Bahá'í Prayers
Assistance with Tests
Dispel my grief by Thy bounty and Thy generosity,
O God, my God, and banish mine
anguish through Thy sovereignty and Thy might.
Thou seest me, O my god, with my face set towards
Thee at a time when sorrows have compassed
me on every side. I implore Thee, O Thou
Who art the Lord of all being, and overshadowest
all things visible and invisible, by Thy Name
whereby Thou hast subdued the hearts and the
souls of men, and by the billows of the Ocean of
Thy mercy and the splendors of the Daystar of
Thy bounty, to number me with them whom
nothing whatsoever hath deterred from setting
their faces toward Thee, O Thou Lord of all
names and Maker of the heavens!
Thou beholdest, O my Lord, the things which
have befallen me in Thy days. I entreat Thee, by
Him Who is the Dayspring of Thy names and the
Dawning-Place of Thine attributes, to ordain for
me what will enable me to arise to serve Thee and
to extol Thy virtues. Thou art, verily, the Almighty,
the Most Powerful, Who art wont to answer
the prayers of all men!
And, finally, I beg of Thee by the light of Thy
countenance to bless my affairs, and redeem my
debts, and satisfy my needs. Thou art He to
Whose power and to Whose dominion every
tongue hath testified, and Whose majesty and
Whose sovereignty every understanding heart
hath acknowledged. No God is there but Thee,
Who hearest and art ready to answer.
- Bahá'u'lláh
Lauded and glorified art Thou, O my God! I entreat
Thee by the sighing of Thy lovers and
by the tears shed by them that long to behold
Thee, not to withhold from me Thy tender mercies
in Thy Day, nor to deprive me of the melodies
of the Dove that extolleth Thy oneness before
the light that shineth from thy face. I am the
one who is in misery, O God! Behold me cleaving
fast to Thy Name, the All-Possessing. I am
the one who is sure to perish; behold me clinging
to Thy Name, the Imperishable. I implore Thee,
therefore, by Thy Self, the Exalted, the Most
High, not to abandon me unto mine own self and
unto the desires of a corrupt inclination. Hold
Thou my hand with the hand of Thy power, and
deliver me from the depths of my fancies and idle
imaginings, and cleanse me of all that is abhorrent
unto Thee.
Cause me, then, to turn wholly unto Thee, to
put my whole trust in Thee, to seek Thee as my
Refuge, and to flee unto Thy face. Thou art, verily,
He Who, through the power of His might,
doeth whatsoever He desireth, and commandeth,
through the potency of His will, whatsoever
He chooseth. None can withstand the operation
of Thy decree; none can divert the course of Thine
appointment. Thou art, in truth, the Almighty,
the All-Glorious, the Most Bountiful.
- Bahá'u'lláh
Is there any Remover of difficulties save God?
Say: Praised be God! He is God! All are His
servants, and all abide by His bidding!
- The Báb
Say: God sufficeth all things above all things,
and nothing in the heavens or in the earth
but God sufficeth. Verily, He is in Himself the
Knower, the Sustainer, the Omnipotent.
- The Báb
I adjure Thee by Thy might, O my God! Let no
harm beset me in times of tests, and in moments
of heedlessness guide my steps aright
through Thine inspiration. Thou art God, potent
art Thou to do what Thou desirest. No one can
withstand Thy Will or thwart Thy Purpose.
- The Báb
O Lord! Thou art the Remover of every anguish
and the Dispeller of every affliction.
Thou art He Who banisheth every sorrow
and setteth free every slave, the Redeemer of every
soul. O Lord! Grant deliverance through Thy
mercy, and reckon me among such servants of
Thine as have gained salvation.
- The Báb
O Lord, my God and my Haven in my distress!
My Shield and my Shelter in my
woes! My Asylum and Refuge in time of need
and in my loneliness my Companion! In my anguish
my Solace, and in my solitude a loving
Friend! The Remover of the pangs of my sorrows
and the Pardoner of my sins!
Wholly unto Thee do I turn, fervently imploring
Thee with all my heart, my mind and my
tongue, to shield me from all that runs counter to
Thy will in this, the cycle of Thy divine unity, and
to cleanse me of all defilement that will hinder me
from seeking, stainless and unsullied, the shade
of the tree of Thy grace.
Have mercy, O Lord, on the feeble, make
whole the sick, and quench the burning thirst.
Gladden the bosom wherein the fire of Thy
love doth smolder, and set it aglow with the flame
of Thy celestial love and spirit.
Robe the tabernacles of divine unity with the
vesture of holiness, and set upon my head the
crown of Thy favor.
Illumine my face with the radiance of the orb
of Thy bounty, and graciously aid me in ministering
at Thy holy threshold.
Make my heart overflow with love for Thy
creatures and grant that I may become the sign of
Thy mercy, the token of Thy grace, the promoter
of concord amongst Thy loved ones, devoted
unto Thee, uttering Thy commemoration
and forgetful of self but ever mindful of what is
Thine.
O God, my God! Stay not from me the gentle
gales of Thy pardon and grace, and deprive me
not of the wellsprings of Thine aid and favor.
`Neath the shade of Thy protecting wings let
me nestle, and cast upon me the glance of Thine
all-protecting eye.
Loose my tongue to laud Thy name amidst Thy
people, that my voice may be raised in great assemblies
and from my lips may stream the flood
of Thy praise.
Thou art, in all truth, the Gracious, the Glorified,
the Mighty, the Omnipotent.
- `Abdu'l-Bahá
He is the Compassionate, the All-Bountiful!
O God, my God! Thou seest me, Thou
knowest me; Thou art my Haven and my Refuge.
None have I sought nor any will I seek save
Thee; no path have I trodden nor any will I tread
but the path of Thy love. In the darksome night of
despair, my eye turneth expectant and full of hope
to the morn of Thy boundless favor and at the
hour of dawn my drooping soul is refreshed an
strengthened in remembrance of Thy beauty and
perfection. He whom the grace of Thy mercy
aideth, though he be but a drop, shall become the
boundless ocean, and the merest atom which the
outpouring of Thy loving-kindness assisteth,
shall shine even as the radiant star.
Shelter under Thy protection, O Thou Spirit
of purity, Thou Whom art the All-Bountiful Provider,
this enthralled, enkindled servant of Thine.
Aid him in this world of being to remain steadfast
and firm in Thy love and grant that this broken-winged
bird attain a refuge and shelter in Thy divine
nest that abideth upon the celestial tree.
- `Abdu'l-Bahá
O my Lord, my Beloved, my Desire! Befriend
me in my loneliness and accompany me
in my exile. Remove my sorrow. Cause me to be
devoted to Thy beauty. Withdraw me from all
else save Thee. Attract me through Thy fragrances
of holiness. Cause me to be associated in
Thy Kingdom with those who are severed from
all else save Thee, who long to serve Thy sacred
threshold and who stand to work in Thy Cause.
Enable me to be one of Thy maidservants who
have attained to Thy good pleasure. Verily,
Thou art the Gracious, the Generous.
- `Abdu'l-Bahá