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In the Name of God, the Most Helping, the Most Helping

Glorified art Thou, O my God! I testify before Thee and before all things that Thou art God, there is no God but Thee, alone without partner. Thine is the kingdom and the heavenly dominion, Thine the might and the divine power, Thine the strength and the celestial realm, Thine the power and sovereignty over creation, Thine the glory and majesty, Thine the countenance and beauty, Thine the direction and perfection, Thine the mercy and bounty, Thine the authority and justice, Thine the similitude and example, Thine the station and grandeur, Thine the power and deed, Thine the greatness and independence, Thine the power and exaltation, Thine the might and invincibility, Thine the joy and gladness, Thine the dominion and victory, Thine the triumph and omnipotence.

Thou hast ever been One God, Single, Eternal, Self-Subsisting, Ever-Living, Self-Sustaining, Sovereign, Supreme, Holy. Thou hast taken neither consort nor son, and Thou hast had no partner in Thy creation nor any protector in what Thou hast fashioned. Thou hast created all things by Thy power and ordained them by measure; Thou hast glorified all things by Thy will and given them form. Thou dost ever give life and cause death, then cause death and give life. Verily Thou art the Ever-Living Who dieth not, the King Who passeth not away, the Sovereign Who changeth not, the Single One from Whose grasp nothing escapeth, whether in the heavens or on earth or between them. Thou createst what Thou willest by Thy command. Verily, Thou hast power over all things.

Glorified art Thou, O my God! There was no beginning to Thy creation, so how can I mention Thy firstness? And there shall be no end to what Thou hast created, so how can I speak of Thy lastness? Thou wert before all things, Thou art above all things, Thou shalt be after all things, Thou art the Creator of all things, and Thou art supreme over all things.

Thou hast ever made Thyself known through a single Sun which Thou didst make as a sign of Thy Will, and through it Thou didst create whatsoever Thou didst wish in the kingdom of Thy command and creation, until Thou didst bring creation unto the First Innovation, and from the First Innovation unto David, and revealed unto him the Psalms, and made the days of the duration of his Book to be the number of Thy Name, the Firm. Then Thou didst complete the creation of that Manifestation and didst reveal Thyself through Thy power unto Moses, son of Imran—Thy blessings be upon them both—and revealed unto him the Book, and made the days of the elevation of his Book to be the number of Thy Name, the Firm.

Then Thou didst reveal Thyself through Thy power unto Jesus, son of Mary—Thy blessings be upon Him—and didst aid Him and perfect the tree of His Manifestation for the number of Thy Name, the Firm, or more than that or less than that according to what Thy knowledge encompasseth. When Thou didst raise it to its zenith, Thou didst cause it to be sheltered in the shade of Muhammad, Thy Beloved, and revealed unto him the Book which lasted for the number of Thy Name, the Implanted. And Thou didst raise the Tree of the Furqan to the utmost perfection, whereupon Thou didst cause it to be sheltered in the shade of ʿAli, Thy Proof.

I testify at that time, and so doth all Thy creation, that there is no God but Thee and that He Who is the Essence of the Seven Letters is Thy Proof, and that Thou hast no proof in the Books except the Bayan, and I bear witness that on that Day there shall be no truth except for those who follow Thee in that paradise. Thou didst desire the elevation and exaltation of that paradise only for Him Whom Thou shalt make manifest on the Day of Resurrection through Thy power, and Thou hast loved that He should be worshipped openly on earth and that through Him Thou shouldst possess all things victoriously upon the earth.

Therefore, O my God, do Thou send down upon me, in my beginning and my end, from all Thy glory its most glorious, from all Thy majesty its most majestic, from all Thy beauty its most beautiful, from all Thy greatness its most great, from all Thy light its most luminous, from all Thy mercy its most vast, from all Thy words their most perfect, from all Thy names their most mighty, from all Thy power its most powerful; from among all Thy behests, the most conclusive; and of all Thy knowledge, the most penetrating; and of all Thy power, the most potent; and of all Thy words, the most pleasing; and of all Thy questions, the most beloved and delightful unto Thee; and of all Thy glory, the most glorious; and of all Thy sovereignty, the most enduring; and of all Thy dominion, the ultimate; and of all Thy exaltation, the most exalted; and of all Thy favors, the most ancient; and of all Thy signs, the most wondrous; and of all Thy manifestations, the most manifest; and of all Thy concealed things, the most hidden; and of all Thy riches, the most enriching; and of all Thy triumph, the most victorious; and of all Thy conquest, the most conquering; and of all Thy possession, the most possessing; and of all Thy independence, the most impregnable; and of all that beseemeth the sublimity of Thy sanctity and the exaltation of Thy bounty, that which Thou dost merit.

I testify from the beginning that hath no beginning unto the end that hath no end that from Thee Thy blessings have been perfected and Thy bestowals completed, and Thou hast encompassed me with every good Thou hast ordained and every bounty Thou hast sent down upon me.

Unto Thee be praise—praise that hath no equal in Thy knowledge, no likeness in Thy Book, no peer among Thy names, no companion in Thy earth, and no similitude in the kingdom of Thy Command and creation—praise wherewith Thou art well-pleased, and beyond Thy good-pleasure unto that which none save Thee can reckon, from the highest kingdom to the lowest atom.

And I shall thank Thee with thanksgiving that hath no peer before it nor equal after it, no likeness in heaven nor companion on earth, nor similitude between them in the highest kingdom to the lowest atom—thanksgiving wherewith Thou art well-pleased, and beyond Thy good-pleasure unto that which Thy knowledge hath encompassed from the highest kingdom to the lowest atom. This is what I have testified, and all Thy creation, of my satisfaction with Thee from the beginning of beginnings, and it shall never cease nor end.

But O my God, whenever I have witnessed grief from the beginning that hath no beginning until now, it hath been naught but the veil of Thy creation and the remoteness of Thy servants. And when I became certain that Thy good-pleasure appeareth not save through the good-pleasure of Thy Proof, I shall surely testify, and all Thy creation, that I was not pleased nor will I be pleased until naught remaineth that is mentioned by the name of anything except it entereth into Thy religion, prostrating before Thee, and ascendeth therein until it reacheth a station that hath no equal in its limit—all this in Thy manifestation before Thee, though it appeareth not in the depths of Thy night due to the manifestation of Thy remoteness before Thine eyes.

All that is on earth shall surely prostrate before Thee when Thou makest them know Thee in less than the twinkling of an eye, and they shall worship Thee openly and manifestly by what Thou hast revealed unto them through them at the greatest vista. And verily Thou hast shown me the like thereof in Thy worlds which none save Thee can enumerate, and Thou shalt surely show me the like thereof in Thy worlds which none save Thy knowledge can encompass, for every possessor of a thing possesseth its thing through Thy Will. If joy be witnessed, it is the joy of Thy Will, and if grief be witnessed, it is the grief of Thy Will. Therefore, O my God, all joy is mine and all grief is mine.

Therefore, deliver me, O God, from all my grief by causing all things to enter Thy religion until naught remaineth in the fire, for my satisfaction in that manifestation was naught but this concerning Thy creation and concerning Thee. I have testified before that I was well-pleased and satisfied, and I shall surely be well-pleased and satisfied, for what is with Thee hath been perfected and completed, while what is with Thy creation hath diminished through their being veiled. Therefore deliver them, O God, from the fire of their veils by causing them to enter into the light of Thy knowledge, however Thou willest, whensoever Thou willest, through whatsoever Thou willest, wheresoever Thou willest, and in whatever manner Thou willest. Verily, Thou art powerful over all things.