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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 3 |
XXVI
Suffer me, O my God, to draw nigh unto Thee, and to abide within
the precincts of Thy court, for remoteness from Thee hath
well-nigh consumed me. 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. Draw me nearer unto the river
that is life indeed, for my soul burneth with thirst in its
ceaseless search after Thee. My sighs, O my God, proclaim the
bitterness of mine anguish, and the tears I shed attest my love
for Thee.
I beseech Thee, by the praise wherewith Thou praisest Thyself
and the glory wherewith Thou glorifiest Thine own Essence, to
grant that we may be numbered among them that have recognized
Thee and acknowledged Thy sovereignty in Thy days. 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 Thy Self. Powerful art
Thou to do what Thou willest. No God is there beside Thee, the
Mighty, the Help in Peril, the Self-Subsisting.
Glorified be Thy name, O Thou Who art the King of all Kings!
XXVII
Thou beholdest, O my God, the Day-Star of Thy Word shining above
the horizon of Thy prison-city, inasmuch as within its walls He
who is the Manifestation of Thy Self and the Day-Spring of the
light of Thy unity hath raised His voice and uttered Thy praise.
The fragrances of Thy love have thereby been wafted over Thy
cities and have encompassed all the dwellers of Thy realm.
Since Thou hast revealed Thy grace, O my God, deter not Thy
servants from directing their eyes towards it. Consider not, O
my God, their estate, and their concerns and their works.
Consider the greatness of Thy glory, and the plenteousness of
Thy gifts, and the power of Thy might, and the excellence of Thy
favors. I swear by Thy glory! Wert Thou to look upon them with
the eye of justice, all would deserve Thy wrath and the rod of
Thine anger. Hold Thou Thy creatures, O my God, with the hands
of Thy grace, and make Thou known unto them what is best for
them of all the things that have been created in the kingdom of
Thine invention.
We testify, O my God, that Thou art God, and that there is no
God besides Thee. From eternity Thou hast existed with none to
equal or rival Thee, and wilt abide for ever the same. I beseech
Thee, by the eyes which see Thee stablished upon the throne of
unity and the seat of oneness, to aid all them that love Thee by
Thy Most Great Name, and to lift them up into such heights that
they will testify with their own beings and with their tongues
that Thou art God alone, the Incomparable, the One, the
Ever-Abiding. Thou hast had at no time any peer or partner.
Thou, in truth, art the All-Glorious, the Almighty, Whose help
is implored by all men.
XXVIII
Praised be Thou, O Lord my God! I bear witness that from
eternity Thou wert exalted in Thy transcendent majesty and
might, and wilt to eternity abide in Thy surpassing power and
glory. None in the kingdoms of earth and heaven can frustrate
Thy purpose; none throughout the realms of revelation and of
creation can prevail against Thee. At Thy command Thou doest
what Thou willest, and by the power of Thy sovereignty Thou
rulest as Thou pleasest.
I implore Thee, O Thou Who causest the dawn to appear, by Thy
Lamp which Thou didst light with the fire of Thy love before all
that are in heaven and on earth, and whose flame Thou feedest
with the fuel of Thy wisdom in the kingdom of Thy creation, to
make me to be of those who have soared in Thine atmosphere, and
surrendered their will to Thy decree.
I am all wretchedness, O my Lord, and Thou art the Most
Powerful, the Almighty. Have pity upon me by Thy grace and
bountiful favor, and graciously aid me to serve Thee and them
that are dear to Thee. Potent art Thou to do as Thou willest. No
God is there but Thee, the God of strength, of glory and wisdom.
XXIX
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. How many are the strangers who have
sought shelter beneath the shadow of the tree of Thy oneness,
and how numerous the thirsty ones who have panted after the
fountain of Thy living waters in Thy days!
Blessed is he that hath set himself towards Thee, and hasted to
attain the Day-Spring of the lights of Thy face. Blessed is he
who with all his affections hath turned to the Dawning-Place of
Thy Revelation and the Fountain-Head of Thine inspiration.
Blessed is he that hath expended in Thy path what Thou didst
bestow upon him through Thy bounty and favor. Blessed is he who,
in his sore longing after Thee, hath cast away all else except
Thyself. Blessed is he who hath enjoyed intimate communion with
Thee, and rid himself of all attachment to any one save Thee.
I beseech Thee, O my Lord, by Him Who is Thy Name, Who, through
the power of Thy sovereignty and might, hath risen above the
horizon of His prison, to ordain for every one what becometh
Thee and beseemeth Thine exaltation.
Thy might, in truth, is equal to all things.
XXX
Lauded be Thy name, O Lord my God! Thou seest me in this day
shut up in my prison, and fallen into the hands of Thine
adversaries, and beholdest my son (The Purest Branch) lying on
the dust before Thy face. He is Thy servant, O my Lord, whom
Thou hast caused to be related to Him Who is the Manifestation
of Thyself and the Day-Spring of Thy Cause.
At his birth he was afflicted through his separation from Thee,
according to what had been ordained for him through Thine
irrevocable decree. And when he had quaffed the cup of reunion
with Thee, he was cast into prison for having believed in Thee
and in Thy signs. He continued to serve Thy Beauty until he
entered into this Most Great Prison. Thereupon I offered him up,
O my God, as a sacrifice in Thy path. Thou well knowest what
they who love Thee have endured through this trial that hath
caused the kindreds of the earth to wail, and beyond them the
Concourse on high to lament.
I beseech Thee, O my Lord, by him and by his exile and his
imprisonment, to send down upon such as loved him what will
quiet their hearts and bless their works. Potent art Thou to do
as Thou willest. No God is there but Thee, the Almighty, the
Most Powerful.
XXXI
Praised be Thou, O my God! I beseech Thee by them who have
circled round the throne of Thy will, and soared in the
atmosphere of Thy good-pleasure, and turned with all their
affections towards the Horizon of Thy Revelation and the
Day-Spring of Thine inspiration, and the Dawning-Place of Thy
names, to aid Thy servants to observe what Thou hast commanded
them in Thy days--commandments through which the sacredness of
Thy Cause will be demonstrated unto Thy servants and the affairs
of Thy creatures and of Thy realm will be set aright.
I testify, O my God, that this is the Day whereon Thy testimony
hath been fulfilled, and Thy clear tokens have been manifested,
and Thine utterances have been revealed, and Thy signs have been
demonstrated, and the radiance of Thy countenance hath been
diffused, and Thy proof hath been perfected, and Thine
ascendancy hath been established, and Thy mercy hath overflowed,
and the Day-Star of Thy grace hath shone forth with such
brilliance that Thou didst manifest Him Who is the Revealer of
Thyself and the Treasury of Thy wisdom and the Dawning-Place of
Thy majesty and power. Thou didst establish His covenant with
every one who hath been created in the kingdoms of earth and
heaven and in the realms of revelation and of creation. Thou
didst raise Him up to such heights that the wrongs inflicted by
the oppressors have been powerless to deter Him from revealing
Thy sovereignty, and the ascendancy of the wayward hath failed
to prevent Him from demonstrating Thy power and from exalting
Thy Cause.
So highly didst Thou exalt Him that He openly delivered unto the
kings Thy messages and commandments, and hath never for one
moment sought His own protection, but striven to protect Thy
servants from whatever might withhold them from approaching the
kingdom of Thy nearness, and from setting their faces towards
the horizon of Thy good-pleasure.
Thou seest, O my God, how, notwithstanding the swords that are
drawn against Him, He calleth the nations unto Thee, and though
Himself a prisoner summoneth them to turn in the direction of
Thy gifts and bounties. With every fresh tribulation He
manifested a fuller measure of Thy Cause, and exalted more
highly Thy word.
I testify that through Him the Pen of the Most High was set in
motion, and with His remembrance the Scriptures in the kingdom
of names were embellished. Through Him Thy fragrances were
wafted, and the sweet smell of Thy raiment was shed abroad
amongst all the dwellers of the earth and the inmates of heaven.
Thou seest and knowest full well, O my God, how He hath been
made to dwell within the most desolate of cities, so that He may
build up the hearts of Thy servants, and hath been willing to
suffer the most grievous abasement, that Thy creatures may be
exalted.
I pray Thee, O Thou Who causest the dawn to appear, by Thy Name
through Which Thou hast subjected the winds, and sent down Thy
Tablets, that Thou wilt grant that we may draw near unto what
Thou didst destine for us by Thy favor and bounty, and to be far
removed from whatsoever may be repugnant unto Thee. Give us,
then, to drink from the hands of Thy grace every day and every
moment of our lives of the waters that are life indeed, O Thou
Who art the Most Merciful! Make us, then, to be of them who
helped Thee when fallen into the hands of those Thine enemies
who are numbered with the rebellious among Thy creatures and the
wicked amidst Thy people. Write down, then, for us the
recompense ordained for him that hath attained Thy presence, and
gazed on Thy beauty, and supply us with every good thing
ordained in Thy Book for such of Thy creatures as enjoy near
access to Thee.
Brighten our hearts, O my Lord, with the splendor of Thy
knowledge, and illumine our sight with the light of such eyes as
are fixed upon the horizon of Thy grace and the Day-Spring of
Thy glory. Preserve us, then, by Thy Most Great Name, Which Thou
didst cause to overshadow such nations as lay claim to what Thou
hast forbidden in Thy Book. This, verily, is what Thou didst
announce unto us in Thy Scriptures and Thy Tablets.
Cause us, then, to be so steadfast in our love towards Thee that
we will turn to none except Thee, and will be reckoned amongst
them that are brought nigh to Thee, and acknowledge Thee as One
Who is exalted above every comparison and is holy beyond all
likeness, and will lift up our voices amongst Thy servants and
cry aloud that He is the one God, the Incomparable, the
Ever-Abiding, the Most Powerful, the All-Glorious, the All-Wise.
Strengthen Thou, O my Lord, the hearts of them that love Thee,
that they may not be affrighted by the hosts of the infidels
that are turned back from Thee, but may follow Thee in
whatsoever hath been revealed by Thee. Aid them, moreover, to
remember and to praise Thee, and to teach Thy Cause with
eloquence and wisdom. Thou art He Who hath called Himself the
Most Merciful. Ordain, then, O my God, for me and for whosoever
hath sought Thee what beseemeth the excellence of Thy glory and
the greatness of Thy majesty. No God is there but Thee, the
Ever-Forgiving, the Most Compassionate.
XXXII
Thou seest Thy dear One, O my God, lying at the mercy of Thine
enemies, and hearest the voice of His lamentation from the midst
of such of Thy creatures as have dealt wickedly in Thy sight. He
it is, O my Lord, through Whose name Thou didst beautify Thy
Tablets, and for Whose greater glory Thou didst send down the
&Bayan, and at Whose separation from Thee Thou didst weep
continually. Look Thou, then, upon His loneliness, O my God, and
behold Him fallen into the hands of them that have disbelieved
in Thy signs, have turned their backs upon Thee, and have
forgotten the wonders of Thy mercy.
He it is, O my God, about Whom Thou hast said: "But for Thee the
Scriptures would have remained unrevealed, and the Prophets
unsent." And no sooner had He, by Thy behest, been manifested
and spoken forth Thy praise, than the wicked doers among Thy
creatures compassed Him round, with the swords of hate drawn
against Him, O Thou the Lord of all names! Thou well knowest
what befell Him at the hands of such as have rent asunder the
veil of Thy grandeur, and cast behind their backs Thy Covenant
and Thy Testament, O Thou Who art the Maker of the heavens! He
is the One for Whose sake Thou (the &Bab) hast yielded Thy life,
and hast consented to be touched by the manifold ills of the
world that He may manifest Himself, and summoned all mankind in
His name. As soon as He came down, however, from the heaven of
majesty and power, Thy servants stretched out against Him the
hands of cruelty and sedition, and caused Him to be afflicted
with such troubles that the scrolls of the world are
insufficient to contain a full recital of them.
Thou seest, therefore, O Thou Beloved of the world, Him Who is
dear to Thee in the clutches of such as have denied Thee, and
beholdest Thy heart's desire under the swords of the ungodly.
Methinks He, from His most exalted station, saith unto me:
"Would that my soul, O Prisoner, could be a ransom for Thy
captivity, and my being, O wronged One, be sacrificed for the
adversities Thou didst suffer! Thou art He through Whose
captivity the standards of Thine almighty power were hoisted,
and the day-star of Thy revelation shone forth above the horizon
of tribulation, in such wise that all created things bowed down
before the greatness of Thy majesty.
"The more they strove to hinder Thee from remembering Thy God
and from extolling His virtues, the more passionately didst Thou
glorify Him and the more loudly didst Thou call upon Him. And
every time the veils of the perverse came in between Thee and
Thy servants, Thou didst shed the splendors of the light of Thy
countenance out of the heaven of Thy grace. Thou art, in very
truth, the Self-Subsisting as testified by the tongue of God,
the All-Glorious, the one alone Beloved; and Thou art the Desire
of the world as attested by what hath flowed down from the Pen
of Him Who hath announced unto Thy servants Thy hidden Name, and
adorned the entire creation with the ornament of Thy love, the
Most Precious, the Most Exalted.
"The eyes of the world were gladdened at the sight of Thy
luminous countenance, and yet the peoples have united to put out
Thy light, O Thou in Whose hands are the reins of the worlds!
All the atoms of the earth have celebrated Thy praise, and all
created things have been set ablaze with the drops sprinkled by
the ocean of Thy love, and yet the people still seek to quench
Thy fire. Nay--and to this Thine own Self beareth me
witness--they are all weakness, and Thou, verily, art the
All-Powerful; and they are but paupers and Thou, in truth, art
the All-Possessing; and they are impotent and Thou art, truly,
the Almighty. Naught can ever frustrate Thy purpose, neither can
the dissensions of the world harm Thee. Through the breaths of
Thine utterance the heaven of understanding hath been adorned,
and by the effusions of Thy pen every moldering bone hath been
quickened. Grieve not at what hath befallen Thee, neither do
Thou lay hold on them for the things they have committed in Thy
days. Do Thou be forbearing toward them. Thou art the
Ever-Forgiving, the Most Compassionate."
XXXIII
Praise be unto Thee, O my God! Thou art He Who by a word of His
mouth hath revolutionized the entire creation, and by a stroke
of His pen hath divided Thy servants one from another. I bear
witness, O my God, that through a word spoken by Thee in this
Revelation all created things were made to expire, and through
yet another word all such as Thou didst wish were, by Thy grace
and bounty, endued with new life.
I render Thee thanks, therefore, and extol Thee, in the name of
all them that are dear to Thee, for that Thou hast caused them
to be born again, by reason of the living waters which have
flowed down out of the mouth of Thy will. Since Thou didst
quicken them by Thy bounteousness, O my God, make them
steadfastly inclined, through Thy graciousness, towards Thy
will; and since Thou didst suffer them to enter into the
Tabernacle of Thy Cause, grant by Thy grace that they may not be
kept back from Thee.
Unlock, then, to their hearts, O my God, the portals of Thy
knowledge, that they may recognize Thee as One Who is far above
the reach and ken of the understanding of Thy creatures, and
immeasurably exalted above the strivings of Thy people to hint
at Thy nature, and may not follow every clamorous impostor that
presumeth to speak in Thy name. Enable them, moreover, O my
Lord, to cleave so tenaciously to Thy Cause that they may remain
unmoved by the perplexing suggestions of them who, prompted by
their desires, utter what hath been forbidden unto them in Thy
Tablets and Thy Scriptures.
Thou art well aware, O my Lord, that I hear the howling of the
wolves which appear in Thy servants' clothing. Keep safe,
therefore, Thy loved ones from their mischief, and enable them
to cling steadfastly to whatsoever hath been manifested by Thee
in this Revelation, which no other Revelation within Thy
knowledge hath excelled.
Do Thou destine for them, O my Lord, that which will profit
them. Illumine, then, their eyes with the light of Thy
knowledge, that they may see Thee visibly supreme over all
things, and resplendent amidst Thy creatures, and victorious
over all that are in Thy heaven and all that are on Thy earth.
Powerful art Thou to do Thy pleasure. No God is there but Thee,
the All-Glorious, Whose help is implored by all men.
Praised be Thou, Who art the Lord of all creation. |
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