O God, and the God of all Names...

Question 1

O God and the God of all Names, and the Maker of the heavens!

Answer 1

I entreat Thee by Thy Name through which He Who is the Dayspring of Thy might and the Dawning-Place of Thy power hath been manifested,

Question 2

through which every solid thing hath been made to flow,

Answer 2

and every dead corpse hath been quickened,

Question 3

and every moving spirit confirmed—I entreat Thee to enable me to rid myself of all attachment to any one but Thee, and to serve Thy Cause,

Answer 3

and to wish what Thou didst wish through the power of Thy sovereignty,

Question 4

and to perform what is the good pleasure of Thy will.

Answer 4

I beseech Thee, moreover,

Question 5

O my God, to ordain for me what will make me rich enough to dispense with any one save Thee.

Answer 5

Thou seest me, O my God,

Question 6

with my face turned towards Thee,

Answer 6

and my hands clinging to the cord of Thy grace.

Question 7

Send down upon me Thy mercy,

Answer 7

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

Question 8

Powerful art Thou to do what pleaseth Thee.

Answer 8

No God is there but Thee, the Ever-Forgiving, the All-Bountiful.