None have I sought nor
any will I seek save Thee; no path have I trodden nor any will I tread but
the path of Thy love. In the darksome night of despair, my eye turneth
expectant and full of hope to the morn of Thy boundless favor and at the
hour of dawn my drooping soul is refreshed and strengthened in remembrance
of Thy beauty and perfection. He whom the grace of Thy mercy aideth,
though he be but a drop, shall become the boundless ocean, and the merest
atom which the outpouring of Thy loving-kindness assisteth, shall shine
even as the radiant star.
Shelter under Thy protection, O Thou Spirit of purity, Thou Who art the
All-Bountiful Provider, this enthralled, enkindled servant of Thine. Aid
him in this world of being to remain steadfast and firm in Thy love and
grant that this broken-winged bird attain a refuge and shelter in Thy
divine nest that abideth upon the celestial tree.
--'Abdu'l-Baha
"O my Lord, my Beloved, my Desire! Befriend..."
O my Lord, my Beloved, my Desire! Befriend me in my loneliness and
accompany me in my exile. Remove my sorrow. Cause me to be devoted to Thy
beauty.
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