I confess, O my God,
that whatever proceedeth from me is wholly unworthy of Thy sovereignty and
falleth short of Thy majesty. And yet I beseech Thee by Thy Name through which
Thou hast revealed Thy Self, in the glory of Thy most excellent titles, unto
all created things, in this Revelation whereby Thou hast, through Thy most
resplendent Name, manifested Thy beauty, to give me to drink of the wine of Thy
mercy and of the pure beverage of Thy favor, which have streamed forth from the
right hand of Thy will, that I may so fix my gaze upon Thee and be so detached
from all else but Thee, that the world and all that hath been created therein
may appear before me as a fleeting day which Thou hast not deigned to create.
- Baha’u’llah (‘Prayers and meditations by Baha’u’llah’)
