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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. |