Invocations (punishment, soul, pray, worship, God)

[Peace]

I seek protection for my soul in the Lord of the earth and the Lord of the heavens I seek protection for my soul in the One in whose name no sickness can hurt I seek protection for my soul in the One whose name is Blessed and a Cure.

Ameen!

[arthra]

O Lord!

Have pity on these ignorant ones, and look upon them with the eye of forgiveness and pardon.

Extinguish this fire, so that these dense clouds which obscure the horizon may be scattered, the Sun of Reality shine forth with the rays of conciliation, this intense gloom be dispelled and the resplendent light of peace shed its radiance upon all countries.

O Lord!

Draw up the people from the abyss of the ocean of hatred and enmity, and deliver them from this impenetrable darkness.

Unite their hearts, and brighten their eyes with the light of peace and reconciliation. Deliver them from the depths of war and bloodshed, and free them from the darkness of error.

Remove the veil from their eyes, and enlighten their hearts with the light of guidance.

Treat them with Thy tender mercy and compassion, and deal not with them according to Thy justice and wrath which cause the limbs of the mighty to quake.

O Lord!

Wars have persisted. Distress and anxiety have waxed great, and every flourishing region is laid waste.

O Lord!

Hearts are heavy, and souls are in anguish.

Have mercy on these poor souls, and do not leave them to the excesses of their own desires.

O Lord!

Make manifest in Thy lands humble and submissive souls, their faces illumined with the rays of guidance, severed from the world, extolling Thy Name, uttering Thy praise, and diffusing the fragrance of Thy holiness amongst mankind...

~ Abdul-Baha