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Baha\'u\'llah - Prayers and Meditations

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I - Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! Every man...
II - Unto Thee be praise, O Lord my God! I entreat...
III - Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! I beseech...
IV - Magnified be Thy name, O Lord my God! Thou art...
V - Lauded be Thy name, O my God! Thou beholdest...
VI - Praise be to Thee, O Lord my God! I swear by Thy...
VII - Praise be to Thee, O Lord my God! I beseech Thee...
VIII - Glorified be Thy name, O Lord my God! Thou...
IX - Magnified be Thy name, O Lord my God! I know...
X - O Thou Whose face is the object of the adoration...
XI - Lauded be Thy name, O Lord my God! Darkness...
XII - Praised be Thou, O Lord my God! This is Thy...
XIII - Lauded be Thy name, O my God! Thou beholdest...
XIV - All praise be to Thee, O my God! Thou beholdest...
XV - O Thou Who art the Ruler of earth and heaven...
XVI - Praise be to Thee, O Lord my God! Thou seest my...
XVII - Magnified be Thy name, O God, the Lord of...
XVIII - Praised be Thou, O my God! How can I thank...
XIX - Praised be Thou, O Lord my God! I implore Thee,...
XX - Lauded be Thy name, O Thou Who beholdest all...
XXI - Praised be Thou, O Lord my God! I am Thy servant...
XXII - Exalted art Thou, O Lord my God! I am the one...
XXIII - Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! I implore...
XXIV - Praised be Thou, O Lord my God! I implore Thee...
XXV - Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! I beseech...
XXVI - Suffer me, O my God, to draw nigh unto Thee,...
XXVII - Thou beholdest, O my God, the Day-Star of Thy...
XXVIII - Praised be Thou, O Lord my God! I bear witness...
XXIX - Many a chilled heart, O my God, hath been set...
XXX - Lauded be Thy name, O Lord my God! Thou seest...
XXXI - Praised be Thou, O my God! I beseech Thee by...
XXXII - Thou seest Thy dear One, O my God, lying at...
XXXIII - Praise be unto Thee, O my God! Thou art He...
XXXIV - Praised be Thou, O Lord my God! I implore Thee...
XXXV - I give praise to Thee, O Lord my God! I entreat...
XXXVI - Lauded be Thy name, O my God! I am so carried...
XXXVII - Glory be to Thee, O King of eternity, and the...
XXXVIII - Lauded be Thy name, O Lord my God! I testify...
XXXIX - O Thou Who dealest equitably with all who are...
XL - Praise be to Thee, O Lord my God! I implore Thee,...
XLI - Thy unity is inscrutable, O my God, to all except...
XLII - Lauded be Thy name, O my God and the God of...
XLIII - O God, Who art the Author of all Manifestations,...
XLIV - Lauded be Thy name, O Thou Who art my God...
XLV - My God, my Fire and my Light! The days which...
XLVI - Praised be Thou, O my God, that Thou hast ordained...
XLVII - O Thou the Lord of the visible and the invisible,...
XLVIII - Unto Thee be praise, O Lord my God! I beseech...
XLIX - Lauded be Thy name, O Lord my God! I entreat...
L - Glory be to Thee, O my God! Thou hearest Thine...
LI - Thou dost witness, O my God, how He Who is...
LII - Lauded be Thy name, O my God! I entreat Thee...
LIII - I know not, O my God, what the Fire is which...
LIV - Lauded be Thy name, O my God! Aid Thou by...
LV - O God! The trials Thou sendest are a salve to the...
LVI - Glory be to Thee, O Lord my God! These are the...
LVII - God testifieth to the unity of His Godhood and to...
LVIII - Praise be to Thee, to Whom the tongues of all...
LIX - All praise, O my God, be to Thee Who art the...
LX - Glorified be Thou, O my God! Behold Thou my...
LXI - Lauded be Thy name, O Lord my God! Thou dost...
LXII - Lauded and glorified art Thou, O Lord my God!...
LXIII - Thou beholdest, O my God, Thy servant who...
LXIV - Praise be to Thee, O Lord my God, my Master!...
LXV - Glorified art Thou, O my God! Thou knowest that...
LXVI - Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! Thou seest...
LXVII - Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! I yield Thee...
LXVIII - Praised be Thou, O my God! Thou seest me shut up...
LXIX - Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! My tongue,...
LXX - Faded now is all that erstwhile flourished in the...
LXXI - Magnified be Thy name, O my God, for that Thou...
LXXII - Lauded be Thy name, O Thou in Whose hands is...
LXXIII - Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! I beseech...
LXXIV - Magnified be Thy name, O Lord my God, inasmuch...
LXXV - All-praise be to Thee, O Lord, my God! I know...
LXXVI - Praised be Thou, O Lord my God! Every time I...
LXXVII - O Thou, at Whose dreadful majesty all things have...
LXXVIII - Praised be Thou, O Lord my God! Every time I...
LXXIX - All glory be to Thee, O Lord my God! I bear...
LXXX - O Thou Whose remembrance is the delight of the...
LXXXI - Unto Thee be praise, O Thou Who inclinest Thine...
LXXXII - Praised be Thou, O Lord my God! Thou art He...
LXXXIII - Praised be Thou, O Lord my God! Thou seest my...
LXXXIV - Magnified art Thou, O Lord my God! I ask Thee...
LXXXV - These are, O my God, the days whereon Thou didst...
LXXXVI - Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! I yield Thee...
LXXXVII - Magnified be Thy name, O Lord my God! Behold...
LXXXVIII - Lauded be Thy name, O my God! I testify that no...
LXXXIX - I know not, O my God, what the Fire is with which...
XC - Glorified art Thou, O my God! Thou knowest that...
XCI - Lauded be Thy name, O Lord my God! How great...
XCII - Glory to Thee, O my God! But for the tribulations...
XCIII - Glory to Thee, O my God! One of Thy handmaidens,...
XCIV - The hearts that yearn after Thee, O my God, are...
XCV - Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! Rain down,...
XCVI - Magnified, O Lord my God, be Thy Name, whereby...
XCVII - Praise be to Thee, O Lord my God! I implore Thee...
XCVIII - Magnified be Thy name, O Thou in Whose grasp...
XCIX - Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! I pray Thee,...
C - Praised be Thou, O Lord my God! Thou beholdest...
CI - Praise be to Thee, O Lord my God! Thou beholdest...
CII - Glory to Thee, O Thou Who art the Lord of all...
CIII - Glory be to Thee, Thou in Whose hand are the...
CIV - O Thou Whose nearness is my wish, Whose presence...
CV - Praised be Thou, O Lord my God! Thou art He...
CVI - Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! I give Thee...
CVII - I beseech Thee, O my Lord, by that Remembrance...
CVIII - Praised be Thou, O my God, that Thou hast been...
CIX - Lauded be Thy name, O Lord my God! Thou beholdest...
CX - I know not, O my God, whether I should speak...
CXI - Praised be Thou, O my God! Thou beholdest both...
CXII - Thou beholdest, O my God, how bewildered in...
CXIII - Magnified be Thy name, O my God! I testify that...
CXIV - Mine eyes are cheered, O my God, when I contemplate...
CXV - Thou seest, O my God, how the wrongs committed...
CXVI - My God, my Well-Beloved! No place is there for...
CXVII - Glory to Thee, O my God! The first stirrings of...
CXVIII - Thou seest, O my God, how Thy servants have...
CXIX - Lauded be Thy name, O my God! Thou seest how...
CXX - Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! Thou beholdest...
CXXI - Praise be to Thee, O Lord my God! I am the one...
CXXII - Praise be to Thee, O Lord my God! Thou seest and...
CXXIII - Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! Thou hast,...
CXXIV - Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! Every time...
CXXV - O Thou the dread of Whom hath fallen upon all...
CXXVI - Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! Thou art He...
CXXVII - All praise be to Thee, O Lord, my God! How mysterious...
CXXVIII - Praise be unto Thee, O my God! I am one of Thy...
CXXIX - Praised be Thou, O my God! Thou seest how Thy...
CXXX - Lauded be Thy name, O Lord my God! Thou seest...
CXXXI - Praise be unto Thee, O my God! Thou seest how...
CXXXII - Glorified be Thy name, O Lord my God! I beseech...
CXXXIII - O Thou Whose tests are a healing medicine to such...
CXXXIV - I am he, O my Lord, that hath set his face towards...
CXXXV - Unto Thee be praise, O Lord my God! I testify...
CXXXVI - Lauded be Thy Name, O Lord my God! I am Thy...
CXXXVII - Glorified art Thou, O my God! I yield Thee thanks...
CXXXVIII - O God, and the God of all Names, and Maker of...
CXXXIX - Glory be to Thee, O Thou Who hast, through the...
CXL - Praised be Thou, O my God! This servant of Thine...
CXLI - I give Thee thanks, O my God, for that Thou hast...
CXLII - Glory be to Thee, O my God! My face hath been...
CXLIII - Glory be to Thee, O my God! I beg of Thee by Thy...
CXLIV - O my God and my Master! I am Thy servant and...
CXLV - O God, my God! Be Thou not far from me, for...
CXLVI - Glory be to Thee, O Lord my God! I beg of Thee...
CXLVII - Thou art He, O my God, through Whose names...
CXLVIII - Glory be to Thee, O Lord my God! I implore Thee...
CXLIX - Glorified art Thou, O my God! I give praise to...
CL - I give praise to Thee, O my God, that the fragrance...
CLI - Glorified art Thou, O my Lord! Thou beholdest...
CLII - Lauded be Thy name, O my God! I can discover...
CLIII - My God, Thou Whom I adore and worship, Who...
CLIV - Dispel my grief by Thy bounty and Thy generosity,...
CLV - Create in me a pure heart, O my God, and renew...
CLVI - I give praise to Thee, O my God, that Thou hast...
CLVII - My God, Whom I worship and adore! I bear witness...
CLVIII - I have wakened in Thy shelter, O my God, and it...
CLIX - O my God, the God of bounty and mercy! Thou...
CLX - My God, the Object of my adoration, the Goal of...
CLXI - Praise be to Thee, O my God, inasmuch as Thou...
CLXII - Lauded and glorified art Thou, O my God! I entreat...
CLXIII - Lauded be Thy name, O Lord my God! Thou seest...
CLXIV - O God, my God! I have set out from my home,...
CLXV - From the sweet-scented streams of Thine eternity...
CLXVI - O Thou Whose face is the object of my adoration,...
CLXVII - O my God! This is Thy servant and the son of...
CLXVIII - O my Lord! Make Thy beauty to be my food, and...
CLXIX - Glory be to Thee, O Lord my God! Abase not him...
CLXX - Thy name is my healing, O my God, and remembrance...
CLXXI - O my God, my Master, the Goal of my desire!...
CLXXII - How can I choose to sleep, O God, my God, when...
CLXXIII - My God, my Adored One, my King, my Desire!...
CLXXIV - O God, my God! I beg of Thee by the ocean of...
CLXXV - I have risen this morning by Thy grace, O my...
CLXXVI - Praise be unto Thee, Who art my God and the...
CLXXVII - I beseech Thee, O my God, by Thy mighty Sign,...
CLXXVIII - Praised be Thou, O Lord my God! I supplicate...
CLXXIX - Praised be Thou, O Lord my God! The tongues of...
CLXXX - The praise which hath dawned from Thy most...
CLXXXI - I bear witness, O my God, that Thou hast created...
CLXXXII - Whoso wisheth to pray, let him wash...
CLXXXIII - Whoso wisheth to recite this prayer, let...
CLXXXIV - Since Thou hast, O my God, established Thyself...






I: "GLORIFIED ART THOU, O LORD MY GOD! EVERY MAN..."


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.





II: "UNTO THEE BE PRAISE, O LORD MY GOD! I ENTREAT..."


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 (Ridvan) 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. Have mercy, then, upon me, O my Lord,
through Thy gracious providence and generosity, and incline mine ear to
the sweet melodies of the birds that warble their praise of Thee, amidst
the branches of the tree of Thy oneness.

Thou art the Great Giver, the Ever-Forgiving, the Most Compassionate.





III: "GLORIFIED ART THOU, O LORD MY GOD! I BESEECH..."


Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! I beseech Thee by Him Who is Thy Most
Great Name, Who hath been sorely afflicted by such of Thy creatures as
have repudiated Thy truth, and Who hath been hemmed in by sorrows which no
tongue can describe, to grant that I may remember Thee and celebrate Thy
praise, in these days when all have turned away from Thy beauty, have
disputed with Thee, and turned away disdainfully from Him Who is the
Revealer of Thy Cause. None is there, O my Lord, to help Thee except Thine
own Self, and no power to succor Thee save Thine own power.

I entreat Thee to enable me to cleave steadfastly to Thy Love and Thy
remembrance. This is, verily, within my power, and Thou art the One that
knoweth all that is in me. Thou, in truth, art knowing, apprised of all.
Deprive me not, O my Lord, of the splendors of the light of Thy face,
whose brightness hath illuminated the whole world. No God is there beside
Thee, the Most Powerful, the All-Glorious, the Ever-Forgiving.





IV: "MAGNIFIED BE THY NAME, O LORD MY GOD! THOU ART..."


Magnified be Thy name, O Lord my God! Thou art He Whom all things worship
and Who worshipeth no one, Who is the Lord of all things and is the vassal
of none, Who knoweth all things and is known of none. Thou didst wish to
make Thyself known unto men; therefore, Thou didst, through a word of Thy
mouth, bring creation into being and fashion the universe. There is none
other God except Thee, the Fashioner, the Creator, the Almighty, the Most
Powerful.

I implore Thee, by this very word that hath shone forth above the horizon
of Thy will, to enable me to drink deep of the living waters through which
Thou hast vivified the hearts of Thy chosen ones and quickened the souls
of them that love Thee, that I may, at all times and under all conditions,
turn my face wholly towards Thee.

Thou art the God of power, of glory and bounty. No God is there beside
Thee, the Supreme Ruler, the All-Glorious, the Omniscient.





V: "LAUDED BE THY NAME, O MY GOD! THOU BEHOLDEST..."


Lauded be Thy name, O my God! Thou beholdest me in the clutches of my
oppressors. Every time I turn to my right, I hear the voice of the
lamentation of them that are dear to Thee, whom the infidels have made
captives for having believed in Thee and in Thy signs, and for having set
their faces towards the horizon of Thy grace and of Thy loving-kindness.
And when I turn to my left, I hear the clamor of the wicked doers who have
disbelieved in Thee and in Thy signs, and persistently striven to put out
the light of Thy lamp which sheddeth the radiance of Thine own Self over
all that are in Thy heaven and all that are on Thy earth.

The hearts of Thy chosen ones, O my Lord, have melted because of their
separation from Thee, and the souls of Thy loved ones are burnt up by the
fire of their yearning after Thee in Thy days. I implore Thee, O Thou
Maker of the heavens and Lord of all names, by Thy most effulgent Self and
Thy most exalted and all-glorious Remembrance, to send down upon Thy loved
ones that which will draw them nearer unto Thee, and enable them to
hearken unto Thine utterances.

Tear asunder with the hand of Thy transcendent power, O my Lord, the veil
of vain imaginings, that they who are wholly devoted to Thee may see Thee
seated on the throne of Thy majesty, and the eyes of such as adore Thy
unity may rejoice at the splendors of the glory of Thy face. The doors of
hope have been shut against the hearts that long for Thee, O my Lord!
Their keys are in Thy hands; open them by the power of Thy might and Thy
sovereignty. Potent art Thou to do as Thou pleasest. Thou art, verily, the
Almighty, the Beneficent.





VI: "PRAISE BE TO THEE, O LORD MY GOD! I SWEAR BY THY..."


Praise be to Thee, O Lord my God! I swear by Thy might! Successive
afflictions have withheld the pen of the Most High from laying bare that
which is hidden from the eyes of Thy creatures, and incessant trials have
hindered the tongue of the Divine Ordainer from proclaiming the wonders of
Thy glorification and praise. With a stammering tongue, therefore, I call
upon Thee, O my God, and with this my afflicted pen I occupy myself in
remembrance of Thy name.

Is there any man of insight, O my God, that can behold Thee with Thine own
eye, and where is the thirsty one who can direct his face towards the
living waters of Thy love? I am the one, O my God, who hath blotted out
from his heart the remembrance of all except Thee, and hath graven upon it
the mysteries of Thy love. Thine own might beareth me witness! But for
tribulations, how could the assured be distinguished from the doubters
among Thy servants? They who have been inebriated with the wine of Thy
knowledge, these, verily, hasten to meet every manner of adversity in
their longing to pass into Thy presence. I implore Thee, O Beloved of my
heart and the Object of my soul's adoration, to shield them that love me
from the faintest trace of evil and corrupt desires. Supply them, then,
with the good of this world and of the next.

Thou art, verily, He Whose grace hath guided them aright, He Who hath
declared Himself to be the All-Merciful. No God is there but Thee, the
All-Glorious, the Supreme Helper.





VII: "PRAISE BE TO THEE, O LORD MY GOD! I BESEECH THEE..."


Praise be to Thee, O Lord my God! I beseech Thee by this Revelation
whereby darkness hath been turned into light, through which the Frequented
Fane hath been built, and the Written Tablet revealed, and the Outspread
Roll uncovered, to send down upon me and upon them who are in my company
that which will enable us to soar into the heavens of Thy transcendent
glory, and will wash us from the stain of such doubts as have hindered the
suspicious from entering into the tabernacle of Thy unity.

I am the one, O my Lord, who hath held fast the cord of Thy
loving-kindness, and clung to the hem of Thy mercy and favors. Do Thou
ordain for me and for my loved ones the good of this world and of the
world to come. Supply them, then, with the Hidden Gift Thou didst ordain
for the choicest among Thy creatures.

These are, O my Lord, the days in which Thou hast bidden Thy servants to
observe the fast. Blessed is he that observeth the fast wholly for Thy
sake and with absolute detachment from all things except Thee. Assist me
and assist them, O my Lord, to obey Thee and to keep Thy precepts. Thou,
verily, hast power to do what Thou choosest.

There is no God but Thee, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise. All praise be to
God, the Lord of all worlds.





VIII: "GLORIFIED BE THY NAME, O LORD MY GOD! THOU..."


Glorified be Thy name, O Lord my God! Thou beholdest my dwelling-place,
and the prison into which I am cast, and the woes I suffer. By Thy might!
No pen can recount them, nor can any tongue describe or number them. I
know not, O my God, for what purpose Thou hast abandoned me to Thine
adversaries. Thy glory beareth me witness! I sorrow not for the vexations
I endure for love of Thee, nor feel perturbed by the calamities that
overtake me in Thy path. My grief is rather because Thou delayest to
fulfill what Thou hast determined in the Tablets of Thy Revelation, and
ordained in the books of Thy decree and judgment.

My blood, at all times, addresseth me saying: "O Thou Who art the Image of
the Most Merciful! How long will it be ere Thou riddest me of the
captivity of this world, and deliverest me from the bondage of this life?
Didst Thou not promise me that Thou shalt dye the earth with me, and
sprinkle me on the faces of the inmates of Thy Paradise?" To this I make
reply: "Be thou patient and quiet thyself. The things thou desirest can
last but an hour. As to me, however, I quaff continually in the path of
God the cup of His decree, and wish not that the ruling of His will should
cease to operate, or that the woes I suffer for the sake of my Lord, the
Most Exalted, the All-Glorious, should be ended. Seek thou my wish and
forsake thine own. Thy bondage is not for my protection, but to enable me
to sustain successive tribulations, and to prepare me for the trials that
must needs repeatedly assail me. Perish that lover who discerneth between
the pleasant and the poisonous in his love for his beloved! Be thou
satisfied with what God hath destined for thee. He, verily, ruleth over
thee as He willeth and pleaseth. No God is there but Him, the
Inaccessible, the Most High."





IX: "MAGNIFIED BE THY NAME, O LORD MY GOD! I KNOW..."


Magnified be Thy name, O Lord my God! I know not what the water is with
which Thou hast created me, or what the fire Thou hast kindled within me,
or the clay wherewith Thou hast kneaded me. The restlessness of every sea
hath been stilled, but not the restlessness of this Ocean which moveth at
the bidding of the winds of Thy will. The flame of every fire hath been
extinguished except the Flame which the hands of Thine omnipotence have
kindled, and whose radiance Thou hast, by the power of Thy name, shed
abroad before all that are in Thy heaven and all that are on Thy earth. As
the tribulations deepen, it waxeth hotter and hotter.

Behold, then, O my God, how Thy Light hath been compassed with the
onrushing winds of Thy decree, how the tempests that blow and beat upon it
from every side have added to its brightness and increased its splendor.
For all this let Thee be praised.

I implore Thee, by Thy Most Great Name, and Thy most ancient sovereignty,
to look upon Thy loved ones whose hearts have been sorely shaken by reason
of the troubles that have touched Him Who is the Manifestation of Thine
own Self. Powerful art Thou to do what pleaseth Thee. Thou art, verily,
the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.





X: "O THOU WHOSE FACE IS THE OBJECT OF THE ADORATION..."


O Thou Whose face is the object of the adoration of all that yearn after
Thee, Whose presence is the hope of such as are wholly devoted to Thy
will, Whose nearness is the desire of all that have drawn nigh unto Thy
court, Whose countenance is the companion of those who have recognized Thy
truth, Whose name is the mover of the souls that long to behold Thy face,
Whose voice is the true life of Thy lovers, the words of Whose mouth are
as the waters of life unto all who are in heaven and on earth!

I beseech Thee, by the wrong Thou hast suffered and the ills inflicted
upon Thee by the hosts of wrongful doers, to send down upon me from the
clouds of Thy mercy that which will purify me of all that is not of Thee,
that I may be worthy to praise Thee and fit to love Thee.

Withhold not from me, O my Lord, the things Thou didst ordain for such of
Thy handmaidens as circle around Thee, and on whom are poured continually
the splendors of the sun of Thy beauty and the beams of the brightness of
Thy face. Thou art He Who from everlasting hath succored whosoever hath
sought Thee, and bountifully favored him who hath asked Thee.

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