Upon them be Baha’u’l-Abha!
East and West.
Glory be unto Thee, O God! for Thou hast opened the Doors of
the Kingdom of Grandeur and Majesty before the faces of Thy beloved ones;
overshadowed them with the wide spreading Tree of Thy Mercifulness; stirred
them into cheerfulness by the Breezes of Acceptance from the Garden of Thy
Singleness and caused the downpour of pure Waters from the heaven of Thy
Generosity, through which Thou didst cleanse the hearts of Thy friends.
Thou didst resuscitate the spirit of those who have arisen
in Thy service with the Breaths of the Holy Spirit and reinforced them with the
angels of Thy Sanctification and the unseen Cohorts from the Supreme Concourse.
Verily, this was no other but a reinforcement from Thee and a fresh
Confirmation on Thy part; in order that they might arise in the proclamation of
Thy Word, the diffusion of Thy Fragrances, the perusal of Thy Verses, the
promulgation of Thy Religion, the propagation of Thy Teachings, the
universalization of Thy Grace and the strengthening of Thy Covenant. Verily,
they have pitched on the apex of the world, the Tabernacle of Thy Oneness,
whose cords are unbreakable, under whose shade nations and peoples shall dwell
and which is glorified with the Bestowal of Thy Effulgence.
O Lord! We are weak, fortify us with Thy Power; we are
prisoners, shine upon us the Light of Thy Freedom!
O God! This captive has no other protector save Thee; this
afflicted one has no other guardian except Thee, and this weak soul has no
other support beside Thee!