Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! I beseech Thee...

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Glorified art Thou,

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O Lord my God!

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I beseech Thee by Thy Chosen Ones,

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and by the Bearers of Thy Trust,

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and by Him Whom Thou hast ordained to be the Seal of Thy Prophets and of Thy Messengers,

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to let Thy remembrance be my companion,

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and Thy love my aim,

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and Thy face my goal,

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and Thy name my lamp,

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and Thy wish my desire,

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and Thy pleasure my delight.

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I am a sinner, O my Lord, and Thou art the Ever-Forgiving.

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As soon as I recognized Thee,

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I hastened to attain the exalted court of Thy loving-kindness.

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Forgive me, O my Lord,

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my sins which have hindered me from walking in the ways of Thy good pleasure,

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and from attaining the shores of the ocean of Thy oneness.

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There is no one, O my Lord,

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who can deal bountifully with me to whom I can turn my face,

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and none who can have compassion on me that I may crave his mercy.

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Cast me not out,

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I implore Thee,

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of the presence of Thy grace,

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neither do Thou withhold from me the outpourings of Thy generosity and bounty.

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Ordain for me, O my Lord,

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what Thou hast ordained for them that love Thee,

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and write down for me what Thou hast written down for Thy chosen ones.

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My gaze hath, at all times, been fixed on the horizon of Thy gracious providence,

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and mine eyes bent upon the court of Thy tender mercies.

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Do with me as beseemeth Thee.

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No God is there but Thee, the God of power,

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the God of glory, Whose help is implored by all men.