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"lighten and uplift
them, so that they may soar on the wings of the Divine verses"
-Baha'u'llah
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Tablet
of Visitation for `Abdu'l-Bahá |
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Whoso recitheth 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-Bahá
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