that I may, at all times and
under all conditions, lay hold on Thy cord, and be rid of all attachment
to any one except Thee, and may keep mine eyes directed towards the
horizon of Thy Revelation, and may carry out what Thou hast prescribed
unto me in Thy Tablets.

Attire, O my Lord, both my inner and outer being with the raiment of Thy
favors and Thy loving-kindness. Keep me safe, then, from whatsoever may be
abhorrent unto Thee, and graciously assist me and my kindred to obey Thee,
and to shun whatsoever may stir up any evil or corrupt desire within me.

Thou, truly, art the Lord of all mankind, and the Possessor of this world
and of the next. No God is there save Thee, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.

CXXXVIII: "O GOD, AND THE GOD OF ALL NAMES, AND MAKER OF..."

O God, and the God of all Names, and Maker of the heavens! I entreat Thee
by Thy Name through which He Who is the Day-Spring of Thy might and the
Dawning-Place of Thy power hath been manifested, through which every solid
thing hath been made to flow, and every dead corpse hath been quickened,
and every moving spirit confirmed--I entreat Thee to enable me to rid
myself of all attachment to any one but Thee, and to serve Thy Cause, and
to wish what Thou didst wish through the power of Thy sovereignty, and to
perform what is the good pleasure of Thy will.

I beseech Thee, moreover, O my God, to ordain for me what will make me
rich enough to dispense with any one save Thee. Thou seest me, O my God,
with my face turned towards Thee, and my hands clinging to the cord of Thy
grace. Send down upon me Thy mercy, and write down for me what Thou hast
written down for Thy chosen ones. Powerful art Thou to do what pleaseth
Thee. No God is there but Thee, the Ever-Forgiving, the All-Bountiful.

CXXXIX: "GLORY BE TO THEE, O THOU WHO HAST, THROUGH THE..."

Glory be to Thee, O Thou Who hast, through the movement of Thy most august
pen, subdued the concourse of Thy creation, and manifested the pearls of
the ocean of Thy wisdom through the words which Thy tongue hath spoken
before all who are in heaven and on earth. I testify that Thy might hath
encompassed the whole universe, and Thy mercy surpassed all created
things. The powers of the earth have never prevailed against Thee, nor
hath the tumult of the nations frustrated Thy purpose. Thou hast revealed
in Thy realm whatsoever Thou hadst desired through the power of Thy
sovereignty, and hast ordained al