Tablet of the Calamity of the Elevated Letters 7 страница
were brought forth out of the treasuries of the hearts of such of Thy servants as are near unto Thee,
4.
and through which the Daystar of Thy name, the Compassionate,
hath shed its radiance upon all that are in Thy heaven and on Thy earth,
to supply me, by Thy grace and bounty, with Thy wondrous and hidden bounties.
5.
These are the earliest days of my life, O my God, which Thou hast
6.
Praised be God, the Lord of the worlds.
Baha-ullah
1.
I beseech Thee, O my God, by all the transcendent glory of Thy Name,
2.
to clothe Thy loved ones in the robe of justice
and to illumine their beings with the light of trustworthiness.
3.
Thou art the One that hath power to do as He pleaseth
and Who holdeth within His grasp the reins of all things, visible and invisible.
Baha-ullah
PRAYERS FOR STEADFASTNESS
1.
I magnify Thy Name, O my God, and offer thanksgiving unto Thee, O my Desire,
inasmuch as Thou hast enabled me to clearly perceive Thy straight Path,
hast unveiled Thy Great Announcement before mine eyes
2.
and hast aided me to set my face towards the Dayspring of thy Revelation
and the Fountainhead of Thy Cause,
whilst Thy servants and Thy people turned away from Thee.
3.
I entreat Thee, O lord of the Kingdom of eternity,
by the shrill voice of the pen of Glory,
and by the Burning Fire which calleth aloud from the verdant Tree,
and by the Ark which Thou hast specially chosen for the people of Baha,
4.
to grant that I may remain steadfast in my love for Thee,
be well pleased with whatsoever Thou hast prescribed for me in Thy Book
and may stand firm in Thy service and in the service of Thy loved ones.
5.
Graciously assist then Thy servants, O my God,
to do that which will serve to exalt Thy Cause
and will enable them to observe whatsoever Thou hast revealed in thy Book.
6.
Verily Thou art the Lord of Strength, Thou art potent to ordain whatsoever Thou willest and within Thy grasp Thou holdest the reins of all created things.
7.
No God is there except Thee,
the All-Powerful, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.
Baha-ullah
1.
Glorified be Thy name, O Lord my God!
2.
I beseech Thee
by Thy power that hath encompassed all created things,
and by Thy Sovereignty that hath transcended the entire creation,
3.
and by Thy Word which was hidden in Thy wisdom
and whereby Thou didst create Thy heaven and Thy earth,
4.
both to enable us to be steadfast in our love for Thee and in our obedience to Thy pleasure,
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and to fix our gaze upon Thy face, and celebrate Thy glory.
5.
Empower us, then, O my God, to spread abroad Thy signs among Thy creatures,
and to guard Thy Faith in Thy realm.
6.
Thou hast ever existed independently of the mention of any of Thy creatures,
and wilt remain as Thou hast been for ever and ever.
7.
In Thee I have placed my whole confidence,
unto Thee I have turned my face,
to the cord of Thy loving providence I have clung,
and towards the shadow of Thy mercy I have hastened.
8.
Cast me not as one disappointed out of Thy door, O my God,
and withhold not from me Thy grace, for Thee alone do I seek.
9.
No God is there beside Thee, the Ever-Forgiving, the Most Bountiful.
10.
Praise be to Thee,
O Thou Who art the Beloved of them that have known thee!
Baha-ullah
1.
O Thou whose nearness is my wish,
Whose presence is my hope,
2.
whose remembrance is my desire,
whose court of glory is my goal,
3.
whose abode is my aim,
whose name is my healing,
4.
whose love is the radiance of my heart,
whose service is my highest aspiration!
5.
I beseech Thee by Thy Name,
through which Thou hast enabled them that have recognized Thee
to soar to the sublimest heights of the knowledge of Thee
and empowered such as devoutly worship Thee
to ascend into the precincts of the court of Thy holy favors,
6.
to aid me to turn my face towards Thy face,
to fix mine eyes upon Thee, and to speak of Thy glory.
7.
I am the one, O my Lord, who hath forgotten all else but Thee,
and turned towards the Dayspring of Thy grace,
who hath forsaken all save Thyself in the hope of drawing nigh unto Thy court.
8.
Behold me, then, with mine eyes lifted up
towards the Seat that shineth with the splendors of the light of Thy Face.
9.
Send down, then, upon me, O my Beloved,
that which will enable me to be steadfast in Thy Cause,
so that the doubts of the infidels may not hinder me from turning towards Thee.
10.
Thou art, verily, the God of Power,
the Help in Peril, the All-Glorious, the Almighty.
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Baha-ullah
1.
O God, my God!
I have turned in repentance unto Thee,
and verily Thou art the Pardoner, the Compassionate.
2.
O God, my God!
I have returned to Thee,
and verily Thou art the Ever-Forgiving, the Gracious.
3.
O God, my God!
I have clung to the cord of Thy bounty,
and with Thee is the storehouse of all that is in heaven and earth.
4.
O God, my God!
I have hastened toward Thee,
and verily Thou art the Forgiver, the Lord of grace abounding.
5.
O God, my God!
I thirst for the celestial wine of Thy grace,
and verily Thou art the Giver, the Bountiful, the Gracious, the Almighty.
6.
O God, my God!
I testify that Thou hast revealed Thy Cause,
fulfilled Thy promise, and sent down from the heaven of Thy grace
that which hath drawn unto Thee the hearts of Thy favored ones.
7.
Well is it with him that hath held fast unto Thy firm cord
and clung to the hem of Thy resplendent robe!
8.
I ask Thee, O Lord of all being and King of the seen and unseen,
by Thy power, Thy majesty and Thy sovereignty,
to grant that my name my be recorded by Thy pen of glory among Thy devoted ones,
them whom the scrolls of the sinful hindered not from turning to the light of Thy visage,
O prayer-hearing, prayer-answering God!
Baha-ullah
1.
Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God!
2.
I beseech Thee
by Him Who is Thy Most Great Name,
Who hath been sorely afflicted by such of Thy creatures as have repudiated Thy truth,
and Who hath been hemmed in by sorrows which no tongue can describe,
3.
to grant that I may remember Thee and celebrate Thy praise,
4.
in these days when all have turned away from Thy beauty, have disputed with Thee,
and turned away disdainfully from Him Who is the Revealer of Thy Cause.
5.
None is there, O my Lord, to help Thee except Thy Being,
and no power to succor Thee save Thine own power.
6.
I entreat Thee to enable me to cleave steadfastly to Thy love and Thy remembrance.
7.
This is, verily, within my power,
and Thou art the One that knoweth all that is in me.
8.
Thou, in truth, art knowing, apprised of all.
9.
Deprive me not, O my Lord, of the splendors of the light of Thy face,
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whose brightness hath illuminated the whole world.
10.
No God is there beside Thee,
the Most Powerful, the All-Glorious, the Ever-Forgiving.
Baha-ullah
PRAYERS FOR TEACHING
1.
Magnified be Thy name, O my God,
for that Thou hast manifested the Day which is the King of Days,
2.
the Day which Thou didst announce unto Thy chosen Ones and Thy Prophets
in Thy most excellent Tablets,
3.
the Day whereon Thou didst shed the splendor of the glory of all Thy names
upon all created things.
4.
Great is his blessedness whosoever hath set himself towards Thee,
and entered Thy presence, and caught the accents of Thy voice.
5.
I beseech Thee, O my Lord,
by the name of Him round Whom circleth in adoration the kingdom of Thy names,
6.
that Thou wilt graciously assist them that are dear to Thee
to glorify Thy word among Thy servants,
7.
and to shed abroad Thy praise amidst Thy creatures,
so that the ecstasies of Thy revelation may fill the souls of all the dwellers of Thine earth.
8.
Since Thou hast guided them, O my Lord, unto the living waters of Thy grace,
grant, by Thy bounty, that they may not be kept back from Thee;
9.
and since Thou hast summoned them to the habitation of Thy throne,
drive them not out from Thy presence, through Thy loving-kindness.
10.
Send down upon them what shall wholly detach them from aught else except Thee,
and make them able to soar in the atmosphere of Thy nearness,
in such wise that neither the ascendancy of the oppressor
nor the suggestions of them that have disbelieved in Thy most august and most mighty person
shall be capable of keeping them back from Thee.
Baha-ullah
1.
Praise be to Thee, O Lord my God!
2.
I implore Thee,
by Thy Name which none hath befittingly recognized, and whose import no soul hath fathomed;
3.
I beseech Thee,
by Him Who is the Fountainhead of Thy revelation and the Dayspring of Thy signs,
to make my heart to be a receptacle of Thy love and of remembrance of Thee.
4.
Knit it, then, to Thy most great Ocean,
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that from it may flow out the loving waters of Thy wisdom
and the crystal streams of Thy glorification and praise.
5.
The limbs of my body testify to Thy unity,
and the hair of my head declareth the power of Thy sovereignty and might.
6.
I have stood at the door of Thy grace with utter self-effacement and complete abnegation,
and clung to the hem of Thy bounty, and fixed mine eyes upon the horizon of Thy gifts.
7.
Do Thou destine for me, O my God,
what becometh the greatness of Thy majesty,
8.
and assist me, by Thy strengthening grace,
so to teach Thy Cause that the dead may speed out of their sepulchers,
9.
and rush forth towards Thee, trusting wholly in Thee,
and fixing their gaze upon the orient of Thy Cause, and the dawning-place of Thy Revelation.
10.
Thou, verily, art the Most Powerful, the Most High, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.
Baha-ullah
1.
Glory be unto Thee, O Lord of the world and Desire of the nations,
O Thou Who hast become manifest in the Greatest Name,
2.
whereby the pearls of wisdom and utterance have appeared from the shells of the great sea of Thy knowledge,
3.
and the heavens of divine revelation have been adorned with the light of the appearance of the sun of Thy countenance.
4.
I beg of Thee, by that Word through which Thy proof was perfected among Thy creatures
and Thy testimony was fulfilled amidst Thy servants,
5.
to strengthen Thy people in that whereby the face of the Cause will radiate in Thy dominion,
the standards of Thy power will be planted among Thy servants,
and the banners of Thy guidance will be raised throughout Thy dominions.
6.
O my Lord!
Thou beholdest them clinging to the rope of Thy grace
and holding fast unto the hem of the mantle of Thy beneficence.
7.
Ordain for them that which may draw them nearer unto Thee,
and withhold them from all else save Thee.
8.
I beg of Thee, O Thou King of existence and Protector of the seen and the unseen,
to make whosoever arises to serve Thy Cause as a sea moving by Thy desire,
as one ablaze with the fire of Thy Sacred Thee,
shining from the horizon of the heaven of Thy will.
9.
Verily, Thou art the mighty One,
Whom neither the power of all the world nor the strength of nations can weaken.
10.
There is no God except Thee, the [Lord] Incomparable, the Protector, the Self-Subsistent.
Baha-ullah
1.
O God, Who art the Author of all Manifestations,
the Source of all Sources,
2.
the Fountainhead of all Revelations,
and the Wellspring of all Lights!
3.
I testify that by Thy Name the heaven of understanding hath been adorned,
and the ocean of utterance hath surged,
and the dispensations of Thy providence have been published unto the followers of all religions.
4.
I beseech Thee so to enrich me as to dispense with all save Thee,
and be made independent of anyone except Thyself.
5.
Rain down, then, upon me out of the clouds of Thy bounty
that which shall profit me in every world of Thy worlds.
6.
Assist me, then, through Thy strengthening grace,
so to serve Thy Cause amidst Thy servants that I may show forth what will cause me
to be remembered as long as Thine own kingdom endureth and Thy dominion will last.
7.
This is Thy servant, O my Lord,
who with his whole being hath turned unto the horizon of Thy bounty,
and the ocean of Thy grace, and the heaven of Thy gifts.
8.
Do with me then as becometh Thy majesty, and Thy glory,
and Thy bounteousness, and Thy grace.
9.
Thou, in truth, art the God of strength and power,
Who art meet to answer them that pray Thee.
10.
There is no God save Thee, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.
Baha-ullah
1.
Say,
Magnified be Thy Name, O Lord my God!
2.
I beseech Thee by The Name through which the splendor of the light of wisdom
shone resplendent when the heavens of divine utterance were set in motion amidst mankind,
3.
to graciously aid me by Thy heavenly confirmations
and enable me to praise Thy Name amongst Thy servants.
4.
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.
5.
Unloose my tongue therefore to proclaim that which will captivate the minds of men
and will rejoice their souls and spirits.
6.
Strengthen me then in Thy Cause
7.
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.
8.
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.
9.
Verily, potent art Thou to do whatsoever Thou willest,
and in Thy grasp Thou holdest the kingdom of creation.
10.
There is none other God except Thee, the Almighty, the All-Wise.
Baha-ullah
PRAYERS TO HELP WITH TESTS AND DIFFICULTIES
1.
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,
2.
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!
3.
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.
4.
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
1.
Glory to Thee, O my God!
Except for the tribulations which are sustained in Thy path,
how could Thy true lovers be recognized;
2.
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?
3.
Thy might beareth me witness!
4.
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.
5.
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!
6.
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.
7.
By Thy glory! I wish only what Thou wishest, and cherish what Thou cherishest.
8.
In Thee have I, at all times, placed my whole trust and confidence.
9.
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.
10.
Potent art Thou to do what pleaseth Thee.
No God is there except Thee, the Help in Peril, the Self-Subsistient.
€”Baha-ullah
1.
Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God!
2.
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.
3.
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,
4.
and the tempests of trials must fail to draw away and hinder
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