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Glorified art Thou,

O Lord my God!

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.

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,

and the

tempests of trials must fail to draw away and hinder such as are wholly

devoted to Thy will from approaching Thy court.

Methinks,

the lamp of Thy love is burning in their hearts,

and the light

of Thy tenderness is lit within their breasts.

Adversities are incapable

of estranging them from Thy Cause,

and the vicissitudes of fortune can

never cause them to stray from Thy pleasure.

I beseech Thee,

O my God,

by them and by the sighs which their hearts

utter in their separation from Thee,

to keep them safe from the mischief

of Thine adversaries,

and to nourish their souls with what Thou hast

ordained for Thy loved ones on whom shall come no fear and who shall not

be put to grief.

Unto Thee be praise,

O Lord my God!

I entreat Thee,

by Thy signs that have

encompassed the entire creation,

and by the light of Thy countenance that

hath illuminated all that are in heaven and on earth,

and by Thy mercy

that hath surpassed all created things,

and by Thy grace that hath

suffused the whole universe,

to rend asunder the veils that shut me out

from Thee,

that I may hasten unto the Fountain-Head of Thy mighty

inspiration,

and to the Day-Spring of Thy Revelation and bountiful favors,

and may be immersed beneath the ocean of Thy nearness and pleasure.

Suffer me not,

O my Lord,

to be deprived of the knowledge of Thee in Thy

days,

and divest me not of the robe of Thy guidance.

Give me to drink of

the river that is life indeed,

whose waters have streamed forth from the

Paradise (Ridván) in which the throne of Thy Name,

the All-Merciful,

was

established,

that mine eyes may be opened,

and my face be illumined,

and

my heart be assured,

and my soul be enlightened,

and my steps be made

firm.

Thou art He Who from everlasting was,

through the potency of His might,

supreme over all things,

and,

through the operation of His will,

was able

to ordain all things.

Nothing whatsoever,

whether in Thy heaven or on Thy

earth,

can frustrate Thy purpose.