I know not, O my God, what the Fire is which Thou didst kindle in Thy land.
Earth can never cloud its splendor, nor water quench its flame.
All the peoples of the world are powerless to resist its force.
Great is the blessedness of him that hath drawn nigh unto it, and heard its roaring.

Some, O my God, Thou didst, through Thy strengthening grace, enable to approach it,
while others Thou didst keep back by reason of what their hands have wrought in Thy days. Whoso hath hasted towards it and attained unto it hath,
in his eagerness to gaze on Thy beauty, yielded his life in Thy path,
and ascended unto Thee, wholly detached from aught else except Thyself.

I beseech Thee, O my God, by this Fire which blazeth and rageth in the world of creation,
to rend asunder the veils that have hindered me
from appearing before the throne of Thy majesty, and from standing at the door of Thy gate. Do Thou ordain for me, O my Lord, every good thing Thou didst send down in Thy Book,
and suffer me not to be far removed from the shelter of Thy mercy.
Powerful art Thou to do what pleaseth Thee.
Thou art, verily, the All-Powerful, the Most Generous

 - Bahá'u'lláh

(Compilations, Baha'i Prayers, p. 50)

O God, my God!
Thou art my Hope and my Beloved, my highest Aim and Desire!
With great humbleness and entire devotion I pray to Thee
to make me a minaret of Thy love in Thy land,
a lamp of Thy knowledge among Thy creatures,
and a banner of divine bounty in Thy dominion.

Number me with such of Thy servants
as have detached themselves from everything but Thee,
have sanctified themselves from the transitory things of this world,
and have freed themselves from the promptings of the voicers of idle fancies.

Let my heart be dilated with joy through the spirit of confirmation from Thy kingdom,
and brighten my eyes by beholding the hosts of divine assistance
descending successively upon me from the kingdom of Thine omnipotent glory.

Thou art, in truth, the Almighty, the All-Glorious, the All-Powerful.

- 'Abdu'l-Bahá

(Compilations, Baha'i Prayers, p. 55)

Create in me a pure heart, O my God,
and renew a tranquil conscience within me, O my Hope!
Through the spirit of power confirm Thou me in Thy Cause, O my Best-Beloved,
and by the light of Thy glory reveal unto me Thy path, O Thou the Goal of my desire!
Through the power of Thy transcendent might lift me up unto the heaven of Thy holiness,
O Source of my being,
and by the breezes of Thine eternity gladden me, O Thou Who art my God!
Let Thine everlasting melodies breathe tranquillity on me, O my Companion,
and let the riches of Thine ancient countenance deliver me from all except Thee,
O my Master,
and let the tidings of the revelation of Thine incorruptible Essence bring me joy,
O Thou Who art the most manifest of the manifest and the most hidden of the hidden!   

(Baha'u'llah, Prayers and Meditations by Baha'u'llah, p. 248)

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My God, my Adored One, my King, my desire!
What tongue can voice my thanks to Thee?
I was heedless, Thou didst awaken me.
I had turned back from Thee, Thou didst graciously aid me to turn towards Thee.
I was as one dead, Thou didst quicken me with the water of life.
I was withered, Thou didst revive me
with the heavenly stream of Thine utterance
which hath flowed forth from the Pen of the All-Merciful.

O Divine Providence!
All existence is begotten by Thy bounty; deprive it not of the waters of Thy generosity,
neither do Thou withhold it from the ocean of Thy mercy.
I beseech Thee to aid and assist me at all times and under all conditions,
and seek from the heaven of Thy grace Thine ancient favor.
Thou art, in truth, the Lord of bounty, and the Sovereign of the kingdom of eternity.

- Bahá'u'lláh

(Compilations, Baha'i Prayers, p. 15)

O Thou Whose face is the object of my adoration, Whose beauty is my sanctuary,
Whose habitation is my goal, Whose praise is my hope, Whose providence is my companion,
Whose love is the cause of my being, Whose mention is my solace,
Whose nearness is my desire, Whose presence is my dearest wish and highest aspiration,
I entreat Thee not to withhold from me the things
Thou didst ordain for the chosen ones among Thy servants.
Supply me, then, with the good of this world and of the next.

Thou, truly, art the King of all men.
There is no God but Thee, the Ever-Forgiving, the Most Generous.

- Bahá'u'lláh

(Compilations, Baha'i Prayers, p. 14)

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In the love I bear to Thee, O my Lord,
my heart longeth for Thee with a longing such as no heart hath known.
Here am I with my body between Thy hands, and my spirit before Thy face.
Do with them as it may please Thee, for the exaltation of Thy word,
and the revelation of what hath been enshrined within the treasuries of Thy knowledge.

(Baha'u'llah, Prayers and Meditations by Baha'u'llah, p. 243)

I am but a poor creature, O my Lord!
Behold me clinging to the hem of Thy riches.
I have fled from darkness and from waywardness
unto the brightness of the light of Thy countenance.
Were I -- and to this Thy glory beareth me witness -- to render thanksgiving unto Thee,
through the whole continuance of Thy kingdom
and the duration of the heaven of Thine omnipotence,
I would still have failed to repay Thy manifold bestowals.

(Baha'u'llah, Prayers and Meditations by Baha'u'llah, p. 122)

Blessed is the spot,
and the house,
and the place,
and the city,
and the heart,
and the mountain,
and the refuge,
and the cave,
and the valley,
and the land,
and the sea,
and the island,
and the meadow
where mention of God hath been made,
and His praise glorified.

- BAHÁ'U'LLÁH

(Compilations, Baha'i Prayers)

I adjure Thee by Thy might, O my God!
Let no harm beset me in times of tests,
and in moments of heedlessness guide my steps aright through Thine inspiration.
Thou art God, potent art Thou to do what Thou desirest.
No one can withstand Thy Will or thwart Thy Purpose.

- The Bab

(Compilations, Baha'i Prayers, p. 26)

He is the King, the All-Knowing, the Wise!
Lo, the Nightingale of Paradise singeth upon the twigs of the Tree of Eternity,
with holy and sweet melodies,
proclaiming to the sincere ones the glad tidings of the nearness of God,
calling the believers in the Divine Unity to the court of the Presence of the Generous One, informing the severed ones of the message which hath been revealed by God,
the King, the Glorious, the Peerless,
guiding the lovers to the seat of sanctity and to this resplendent Beauty.

Verily this is that Most Great Beauty,
foretold in the Books of the Messengers,
through Whom truth shall be distinguished from error
and the wisdom of every command shall be tested.
Verily He is the Tree of Life that bringeth forth the fruits of God,
the Exalted, the Powerful, the Great.

(Compilations, Baha'i Prayers, p. 204)

O seeker of Truth!
If thou desirest that God may open thine eye, thou must supplicate unto God,
pray to and commune with Him at midnight, saying:

O Lord, I have turned my face unto Thy kingdom of oneness
and am immersed in the sea of Thy mercy.
O Lord, enlighten my sight by beholding Thy lights in this dark night,
and make me happy by the wine of Thy love in this wonderful age.
O Lord, make me hear Thy call, and open before my face the doors of Thy heaven,
so that I may see the light of Thy glory and become attracted to Thy beauty.
Verily, Thou art the Giver, the Generous, the Merciful, the Forgiving.

- 'Abdu'l-Bahá  62 

(Compilations, Baha'i Prayers, p. 59)

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Thy name is my healing, O my God,
and remembrance of Thee is my remedy.
Nearness to Thee is my hope, and love for Thee is my companion.
Thy mercy to me is my healing and my succor in both this world and the world to come. Thou, verily, art the All-Bountiful, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.

- Bahá'u'lláh

(Compilations, Baha'i Prayers, p. 85)

"...Make my heart overflow with love for Thy creatures
and grant that I may become the sign of Thy mercy,
the token of Thy grace, the promoter of concord amongst Thy loved ones,
devoted unto Thee, uttering Thy commemoration
and forgetful of self but ever mindful of what is Thine...."

(Compilations, Baha'i Prayers, p. 29)