e light of Thy knowledge, purify my soul with the mysteries
of Thy oneness, raise me to life with the gentle breeze that cometh from
the gardens of Thy mercy--till I sever myself from all else but Thee, and
lay hold of the hem of Thy garment of grandeur, and consign to oblivion
all that is not Thee, and be companioned by the sweet breathings that waft
during these Thy days, and attain unto faithfulness at Thy Threshold of
Holiness, and arise to serve Thy Cause, and to be humble before Thy loved
ones, and, in the presence of Thy favoured ones, to be nothingness itself.

Verily art Thou the Helper, the Sustainer, the Exalted, the Most Generous.

O God, my God! I beg of Thee by the dawning of the light of Thy Beauty
that hath illumined all the earth, and by the glance of Thy divine
compassion's eye that considereth all things, and by the surging sea of
Thy bestowals in which all things are immersed, and by Thy streaming
clouds of bounty raining down gifts upon the essences of all created
things, and by the splendours of Thy mercy that existed before ever the
world was--to help Thy chosen ones to be faithful, and assist Thy loved
ones to serve at Thine exalted Threshold, and cause them to gain the
victory through the battalions of Thy might that overpowereth all things,
and reinforce them with a great fighting host from out of the Concourse on
high.

O my Lord! They are weak souls standing at Thy door; they are paupers in
Thy courtyard, desperate for Thy grace, in dire need of Thy succour,
turning their faces toward the kingdom of Thy oneness, yearning for the
bounties of Thy bestowals. O my Lord! Flood Thou their minds with Thy holy
light; cleanse Thou their hearts with the grace of Thine assistance;
gladden their bosoms with the fragrance of the joys that waft from Thy
Company above; make bright their eyes by beholding the signs and tokens of
Thy might; cause them to be the ensigns of purity, the banners of sanctity
waving high above all creatures on the summits of the earth; make Thou
their words to move hearts which are even as solid rock. May they arise to
serve Thee and dedicate themselves to the Kingdom of Thy divinity, and set
their faces toward the realm of Thy Self-Subsistence, and spread far and
wide Thy signs, and be illumined by Thy streaming lights, and unfold Thy
hidden mysteries. May they guide Thy servants unto gentle waters and to
the fountain of Thy mercy that welleth and leapeth in the midmost heart of