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Prayers and Meditations by Bahá’u’lláhPrayers and Meditations by Bahá’u’lláh. 1I: “Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! Every man ”. 5II: “Unto Thee be praise, O Lord my God! I entreat ”. 6III: “Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! I beseech ”. 7IV: “Magnified be Thy name, O Lord my God! Thou art ”. 8V: “Lauded be Thy name, O my God! Thou beholdest ” . 9VI: “Praise be to Thee, O Lord my God! I swear by Thy ” . 10VII: “Praise be to Thee, O Lord my God! I beseech Thee ”. 11VIII: “Glorified be Thy name, O Lord my God! Thou ” . 12IX: “Magnified be Thy name, O Lord my God! I know ” . 13X: “O Thou Whose face is the object of the adoration ” . 14XI: “Lauded be Thy name, O Lord my God! Darkness ” . 15XII: “Praised be Thou, O Lord my God! This is Thy ” . 16XIII: “Lauded be Thy name, O my God! Thou beholdest ” . 17XIV: “All praise be to Thee, O my God! Thou beholdest ”. 18XV: “O Thou Who art the Ruler of earth and heaven ” . 19XVI: “Praise be to Thee, O Lord my God! Thou seest my ”. 20XVII: “Magnified be Thy name, O God, the Lord of ” . 21XVIII: “Praised be Thou, O my God! How can I thank ” . 22XIX: “Praised be Thou, O Lord my God! I implore Thee, ” . 23XX: “Lauded be Thy name, O Thou Who beholdest all ” . 24XXI: “Praised be Thou, O Lord my God! I am Thy servant ”. 25XXII: “Exalted art Thou, O Lord my God! I am the one ”. 26XXIII: “Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! I implore ” . 27XXIV: “Praised be Thou, O Lord my God! I implore Thee ” . 28XXV: “Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! I beseech ” . 29XXVI: “Suffer me, O my God, to draw nigh unto Thee, ” . 30XXVII: “Thou beholdest, O my God, the Day-Star of Thy ”. 31XXVIII: “Praised be Thou, O Lord my God! I bear witness ” . 32XXIX: “Many a chilled heart, O my God, hath been set ” . 33XXX: “Lauded be Thy name, O Lord my God! Thou seest ” . 34XXXI: “Praised be Thou, O my God! I beseech Thee by ”. 35XXXII: “Thou seest Thy dear One, O my God, lying at ” . 37XXXIII: “Praise be unto Thee, O my God! Thou art He ” . 39XXXIV: “Praised be Thou, O Lord my God! I implore Thee ”. 40XXXV: “I give praise to Thee, O Lord my God! I entreat ”. 41XXXVI: “Lauded be Thy name, O my God! I am so carried ” . 42XXXVII: “Glory be to Thee, O King of eternity, and the ”. 43XXXVIII: “Lauded be Thy name, O Lord my God! I testify ” . 44XXXIX: “O Thou Who dealest equitably with all who are ” . 47XL: “Praise be to Thee, O Lord my God! I implore Thee, ” . 48XLI: “Thy unity is inscrutable, O my God, to all except ”. 49XLII: “Lauded be Thy name, O my God and the God of ” . 50XLIII: “O God, Who art the Author of all Manifestations, ”. 51XLIV: “Lauded be Thy name, O Thou Who art my God ”. 52XLV: “My God, my Fire and my Light! The days which ” . 54XLVI: “Praised be Thou, O my God, that Thou hast ordained ” . 55XLVII: “O Thou the Lord of the visible and the invisible, ” . 56XLVIII: “Unto Thee be praise, O Lord my God! I beseech ”. 57XLIX: “Lauded be Thy name, O Lord my God! I entreat ” . 58L: “Glory be to Thee, O my God! Thou hearest Thine ” . 59LI: “Thou dost witness, O my God, how He Who is ” . 60LII: “Lauded be Thy name, O my God! I entreat Thee ”. 61
Page 2LIII: “I know not, O my God, what the Fire is which ”. 62LIV: “Lauded be Thy name, O my God! Aid Thou by ” . 63LV: “O God! The trials Thou sendest are a salve to the ” . 64LVI: “Glory be to Thee, O Lord my God! These are the ” . 65LVII: “God testifieth to the unity of His Godhood and to ” . 68LVIII: “Praise be to Thee, to Whom the tongues of all ”. 69LIX: “All praise, O my God, be to Thee Who art the ” . 72LX: “Glorified be Thou, O my God! Behold Thou my ” . 73LXI: “Lauded be Thy name, O Lord my God! Thou dost ” . 74LXII: “Lauded and glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! ”. 75LXIII: “Thou beholdest, O my God, Thy servant who ” . 76LXIV: “Praise be to Thee, O Lord my God, my Master! ”. 77LXV: “Glorified art Thou, O my God! Thou knowest that ”. 78LXVI: “Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! Thou seest ” . 80LXVII: “Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! I yield Thee ” . 82LXVIII: “Praised be Thou, O my God! Thou seest me shut up ”. 83LXIX: “Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! My tongue, ”. 84LXX: “Faded now is all that erstwhile flourished in the ” . 86LXXI: “Magnified be Thy name, O my God, for that Thou ” . 87LXXII: “Lauded be Thy name, O Thou in Whose hands is ”. 88LXXIII: “Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! I beseech ” . 89LXXIV: “Magnified be Thy name, O Lord my God, inasmuch ” . 90LXXV: “All-praise be to Thee, O Lord, my God! I know ” . 91LXXVI: “Praised be Thou, O Lord my God! Every time I ” . 92LXXVII: “O Thou, at Whose dreadful majesty all things have ”. 93LXXVIII: “Praised be Thou, O Lord my God! Every time I ”. 94LXXIX: “All glory be to Thee, O Lord my God! I bear ”. 96LXXX: “O Thou Whose remembrance is the delight of the ”. 97LXXXI: “Unto Thee be praise, O Thou Who inclinest Thine ” . 98LXXXII: “Praised be Thou, O Lord my God! Thou art He ”. 100LXXXIII: “Praised be Thou, O Lord my God! Thou seest my ” . 101LXXXIV: “Magnified art Thou, O Lord my God! I ask Thee ” . 102LXXXV: “These are, O my God, the days whereon Thou didst ”. 103LXXXVI: “Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! I yield Thee ” . 105LXXXVII: “Magnified be Thy name, O Lord my God! Behold ” . 106LXXXVIII: “Lauded be Thy name, O my God! I testify that no ” . 107LXXXIX: “I know not, O my God, what the Fire is with which ”. 108XC: “Glorified art Thou, O my God! Thou knowest that ” . 109XCI: “Lauded be Thy name, O Lord my God! How great ” . 110XCII: “Glory to Thee, O my God! But for the tribulations ” . 112XCIII: “Glory to Thee, O my God! One of Thy handmaidens, ” . 113XCIV: “The hearts that yearn after Thee, O my God, are ”. 114XCV: “Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! Rain down, ” . 115XCVI: “Magnified, O Lord my God, be Thy Name, whereby ” . 116XCVII: “Praise be to Thee, O Lord my God! I implore Thee ” . 117XCVIII: “Magnified be Thy name, O Thou in Whose grasp ”. 118XCIX: “Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! I pray Thee, ” . 119C: “Praised be Thou, O Lord my God! Thou beholdest ”. 120CI: “Praise be to Thee, O Lord my God! Thou beholdest ”. 121CII: “Glory to Thee, O Thou Who art the Lord of all ” . 123CIII: “Glory be to Thee, Thou in Whose hand are the ” . 124CIV: “O Thou Whose nearness is my wish, Whose presence ”. 126CV: “Praised be Thou, O Lord my God! Thou art He ” . 127CVI: “Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! I give Thee ”. 128CVII: “I beseech Thee, O my Lord, by that Remembrance ”. 1292
Page 3CVIII: “Praised be Thou, O my God, that Thou hast been ” . 130CIX: “Lauded be Thy name, O Lord my God! Thou beholdest ” . 132CX: “I know not, O my God, whether I should speak ” . 133CXI: “Praised be Thou, O my God! Thou beholdest both ” . 134CXII: “Thou beholdest, O my God, how bewildered in ” . 136CXIII: “Magnified be Thy name, O my God! I testify that ” . 137CXIV: “Mine eyes are cheered, O my God, when I contemplate ” . 138CXV: “Thou seest, O my God, how the wrongs committed ” . 140CXVI: “My God, my Well-Beloved! No place is there for ” . 141CXVII: “Glory to Thee, O my God! The first stirrings of ” . 142CXVIII: “Thou seest, O my God, how Thy servants have ” . 143CXIX: “Lauded be Thy name, O my God! Thou seest how ” . 144CXX: “Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! Thou beholdest ” . 145CXXI: “Praise be to Thee, O Lord my God! I am the one ”. 146CXXII: “Praise be to Thee, O Lord my God! Thou seest and ” . 147CXXIII: “Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! Thou hast, ” . 148CXXIV: “Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! Every time ”. 149CXXV: “O Thou the dread of Whom hath fallen upon all ”. 150CXXVI: “Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! Thou art He ”. 151CXXVII: “All praise be to Thee, O Lord, my God! How mysterious ” . 152CXXVIII: “Praise be unto Thee, O my God! I am one of Thy ” . 153CXXIX: “Praised be Thou, O my God! Thou seest how Thy ”. 154CXXX: “Lauded be Thy name, O Lord my God! Thou seest ”. 155CXXXI: “Praise be unto Thee, O my God! Thou seest how ” . 156CXXXII: “Glorified be Thy name, O Lord my God! I beseech ” . 157CXXXIII: “O Thou Whose tests are a healing medicine to such ”. 158CXXXIV: “I am he, O my Lord, that hath set his face towards ” . 159CXXXV: “Unto Thee be praise, O Lord my God! I testify ” . 160CXXXVI: “Lauded be Thy Name, O Lord my God! I am Thy ” . 161CXXXVII: “Glorified art Thou, O my God! I yield Thee thanks ”. 162CXXXVIII: “O God, and the God of all Names, and Maker of ” . 163CXXXIX: “Glory be to Thee, O Thou Who hast, through the ” . 164CXL: “Praised be Thou, O my God! This servant of Thine ” . 165CXLI: “I give Thee thanks, O my God, for that Thou hast ”. 166CXLII: “Glory be to Thee, O my God! My face hath been ” . 167CXLIII: “Glory be to Thee, O my God! I beg of Thee by Thy ”. 168CXLIV: “O my God and my Master! I am Thy servant and ”. 169CXLV: “O God, my God! Be Thou not far from me, for ”. 170CXLVI: “Glory be to Thee, O Lord my God! I beg of Thee ” . 171CXLVII: “Thou art He, O my God, through Whose names ”. 172CXLVIII: “Glory be to Thee, O Lord my God! I implore Thee ” . 173CXLIX: “Glorified art Thou, O my God! I give praise to ” . 174CL: “I give praise to Thee, O my God, that the fragrance ” . 175CLI: “Glorified art Thou, O my Lord! Thou beholdest ” . 177CLII: “Lauded be Thy name, O my God! I can discover ”. 178CLIII: “My God, Thou Whom I adore and worship, Who ” . 179CLIV: “Dispel my grief by Thy bounty and Thy generosity, ”. 180CLV: “Create in me a pure heart, O my God, and renew ”. 181CLVI: “I give praise to Thee, O my God, that Thou hast ” . 182CLVII: “My God, Whom I worship and adore! I bear witness ”. 183CLVIII: “I have wakened in Thy shelter, O my God, and it ” . 184CLIX: “O my God, the God of bounty and mercy! Thou ” . 185CLX: “My God, the Object of my adoration, the Goal of ” . 186CLXI: “Praise be to Thee, O my God, inasmuch as Thou ” . 187CLXII: “Lauded and glorified art Thou, O my God! I entreat ”. 1883
Page 4CLXIII: “Lauded be Thy name, O Lord my God! Thou seest ” . 189CLXIV: “O God, my God! I have set out from my home, ”. 190CLXV: “From the sweet-scented streams of Thine eternity ” . 191CLXVI: “O Thou Whose face is the object of my adoration, ”. 192CLXVII: “O my God! This is Thy servant and the son of ” . 193CLXVIII: “O my Lord! Make Thy beauty to be my food, and ”. 194CLXIX: “Glory be to Thee, O Lord my God! Abase not him ” . 195CLXX: “Thy name is my healing, O my God, and remembrance ”. 196CLXXI: “O my God, my Master, the Goal of my desire! ”. 197CLXXII: “How can I choose to sleep, O God, my God, when ”. 198CLXXIII: “My God, my Adored One, my King, my Desire! ” . 199CLXXIV: “O God, my God! I beg of Thee by the ocean of ” . 200CLXXV: “I have risen this morning by Thy grace, O my ” . 201CLXXVI: “Praise be unto Thee, Who art my God and the ”. 202CLXXVII: “I beseech Thee, O my God, by Thy mighty Sign, ” . 211CLXXVIII: “Praised be Thou, O Lord my God! I supplicate ”. 214CLXXIX: “Praised be Thou, O Lord my God! The tongues of ”. 217CLXXX: “The praise which hath dawned from Thy most ” . 221CLXXXI: “I bear witness, O my God, that Thou hast created ” . 223CLXXXII: “Whoso wisheth to pray, let him wash ” . 224CLXXXIII: “Whoso wisheth to recite this prayer, let ” . 226CLXXXIV: “Since Thou hast, O my God, established Thyself ”. 2304
Page 5I: “Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! Every man ”Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! Every man of insight confesseth Thy sovereignty andThy dominion, and every discerning eye perceiveth the greatness of Thy majesty and thecompelling power of Thy might. The winds of tests are powerless to hold back them thatenjoy near access to Thee from setting their faces towards the horizon of Thy glory, and thetempests of trials must fail to draw away and hinder such as are wholly devoted to Thy willfrom approaching Thy court.Methinks, the lamp of Thy love is burning in their hearts, and the light of Thy tenderness is litwithin their breasts. Adversities are incapable of estranging them from Thy Cause, and thevicissitudes of fortune can never cause them to stray from Thy pleasure.I beseech Thee, O my God, by them and by the sighs which their hearts utter in theirseparation from Thee, to keep them safe from the mischief of Thine adversaries, and tonourish their souls with what Thou hast ordained for Thy loved ones on whom shall come nofear and who shall not be put to grief.5
Page 6II: “Unto Thee be praise, O Lord my God! I entreat ”Unto Thee be praise, O Lord my God! I entreat Thee, by Thy signs that have encompassedthe entire creation, and by the light of Thy countenance that hath illuminated all that are inheaven and on earth, and by Thy mercy that hath surpassed all created things, and by Thygrace that hath suffused the whole universe, to rend asunder the veils that shut me out fromThee, that I may hasten unto the Fountain-Head of Thy mighty inspiration, and to the DaySpring of Thy Revelation and bountiful favors, and may be immersed beneath the ocean ofThy nearness and pleasure.Suffer me not, O my Lord, to be deprived of the knowledge of Thee in Thy days, and divestme not of the robe of Thy guidance. Give me to drink of the river that is life indeed, whosewaters have streamed forth from the Paradise (Riḍván) in which the throne of Thy Name, theAll-Merciful, was established, that mine eyes may be opened, and my face be illumined, andmy heart be assured, and my soul be enlightened, and my steps be made firm.Thou art He Who from everlasting was, through the potency of His might, supreme over allthings, and, through the operation of His will, was able to ordain all things. Nothingwhatsoever, whether in Thy heaven or on Thy earth, can frustrate Thy purpose. Have mercy,then, upon me, O my Lord, through Thy gracious providence and generosity, and inclinemine ear to the sweet melodies of the birds that warble their praise of Thee, amidst thebranches of the tree of Thy oneness.Thou art the Great Giver, the Ever-Forgiving, the Most Compassionate.6
Page 7III: “Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! I beseech ”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, andWho hath been hemmed in by sorrows which no tongue can describe, to grant that I mayremember Thee and celebrate Thy praise, in these days when all have turned away from Thybeauty, have disputed with Thee, and turned away disdainfully from Him Who is theRevealer of Thy Cause. None is there, O my Lord, to help Thee except Thine own Self, andno power to succor Thee save Thine own power.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. Deprive me not, O my Lord, of the splendors of the light of Thyface, whose brightness hath illuminated the whole world. No God is there beside Thee, theMost Powerful, the All-Glorious, the Ever-Forgiving.7
Page 8IV: “Magnified be Thy name, O Lord my God! Thou art ”Magnified be Thy name, O Lord my God! Thou art He Whom all things worship and Whoworshipeth no one, Who is the Lord of all things and is the vassal of none, Who knoweth allthings and is known of none. Thou 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 MostPowerful.I implore Thee, by this very word that hath shone forth above the horizon of Thy will, toenable me to drink deep of the living waters through which Thou hast vivified the hearts ofThy chosen ones and quickened the souls of them that love Thee, that I may, at all times andunder all conditions, turn my face wholly towards Thee.Thou art the God of power, of glory and bounty. No God is there beside Thee, the SupremeRuler, the All-Glorious, the Omniscient.8
Page 9V: “Lauded be Thy name, O my God! Thou beholdest ”Lauded be Thy name, O my God! Thou beholdest me in the clutches of my oppressors. Everytime I turn to my right, I hear the voice of the lamentation of them that are dear to Thee,whom the infidels have made captives for having believed in Thee and in Thy signs, and forhaving set their faces towards the horizon of Thy grace and of Thy loving-kindness. Andwhen I turn to my left, I hear the clamor of the wicked doers who have disbelieved in Theeand in Thy signs, and persistently striven to put out the light of Thy lamp which sheddeth theradiance of Thine own Self over all that are in Thy heaven and all that are on Thy earth.The hearts of Thy chosen ones, O my Lord, have melted because of their separation fromThee, and the souls of Thy loved ones are burnt up by the fire of their yearning after Thee inThy days. I implore Thee, O Thou Maker of the heavens and Lord of all names, by Thy mosteffulgent Self and Thy most exalted and all-glorious Remembrance, to send down upon Thyloved ones that which will draw them nearer unto Thee, and enable them to hearken untoThine utterances.Tear asunder with the hand of Thy transcendent power, O my Lord, the veil of vainimaginings, that they who are wholly devoted to Thee may see Thee seated on the throne ofThy majesty, and the eyes of such as adore Thy unity may rejoice at the splendors of theglory of Thy face. The doors of hope have been shut against the hearts that long for Thee, Omy Lord! Their keys are in Thy hands; open them by the power of Thy might and Thysovereignty. Potent art Thou to do as Thou pleasest. Thou art, verily, the Almighty, theBeneficent.9
Page 10VI: “Praise be to Thee, O Lord my God! I swear by Thy ”Praise be to Thee, O Lord my God! I swear by Thy might! Successive afflictions havewithheld the pen of the Most High from laying bare that which is hidden from the eyes ofThy creatures, and incessant trials have hindered the tongue of the Divine Ordainer fromproclaiming the wonders of Thy glorification and praise. With a stammering tongue,therefore, I call upon Thee, O my God, and with this my afflicted pen I occupy myself inremembrance of Thy name.Is there any man of insight, O my God, that can behold Thee with Thine own eye, and whereis the thirsty one who can direct his face towards the living waters of Thy love? I am the one,O my God, who hath blotted out from his heart the remembrance of all except Thee, and hathgraven upon it the mysteries of Thy love. Thine own might beareth me witness! But fortribulations, how could the assured be distinguished from the doubters among Thy servants?They who have been inebriated with the wine of Thy knowledge, these, verily, hasten to meetevery manner of adversity in their longing to pass into Thy presence. I implore Thee, OBeloved of my heart and the Object of my soul’s adoration, to shield them that love me fromthe faintest trace of evil and corrupt desires. Supply them, then, with the good of this worldand of the next.Thou art, verily, He Whose grace hath guided them aright, He Who hath declared Himself tobe the All-Merciful. No God is there but Thee, the All-Glorious, the Supreme Helper.10
Page 11VII: “Praise be to Thee, O Lord my God! I beseech Thee ”Praise be to Thee, O Lord my God! I beseech Thee by this Revelation whereby darkness hathbeen turned into light, through which the Frequented Fane hath been built, and the WrittenTablet revealed, and the Outspread Roll uncovered, to send down upon me and upon themwho are in my company that which will enable us to soar into the heavens of Thytranscendent glory, and will wash us from the stain of such doubts as have hindered thesuspicious from entering into the tabernacle of Thy unity.I am the one, O my Lord, who hath held fast the cord of Thy loving-kindness, and clung tothe hem of Thy mercy and favors. Do Thou ordain for me and for my loved ones the good ofthis world and of the world to come. Supply them, then, with the Hidden Gift Thou didstordain for the choicest among Thy creatures.These are, O my Lord, the days in which Thou hast bidden Thy servants to observe the fast.Blessed is he that observeth the fast wholly for Thy sake and with absolute detachment fromall things except Thee. Assist me and assist them, O my Lord, to obey Thee and to keep Thyprecepts. Thou, verily, hast power to do what Thou choosest.There is no God but Thee, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise. All praise be to God, the Lord ofall worlds.11
Page 12VIII: “Glorified be Thy name, O Lord my God! Thou ”Glorified be Thy name, O Lord my God! Thou beholdest my dwelling-place, and the prisoninto which I am cast, and the woes I suffer. By Thy might! No pen can recount them, nor canany tongue describe or number them. I know not, O my God, for what purpose Thou hastabandoned me to Thine adversaries. Thy glory beareth me witness! I sorrow not for thevexations I endure for love of Thee, nor feel perturbed by the calamities that overtake me inThy path. My grief is rather because Thou delayest to fulfill what Thou hast determined inthe Tablets of Thy Revelation, and ordained in the books of Thy decree and judgment.My blood, at all times, addresseth me saying: “O Thou Who art the Image of the MostMerciful! How long will
Prayers and Meditations by Bahá’u’lláh Pray
