FOR THE DEPARTED

                       O my God! O Thou forgiver of sins...

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Omy God!

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O Thou forgiver of sins,

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bestower of gifts,

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dispeller of afflictions! 

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Verily, I beseech thee to forgive the sins…..

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 of such as have abandoned the physical garment………..

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 and have ascended to the spiritual world. 

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O my Lord!  Purify them from trespasses,

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dispel their sorrows,

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and change their darkness into light……………….. 

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Cause them to enter the garden of happiness,…

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cleanse them with the most pure water,….

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 and grant them to b e h o l d…………….

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Thy splendors on the loftiest mount.

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(Thy splendors on the loftiest mount.)

‘Abdu’l-Bahá