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He is the Healer, the Sufficer, the Helper, the All-Forgiving, the All-Merciful.
I call on Thee 0 Exalted One, 0 Faithful One, 0 Glorious One! Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, 0 Thou Abiding One!
I call on Thee 0 Sovereign, 0 Upraiser, 0 Judge! Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, 0 Thou Abiding One!
I call on Thee 0 Peerless One, 0 Eternal One, 0 Single One! Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, 0 Thou Abiding One!
I call on Thee 0 Most Praised One, 0 Holy One, 0 Helping One! Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, 0 Thou Abiding One!
I call on Thee 0 Omniscient, 0 Most Wise, 0 Most Great One! Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, 0 Thou Abiding One!
I call on Thee 0 Clement One, 0 Majestic One, 0 Ordaining One! Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, 0 Thou Abiding One!
I call on Thee 0 Beloved One, 0 Cherished One, 0 Enraptured One! Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, 0 Thou Abiding One!
I call on Thee 0 Mightiest One, 0 Sustaining One, 0 Potent One! Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, 0 Thou Abiding One!
I call on Thee 0 Ruling One, 0 Self-Subsisting, 0 All-Knowing One! Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, 0 Thou Abiding One!
I call on Thee 0 Spirit, 0 Light, 0 Most Manifest One! Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, 0 Thou Abiding One!
I call on Thee 0 Thou Frequented by all, 0 Thou Known to all, 0 Thou Hidden from all! Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, 0 Thou Abiding One!
I call on Thee 0 Concealed One, 0 Triumphant One, 0 Bestowing One! Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, 0 Thou Abiding One!
I call on Thee 0 Almighty, 0 Succoring One, 0 Concealing One! Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, 0 Thou Abiding One!
I call on Thee 0 Fashioner, 0 Satisfier, 0 Uprooter! Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, 0 Thou Abiding One!
I call on Thee 0 Rising One, 0 Gathering One, 0 Exalting One! Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, 0 Thou Abiding One!
I call on Thee 0 Perfecting One, 0 Unfettered One, 0 Bountiful One! Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, 0 Thou Abiding One!
I call on Thee 0 Beneficent One, 0 Withholding One, 0 Creating One! Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, 0 Thou Abiding One!
I call on Thee 0 Most Sublime One, 0 Beauteous One, 0 Bounteous One! Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, 0 Thou Abiding One!
I call on Thee 0 Just One, 0 Gracious One, 0 Generous One! Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, 0 Thou Abiding One!
I call on Thee 0 All-Compelling, 0 Ever-Abiding, 0 Most Knowing One! Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, 0 Thou Abiding One!
I call on Thee 0 Magnificent One, 0 Ancient of Days, 0 Magnanimous One! Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, 0 Thou Abiding One!
I call on Thee 0 Well-guarded One, 0 Lord of Joy, 0 Desired One! Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, 0 Thou Abiding One!
I call on Thee 0 Thou Kind to all, 0 Thou Compassionate with all, 0 Most Benevolent One! Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, 0 Thou Abiding One!
I call on Thee 0 Haven for all, 0 Shelter to all, 0 All-Preserving One! Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, 0 Thou Abiding One!
I call on Thee 0 Thou Succorer of all, 0 Thou Invoked by all, 0 Quickening One! Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, 0 Thou Abiding One!
I call on Thee 0 Unfolder, 0 Ravager, 0 Most Clement One! Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, 0 Thou Abiding One!
I call on Thee 0 Thou my Soul, 0 Thou my Beloved, 0 Thou my Faith! Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, 0 Thou Abiding One!
I call on Thee 0 Quencher of thirsts, 0 Transcendent Lord, 0 Most Precious One! Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, 0 Thou Abiding One!
I call on Thee 0 Greatest Remembrance, 0 Noblest Name, 0 Most Ancient Way! Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, 0 Thou Abiding One!
I call on Thee 0 Most Lauded, 0 Most Holy, 0 Sanctified One! Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, 0 Thou Abiding One!
I call on Thee 0 Unfastener, 0 Counselor, 0 Deliverer! Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, 0 Thou Abiding One!
I call on Thee 0 Friend, 0 Physician, 0 Captivating One! Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, 0 Thou Abiding One!
I call on Thee 0 Glory, 0 Beauty, 0 Bountiful One! Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, 0 Thou Abiding One!
I call on Thee 0 the Most Trusted, 0 the Best Lover, 0 Lord of the Dawn! Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, 0 Thou Abiding One!
I call on Thee 0 Enkindler, 0 Brightener, 0 Bringer of Delight! Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, 0 Thou Abiding One!
I call on Thee 0 Lord of Bounty, 0 Most Compassionate, 0 Most Merciful One! Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, 0 Thou Abiding One!
I call on Thee 0 Constant One, 0 Life-giving One, 0 Source of all Being! Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, 0 Thou Abiding One!
I call on Thee 0 Thou Who penetratest all things, 0 All-Seeing God, 0 Lord of Unerance! Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, 0 Thou Abiding One!
I call on Thee 0 Manifest yet Hidden, 0 Unseen yet Renowned, 0 Onlooker sought by all! Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, 0 Thou Abiding One!
I call on Thee 0 Thou Who slayest the Lovers, 0 God of Grace to the wicked! Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, 0 Thou Abiding One!
O Sufficer, I call on Thee, 0 Sufficer!
O Healer, I call on Thee, 0 Healer!
O Abider, I call on Thee, 0 Abider!
Thou the Ever-Abiding, 0 Thou Abiding One!
Sanctified art Thou, 0 my God! I beseech Thee by Thy generosity, whereby the portals of Thy bounty and grace were opened wide, whereby the Temple of Thy Holiness was established upon the throne of eternity; and by Thy mercy whereby Thou didst invite all created things unto the table of Thy bounties and bestowals; and by Thy grace whereby Thou didst respond, in Thine own Self with Thy word "Yea!" on behalf of all in heaven and earth, at the hour when Thy sovereignty and Thy grandeur stood revealed, at the dawn-time when the might of Thy dominion was made manifest. And again do I beseech Thee, by these most beauteous names, by these most noble and sublime attributes, and by Thy most Exalted Remembrance, and by Thy pure and spotless Beauty, and by Thy hidden Light in the most hidden pavilion, and by Thy Name, cloaked with the garment of affliction every morn and eve, to protect the bearer of this blessed Tablet, and whoso reciteth it, and whoso cometh upon it, and whoso passeth around the house wherein it is. Heal Thou, then, by it every sick, diseased and poor one, from every tribulation and distress, from every loathsome affliction and sorrow, and guide Thou by it whosoever desireth to enter upon the paths of Thy guidance, and the ways of Thy forgiveness and grace.
Thou art verily the Powerful, the All-Sufficing, the Healing, the Protector, the Giving, the Compassionate, the All-Generous, the All-Merciful.
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In the Name of God, the Most Ancient, the Most Great.
Indeed the hearts of the sincere are consumed in the fire of separation: Where is the gleaming of the light of Thy Countenance, O Beloved of the worlds?
Those who are near unto Thee have been abandoned in the darkness of desolation: Where is the shining of the morn of Thy reunion, O Desire of the worlds?
The bodies of Thy chosen ones lie quivering on distant sands: Where is the ocean of Thy presence, O Enchanter of the worlds?
Longing hands are uplifted to the heaven of Thy grace and generosity: Where are the rains of Thy bestowal, O Answerer of the worlds?
The infidels have arisen in tyranny on every hand: Where is the compelling power of Thine ordaining pen, O Conqueror of the worlds?
The barking of dogs is loud on every side: Where is the lion of the forest of Thy might, O Chastiser of the worlds?
Coldness hath gripped all mankind: Where is the warmth of Thy love, O Fire of the worlds?
Calamity hath reached its height: Where are the signs of Thy succor, O Salvation of the worlds?
Darkness hath enveloped most of the peoples: Where is the brightness of Thy splendor, O Radiance of the worlds?
The necks of men are stretched out in malice: Where are the swords of Thy vengeance, O Destroyer of the worlds?
Abasement hath reached its lowest depth: Where are the emblems of Thy glory, O Glory of the worlds?
Sorrows have afflicted the Revealer of Thy Name, the All-Merciful: Where is the joy of the Dayspring of Thy Revelation, O Delight of the worlds?
Anguish hath befallen all the peoples of the earth: Where are the ensigns of Thy gladness, O Joy of the worlds?
Thou seest the Dawning Place of Thy signs veiled by evil suggestions: Where are the fingers of Thy might, O Power of the worlds?
Sore thirst hath overcome all men: Where is the river of Thy bounty, O Mercy of the worlds?
Greed hath made captive all mankind: Where are the embodiments of detachment, O Lord of the worlds?
Thou seest this Wronged One lonely in exile: Where are the hosts of the heaven of Thy Command, O Sovereign of the worlds?
I have been forsaken in a foreign land: Where are the emblems of Thy faithfulness, O Trust of the worlds?
The agonies of death have laid hold on all men: Where is the surging of Thine ocean of eternal life, O Life of the worlds?
The whisperings of Satan have been breathed to every creature: Where is the meteor of Thy fire, O Light of the worlds?
The drunkenness of passion hath perverted most of mankind: Where are the daysprings of purity, O Desire of the worlds?
Thou seest this Wronged One veiled in tyranny among the Syrians: Where is the radiance of Thy dawning light, O Light of the worlds?
Thou seest Me forbidden to speak forth: Then from where will spring Thy melodies, O Nightingale of the worlds?
Most of the people are enwrapped in fancy and idle imaginings: Where are the exponents of Thy certitude, O Assurance of the worlds?
Bahá is drowning in a sea of tribulation: Where is the Ark of Thy salvation, O Savior of the worlds?
Thou seest the Dayspring of Thine utterance in the darkness of creation: Where is the sun of the heaven of Thy grace, O Lightgiver of the worlds?
The lamps of truth and purity, of loyalty and honor, have been put out: Where are the signs of Thine avenging wrath, O Mover of the worlds?
Canst Thou see any who have championed Thy Self, or who ponder on what hath befallen Him in the pathway of Thy love? Now doth My pen halt, O Beloved of the worlds.
The branches of the Divine Lote-Tree lie broken by the onrushing gales of destiny: Where are the banners of Thy succor, O Champion of the worlds?
This Face is hidden in the dust of slander: Where are the breezes of Thy compassion, O Mercy of the worlds?
The robe of sanctity is sullied by the people of deceit: Where is the vesture of Thy holiness, O Adorner of the worlds?
The sea of grace is stilled for what the hands of men have wrought: Where are the waves of Thy bounty, O Desire of the worlds?
The door leading to the Divine Presence is locked through the tyranny of Thy foes: Where is the key of Thy bestowal, O Unlocker of the worlds?
The leaves are yellowed by the poisoning winds of sedition: Where is the downpour of the clouds of Thy bounty, O Giver of the worlds?
The universe is darkened with the dust of sin: Where are the breezes of Thy forgiveness, O Forgiver of the worlds?
This Youth is lonely in a desolate land: Where is the rain of Thy heavenly grace, O Bestower of the worlds?
O Supreme Pen, We have heard Thy most sweet call in the eternal realm: Give Thou ear unto what the Tongue of Grandeur uttereth, O Wronged One of the worlds!
Were it not for the cold, how would the heat of Thy words prevail, O Expounder of the worlds?
Were it not for calamity, how would the sun of Thy patience shine, O Light of the worlds?
Lament not because of the wicked. Thou wert created to bear and endure, O Patience of the worlds.
How sweet was Thy dawning on the horizon of the Covenant among the stirrers of sedition, and Thy yearning after God, O Love of the worlds.
By Thee the banner of independence was planted on the highest peaks, and the sea of bounty surged, O Rapture of the worlds.
By Thine aloneness the Sun of Oneness shone, and by Thy banishment the land of Unity was adorned. Be patient, O Thou Exile of the worlds.
We have made abasement the garment of glory, and affliction the adornment of Thy temple, O Pride of the worlds.
Thou seest the hearts are filled with hate, and to overlook is Thine, O Thou Concealer of the sins of the worlds.
When the swords flash, go forward! When the shafts fly, press onward! O Thou Sacrifice of the worlds.
Dost Thou wail, or shall I wail? Rather shall I weep at the fewness of Thy champions, O Thou Who hast caused the wailing of the worlds.
Verily, I have heard Thy Call, O All-Glorious Beloved; and now is the face of Bahá flaming with the heat of tribulation and with the fire of Thy shining word, and He hath risen up in faithfulness at the place of sacrifice, looking toward Thy pleasure, O Ordainer of the worlds.
O ‘Alí-Akbar, thank thy Lord for this Tablet whence thou canst breathe the fragrance of My meekness, and know what hath beset Us in the path of God, the Adored of all the worlds.
Should all the servants read and ponder this, there shall be kindled in their veins a fire that shall set aflame the worlds.
—Bahá’u’lláh
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