The Whispered Prayer of the Obedient Toward God
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In the Name of God, the All-merciful,
the All-compassionate
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O God,
inspire us to obey Thee,
turn us aside from disobeying
Thee,
make it easy for us to reach
the
seeking of Thy good pleasure which we wish,
set us down in the midst of
Thy Gardens,
dispel from our insights the
clouds of misgiving,
uncover from our hearts the
wrappings of doubt and the veil,
make falsehood vanish from our
innermost minds,
and
fix the truth in our secret thoughts,
for doubts and opinions
fertilize temptations
and
muddy the purity of gifts and kindnesses! |
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O God,
carry us in the ships of Thy
deliverance,
give us to enjoy the pleasure
of whispered prayer to Thee,
make us drink at the pools of
Thy love,
let us taste the sweetness of
Thy affection and nearness,
allow us to struggle in Thee,316
preoccupy us with obeying
Thee,
and
purify our intentions in devoting works to Thee,
for we exist through Thee and
belong to Thee,
and we have no one to mediate
with Thee but Thee! |
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My God,
place me among the chosen, the
good,
Join me to
the
righteous,
the
pious,
the
first to reach generous gifts,
the
swift to come upon good things,
the
workers of the abiding acts of righteousness,
the
strivers after elevated degrees!
Thou art powerful over
everything317
and
disposed to respond!
By Thy mercy,
O
Most Merciful of the merciful! |
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