/> Thy Lamp by the tempests of discord blowing from every land; where is the

globe of Thy graciousness and protection?



Thou seest, O my God, how the eyes of these poor creatures are bent upon

the horizon of Thy riches, how the hearts of these helpless ones are set

in the direction of Thy might. I beseech Thee, O Thou Who art the sole

Desire of them that have recognized Thee, and the Object of the adoration

of the entire creation, not to suffer them, now that Thou hast attracted

them by Thy most exalted Word, to be far removed from the Tabernacle which

Thou hast reared up by Thy name, the All-Glorious.



They are sore pressed with cares, O my Lord, and are encompassed about by

the wicked. Send down, therefore, from the heaven of Thy behest Thine

invisible hosts, that, holding aloft the ensigns of Thy victory, they may

help them in Thy land, and may shield them against Thine adversaries.



I entreat Thee, O my God, by Thy name through which the clouds have rained

down their rain, and the streams have flowed, and the fire of Thy love

hath been kindled throughout Thy dominion, to assist Thy servant who hath

turned towards Thee, and hath spoken forth Thy praise, and determined to

help Thee. Fortify, then, his heart, O my God, in Thy love and in Thy

Faith. Better is this for him than all that hath been created on Thine

earth, for the world and whatsoever is therein must perish, and what

pertaineth unto Thee must endure as long as Thy most excellent names

endure. By Thy Glory! Were the world to last as long as Thine own kingdom

will last, to set their affections upon it would still be unseemly for

such as have quaffed, from the hands of Thy mercy, the wine of Thy

presence; how much more when they recognize its fleetingness and are

persuaded of its transience. The chances that overtake it, and the changes

to which all things pertaining unto it are continually subjected, attest

its impermanence.



Whosoever hath recognized Thee will turn to none save Thee, and will seek

from Thee naught else except Thyself. Thou art the sole Desire of the

heart of him whose thoughts are fixed on Thee, and the highest Aspiration

of whosoever is wholly devoted unto Thee.



No God is there beside Thee, the Almighty, the Help in Peril, the

All-Glorious, the Most Powerful.