Bicentenary Poems and Prose

Gracious Forgiveness: To The Bab

Gracious Forgiveness:
To The Bab

"Praise be unto Thee, O Lord. Forgive us our sins, have mercy upon us and enable us to return unto Thee. Suffer us not to rely on aught else besides Thee, and vouchsafe unto us, through Thy bounty, that which Thou lovest and desirest and well beseemeth Thee. Exalt the station of them that have truly believed and forgive them with Thy gracious forgiveness. Verily Thou art the Help in Peril, the Self-Subsisting."

The Bab1

Oh Lord of All Worlds,
I give thanks
for this prayer
and for Thy gracious forgiveness
reveal through the pen of the Primal Point,
His Holiness The Bab.

Poet's Note: ▼

This is poem 70 of the 200 I am writing to celebrate the Bicentenary of the Birth of The Bab.

Footnotes
1  Selections From the Writings of The Bab, 7. Prayers and Meditations, Praise be unto Thee, O Lord. Forgive us our sins, have mercy upon us...