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Tablets of Abdul-Baha Abbas

  • Author:

  • ‘Abdu’l-Bahá

  • Source:
  • Bahá’í Publishing Committee, 1909 edition
  • Pages:
  • 730
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Page 551

“O thou Glorious Lord!…”
O thou Glorious Lord! 1
Make thou this little maid-servant a brilliant-starred daughter of the Kingdom; endear her in the Threshold of Oneness and overflow her with the cup of Thy love, in order that she may raise the cries of joy and ecstasy and mix ambergris with musk. 2
Verily, Thou art the Powerful and the Mighty, and Thou art the Wise, the Seer!
1. This Tablet bore the following heading: “Chant thou this commune.”   [ Back To Reference]
2. This metaphor means the state of spontaneous prayer and communion with God.   [ Back To Reference]