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Beholder of Thy face, |
ere I had been mentioned by Thee, |
or called into |
being within the court of Thy holiness. |
I perceive that Thou hast made all |
things to be the manifestations of Thy behest, |
and the revelations of Thy |
handiwork, |
and the repositories of Thy knowledge, |
and the treasuries of |
Thy wisdom. |
I recognize, |
moreover, |
that were any of the revelations of Thy |
names and Thine attributes to be withheld, |
though it be the weight of a |
grain of mustard seed, |
from whatsoever hath been created by Thy power and |
begotten by Thy might, |
the foundations of Thine everlasting handiwork |
would thereby be made incomplete, |
and the gems of Thy Divine wisdom would |
become imperfect. |
For the letters of negation, |
no matter how far they may |
be removed from the holy fragrances of Thy knowledge, |
and however |
forgetful they may become of the wondrous splendors of the dawning light |
of Thy beauty, |
which are shed from the heaven of Thy majesty, |
must needs |
exist in Thy realm, |
so that the words which affirm Thee may thereby be |
exalted. |
Thy might beareth me witness, |
O my Well-Beloved! |
The entire creation hath |
been called into being to exalt Thy triumph and to establish Thine |
ascendancy, |
and all the bounds that have been set by Thee are but the |
signs of Thy sovereignty, |
and proclaim the power of Thy might. |
How great, |
how very great, |
are the revelations of Thy wondrous power in all things! |
They are such that the lowliest among Thy creatures hath been made by Thee |
a manifestation of Thy most august attribute, |
and the most contemptible |
token of Thy handiwork hath been chosen as a recipient of Thy most mighty |
name. |
Poverty, |
as decreed by Thee, |
hath been made the means for the |
revelation of Thy riches, |
and abasement a path leading to Thy glory, |
and |
sinfulness a cause for the exercise of Thy forgiveness. |
By them Thou hast |
demonstrated that to Thee belong Thy most excellent titles, |
and unto Thee |
pertain the wonders of Thy most exalted attributes. |
Since Thou hast purposed, |
O my God, |
to cause all created things to enter |
into the tabernacle of Thy transcendent grace and favor, |
and to waft over |
the entire creation the fragrances of the raiment of Thy glorious unity, |
and to look upon all things with the eyes of Thy bounty and Thy oneness, |
I |
beseech Thee, |
therefore, |
by Thy love, |
which Thou hast made to be the |
mainspring of the revelations of Thine eternal holiness, |
and the flame |
that gloweth within the hearts of such of Thy creatures as yearn towards |
Thee, |
to create, |
this very moment, |
for those of Thy people who are wholly |
devoted to Thee, |
and for such of Thy loved ones as love Thee, |
out of the |
essence of Thy bounty and Thy generosity, |
and from the inmost spirit of |
Thy grace and Thy glory, |
Thy Paradise of transcendent holiness, |
and to |
exalt it above everything except Thee, |
and to sanctify it from aught else |
save Thyself. |
Create, |
moreover, |