The glory of Thy might beareth me witness! Whoso claimeth to
have known Thee hath, by virtue of such a claim, testified to his own
ignorance; and whoso believeth himself to have attained unto Thee, all the
atoms of the earth would attest his powerlessness and proclaim his failure.
Thou hast, however, by virtue of Thy mercy that hath surpassed the kingdoms of
earth and heaven, deigned to accept from Thy servants the laud and honor they
pay to Thine own exalted Self, and hast bidden them celebrate Thy glory, that
the ensigns of Thy guidance may be unfurled in Thy cities and the tokens of Thy
mercy be spread abroad among Thy nations, and that each and all may be enabled
to attain unto that which Thou hast destined for them by Thy decree, and
ordained unto them through Thine irrevocable will and purpose.
Having testified, therefore, unto mine own impotence and the
impotence of Thy servants, I beseech Thee, by the brightness of the light of
Thy beauty, not to refuse Thy creatures attainment to the shores of Thy most
holy ocean. Draw them, then, O my God, through the Divine sweetness of Thy
melodies, towards the throne of Thy glory and the seat of Thine eternal
holiness. Thou art, verily, the Most Powerful, the Supreme Ruler, the Great
Giver, the Most Exalted, the Ever-Desired.
- Baha’u’llah (‘Prayers and
Meditations by Baha’u’llah’)
