s vexed, and I cry to Thee, imploring
Thee to protect them, by Thy power that hath encompassed the entire
creation both visible and invisible, from whatsoever may be abhorrent to
Thee. This is not for their own sakes, but that Thy name may, through
them, abide amongst Thy servants, and Thy remembrance may continue to
endure in Thy dominions.

Thou knowest, O my God, that all Thy servants have turned back from Thee
and risen up against Thee. Thou knowest that Thou hast no one to obey Thee
except them and such as have believed in Thy Revelation, through which the
foundations of the entire universe have been shaken, and the souls of all
men have trembled, and all that lay asleep were quickened. Thou art, O my
God, the God of bounty, Whose grace is immense.

Send down, then, upon them that which will assure their hearts, and quiet
their souls, and renew their spirits, and refresh their bodies. Thou art,
verily, their Lord and the Lord of the worlds.

Praised be God, the Lord of all creation!

CII: "GLORY TO THEE, O THOU WHO ART THE LORD OF ALL..."

Glory to Thee, O Thou Who art the Lord of all worlds, and the Beloved of
all such as have recognized Thee! Thou seest me sitting under a sword
hanging on a thread, and art well aware that in such a state I have not
fallen short of my duty towards Thy Cause, nor failed to shed abroad Thy
praise, and declare Thy virtues, and deliver all Thou hadst prescribed
unto me in Thy Tablets. Though the sword be ready to fall on my head, I
call Thy loved ones with such a calling that the hearts are carried away
towards the horizon of Thy majesty and grandeur.

Purge out thoroughly their ears, O my Lord, that they may hearken unto the
sweet melodies that have ascended from the right hand of the throne of Thy
glory. I swear by Thy might! Were any one to attune his ears to their
harmony he would soar up to the kingdom of Thy revelation, wherein every
created thing proclaimeth that Thou art God, and that there is none other
God save Thee, the Omnipotent, the Help in Peril, the Self-Subsisting.
Cleanse Thou, O my God, the eyes of Thy servants, and so transport them by
the sweetness of Thine utterances that calamities will be powerless to
hinder them from turning unto Thee, and from directing their eyes towards
the horizon of Thy Revelation.

Darkness hath encompassed every land, O my God, and caused most of Thy
servants to tremble. I beseech Thee, by Thy Most Great Name, to raise i