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"ALL praise be to Thee, O my God, inasmuch as Thou..."
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ALL praise be to Thee, O my God, inasmuch as Thou
hast adorned the world with the splendour of the dawn
following the night wherein was born the One Who
heralded the Manifestation of Thy transcendent sovereignty,
the Dayspring of Thy divine Essence and the Revelation of
Thy supreme Lordship. I beseech Thee, O Creator of the
heavens and Fashioner of names, to graciously aid those
who have sheltered beneath the shadow of Thine abounding
mercy and have raised their voices amidst the peoples of the
world for the glorification of Thy Name.
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O my God! Thou beholdest the Lord of all mankind
confined in His Most Great Prison, calling aloud Thy
Name, gazing upon Thy face, proclaiming that which hath
enraptured the denizens of Thy kingdoms of revelation
and of creation. O my God! I behold Mine own Self
captive in the hands of Thy servants, yet the light of Thy
sovereignty and the revelations of Thine invincible power
shine resplendent from His face, enabling all to know of a
certainty that Thou art God, and that there is none other
God but Thee. Neither can the power of the powerful
frustrate Thee, nor the ascendancy of the rulers prevail
against Thee. Thou doest whatsoever Thou willest by
virtue of Thy sovereignty which encompasseth all created
things, and ordainest that which Thou pleasest through
the potency of Thy behest which pervadeth the entire
creation.
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I implore Thee by the glory of Thy Manifestation and
by the power of Thy might, Thy sovereignty and Thine
exaltation to render victorious those who have arisen to
serve Thee, who have aided Thy Cause and humbled themselves
before the splendour of the light of Thy face. Make
them then, O my God, triumphant over Thine enemies
and cause them to be steadfast in Thy service, that through
them the evidences of Thy dominion may be established
throughout Thy realms and the tokens of Thine indomitable
power be manifested in Thy lands. Verily Thou art
potent to do what Thou willest; no God is there but Thee,
the Help in Peril, the Self-Subsisting.
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This glorious Tablet hath been revealed on the Anniversary
of the Birth [of the Báb] that thou mayest recite it
in a spirit of humility and supplication and give thanks
unto thy Lord, the All-Knowing, the All-Informed. Make
thou every effort to render service unto God, that from
thee may appear that which will immortalize thy memory
in His glorious and exalted heaven.
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Say: Glorified art Thou, O my God! I implore Thee by
the Dawning-Place of Thy signs and by the Revealer of
Thy clear tokens to grant that I may, under all conditions,
hold fast the cord of Thy loving providence and cling
tenaciously to the hem of Thy generosity. Reckon me then
with those whom the changes and chances of the world
have failed to deter from serving Thee and from bearing
allegiance unto Thee, whom the onslaught of the people
hath been powerless to hinder from magnifying Thy Name
and celebrating Thy praise. Graciously assist me, O my
Lord, to do whatever Thou lovest and desirest. Enable me
then to fulfil that which will exalt Thy Name and will set
ablaze the fire of Thy love.
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Thou art, in truth, the Forgiving, the Bountiful.
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