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Holy Kitab I Aqdas
Texts 1-19
Texts 20-38
Texts 39-57
Texts 58-76
Texts 77-95
Texts 96-114
Texts 115-133
Texts 134-152
Texts 153-171
Texts 172-190
Holy Kitab I Iqan
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
Section 5
Section 6
Section 7
Section 8
Section 9
Section 10
Epistle to the Son of the Wolf
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
Section 5
Section 6
Section 7
Section 8
Section 9
Prayers & Meditations by Bahaullah
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
Section 5
Section 6
Section 7
Section 8
Section 9
Section 10
Section 11
Section 12
Section 13
Section 14
Section 15
Section 16
Section 17
Section 18
Section 19
Section 20
Section 21
Section 22
Section 23
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Prayers and
Meditations by Bahaullah:
Section 16 |
CXXIV
Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! Every time I venture to make
mention of Thee, I am held back by my mighty sins and grievous
trespasses against Thee, and find myself wholly deprived of Thy
grace, and utterly powerless to celebrate Thy praise. My great
confidence in Thy bounty, however, reviveth my hope in Thee, and
my certitude that Thou wilt bountifully deal with me emboldeneth
me to extol Thee, and to ask of Thee the things Thou dost
possess.
I implore Thee, O my God, by Thy mercy that hath surpassed all
created things, and to which all that are immersed beneath the
oceans of Thy names bear witness, not to abandon me unto my
self, for my heart is prone to evil. Guard me, then, within the
stronghold of Thy protection and the shelter of Thy care. I am
he, O my God, whose only wish is what Thou hast determined by
the power of Thy might. All I have chosen for myself is to be
assisted by Thy gracious appointments and the ruling of Thy
will, and to be aided with the tokens of Thy decree and
judgment.
I beseech Thee, O Thou Who art the Beloved of the hearts which
long for Thee, by the Manifestations of Thy Cause and the
Day-Springs of Thine inspiration, and the Exponents of Thy
majesty, and the Treasuries of Thy knowledge, not to suffer me
to be deprived of Thy holy Habitation, Thy Fane and Thy
Tabernacle. Aid me, O my Lord, to attain His hallowed court, and
to circle round His person, and to stand humbly at His door.
Thou art He Whose power is from everlasting to everlasting.
Nothing escapeth Thy knowledge. Thou art, verily, the God of
power, the God of glory and wisdom.
Praised be God, the Lord of the worlds!
CXXV
O Thou the dread of Whom hath fallen upon all things, before the
splendors of Whose face the countenances of all men are
downcast, at the revelations of Whose sovereignty all necks have
humbly bowed, to the ruling of Whose will all hearts have been
subdued, the awfulness of Whose majesty hath caused the
foundations of all things to tremble, and to the power of Whose
authority the winds have been subjected! I beseech Thee by the
compelling force of Thy Revelation, and by the power of Thy
might, and by the exaltation of Thy word, and by the sublimity
of Thy sovereignty, to number us with them whom the world hath
been powerless to hinder from turning towards Thee.
Cause me, O my Lord, to be of those who, with their substance
and their own selves, have fought valiantly in Thy path. Write
down, then, for me the recompense Thou didst ordain for them in
the Tablet of Thy decree. Stablish me also on the seat of truth
in Thy presence, and join me with the sincere among Thy
servants.
I implore Thee, O my Lord, by Thy Messengers, and Thy Chosen
Ones, and by Him through Whom Thou hast affixed Thy seal upon
the Manifestations of Thy Cause among Thy creatures, and Whom
Thou hast adorned with the ornament of Thine acceptance among
all that dwell in Thy heaven and on Thy earth, to graciously
assist me to attain unto what Thou hast ordained for Thy
servants and bidden them observe in Thy Tablets. Wash away,
then, my sins, O my God, by Thy grace and bounty, and reckon me
among such as are not overtaken by fear nor put to grief.
Thou art, verily, the Almighty, the Help in Peril, the
Self-Subsisting.
CXXVI
Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! Thou art He the fire of Whose
love hath set ablaze the hearts of them who have recognized Thy
unity, and the splendors of Whose countenance have illuminated
the faces of such as have drawn nigh unto Thy court. How
plenteous, O my God, is the stream of Thy knowledge! 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! How pleasing are the wounds which, in Thy path and in
order to proclaim Thy Faith, I sustain from the swords of the
infidels!
I beseech Thee, by Thy name through which Thou turnest
restlessness into tranquillity, fear into confidence, weakness
into strength, and abasement into glory, that Thou of Thy grace
wilt aid me and Thy servants to exalt Thy name, to deliver Thy
Message, and to proclaim Thy Cause, in such wise that we may
remain unmoved by either the assaults of the transgressors or
the wrath of the infidels, O Thou Who art my Well-Beloved!
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. 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.
Powerful art Thou to do what Thou pleasest. Thou art, verily,
the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.
CXXVII
All praise be to Thee, O Lord, my God! How mysterious the Fire
which Thou hast enkindled within my heart! My very limbs testify
to the intensity of its heat, and evince the consuming power of
its flame. Should my bodily tongue ever attempt to describe Thee
as the One Whose strength hath ever excelled the strength of the
most mighty amongst men, the tongue of my heart would address
me, saying: "These are but words which can only be adequate to
such things as are of the same likeness and nature as
themselves. But He, of a truth, is infinitely exalted above the
mention of all His creatures."
The power of Thy might beareth me witness, O my Well-Beloved!
Every limb of my body, methinks, is endowed with a tongue that
glorifieth Thee and magnifieth Thy name. Armed with the power of
Thy love, the hatred which moveth them that are against Thee can
never alarm me; and with Thy praise on my lips, the rulings of
Thy decree can in no wise fill me with sorrow. Fortify,
therefore, Thy love within my breast, and suffer me to face the
assaults which all the peoples of the earth may launch against
me. I swear by Thee! Every hair of my head proclaimeth: "But for
the adversities that befall me in Thy path, how could I ever
taste the divine sweetness of Thy tenderness and love?"
Send down, therefore, O my Lord, upon me and upon them that love
me, that which will cause us to become steadfast in Thy Faith.
Enable them, then, to become the Hands of Thy Cause amongst Thy
servants, that they may scatter abroad Thy signs, and show forth
Thy sovereignty. There is no God but Thee, Who art powerful to
do whatsoever Thou willest. Thou art, in truth, the
All-Glorious, the All-Praised.
CXXVIII
Praise be unto Thee, O my God! I am one of Thy servants, who
hath believed on Thee and on Thy signs. Thou seest how I have
set myself towards the door of Thy mercy, and turned my face in
the direction of Thy loving-kindness. I beseech Thee, by Thy
most excellent titles and Thy most exalted attributes, to open
to my face the portals of Thy bestowals. Aid me, then, to do
that which is good, O Thou Who art the Possessor of all names
and attributes!
I am poor, O my Lord, and Thou art the Rich. I have set my face
towards Thee, and detached myself from all but Thee. Deprive me
not, I implore Thee, of the breezes of Thy tender mercy, and
withhold not from me what Thou didst ordain for the chosen among
Thy servants.
Remove the veil from mine eyes, O my Lord, that I may recognize
what Thou hast desired for Thy creatures, and discover, in all
the manifestations of Thy handiwork, the revelations of Thine
almighty power. Enrapture my soul, O my Lord, with Thy most
mighty signs, and draw me out of the depths of my corrupt and
evil desires. Write down, then, for me the good of this world
and of the world to come. Potent art Thou to do what pleaseth
Thee. No God is there but Thee, the All-Glorious, Whose help is
sought by all men.
I yield Thee thanks, O my Lord, that Thou hast wakened me from
my sleep, and stirred me up, and created in me the desire to
perceive what most of Thy servants have failed to apprehend.
Make me able, therefore, O my Lord, to behold, for love of Thee
and for the sake of Thy pleasure, whatsoever Thou hast desired.
Thou art He to the power of Whose might and sovereignty all
things testify.
There is none other God but Thee, the Almighty, the Beneficent.
CXXIX
Praised be Thou, O my God! Thou seest how Thy righteous servants
have fallen into the hands of the wicked doers, who have
disbelieved in Thy name, the Unconstrained, and denied Thy
majesty, and Thine unrestrained authority, and Thy strength, and
Thy sovereign might. Their mouths utter what the mouths of the
Jews uttered aforetime.
Put forth, therefore, out of the bosom of Thy glory, O my Lord,
the hand of Thine omnipotence, and through it assist Thou Thy
loved ones who, though sore-tried in Thy path with such trials
as have caused the inmates of the kingdom of Thy Cause to groan,
were not deterred from turning towards the horizon of Thy
Revelation.
Set, then, the seal of Thine unerring protection on their
hearts, O my Lord, lest perchance the remembrance of aught else
except Thee enter therein. Make them able, moreover, to proclaim
Thy name amidst Thy creatures, and supply them with the best of
what Thou hast destined for such of Thy chosen ones as enjoy
near access to Thee.
Potent art Thou to do Thy pleasure. Thou truly art the
All-Glorious, to whom all cry for help.
CXXX
Lauded be Thy name, O Lord my God! Thou seest how Thy servants
have everywhere been compassed with tribulations, how their
adversaries have all risen up against them and grievously
wronged them. Thy glory beareth me witness! Were all the wicked
doers of the earth to band themselves against us, and to cast us
into a fire such as no man hath kindled, they would be powerless
to distract our gaze from the horizon of Thy name, the Most
Exalted, the Most High, and would fail to turn aside our hearts
from the seat of Thine effulgent glory.
I swear by Thy might! The arrows that transfix us in Thy path
are the ornaments of our temples, and the spears which pierce us
in our love for Thee are as silk unto our bodies. By the glory
of Thy might! Nothing whatsoever can beseem Thy servants except
what the pen of Thine irrevocable decree hath traced in this
priceless and exalted Tablet.
All praise be to Thy Self at all times and under all conditions.
Thou art, verily, the God of knowledge and wisdom.
CXXXI
Praise be unto Thee, O my God! Thou seest how He Who is Thy
Light hath been shut up in the fortress-town of &Akka, and been
sore oppressed by reason of what the hands of the wicked doers
have wrought, whose corrupt desires have kept them back from
turning towards Thee, O Thou Who art the King of all names!
I swear by Thy glory! Tribulations, however woeful, can never
hinder me from remembering Thee or from celebrating Thy praise.
Every vexation borne for love of Thee is a token of Thy mercy
unto Thy creatures, and every ordeal suffered in Thy path is but
a gift from Thee bestowed on Thy chosen ones. I testify that my
countenance, which shineth above the Day-Spring of eternity,
hath been irradiated by adversity, and my body hath been adorned
by it before all who are in heaven and all who are on earth.
I pray Thee, by Thy Most Great Name, to aid all them that have
believed on Thee and on Thy signs to be steadfast in Thy love
and to set themselves towards the Dawning-Place of the Day-Star
of Thy loving-kindness. Inspire them, then, O my God, with what
will unloose their tongue to praise Thee, and will draw them
nigh unto Thee in the life that now is and the life that is to
come.
Thou truly art the Almighty, the All-Glorious, the Beneficent.
CXXXII
Glorified be Thy name, O Lord my God! I beseech Thee by Thy
power that hath encompassed all created things, and by Thy
sovereignty that hath transcended the entire creation, and by
Thy Word which was hidden in Thy wisdom and whereby Thou didst
create Thy heaven and Thy earth, both to enable us to be
steadfast in our love for Thee and in our obedience to Thy
pleasure, and to fix our gaze upon Thy face, and celebrate Thy
glory. Empower us, then, O my God, to spread abroad Thy signs
among Thy creatures, and to guard Thy Faith in Thy realm. Thou
hast ever existed independently of the mention of any of Thy
creatures, and wilt remain as Thou hast been for ever and ever.
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. 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. No God
is there beside Thee, the Ever-Forgiving, the Most Bountiful.
Praise be to Thee, O Thou Who art the Beloved of them that have
known Thee!
CXXXIII
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, 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! 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. 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.
CXXXIV
I am he, O my Lord, that hath set his face towards Thee, and
fixed his hope on the wonders of Thy grace and the revelations
of Thy bounty. I pray Thee that Thou wilt not suffer me to turn
away disappointed from the door of Thy mercy, nor abandon me to
such of Thy creatures as have repudiated Thy Cause.
I am, O my God, Thy servant and the son of Thy servant. I have
recognized Thy truth in Thy days, and have directed my steps
towards the shores of Thy oneness, confessing Thy singleness,
acknowledging Thy unity, and hoping for Thy forgiveness and
pardon. Powerful art Thou to do what Thou willest; no God is
there beside Thee, the All-Glorious, the Ever-Forgiving.
CXXXV
Unto Thee be praise, O Lord my God! I testify that Thou art God,
and that there is none other God besides Thee. Thou hast from
eternity been immeasurably exalted above the praise of any one
except Thee, and far above the description of any of Thy
creatures. All created things have borne witness to Thy unity,
and every dweller in Thy kingdom hath confessed Thy oneness. The
essence of the apprehension of the assured among Thy creatures
can never attain unto Thee, and the gem-like utterances with
which Thy people have praised and glorified Thee can never hope
to ascend unto the atmosphere of Thy holiness. For men's
apprehension of Thee is but the apprehension of Thine own
creation; how can it reach up to Thee? And all human praise and
glorification of Thee pertain unto Thy servants; how can they be
deemed worthy of the court of Thy oneness?
I swear by Thy glory! The quintessence of knowledge is powerless
to comprehend Thy nature, and the inmost reality of every praise
of Thee falleth short of the seat of Thy great glory and of
Thine all-compelling power. Every utterance that seeketh to
describe Thee, and every knowledge that attempteth to comprehend
Thee, is but an expression of Thine own creating, and is
begotten by Thy will, and fashioned in conformity with Thy
purpose.
I implore Thee, O Thou Who art inscrutable to all except Thee,
and can be comprehended through naught else save Thyself, by the
wrongs which He Who is the Day-Spring of Thy Cause hath suffered
at the hands of the ignoble among Thy creatures, and by what
hath befallen Him in Thy path, to grant that I may, at all
times, be wholly dissolved in Thee, and fix my gaze upon the
horizon of Thy will and be steadfast in Thy love.
I have, O my Lord, turned unto Thee according to what Thou hast
commanded me in Thy Book, and have set my face towards the
horizon of Thy loving-kindness even as Thou hast permitted me in
Thy Tablets. Cast me not out of the door of Thy grace, I beseech
Thee, and write down for me the recompense destined for him who
hath entered Thy presence, and hath risen to serve Thee, and
hath been carried away by the drops sprinkled upon him from the
Ocean of Thy favors in Thy days, and by the splendors of the
Day-Star of Thy gifts that have been shed upon him at the
revelation of the light of Thy countenance.
Potent art Thou to do what pleaseth Thee. No God is there save
Thee, the Help in Peril, the Self-Subsisting. |
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