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Thou art the God of power, of glory and bounty. No God is there beside
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Thee, the Supreme Ruler, the All-Glorious, the Omniscient.
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Lauded be Thy name, O my God! Thou beholdest me in the clutches of my
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oppressors. Every time I turn to my right, I hear the voice of the
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lamentation of them that are dear to Thee, whom the infidels have made
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captives for having believed in Thee and in Thy signs, and for having set
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their faces towards the horizon of Thy grace and of Thy loving-kindness.
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And when I turn to my left, I hear the clamor of the wicked doers who have
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disbelieved in Thee and in Thy signs, and persistently striven to put out
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the light of Thy lamp which sheddeth the radiance of Thine own Self over
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all that are in Thy heaven and all that are on Thy earth.
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The hearts of Thy chosen ones, O my Lord, have melted because of their
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separation from Thee, and the souls of Thy loved ones are burnt up by the
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fire of their yearning after Thee in Thy days. I implore Thee, O Thou
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Maker of the heavens and Lord of all names, by Thy most effulgent Self and
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Thy most exalted and all-glorious Remembrance, to send down upon Thy loved
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ones that which will draw them nearer unto Thee, and enable them to
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hearken unto Thine utterances.
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Tear asunder with the hand of Thy transcendent power, O my Lord, the veil
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of vain imaginings, that they who are wholly devoted to Thee may see Thee
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seated on the throne of Thy majesty, and the eyes of such as adore Thy
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unity may rejoice at the splendors of the glory of Thy face. The doors of
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hope have been shut against the hearts that long for Thee, O my Lord!
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Their keys are in Thy hands; open them by the power of Thy might and Thy
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sovereignty. Potent art Thou to do as Thou pleasest. Thou art, verily, the
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Almighty, the Beneficent.
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Praise be to Thee, O Lord my God! I swear by Thy might! Successive
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afflictions have withheld the pen of the Most High from laying bare that
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which is hidden from the eyes of Thy creatures, and incessant trials have
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hindered the tongue of the Divine Ordainer from proclaiming the wonders of
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Thy glorification and praise. With a stammering tongue, therefore, I call
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upon Thee, O my God, and with this my afflicted pen I occupy myself in
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remembrance of Thy name.
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Is there any man of insight, O my God, that can behold Thee with Thine own
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eye, and where is the thirsty one who can direct his face towards the
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living waters of Thy love? I am the one, O my God, who hath blotted out
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from his heart the remembrance of all except Thee, and hath graven upon it
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the mysteries of Thy love. Thine own might beareth me witness! But for
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tribulations, how could the assured be distinguished from the doubters
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among Thy servants? They who have been inebriated with the wine of Thy
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knowledge, these, verily, hasten to meet every manner of adversity in
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their longing to pass into Thy presence. I implore Thee, O Beloved of my
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heart and the Object of my soul's adoration, to shield them that love me
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from the faintest trace of evil and corrupt desires. Supply them, then,
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with the good of this world and of the next.
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Thou art, verily, He Whose grace hath guided them aright, He Who hath
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declared Himself to be the All-Merciful. No God is there but Thee, the
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All-Glorious, the Supreme Helper.
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Praise be to Thee, O Lord my God! I beseech Thee by this Revelation
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whereby darkness hath been turned into light, through which the Frequented
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Fane hath been built, and the Written Tablet revealed, and the Outspread
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Roll uncovered, to send down upon me and upon them who are in my company
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that which will enable us to soar into the heavens of Thy transcendent
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glory, and will wash us from the stain of such doubts as have hindered the
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suspicious from entering into the tabernacle of Thy unity.
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I am the one, O my Lord, who hath held fast the cord of Thy
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loving-kindness, and clung to the hem of Thy mercy and favors. Do Thou
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ordain for me and for my loved ones the good of this world and of the
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world to come. Supply them, then, with the Hidden Gift Thou didst ordain
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for the choicest among Thy creatures.
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These are, O my Lord, the days in which Thou hast bidden Thy servants to
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observe the fast. Blessed is he that observeth the fast wholly for Thy
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sake and with absolute detachment from all things except Thee. Assist me
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and assist them, O my Lord, to obey Thee and to keep Thy precepts. Thou,
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verily, hast power to do what Thou choosest.
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There is no God but Thee, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise. All praise be to
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God, the Lord of all worlds.
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