O Lord, my God! This is a child...
O
Lord, my God! This is a child that hath sprung from the loins of one of
Thy servants to whom Thou hast granted a distinguished station in the Tablets
of Thine irrevocable decree in the Books of Thy behest.
I
beseech Thee by Thy name, whereby everyone is enabled to attain the object of his
desire, to grant that this child may become a more mature soul amongst Thy
servants; cause him to shine forth through the power of Thy name, enable him to
utter Thy praise, to set his face towards Thee and to draw nigh unto
Thee. Verily it is Thou Who hast, from everlasting, been powerful to do
as Thou willest and Who wilt, to eternity, remain
potent to do as Thou pleasest. There is none other God but Thee, the
Exalted, the August, the Subduer, the Mighty, the All-Compelling.
O
God! Educate these children. These children are the plants of Thine orchard,
the flowers of Thy meadow, the roses of Thy garden.
Let Thy rain fall upon them; let the Sun of Reality shine upon them with Thy
love. Let Thy breeze refresh them in order that they may be trained, grow and develop, and appear in the utmost beauty. Thou art
the Giver. Thou art the Compassionate.
O
Thou kind Lord! These lovely children are the handiwork of the fingers of Thy
might and the wondrous signs of Thy greatness. O God! Protect these children,
graciously assist them to be educated and enable them to render service to the
world of humanity. O God! These children are pearls,
cause them to be nurtured within the shell of Thy loving-kindness.
Thou
art the Bountiful, the All-Loving.
O
Lord! Make these children excellent plants. Let them grow and develop in the
Garden of Thy Covenant, and bestow freshness and beauty through the outpourings
of the clouds of the Abhá Kingdom.
O
Thou kind Lord! I am a little child, exalt me by
admitting me to the kingdom. I am earthly, make me heavenly; I am of the world
below, let me belong to the
realm above; gloomy, suffer me to become radiant; material, make me spiritual,
and grant that I may manifest Thine infinite bounties.
Thou
art the Powerful, the All-Loving.
He
is God! O God my God! Bestow upon me a pure heart, like unto a pearl.
O
God, guide me, protect me, make of me a shining lamp
and a brilliant star. Thou art the Mighty and the Powerful.
O
my Lord! O my Lord!
I
am a child of tender years. Nourish me from the breast of Thy mercy, train me
in the bosom of Thy love, educate me in the school of Thy guidance and develop
me under the shadow of Thy bounty. Deliver me from darkness, make me a brilliant light; free me from unhappiness, make me a
flower of the rose garden; suffer me to become a servant of Thy threshold and
confer upon me the disposition and nature of the righteous; make me a cause of
bounty to the human world, and crown my head with the diadem of eternal life.
Verily,
Thou art the Powerful, the Mighty, the Seer, the
Hearer.
O
Peerless Lord! Be Thou a shelter for this poor child and a kind and forgiving
Master unto this erring and unhappy soul. O Lord! Though we are but worthless
plants, yet we belong to Thy garden of roses. Though saplings without leaves
and blossoms, yet we are a part of Thine orchard. Nurture this plant then through
the outpourings of the clouds of Thy tender mercy and quicken and refresh this
sapling through the reviving breath of Thy spiritual springtime. Suffer him to
become heedful, discerning and noble, and grant that he may attain eternal life
and abide in Thy Kingdom for evermore.
O my God! O my God!
O my God! O my God! Thou seest these children who
are the twigs of the tree of life, the birds of the meads of salvation, the
pearls of the ocean of Thy grace, the roses of the garden of Thy guidance.
O God, our Lord! We
sing Thy praise, bear witness to Thy sanctity and implore fervently the heaven
of Thy mercy to make us lights of guidance, stars shining above the horizons of
eternal glory amongst mankind, and to teach us a knowledge which proceedeth
from Thee. Yá Baháfufl-Abhá!
O Lord! I am a child...
O Lord! I am a child; enable me to grow beneath the
shadow of Thy loving-kindness. I am a tender plant; cause me to be
nurtured through the outpourings of the clouds of Thy bounty. I am a sapling of the garden of love; make me into a fruitful
tree.
Thou art the Mighty and the
Powerful, and Thou art the All-Loving, the All-Knowing, the All-Seeing.
O
Lord! Plant this tender seedlingc
O Lord! Plant this tender seedling in the
garden of Thy manifold bounties, water it from the fountains of Thy loving -kindness
and grant that it may grow into a goodly plant through the outpourings of Thy
favor and grace. Thou art the Mighty and the Powerful."
O God, my God! Attire my headc
O God, my
God! Attire my head with the crown of justice, and my temple with the ornament
of equity. Thou, verily, art the possessor of all gifts and bounties.
Bahafufllah
O Thou pure God! I am a little childc
O Thou pure God! I am a little child;
make thou the bosom of Thy gift a dear resting-place of comfort, suffer me to
grow and be nurtured with the honey and the milk of Thy love and train me
under the breast of Thy knowledge; bestow Thou freedom while in a state of
childhood and grant Thou excellence! O Thou Incomparable One! Make me the
confidant of the Kingdom of the Unseen! Verily, Thou art the Mighty and
the Powerful!
FOR SUCKLING BABE
Praised be Thou, O Lord my God! Graciously grant that
this infant be fed from the breast of Thy tender mercy and loving providence
and be nourished with the fruit of Thy celestial trees. Suffer him not to be
committed to the care of anyone save Thee, inasmuch as Thou, Thyself, through
the potency of Thy sovereign will and power, didst create and call him into
being. There is none other God but Thee, the Almighty, the All-Knowing.
Lauded
art Thou, O my Best Beloved, waft over him the sweet savors of Thy transcendent
bounty and the fragrances of Thy holy bestowals. Enable him then to seek
shelter beneath the shadow of Thy most exalted Name, O Thou Who holdest in Thy
grasp the kingdom of names and attributes. Verily, Thou art potent to do what
Thou willest, and Thou art indeed the Mighty, the Exalted, the Ever-Forgiving,
the Gracious, the Generous, the Merciful.
O Thou peerless Lord! Let this suckling babe be nursed
from the breast of Thy loving-kindness, guard it within the cradle of Thy
safety and protection and grant that it be reared in the arms of Thy tender
affection.
O
God! Rear this little babe in the bosom of Thy love, and give it milk from the
breast of Thy Providence. Cultivate this fresh plant in the rose garden of Thy
love and aid it to grow through the showers of Thy bounty. Make it a child of
the kingdom, and lead it to Thy heavenly realm. Thou art powerful and kind, and
Thou art the Bestower, the Generous, the Lord of
surpassing bounty.