I am he, O my God,
who testifieth to Thy unity, who acknowledgeth Thy oneness, who boweth humbly
before the revelations of Thy majesty, and who recognizeth with downcast
countenance the splendors of the light of Thy transcendent glory. I have
believed in Thee after Thou didst enable me to know Thy Self, Whom Thou hast
revealed to men’s eyes through the power of Thy sovereignty and might. Unto Him
I have turned, wholly detached from all things, and cleaving steadfastly unto
the cord of Thy gifts and favors. I have embraced His truth, and the truth of
all the wondrous laws and precepts that have been sent down unto Him. I have
fasted for love of Thee and in pursuance of Thine injunction, and have broken
my fast with Thy praise on my tongue and in conformity with Thy pleasure.
Suffer me not, O my Lord, to be reckoned among them who have fasted in the
daytime, who in the night-season have prostrated themselves before Thy face,
and who have repudiated Thy truth, disbelieved in Thy signs, gainsaid Thy
testimony, and perverted Thine utterances.
(Baha’u’llah, ‘Prayers and
meditations of Baha’u’llah’)
