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Holy Kitab I Iqan
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Prayers and
Meditations by Bahaullah:
Section 18 |
CXLVIII
Glory be to Thee, O Lord my God! I implore Thee by Thy Name,
through which Thou didst lift up the ensigns of Thy guidance,
and didst shed the radiance of Thy loving-kindness, and didst
reveal the sovereignty of Thy Lordship; through which the lamp
of Thy names hath appeared within the niche of Thine attributes,
and He Who is the Tabernacle of Thy unity and the Manifestation
of detachment hath shone forth; through which the ways of Thy
guidance were made known, and the paths of Thy good pleasure
were marked out; through which the foundations of error have
been made to tremble, and the signs of wickedness have been
abolished; through which the fountains of wisdom have burst
forth, and the heavenly table hath been sent down; through which
Thou didst preserve Thy servants and didst vouchsafe Thy
healing; through which Thou didst show forth Thy tender mercies
unto Thy servants and revealedst Thy forgiveness amidst Thy
creatures --I implore Thee to keep safe him who hath held fast
and returned unto Thee, and clung to Thy mercy, and seized the
hem of Thy loving providence. Send down, then, upon him Thy
healing, and make him whole, and endue him with a constancy
vouchsafed by Thee, and a tranquillity bestowed by Thy highness.
Thou art, verily, the Healer, the Preserver, the Helper, the
Almighty, the Powerful, the All-Glorious, the All-Knowing.
CXLIX
Glorified art Thou, O my God! I give praise to Thee, that Thou
hast made me able so to reveal Thine utterances, and manifest
Thy proofs and Thy testimonies, that every proof hath been made
to circle round my will, and every testimony to compass my
pleasure. Thou seest me, O my Lord, lying at the mercy of Thine
adversaries, who have repudiated Thy signs, and refuted Thy
testimony, and turned back from Thy beauty, and resolved to shed
Thy blood. I beseech Thee, O Thou Who art the Lord of all names,
by Thy name through which Thou hast subdued all created things,
to graciously aid Thy servants and Thy loved ones to cleave
steadfastly to Thy Cause. Give them, then, to drink what will
quicken their hearts in Thy days. Enable them, moreover, O my
Lord, to fix their gaze at all times upon Thy pleasure, and to
yield Thee thanks for the evidences of Thine irrevocable decree.
For Thou art, verily, praiseworthy in all that Thou hast done in
the past, or wilt do in the future, and art to be obeyed in
whatsoever Thou hast wished or wilt wish, and to be loved in all
that Thou hast desired or wilt desire. Thou lookest upon them
that are dear to Thee with the eyes of Thy loving-kindness, and
sendest down for them only that which will profit them through
Thy grace and Thy gifts.
We entreat Thee, O Thou Who art the Cloud of Bounty and the
Succorer of the distressed, that Thou wilt aid us to remember
Thee, and to make known Thy Cause, and to arise to help Thee.
Though all weakness, we yet have clung to Thy Name, the Most
Powerful, the Almighty.
Bless Thou, O my God, them that have stood fast in Thy Cause,
and whom the evil suggestions of the workers of iniquity have
failed to deter from turning towards Thy face, and who have
hastened with their whole hearts toward Thy grace, until they
finally quaffed the water that is life indeed from the hands of
Thy bounty.
Potent art Thou to do Thy pleasure. No God is there save Thee,
the Mighty, the Most Generous.
CL
I give praise to Thee, O my God, that the fragrance of Thy
loving-kindness hath enraptured me, and the gentle winds of Thy
mercy have inclined me in the direction of Thy bountiful favors.
Make me to quaff, O my Lord, from the fingers of Thy
bounteousness the living waters which have enabled every one
that hath partaken of them to rid himself of all attachment to
any one save Thee, and to soar into the atmosphere of detachment
from all Thy creatures, and to fix his gaze upon Thy loving
providence and Thy manifold gifts.
Make me ready, in all circumstances, O my Lord, to serve Thee
and to set myself towards the adored sanctuary of Thy Revelation
and of Thy Beauty. If it be Thy pleasure, make me to grow as a
tender herb in the meadows of Thy grace, that the gentle winds
of Thy will may stir me up and bend me into conformity with Thy
pleasure, in such wise that my movement and my stillness may be
wholly directed by Thee.
Thou art He, by Whose name the Hidden Secret was divulged, and
the Well-Guarded Name was revealed, and the seals of the
sealed-up Goblet were opened, shedding thereby its fragrance
over all creation, whether of the past or of the future. He who
was athirst, O my Lord, hath hasted to attain the living waters
of Thy grace, and the wretched creature hath yearned to immerse
himself beneath the ocean of Thy riches.
I swear by Thy glory, O Lord the Beloved of the world and the
Desire of all them that have recognized Thee! I am sore
afflicted by the grief of my separation from Thee, in the days
when the Day-Star of Thy presence hath shed its radiance upon
Thy people. Write down, then, for me the recompense decreed for
such as have gazed on Thy face, and have, by Thy leave, gained
admittance into the court of Thy throne, and have, at Thy
bidding, met Thee face to face.
I implore Thee, O my Lord, by Thy name the splendors of which
have encompassed the earth and the heavens, to enable me so to
surrender my will to what Thou hast decreed in Thy Tablets, that
I may cease to discover within me any desire except what Thou
didst desire through the power of Thy sovereignty, and any will
save what Thou didst destine for me by Thy will.
Whither shall I turn, O my God, powerless as I am to discover
any other way except the way Thou didst set before Thy chosen
Ones? All the atoms of the earth proclaim Thee to be God, and
testify that there is none other God besides Thee. Thou hast
from eternity been powerful to do what Thou hast willed, and to
ordain what Thou hast pleased.
Do Thou destine for me, O my God, what will set me, at all
times, towards Thee, and enable me to cleave continually to the
cord of Thy grace, and to proclaim Thy name, and to look for
whatsoever may flow down from Thy pen. I am poor and desolate, O
my Lord, and Thou art the All-Possessing, the Most High. Have
pity, then, upon me through the wonders of Thy mercy, and send
down upon me, every moment of my life, the things wherewith Thou
hast recreated the hearts of all Thy creatures who have
recognized Thy unity, and of all Thy people who are wholly
devoted to Thee.
Thou, verily, art the Almighty, the Most Exalted, the
All-Knowing, the All-Wise.
CLI
Glorified art Thou, O my Lord! Thou beholdest my tribulations
and all that hath befallen me at the hands of such of Thy
servants as keep company with me, who have disbelieved in Thy
most resplendent signs, and turned back from Thy most effulgent
Beauty. I swear by Thy glory! Such are the troubles that vex me,
that no pen in the entire creation can either reckon or describe
them.
I implore Thee, O Thou Who art the King of names and the Creator
of earth and heaven, so to assist me by Thy strengthening grace
that nothing whatsoever will have the power to hinder me from
remembering Thee, or celebrating Thy praise, or to keep me back
from observing what Thou hast prescribed unto me in Thy Tablets,
that I may so arise to serve Thee that with bared head I will
hasten forth from my habitation, cry out in Thy name amidst Thy
creatures, and proclaim Thy virtues among Thy servants. Having
accomplished what Thou hadst decreed, and delivered the thing
Thou hadst written down, the wicked doers among Thy people
would, then, compass me about and would do with me in Thy path
as would please them.
In the love I bear to Thee, O my Lord, my heart longeth for Thee
with a longing such as no heart hath known. Here am I with my
body between Thy hands, and my spirit before Thy face. Do with
them as it may please Thee, for the exaltation of Thy word, and
the revelation of what hath been enshrined within the treasuries
of Thy knowledge.
Potent art Thou to do what Thou willest, and able to ordain what
Thou pleasest.
CLII
Lauded be Thy name, O my God! I can discover no one in Thy realm
who can befittingly turn unto Thee, or is able to adequately
hearken unto what hath gone out of the mouth of Thy will. I
beseech Thee, therefore, O Thou Who art the Possessor of the
entire creation and the King of the realm of Thine invention,
graciously to aid Thy creatures to accomplish that which is
pleasing and acceptable unto Thee, that they may arise to serve
Thy Cause amidst Thy creatures, and to speak forth Thy praise
before all who are in heaven and on earth.
Thou art He, O my Lord, Whose bounty hath surpassed all things,
and Whose power hath transcended all things, and Whose mercy
hath encompassed all things. Look, then, upon Thy people with
the eyes of Thy tender mercies, and leave them not to themselves
and to their corrupt desires in Thy days. How farsoever they may
have strayed from Thee, and however grievously they have turned
back from Thy face, yet Thou, in Thine essence, art the
All-Bountiful, and, in Thine inmost spirit, art the Most
Merciful. Deal with them according to the unrevealed tokens of
Thy bounty and Thy gifts. Thou art, verily, the One to the power
of Whose might all things have testified, and to Whose majesty
and omnipotence the whole creation hath borne witness.
No God is there but Thee, the Help in Peril, the
Self-Subsisting.
CLIII
My God, Thou Whom I adore and worship, Who art Most Powerful! I
testify that no description by any created thing can ever reveal
Thee, and no praise which any being is able to utter can express
Thee. Neither the comprehension of any one in the whole world,
nor the intelligence of any of its peoples, can, as it befitteth
Thee, gain admittance into the court of Thy holiness, or unravel
Thy mystery. What sin hath kept the inmates of the city of Thy
names so far from Thine all-glorious Horizon, and deprived them
of access to Thy most great Ocean? One single letter of Thy Book
is the mother of all utterances, and a word therefrom the
begetter of all creation. What ingratitude have Thy servants
shown forth that Thou hast withheld them, one and all, from
recognizing Thee? A drop out of the ocean of Thy mercy sufficeth
to quench the flames of hell, and a spark of the fire of Thy
love is enough to set ablaze a whole world.
O Thou Who art the All-Knowing! Wayward though we be, we still
cling to Thy bounty; and though ignorant, we still set our faces
toward the ocean of Thy wisdom. Thou art that All-Bountiful Who
art not deterred by a multitude of sins from vouchsafing Thy
bounty, and the flow of Whose gifts is not arrested by the
withdrawal of the peoples of the world. From eternity the door
of Thy grace hath remained wide open. A dewdrop out of the ocean
of Thy mercy is able to adorn all things with the ornament of
sanctity, and a sprinkling of the waters of Thy bounty can cause
the entire creation to attain unto true wealth.
Lift not the veil, O Thou Who art the Concealer! From eternity
the tokens of Thy bounty have encompassed the universe, and the
splendors of Thy Most Great Name have been shed over all created
things. Deny not Thy servants the wonders of Thy grace. Cause
them to be made aware of Thee, that they may bear witness to Thy
unity, and enable them to recognize Thee, that they may hasten
towards Thee. Thy mercy hath embraced the whole creation, and
Thy grace hath pervaded all things. From the billows of the
ocean of Thy generosity the seas of eagerness and enthusiasm
were revealed. Thou art what Thou art. Aught except Thee is
unworthy of any mention unless it entereth beneath Thy shadow,
and gaineth admittance into Thy court.
Whatever betide us, we beseech Thine ancient forgiveness, and
seek Thine all-pervasive grace. Our hope is that Thou wilt deny
no one Thy grace, and wilt deprive no soul of the ornament of
fairness and justice. Thou art the King of all bounty, and the
Lord of all favors, and supreme over all who are in heaven and
on earth.
CLIV
Dispel my grief by Thy bounty and Thy generosity, O God, my God,
and banish mine anguish through Thy sovereignty and Thy might.
Thou seest me, O my God, with my face set towards Thee at a time
when sorrows have compassed me on every side. 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, and by the billows of the Ocean of
Thy mercy and the splendors of the Day-Star of Thy bounty, 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!
Thou beholdest, O my Lord, the things which have befallen me in
Thy days. I entreat Thee, by Him Who is the Day-Spring 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. Thou art, verily, the Almighty, the Most Powerful, Who
art wont to answer the prayers of all men!
And, finally, I beg of Thee by the light of Thy countenance to
bless my affairs, and redeem my debts, and satisfy my needs.
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. No God is there but Thee,
Who hearest and art ready to answer.
CLV
Create in me a pure heart, O my God, and renew a tranquil
conscience within me, O my Hope! Through the spirit of power
confirm Thou me in Thy Cause, O my Best-Beloved, and by the
light of Thy glory reveal unto me Thy path, O Thou the Goal of
my desire! Through the power of Thy transcendent might lift me
up unto the heaven of Thy holiness, O Source of my being, and by
the breezes of Thine eternity gladden me, O Thou Who art my God!
Let Thine everlasting melodies breathe tranquillity on me, O my
Companion, and let the riches of Thine ancient countenance
deliver me from all except Thee, O my Master, and let the
tidings of the revelation of Thine incorruptible Essence bring
me joy, O Thou Who art the most manifest of the manifest and the
most hidden of the hidden!
CLVI
I give praise to Thee, O my God, that Thou hast awakened me out
of my sleep, and brought me forth after my disappearance, and
raised me up from my slumber. I have wakened this morning with
my face set toward the splendors of the Day-Star of Thy
Revelation, through Which the heavens of Thy power and Thy
majesty have been illumined, acknowledging Thy signs, believing
in Thy Book, and holding fast unto Thy Cord.
I beseech Thee, by the potency of Thy will and the compelling
power of Thy purpose, to make of what Thou didst reveal unto me
in my sleep the surest foundation for the mansions of Thy love
that are within the hearts of Thy loved ones, and the best
instrument for the revelation of the tokens of Thy grace and Thy
loving-kindness.
Do Thou ordain for me through Thy most exalted Pen, O my Lord,
the good of this world and of the next. I testify that within
Thy grasp are held the reins of all things. Thou changest them
as Thou pleasest. No God is there save Thee, the Strong, the
Faithful.
Thou art He Who changeth through His bidding abasement into
glory, and weakness into strength, and powerlessness into might,
and fear into calm, and doubt into certainty. No God is there
but Thee, the Mighty, the Beneficent.
Thou disappointest no one who hath sought Thee, nor dost Thou
keep back from Thee any one who hath desired Thee. Ordain Thou
for me what becometh the heaven of Thy generosity, and the ocean
of Thy bounty. Thou art, verily, the Almighty, the Most
Powerful.
CLVII
My God, Whom I worship and adore! I bear witness unto Thy unity
and Thy oneness, and acknowledge Thy gifts, both in the past and
in the present. Thou art the All-Bountiful, the overflowing
showers of Whose mercy have rained down upon high and low alike,
and the splendors of Whose grace have been shed over both the
obedient and the rebellious.
O God of mercy, before Whose door the quintessence of mercy hath
bowed down, and round the sanctuary of Whose Cause
loving-kindness, in its inmost spirit, hath circled, we beseech
Thee, entreating Thine ancient grace, and seeking Thy present
favor, that Thou mayest have mercy upon all who are the
manifestations of the world of being, and to deny them not the
outpourings of Thy grace in Thy days.
All are but poor and needy, and Thou, verily, art the
All-Possessing, the All-Subduing, the All-Powerful. |
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