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Praise be to Thee, O my God, that Thou didst graciously remember me through Thy Most Exalted Pen, at a time when Thou wert held in the Most...

Bahá'u'lláh

O Lord, my God! This is a child that hath sprung from the loins of one of Thy servants to whom Thou hast granted a distinguished station in...

Bahá'u'lláh

Praised be Thou, O Lord my God! Graciously grant that this infant be fed from the breast of Thy tender mercy and loving providence and be...

Bahá'u'lláh

O God, my God! I supplicate confirmation and assistance for those who have arisen to serve Thy Cause and to educate the children who have...

'Abdu'l-Bahá

O Thou pure God! I am a little child; grant that the breast of Thy loving-kindness be the breast that I cherish; suffer me to be nourished...

'Abdu'l-Bahá

O Lord! Guard Thou the children that are born in Thy day, are nurtured at the breast of Thy love, and fostered in the bosom of Thy...

'Abdu'l-Bahá

O thou little handmaid of God! I earnestly hope that thou wilt be nurtured in the bosom of the love of God and wilt grow and develop...

'Abdu'l-Bahá

O beloved child! Praise be to God that thou hast entered the divine Kingdom while of tender age and that thou hast received a share of the...

'Abdu'l-Bahá

O thou verdant plant of the Abhá Paradise! O thou tender sapling of the rose-garden of immortality! Although thou art but a tiny creature...

'Abdu'l-Bahá

O thou tender plant in the garden of the love of God! The heavenly gifts of the Ancient Beauty make every plant verdant and fresh, and...

'Abdu'l-Bahá

O thou hyacinth which hast sprung up beside the heavenly stream! Let thyself be reared in the cradle of the loving providence of God and...

'Abdu'l-Bahá

O thou sapling which hast grown in the garden of the love of God! Unloose thy tongue in thanksgiving to the Kingdom of glory for having...

'Abdu'l-Bahá

O ye two tender plants in the Abhá Paradise! Render thanks unto God that ye have sprouted in this heavenly garden. God willing ye will...

'Abdu'l-Bahá

O ye candles which have been lighted by the fingers of the Blessed Perfection! Praise be to God that ye are illumined by the light of...

'Abdu'l-Bahá

O ye tender seedlings in the garden of the love of God! O ye fresh saplings in the meadows of the knowledge of God! The sight of the...

'Abdu'l-Bahá

O loved ones of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá! Man’s life has its springtime and is endowed with marvellous glory. The period of youth is characterized by...

'Abdu'l-Bahá

He is God! O Thou pure God! Let these saplings which have sprouted by the stream of Thy guidance become fresh and verdant through the...

'Abdu'l-Bahá

O Thou kind Lord! Grant that these trees may become the adornment of the Abhá Paradise. Cause them to grow through Thy celestial bounty....

'Abdu'l-Bahá

O Compassionate God! O Lord of Hosts! Praise be unto Thee that Thou hast preferred these little children over the full-grown and mature,...

'Abdu'l-Bahá

O my God, O my God! Verily this plant hath yielded its fruit and standeth upright upon its stalk. Verily it hath astounded the farmers and...

'Abdu'l-Bahá

O Lord! Make these children excellent plants. Let them grow and develop in the Garden of Thy Covenant, and bestow freshness and beauty...

'Abdu'l-Bahá

O Lord! Plant this tender seedling in the garden of Thy manifold bounties, water it from the fountains of Thy loving-kindness and grant...

'Abdu'l-Bahá

O God! Educate these children. These children are the plants of Thine orchard, the flowers of Thy meadow, the roses of Thy garden. Let Thy...

'Abdu'l-Bahá

O Thou kind Lord! These lovely children are the handiwork of the fingers of Thy might and the wondrous signs of Thy greatness. O God!...

'Abdu'l-Bahá

He is God! O God, my God! Bestow upon me a pure heart, like unto a pearl.

'Abdu'l-Bahá

O God, guide me, protect me, make of me a shining lamp and a brilliant star. Thou art the Mighty and the Powerful.

'Abdu'l-Bahá

O Peerless Lord! Be Thou a shelter for this poor child and a kind and forgiving Master unto this erring and unhappy soul. O Lord! Though we...

'Abdu'l-Bahá

O my God! O my God! Thou seest these children who are the twigs of the tree of life, the birds of the meads of salvation, the pearls of the...

'Abdu'l-Bahá

O my Lord! O my Lord! I am a child of tender years. Nourish me from the breast of Thy mercy, train me in the bosom of Thy love, educate me...

'Abdu'l-Bahá

O Lord! I am a child; enable me to grow beneath the shadow of Thy loving-kindness. I am a tender plant; cause me to be nurtured through the...

'Abdu'l-Bahá

O Thou peerless Lord! Let this suckling babe be nursed from the breast of Thy loving-kindness, guard it within the cradle of Thy safety and...

'Abdu'l-Bahá

O God! Rear this little babe in the bosom of Thy love, and give it milk from the breast of Thy Providence. Cultivate this fresh plant in...

'Abdu'l-Bahá

O Thou compassionate Lord! O Lord of Hosts! Praise be unto Thee that Thou hast preferred these young children over the full grown and the...

'Abdu'l-Bahá

O God, my God! We are children who have sucked the milk of divine knowledge from the breast of Thy love and have been admitted into Thy...

'Abdu'l-Bahá

O Thou kind Lord! We are poor children, needy and insignificant, yet we are plants which have sprouted by Thy heavenly stream and saplings...

'Abdu'l-Bahá

O Thou most glorious Lord! Make this little maidservant of Thine blessed and happy; cause her to be cherished at the threshold of Thy...

'Abdu'l-Bahá

O my merciful Lord! This is a hyacinth which hath grown in the garden of Thy good pleasure and a twig which hath appeared in the orchard of...

'Abdu'l-Bahá

O Lord! Grant that this marriage may be blessed and happy. Send down Thy mercy upon them both in order that from them may issue forth noble...

'Abdu'l-Bahá

Praised be Thou, O my God! This servant of Thine testifieth that naught else except Thee can ever express Thee, nor canst Thou be described...

Bahá'u'lláh