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Prayers and Meditations — Paragraph 289

Source (Arabic)

لنِّدآءَ وَأَجَابَكَ مِنْ غَيْرِ أَنْ يَتَوَقَّفَ فِي أَقَلِّ مِنْ آنٍ، وَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ أَعْرَضَ وَاتَّبَعَ هَويهُ، أَسْئَلُكَ يا إِلهِي بِاسْمِكَ الأَعْظَمِ بِأَنْ تَجْتَذِبَ الأُمَمَ بِالكَلِمَةِ الَّتِيْ جَعَلْتَها سُلْطانَ الكلِماتِ فِي أَيَّامِكَ وَبِها ظَهَر

Translation

As soon as He revealed Himself, as bidden by Thee, and called Thy servants to turn in the direction of Thy gifts, and to set their faces towards the horizon of Thy knowledge, the signs of dissension appeared amongst them. Some responded to Thy call and, without the least hesitation, obeyed Thy summons. Others turned their backs to Thee, and followed the desires of a corrupt inclination.