truth, is the All-Possessing, the Exalted. Know thou that the ear of man
hath been created that it may hearken unto the Divine Voice on this Day
that hath been mentioned in all the Books, Scriptures, and Tablets. Purify
thou, first, thy soul with the waters of renunciation, and adorn thine
head with the crown of the fear of God, and thy temple with the ornament
of reliance upon Him. Arise, then, and, with thy face set towards the Most
Great House, the Spot round which, as decreed by the Eternal King, all
that dwell on earth must circle, recite:

"O God, my God, and my Desire, and my Adored One, and my Master, and my
Mainstay, and my utmost Hope, and my supreme Aspiration! Thou seest me
turning towards Thee, holding fast unto the cord of Thy bounty, clinging
to the hem of Thy generosity, acknowledging the sanctity of Thy Self and
the purity of Thine Essence, and testifying to Thy unity and Thy oneness.
I bear witness that Thou art the One, the Single, the Incomparable, the
Ever-Abiding. Thou didst not take unto Thyself a partner in Thy dominion,
nor didst Thou choose a peer for Thyself upon earth. All created things
have borne witness unto that which the Tongue of Thy grandeur hath
testified ere their creation. Verily Thou art God; there is none other God
but Thee! From everlasting Thou wast sanctified from the mention of Thy
servants, and exalted above the description of Thy creatures. Thou
beholdest, O Lord, the ignorant seeking the ocean of Thy knowledge, the
sore athirst the living waters of Thine utterance, the abased the
tabernacle of Thy glory, the poor the treasury of Thy riches, the
suppliant the dawning-place of Thy wisdom, the weak the source of Thy
strength, the wretched the heaven of Thy bounty, the dumb the kingdom of
Thy mention.

"I testify, O my God, and my King, that Thou hast created me to remember
Thee, to glorify Thee, and to aid Thy Cause. And yet, I have aided Thine