O Thou kind Lord! These people have turned to Thee in
prayer. With utmost humility and sincerity they have raised their voices to Thy
Kingdom to beg Thy forgiveness.
O God! Make this assemblage noble and these persons holy.
Enkindle the lights of guidance, illumine the hearts, bring joy to the souls,
admit them into Thy Kingdom and enable them to attain felicity in both worlds.
O God! We are abased, glorify us; we are poor, make us rich
from the treasury of Thy Kingdom; we are sick, grant us health; we are weak,
give us power. O God, guide us to Thy good-pleasure and make us free from self
and desire. O God, make us firm in Thy love and assist us to be kind to all
creatures. Help us to render service to humanity so that we may serve all Thy
servants, love all Thy creatures, be kind to all mankind. O God, verily Thou
art the Powerful, the Merciful, the Forgiving and the Omnipotent. (‘Abdu’l-Baha,
‘Mahmud’s Diary’)
