Saum
Praise be to Thee, Most Supreme God,
Omnipotent, Omnipresent, All-Pervading,
The Only Being.
Take us in Thy Parental Arms,
Raise us from the denseness of the earth.
Thy Beauty do we worship,
To Thee do we give willing surrender.
Most Merciful and Compassionate God,
The Idealized Lord of the whole humanity,
Thee only do we worship,
and towards Thee alone do we aspire.
Open our hearts towards Thy Beauty,
Illuminate our souls with Divine Light.
0 Thou, the Perfection of Love,
Harmony and Beauty!
All-Powerful Creator, Sustainer,
Judge and Forgiver of our shortcomings,
Lord God of the East and of the West,
Of the worlds above and below,
and of the seen and unseen beings,
Pour upon us Thy Love and Thy Light,
Give sustenance
to our bodies, hearts and souls.
Use us for the purpose
that Thy Wisdom chooses,
And guide us on the path
of Thine Own Goodness.
Draw us closer to Thee
every moment of our lives,
Until in us be reflected:
Thy Grace, Thy Glory, Thy Wisdom,
Thy Joy, and Thy Peace.
Amen. |
Salat
Most Gracious Lord, Master,
Messiah, and Saviour of humanity,
We greet Thee with all humility.
Thou art the First Cause and the Last Effect,
the Divine Light and the Spirit of Guidance,
Alpha and Omega.
Thy Light is in all forms, Thy Love in all beings:
In a loving mother, in a kind father, in an innocent child,
In a helpful friend, in an inspiring teacher.
Allow us to recognize Thee
in all Thy holy names and forms:
As Rama, as Krishna, as Shiva, as Buddha.
Let us know Thee as Abraham, as Solomon,
as Zarathushtra, as Moses, as Jesus,
as Mohammed,
And in many other names and forms,
known and unknown to the world.
We adore Thy past,
Thy Presence deeply enlightens our being
And we look for Thy blessing in the future.
O Messenger, Christ, Nabi, the Rasul of God,
Thou Whose heart constantly reaches upward,
Thou comest on earth with a message,
As a dove from above when Dharma decays,
And speakest the Word
that is put into Thy mouth,
As the light filleth the crescent moon.
Let the star of the Divine Light,
shining in Thy heart,
Be reflected in the hearts of Thy devotees.
May the Message of God reach far and wide,
Illuminating and making the whole humanity
as one single family in the parenthood of God.
Amen. |
Khatum
O Thou, Who art the Perfection
of Love, Harmony, and Beauty,
Lord of heaven and earth,
Open our hearts, that we may hear Thy Voice,
Which constantly comes from within.
Disclose to us Thy Divine Light,
which is hidden in our souls,
That we may know and understand life better.
Most Merciful and Compassionate God,
Give us Thy great Goodness,
Teach us Thy loving Forgiveness,
Raise us above the distinctions
and differences which divide.
Send us the Peace of Thy Divine Spirit,
And unite us all in Thy Perfect Being.
Amen. |
Pir
Inspirer of my mind,
consoler of my heart, healer of my spirit,
Thy presence lifteth me from earth to heaven,
Thy words flow as the sacred river,
Thy thought riseth as a divine spring,
Thy tender feelings awaken
sympathy in my heart.
Beloved Teacher, thy very being is forgiveness.
The clouds of doubt and fear
are scattered by thy piercing glance.
All ignorance vanishes
in thy illuminating presence.
A new hope is born in my heart
by breathing thy peaceful atmosphere.
O inspiring Guide through life's puzzling ways,
In thee I feel abundance of blessing.
Amen |