Baha'i Prayers

A Selection of Prayers from the Baha'i Writings

Prayers Revealed by Baha'u'llah

Prayers for Aid and Assistance

O Thou Whose face is the object of my adoration...

My God, my Adored One, my King, my Desire!...

Prayers for Assistance with Tests

Dispel my grief by Thy bounty and Thy generosity, O God, my God...

Lauded and glorified art Thou, O my God!...

Prayers for Blessings

Blessed is the spot, and the house...

Prayers for Children & Infants

Praised be Thou, O Lord my God! Graciously grant that this infant...

Prayers for the Departed

O my God! This is Thy servant and the son of Thy servant who hath believed in Thee...

Prayers for Protection

In His Name, the Exalted, the All-Highest, the Most Sublime!...

Prayers for Spiritual Growth

Say: O God, my God! Attire mine head with the crown of justice...

Special Prayers

Tablet of Carmel...

Tablet of Ridvan...

Tablet of Visitation for the Shrine of Baha'u'llah and the Bab...

Prayers Revealed by The Bab

Prayers for Aid and Assistance

Lauded be Thy Name, O Lord our God! Thou art in truth the Knower of things unseen...

O my God, my Lord and my Master! I have detached myself from my kindred...

O Lord! Thou art the Remover of every anguish and the Dispeller of every affliction...

Prayers for Assistance with Tests

Is there any Remover of difficulties save God? Say: Praised be God!...

I adjure Thee by Thy might, O my God! Let no harm beset me in times of tests...

Prayers for Protection

In the Name of God, the Lord of overpowering majesty, the All-Compelling...

Prayers Revealed by 'Abdu'l-Baha

Prayers for Aid and Assistance

Lord! Pitiful are we, grant us Thy favor; poor, bestow upon us a share from the ocean of Thy wealth...

Remove not, O Lord, the festal board that hath been spread in Thy Name...

O Thou kind Lord! We are servants of Thy Threshold, taking shelter at Thy holy Door...

Remove not, O Lord, the festal board that hath been spread in Thy Name...

He is the Compassionate, the All-Bountiful! O God, my God! Thou seest me, Thou knowest me...

Prayers for Assistance with Tests

O Lord, my God and my Haven in my distress! My Shield and my Shelter in my woes!...

O my Lord, my Beloved, my Desire! Befriend me in my loneliness and accompany me in my exile...

Prayers for Children & Infants

O Thou peerless Lord! Let this suckling babe...

O God! Rear this little babe in the bosom of Thy love...

O God! Educate these children. These children are the plants of Thine orchard...

O Thou kind Lord! These lovely children are the handiwork of the fingers of Thy might...

O Lord! Make these children excellent plants. Let them grow and develop in the Garden...

He is God! O God my God! Bestow upon me a pure heart, like unto a pearl.

O God, guide me, protect me, make of me a shining lamp and a brilliant star...

O my Lord! O my Lord! I am a child of tender years. Nourish me from the breast of Thy mercy...

O Peerless Lord! Be Thou a shelter for this poor child and a kind and forgiving Master...

Prayers for Youth

O Lord! Make this youth radiant, and confer Thy bounty upon this poor creature...

Prayers for America

O Thou kind Lord! This gathering is turning to Thee. These hearts are radiant with Thy love...

Special Prayers

Tablet of Visitation for the Shrine of 'Abdu'l-Baha...

A more comprehensive list of Baha'i Prayers can be found on the official Baha'i Reference Library.