Thou seest, O my Lord, my [the Báb’s] dwelling-place in the
heart of this mountain and Thou dost witness my forbearance. Verily I have
desired naught else but Thy love and the love of those who love Thee. How can I
extol the effulgent beauty of Thy Lordship, conscious as I am of my nothingness
before the habitation of Thy glory? Yet the sorrow of solitude and loneliness
prompteth me to invoke Thee through this prayer, perchance Thy trusted servants
may become aware of my lamentations, may supplicate unto Thee on my behalf, and
Thou wouldst graciously answer their prayers as a token of Thy grace and Thy
favour. I bear witness that there is no God but Thee, inasmuch as Thou art
invested with sovereignty, grandeur, glory and power which no one among Thy
servants can visualize or comprehend. Indeed Thou shalt, by virtue of that
which is inherent in Thine Essence, ever remain inscrutable unto all except
Thyself.
- The Báb (‘Selections from the Writings of the Báb)
