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. 
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.
I implore Thee, [God] …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.
I implore Thee, [God] by this very word [the word that
“brought “creation into being and gashion the universe”] 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 [God] 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.
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.
Deprive me not, O my Lord, of the splendors of the light of
Thy face, whose brightness hath illuminated the whole world.
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.
…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.
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…
…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.
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…
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.
…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.
…on whom shall come no fear and who shall not be put to
grief.
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.
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.
Every man of insight confesseth Thy sovereignty and Thy
dominion, and every discerning eye perceiveth the greatness of Thy [God's] majesty and
the compelling power of Thy might.