Devotional Poetry

Naw-Ruz Meditation

Naw-Ruz Meditation

O Splendor, echoed in expanding waves of life!
Thy brilliance filled the universe with love.
O Glory, that dispelled alienation's strife!
Thy glow has illuminated the horizon of unity.

O Beauty, reflected in the lenses of creation!
Thy grace has infused the spirit of humanity.
O Grandeur, that dispelled the winter of separation!
Thy majesty has joined religion's tapestries.

O Light blazing in the lamp of religion!
Thy warmth has germinated the seed of oneness.
O Mercy, revealed in the mirror of Thy Manifestation!
Thy symmetry has harmonized the doctrines of faith.

O Words, etched in the tablet of creation!
Thy decree cleft the heavens asunder.
O Perfection, revealed in divine revelation!
Thy flame has illuminated the path to unity.

O Names, recited by the Promised One of faith!
Thy independence has freed humanity.
O Might, that dissipated superstition's wraith!
Thy Manifestations are the proof of your existence.

O Will, that unifies science and religion!
Thy pleasure is the believer's only desire.
O Knowledge, that contains the mystery of creation!
Thy wisdom is enfolded in the building blocks of matter.

O Power, that overcomes all human fears!
Thy scriptures enkindle the lover's adoration.
O Speech, intoned in the musics of the spheres!
Thy pronunciation is Thy lover's law.

O Questions, that test the Children of the Book!
Thy mystery engenders the seeker's investigation.
O Honor, revealed in Thy Most Holy Book!
Thy evidence is infused in the atom's heart.

O Sovereignty, that is the essence of reality!
Thy love has opened the gates of paradise.
O Dominion, that overshadows humanity!
Thy forgiveness has emboldened the children of faith.

O Loftiness, that surpasses human imagination!
Thy Cause is humanity's fortress of salvation.
O love, that is the origin of material creation!
Thy truth has scattered the enemies of Thy faith.

Poet's Note: ▼

I wrote this in 151 B.E. To celebrate the Baha'i New Year.