A Song of Praise for the Appearance of the Báb

O My Beloved, O Solace of the Eyes, I heard about Your arrival in the city of Tá.
From the west, (Your) spirit visits me and refreshes me with the breezes of Amá

O my God, O my God

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O Ahmad, by Your exalted essence,
by Your ancient self, which is Muhammad,

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Then by `A’lá, the One who is exalted,
the Ancient Majesty, the Glorious Grandeur,

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behold me, O Venerable One, by Your divine benevolence!
Fashion me like unto that which You alone can attain,

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glorified from the sumptuous banquet
to the loftiest unattainable summit!

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O Master, there is no one in existence except You.
The rest of us lie scattered upon the earth, trapped in our vain imaginings.

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You are the One with sublime splendor—single and peerless!
Words fail to allude to Your station nor do You beget one like You.

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Because You are merciful, You should rescue
the deviantones fallen to the ground, prostrate on the dark earth.

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The (Savior) must be immaculate, exalted beyond (mere) justice and benevolence.
His station must transcend the allusions of words or the constraints of place.

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O My God, the paradisiacal Point has become manifest!
His station is the precursor of the Most Holy Face.

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He is (the glorious One) in the station of paradise!
“Indeed it is He! He is God!” is again made manifest!

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Pour forth from the cup the celestial verities
into the mouth of this fallen one in the land of remoteness

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so that she can become relievedof affliction and strife
and can ascend to the station at the summit of grandeur.

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God the Judge, the Ancient Majesty,
He who assumes a different station with every passing moment,

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He will bring into creation whatsoever He desires!
As it is said: When He commands something to be, then, lo, it has been.

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O Thou, the one true God, the Highest, the Supreme,
exalted at the banquet of grandeur,

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glorified with a glory that has no beginning,
You bring into being whatsoever you want to manifest.

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The Beauteous, the Living, the (Bountiful) Lord,
The Ancient, Eternal, and Glorified God,

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for You there is no precedent, no peer, or likeness!
Make me taste from (the cup of) Your consoling water.

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I swear by Your truth that my heart beholds none other than You!
O my God, my heart yearns for none other than You.

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It utters naught but the mention of your magnificence!
It treads no path but the path of reunion with You!

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O Venerable, Vital, Mighty, Most Mighty One!
O Incomparable, Assisting, Ever-assisting Friend!

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O Source, O Creator, O Greater Creator, O Most Great Creator!
O Apparent One, O Manifest One, O Most Great Revealer,

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through your boundless grace, behold Tá’s labored steps
that she might become severed from whatever is not of you,

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that she might arrive at the feast of the Incomparable One
and partake incessantly from the wine of lá.