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Prayers and Meditations by Bahá'u'lláh
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Pages 75-76
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LIII: "I know not, O my God, what the Fire is which..."
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I know not, O my God, what the Fire is which Thou didst kindle in Thy land. Earth can never cloud
its splendor, nor water quench its flame. All the peoples
of the world are powerless to resist its force.
Great is the blessedness of him that hath drawn nigh
unto it, and heard its roaring.
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Some, O my God, Thou didst, through Thy
strengthening grace, enable to approach it, while
others Thou didst keep back by reason of what their
hands have wrought in Thy days. Whoso hath hasted
towards it and attained unto it hath, in his eagerness
to gaze on Thy beauty, yielded his life in Thy path,
and ascended unto Thee, wholly detached from aught
else except Thyself.
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I beseech Thee, O my Lord, by this Fire which
blazeth and rageth in the world of creation, to rend
asunder the veils that have hindered me from appearing
before the throne of Thy majesty, and from
standing at the door of Thy gate. Do Thou ordain
for me, O my Lord, every good thing Thou didst send
down in Thy Book, and suffer me not to be far
removed from the shelter of Thy mercy.
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Powerful art Thou to do what pleaseth Thee. Thou
art, verily, the All-Powerful, the Most Generous.
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