Whoso reciteth this
prayer with lowliness and fervour will bring gladness and joy to the heart of
this Servant; it will be even as meeting Him face to face.
He is the
All-Glorious!
O God, my God! Lowly
and tearful, I raise my suppliant hands to Thee and cover my face in the dust
of that Threshold of Thine, exalted above the knowledge of the learned, and the
praise of all that glorify Thee. Graciously look upon Thy servant, humble and
lowly at Thy door, with the glances of the eye of Thy mercy, and immerse him in
the Ocean of Thine eternal grace.
Lord! He is a poor
and lowly servant of Thine, enthralled and imploring Thee, captive in Thy hand,
praying fervently to Thee, trusting in Thee, in tears before Thy face, calling
to Thee and beseeching Thee, saying:
O Lord, my God! Give
me Thy grace to serve Thy loved ones, strengthen me in my servitude to Thee,
illumine my brow with the light of adoration in Thy court of holiness, and of
prayer to Thy Kingdom of grandeur. Help me to be selfless at the heavenly
entrance of Thy gate, and aid me to be detached from all things within Thy holy
precincts. Lord! Give me to drink from the chalice of selflessness; with its
robe clothe me, and in its ocean immerse me. Make me as dust in the pathway of
Thy loved ones, and grant that I may offer up my soul for the earth ennobled by
the footsteps of Thy chosen ones in Thy path, O Lord of Glory in the Highest.
With this prayer
doth Thy servant call Thee, at dawntide and in the night-season. Fulfil his
heart's desire, O Lord! Illumine his heart, gladden his bosom, kindle his
light, that he may serve Thy Cause and Thy servants.
Thou art the
Bestower, the Pitiful, the Most Bountiful, the Gracious, the Merciful, the
Compassionate.
- 'Abdu'l-Baha ('Selections from the Writings of 'Abdu'l-Baha')
