Have mercy on me, O Lord, in
these days when the peoples of Thine earth have erred grievously; supply
me then, O my God, with that which is good and seemly in Thine estimation.
Thou art verily the All-Powerful, the Gracious, the Bountiful, the
Ever-Forgiving.
Grant, O my God, that I may not be reckoned among those whose ears are
deaf, whose eyes are blind, whose tongues are speechless and whose hearts
have failed to comprehend. Deliver me, O Lord, from the fire of ignorance
and of selfish desire, suffer me to be admitted into the precincts of Thy
transcendent mercy and send down upon me that which Thou hast ordained for
Thy chosen ones. Potent art Thou to do what Thou willest. Verily Thou art
the Help in Peril, the Self-Subsisting.
"O My God, O my Lord, O my Master! I beg Thee to ..."
O My God, O my Lord, O my Master! I beg Thee to forgive me for seeking any
pleasure save Thy love, or any comfort except Thy nearness, or any delight
besides Thy good-pleasure, or any existence other than communion with
Thee.
"Thou seest, O my Lord, my dwelling-place in the heart ..."
Thou seest, O my Lord, my 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.
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