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In the Name of God, the All-Thankful, the Pre-Existent, the All-Bountiful, the All-Glorious

Unto God belongeth all splendor (Baha); and verily through God do we array ourselves with splendor at every time, before time and after time.

Unto God belongeth all glory; and verily through God do we exalt ourselves in glory at every time, before time and after time.

Unto God belongeth all beauty; and verily through God do we bedeck ourselves with beauty at every time, before time and after time.

Unto God belongeth all grandeur; and verily through God do we magnify ourselves in grandeur at every time, before time and after time.

Unto God belongeth all light; and verily through God do we seek illumination at every time, before time and after time.

Unto God belongeth all mercy; and verily through God do we show forth tenderness and compassion at every time, before time and after time.

Unto God belong all words; and verily through God do we seek perfection, that we may be made complete, at every time, before time and after time.

Unto God belongeth all perfection; and verily through God do we strive to attain unto fullness and completeness at every time, before time and after time.

Unto God belong all Names; and verily through God do we become exalted and ennobled by the sanctified Names at every time, before time and after time.

Unto God belongeth all might and honour; and verily through God do we seek to be strengthened and honoured at every time, before time and after time.

Unto God belongeth the whole of the Will in the Kingdom of the heavens and the earth and whatsoever lieth between them, and God, in very truth, embraceth all things in His knowledge.

Unto God belongeth all knowledge; and verily through God do we strive to acquire understanding at every time, before time and after time.

Unto God belongeth all power; and verily through God do we seek to be empowered at every time, before time and after time.

And verily through God do we seek to be well-pleasing (unto Him) at every time, before time and after time; and verily shall we respond to God and to His Messenger and to those who, from His presence, are witnesses, and unto whom they stand assured.

Unto God belongeth all honour and high rank; and verily through God do we seek exaltation and true distinction at every time, before time and after time.

Unto God belongeth all sovereignty; and verily through God do we seek to possess whatsoever He willeth for us at every time, before time and after time.

Unto God belongeth all dominion; and verily through God do we make all that we desire subservient unto His purpose at every time, before time and after time.

Unto God belongeth all loftiness and elevation; and verily through God do we seek to be uplifted at every time, before time and after time.

And verily through God do we rehearse the verses of God at every time, before time and after time.

Unto God belong all signs; and verily through God do we seek support and confirmation at every time, before time and after time.

Unto God belongeth all bounty and favour; and verily through God do we render thanks at every time, before time and after time.

Unto God belongeth the whole of the Cause; and verily through God do we seek to submit ourselves to His command and bidding at every time, before time and after time.

Unto God belongeth all liberality and generosity; and verily through God do we seek to be generous, at every time, before time and after time; and verily through God do we seek to be bountiful and noble at every time, before time and after time; and verily through God do we seek to receive from Him gracious gifts at every time, before time and after time.

Unto God belongeth all grace and favour; and verily through God do we seek to obtain His grace at every time, before time and after time.

Unto God belongeth all victory; and verily through God do we seek succour and triumph at every time, before time and after time.

And as to silver and gold: when, according to your scale, they have reached the measure of six thousand and five mithqals, then, if one-sixth thereof be set apart for God, let God take it from you, and concerning all else thereof shall they be questioned.

Unto God belongeth whatsoever is in the heavens and the earth and whatsoever lieth between them; and verily, through God, at every time were we truly independent and free of all save Him.

Glorified art Thou, O my God! Thou art, in truth, the Lord of all the worlds.

Glorified art Thou, O my God! Verily, Thou art the All-Merciful, the Compassionate.

Glorified art Thou, O my God! Verily, Thou art the Knower of the unseen and the seen, the King, the True One, the Most High, the Exalted.

Glorified art Thou, O my God! Verily, Thou art the King, the All-Holy, the Source of Peace, the Faithful, the Guardian, the Mighty, the Subduer, the All-Glorious, the Inaccessible.

Glorified art Thou, O my God! Verily, Thou art the Creator, the Maker, the Fashioner. Thine are the most excellent Names in the Kingdom of the heavens and the earth and whatsoever lieth between them, and Thou, verily, art the Mighty, the Wise.

Glorified art Thou, O my God! Verily, Thou art the Ordainer, the Originator of the heavens and the earth and whatsoever lieth between them, the King, the Incomparable, the All-Subtle. God hath prescribed unto men the remembrance of the Mystery; say: of it shall all be questioned.

Glorified art Thou, O my God! Verily, Thou art the All-Hearing, the All-Seeing.

Glorified art Thou, O my God! Verily, Thou art the All-Subtle, the All-Informed.

Glorified art Thou, O my God! Verily, Thou art the Most High, the All-Exalted, the Almighty.

Glorified art Thou, O my God! Verily, Thou art the King, the Sovereign, the Manifest, the All-Glorious, the All-Majestic, the All-Glorified, the Well-Beloved, the All-Transcending, the Most Exalted.

Glorified art Thou, O my God! Verily, Thou art the Beloved, the One, the Single, the Peerless, the Self-Sufficient, the Beauteous, the Near-at-Hand.

Glorified art Thou, O my God! Verily, Thou art the King, the Powerful, the Self-Subsisting, the Subduer, the All-Knowing, the Manifest, the Hidden, the All-Resplendent, the Ordainer, the Bountiful, the Ruler, the Judge, the Answerer of prayer.

Glorified art Thou, O my God! Verily, Thou art the King, the Living, the Self-Subsisting, the Inaccessible.

Glorified art Thou, O my God! Verily, Thou art the Most High, the All-Exalted, the Most Great.

Glorified art Thou, O my God! Verily, Thou art the most Hearing of them that hear.

Glorified art Thou, O my God! Verily, Thou art the most Seeing of them that behold.

Glorified art Thou, O my God! Verily, Thou art the swiftest of those who reckon.

Glorified art Thou, O my God! Verily, Thou art the most Powerful of them that are powerful.

Glorified art Thou, O my God! Verily, Thou art the best of guardians.

Glorified art Thou, O my God! Verily, Thou art the most Merciful of them that show mercy.

Glorified art Thou, O my God! Verily, Thou art the most Bountiful of them that are bountiful.

Glorified art Thou, O my God! Verily, Thou art the nearest of them that are near.

Glorified art Thou, O my God! Verily, Thou art the most Generous of them that are generous.

Glorified art Thou, O my God! Verily, Thou art the most Wise of them that judge.

Glorified art Thou, O my God! Verily, Thou art the most Excellent of them that are excellent.

Glorified art Thou, O my God! Verily, Thou art the greatest of those who bestow gifts.

Glorified art Thou, O my God! Verily, Thou art the best of them that decide between men.

Glorified art Thou, O my God! Verily, Thou art the best of them that forgive.

Glorified art Thou, O my God! Verily, Thou art the best of them that gather together.

Glorified art Thou, O my God! Verily, Thou art the best of them that bring victory.

Glorified art Thou, O my God! Thee alone do we worship; unto Thee alone do we bow down; unto Thee alone do we stand in devout humility; unto Thee alone do we show reverence; unto Thee alone do we submit; in Thee alone do we place our hope; Thee alone do we glorify; Thee alone do we hallow; Thee alone do we declare One; Thee alone do we magnify; from Thee alone do we seek aid.

Glorified art Thou, O my God! Verily, Thou art the best of inheritors.