Thou seest me, O my Lord, with my face
turned towards the heaven of Thy bounty
and the ocean of Thy favor, withdrawn from all
else beside Thee. I ask of Thee, by the splendors
of the Sun of Thy revelation on Sinai, and the effulgences
of the Orb of Thy grace which shineth
from the horizon of Thy Name, the Ever-Forgiving,
to grant me Thy pardon and to have mercy
upon me. Write down, then, for me with Thy
pen of glory that which will exalt me through Thy
Name in the world of creation. Aid me, O my
Lord, to set myself towards Thee, and to hearken
unto the voice of Thy loved ones, whom the
powers of the earth have failed to weaken, and the
dominion of the nations has been powerless to
withhold from Thee, and who, advancing towards
Thee, have said: “God is our Lord, the Lord
of all who are in heaven and all who are on earth!”