Thy Being, the Exalted, the Most High,
not to abandon me unto my Being and unto the desires of a corrupt inclination.
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Hold Thou my hand with the hand of Thy power,
and deliver me from the depths of my fancies and idle imaginings,
and cleanse me of all that is abhorrent unto Thee.
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Cause me, then, to turn wholly unto Thee, to put my whole trust in Thee,
to seek Thee as my Refuge, and to flee unto Thy face.
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Thou art, verily, He Who, through the power of His might, doeth whatsoever He desireth,
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and commandeth, through the potency of His will, whatsoever He chooseth.
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None can withstand the operation of Thy decree;
none can divert the course of Thine appointment.
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Thou art, in truth, the Almighty, the All-Glorious, the Most Bountiful.
Baha-ullah
PRAYERS FOR THE TRIUMPH OF THE CAUSE
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Thou seest, O my God, how thy loved [servants] have been encompassed
by the rebellious amongst Thy creatures and the wicked amidst Thy people.
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No land remaineth but the lamentation of Thy lovers
and the wailing of Thy chosen ones were lifted up therein.
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I beseech Thee by Thy Most Great Name to draw forth the hand of power
from the bosom of Thy might
and to assist therewith all them that love Thee.
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Thou beholdest, O my God, their eyes turned towards Thee,
their gaze fixed upon the Dayspring of Thy might and Thy loving providence.
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Transmute, O my Lord, their abasement into glory,
their poverty into wealth,
and their weakness into a strength born of Thee.
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Powerful art Thou to do whatsoever Thou willest.
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No God is there but Thee, the All-Knowing, the All-Informed.
€”Baha-ullah
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Glory be to Thee, O Lord my God!
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Make manifest the rivers of Thy sovereign might,
that the waters of Thy Union may flow through the inmost realities of all things,
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in such wise that the banner of Thine unfailing guidance
may be raised aloft in the kingdom of Thy command
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and the stars of Thy divine splendor may shine brightly in the heaven of Thy majesty.
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Potent art Thou to do what pleaseth Thee.
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Thou, verily, art the Help in Peril, the Self-Subsistent.
€”Baha-ullah
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Suffer me not, O God, my God,
to be kept back from the heaven of Thy bounties and the daystar of Thy favors.
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I beseech Thee by that Word through which Thou hast subdued all things visible and invisible,
to assist me, and to assist Thy chosen [servants]
to accomplish that which shall exalt Thy Cause amidst Thy servants
and through all Thy regions.
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Do Thou ordain for me, then,
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every good thing which Thou hast sent down in Thy Book.
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Verily Thou art the Almighty,
the Ever-Forgiving, the Most Generous.
€”Baha-ullah
PRAYER TO UNITE HEARTS
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O my God! O my God!
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Unite the hearts of Thy servants, and reveal to them Thy great purpose.
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May they follow Thy commandments and abide in Thy law.
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Help them, O God, in their endeavor, and grant them strength to serve Thee.
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O God!
Leave them not to themselves,
yet guide their steps by the light of Thy knowledge,
and cheer their hearts by Thy love.
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Verily, Thou art their Helper and their Lord.
Baha-ullah
WOMEN'S PRAYERS
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O Thou whose face is the object of the adoration of all that yearn after Thee,
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whose presence is the hope of them that are wholly devoted to Thy will,
whose nearness is the desire of all that have drawn near unto Thy court,
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whose visage is the companion of those who have recognized Thy truth,
whose name is the mover of the souls that long to behold Thy face,
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whose voice is the true life of Thy lovers,
the words of Whose mouth are as the waters of life unto all who are in heaven and on earth!
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I beseech Thee,
by the wrong Thou hast suffered
and the ills inflicted upon Thee by the hosts of wrongful doers,
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to send down upon me from the clouds of Thy mercy
that which may be worthy to praise Thee and fit to love Thee.
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Withhold not from me, O my Lord,
the things Thou didst ordain for such of Thy handmaidens as circle around Thee,
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and on whom are poured continually the splendors of the sun of Thy beauty
and the beams of the brightness of Thy face.
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Thou are He Who from everlasting hath succored whosoever hath sought Thee,
and bountifully favored him who hath asked Thee.
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No God is there beside Thee,
the Mighty, the Ever-Abiding, the All-Bounteous, the Most Generous.
Baha-ullah
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Glory be to Thee, O my God!
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My face hath been set towards Thy face,
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and my face is, verily, Thy face,
and my call is Thy call,
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and my Revelation Thy Revelation,
and my person Thy person,
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and my Cause Thy Cause,
and my will Thy will,
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and my Being Thy Being,
and my sovereignty Thy sovereignty,
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and my glory Thy glory,
and my power Thy power.
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I implore Thee, O Thou Fashioner of the nations and the King of eternity,
to guard Thy handmaidens within the tabernacle of Thy chastity,
and to cancel those of their deeds that are unworthy of Thy days.
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Purge out, then, from them, O my God,
all doubts and idle fancies,
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and sanctify them from whatsoever becometh not their kinship with Thee,
O thou Who are the Lord of names, and Source of utterance.
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Thou are He in Whose grasp are the reins of the entire creation.
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No God is there save Thee, the Almighty,
the Most Exalted, the All-Generous, the Self-Subsisent.
Baha-ullah
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Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God!
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Thou art He,
the fire of Whose love hath set ablaze the hearts of them who have recognized Thy union,
and the splendors of Whose visage have illumined the faces
of them that have drawn nigh unto Thy court.
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How plenteous, O my God, is the stream of Thy knowledge!
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How sweet, O my Beloved, is the injury which, in my love for Thee,
and for the sake of thy pleasure, I suffer from the darts of the wicked doers!
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How pleasing are the wounds which, in Thy path and in order to proclaim Thy Faith,
I sustain from the swords of the infidels!
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I beseech Thee,
by Thy name through which Thou turnest restlessness into tranquility,
fear into confidence,
weakness into strength,
and abasement into glory,
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that Thou of Thy grace wilt aid me and Thy servants
to exalt Thy name, to deliver Thy Message, and to proclaim Thy Cause,
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in such wise that we may remain unmoved
by either the assaults of the transgressors of the wrath of the infidels,
O Thou Who art my Well-Beloved!
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I am, O my Lord, Thy handmaiden,
who hath hearkened to Thy call, and hastened unto Thee,
fleeing from herself and resting her heart upon Thee.
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I implore Thee, O my lord,
by Thy name out of which all the treasures of the earth were brought forth,
to shield me from the hints of such as have disbelieved in Thee and repudiated Thy truth.
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Powerful art Thou to do what Thou pleasest.
Thou art, verily, the all-Knowing, the All-Wise.
Baha-ullah
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Magnified by Thy name, O Lord my God!
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Behold Thou mine eye expectant to gaze on the wonders of Thy mercy,
and mine ear longing to hearken unto Thy sweet melodies,
and my heart yearning for the living waters of Thy knowledge.
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Thou seest Thy handmaiden,
O my God, standing before the habitation of Thy mercy,
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and calling upon Thee by Thy name, which Thou hast chosen above all other names
and set up over all that are in heaven and on earth.
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Send down upon her the breaths of Thy mercy,
that she may be taken away from her [fears],
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and be drawn entirely towards the seat which,
resplendent with the glory of Thy face,
sheddeth afar the radiance of Thy sovereignty, and is established as Thy throne.
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Potent art Thou to do what Thou willest.
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No God is there beside Thee, the All-Glorious, the Most Bountiful.
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Cast not out, I entreat Thee, O my Lord, them that have sought Thee,
and turn not away such as have directed their steps towards Thee,
and deprive not of Thy grace all that love Thee.
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Thou art He, O my Lord,
who hath called Himself the God of Mercy, the Most Compassionate.
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Have mercy, then, upon Thy handmaiden who hath sought Thy shelter,
and set her face towards Thee.
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Thou art, verily, the Ever-Forgiving, the Most Merciful.
Baha-ullah
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O Thou, at whose dreadful majesty all things have trembled,
in whose grasp are the affairs of all men,
towards whose grace and mercy are set the faces of all Thy creatures!
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I entreat Thee,
by Thy Name which Thou hast ordained to be
the spirit of all names that are in the kingdom of names,
to shield us from the whisperings of those who have turned away from Thee,
and have repudiated the truth of Thy most august and most exalted divinity,
in this Revelation that hath caused the kingdom of Thy names to tremble.
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I am one of Thy handmaidens, O my Lord!
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I have turned my face towards the sanctuary of Thy gracious favors
and the adored tabernacle of Thy glory.
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Purify me of all that is not of Thee,
and strengthen me to love Thee, and to do Thy will,
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that I may delight my heart in the contemplation of Thy beauty,
and be rid of all attachment to any of Thy creatures,
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and may, at every moment, proclaim:
"Magnified be God, the Lord of the Worlds!"
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Let my food, O my Lord, be Thy beauty,
and my drink the light of Thy presence,
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and my hope Thy will,
and my work Thy praise,
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and my companion Thy remembrance,
and my aid Thy sovereignty,
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and my dwelling-place Thy habitation,
and my home the chair which Thou hast exalted
above the limitations of them that are shut out as by a veil from Thee.
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Thou art, in truth, the God of power, of strength and glory.
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