That At The

by Vahid on 09/04/2010

in The Sacred Days

That at the twin hours of the birds

I not be left the last to raise Thy melody

That the celestial dove descend unto me

That the celestial dove ascend unto Thee

A carrier and offerer of praise from me

At the twin hours of the birds

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And It is

March 31, 2010

And it is a cobweb That stitches together the eyelash That fools one dead And lures the spirit to unleash “O my Lord I declare my powerlessness And love to beg of Thee All that is with Thee That I may manifest Thy power and Thy might” That I retrieve my spirit unleashed And may [...]

And A Fountain

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And a fountain is gushing forth for them from the earth And in abundance are rivers springing forth in the garden amidst palm trees and vines And the heaven has fallen down upon them in pieces God and the angels have vouched “Here is a golden house” And in the book that has been sent [...]

Make Of Me

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Make of me a sifter of wheat O my Lord And descend upon me Thy angels Whom Thou ordain to descend upon the unclean That my soul may ascend unto Thee Purified and sanctified of all things —- 0 —-

It Is Unto

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It is unto the feeble That love is given That it strengthens their hearts And solidify their want It is unto the strong That humility is offered That their hearts soften And their will set aside —- 0 —-

And It Is

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And it is in the name of the All-Merciful That this servant has been allowed to approach May this speck of dust Not be a sore to the eyes In the Name of God The Most High The Stirrer of hearts O `Abdu’l-Bahá Let my hands be thy hands Let my fingers be steered by [...]

A Crescent

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A crescent Moon in blazing Daylight What abomination is this! A soft Heart and a daring Call O friend of God! It is no abomination —- 0 —-

The Call

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The call of the Beloved has bellowed The singling out to serve has echoed And I am humbled I am struck by the extraordinary I rush steadily, amazed and frightened This leave has finally loosened it’s hold of the branch It is carried down to seek it’s roots O this new life! —- 0 —-

“The Earth Is But One..”

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The empire of the Chadian Stretches far into the east and way beyond the west Just as the kingdom of the Scandinavian Overshadows both poles —- 0 —-

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