Thy
pleasure, by Thy sovereignty that overshadoweth the worlds.

Thou well knowest, O my God, my Best-Beloved, that naught can quench the
thirst I suffer in my separation from Thee except the waters of Thy
presence, and that the tumult of my heart can never be stilled save
through the living fountain of my reunion with Thee. Send down, then, upon
me, O my Lord, out of the heaven of Thy bounty what will draw me nearer
unto the chalice of Thy gifts, and make me able to quaff the choice sealed
Wine, Whose seal hath been loosed in Thy name, and from Which the sweet
savors of Thy days have been shed abroad. Thou, in truth, art the
All-Bountiful, Whose grace is infinite.

The whole universe testifieth to Thy generosity. Have mercy, then, upon me
by Thy graciousness, and deal bountifully with me through the power of Thy
sovereignty, and suffer me to enjoy near access to Thee by Thy manifold
favors. Thou, truly, art the Great Giver, the Almighty, the
Ever-Forgiving, the Most Bountiful.

XLII: "LAUDED BE THY NAME, O MY GOD AND THE GOD OF..."

Lauded be Thy name, O my God and the God of all things, my Glory and the
Glory of all things, my Desire and the Desire of all things, my Strength
and the Strength of all things, my King and the King of all things, my
Possessor and the Possessor of all things, my Aim and the Aim of all
things, my Mover and the Mover of all things! Suffer me not, I implore
Thee, to be kept back from the ocean of Thy tender mercies, nor to be far
removed from the shores of nearness to Thee.

Aught else except Thee, O my Lord, profiteth me not, and near access to
any one save Thyself availeth me nothing. I entreat Thee by the
plenteousness of Thy riches, whereby Thou didst dispense with all else
except Thyself, to number me with such as have set their faces towards
Thee, and arisen to serve Thee.

Forgive, then, O my Lord, Thy servants and Thy handmaidens. Thou, truly,
art the Ever-Forgiving, the Most Compassionate.

XLIII: "O GOD, WHO ART THE AUTHOR OF ALL MANIFESTATIONS,..."

O God, Who art the Author of all Manifestations, the Source of all
Sources, the Fountain-Head of all Revelations, and the Well-Spring of all
Lights! I testify that by Thy Name the heaven of understanding hath been
adorned, and the ocean of utterance hath surged, and the dispensations of
Thy providence have been promulgated unto the followers of all religions.

I beseech Thee so to enrich me as to dispense wit