He is the Healer, the Sufficer, the Helper, the All-Forgiving, the All-Merciful.
I call on Thee O Exalted One, O Faithful One, O Glorious One! Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, O Thou Abiding One!
I call on Thee O Sovereign, O Upraiser, O Judge! Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, O Thou Abiding One!
I call on Thee O Peerless One, O Eternal One, O Single One! Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, O Thou Abiding One!
I call on Thee O Most Praised One, O Holy One, O Helping One! Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, O Thou Abiding One!
I call on Thee O Omniscient, O Most Wise, O Most Great One! Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, O Thou Abiding One!
I call on Thee O Clement One, O Majestic One, O Ordaining One! Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, O Thou Abiding One!
I call on Thee O Beloved One, O Cherished One, O Enraptured One! Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, O Thou Abiding One!
I call on Thee O Mightiest One, O Sustaining One, O Potent One! Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, O Thou Abiding One!
I call on Thee O Ruling One, O Self-Subsisting, O All-Knowing One! Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, O Thou Abiding One!
I call on Thee O Spirit, O Light, O Most Manifest One! Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, O Thou Abiding One!
I call on Thee O Thou Frequented by all, O Thou Known to all, O Thou Hidden from all! Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, O Thou Abiding One!
I call on Thee O Concealed One, O Triumphant One, O Bestowing One! Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, O Thou Abiding One!
I call on Thee O Almighty, O Succoring One, O Concealing One! Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, O Thou Abiding One!
I call on Thee O Fashioner, O Satisfier, O Uprooter! Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, O Thou Abiding One!
I call on Thee O Rising One, O Gathering One, O Exalting One! Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, O Thou Abiding One!
I call on Thee O Perfecting One, O Unfettered One, O Bountiful One! Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, O Thou Abiding One!
I call on Thee O Beneficent One, O Withholding One, O Creating One! Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, O Thou Abiding One!
I call on Thee O Most Sublime One, O Beauteous One, O Bounteous One! Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, O Thou Abiding One!
I call on Thee O Just One, O Gracious One, O Generous One! Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, O Thou Abiding One!
I call on Thee O All-Compelling, O Ever-Abiding, O Most Knowing One! Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, O Thou Abiding One!
I call on Thee O Magnificent One, O Ancient of Days, O Magnanimous One! Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, O Thou Abiding One!
I call on Thee O Well-Guarded One, O Lord of Joy, O Desired One! Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, O Thou Abiding One!
I call on Thee O Thou Kind to all, O Thou Compassionate with all, O Most Benevolent One! Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, O Thou Abiding One!
I call on Thee O Haven for all, O Shelter to all, O All-Preserving One! Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, O Thou Abiding One!
I call on Thee O Thou Succorer of all, O Thou Invoked by all, O Quickening One! Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, O Thou Abiding One!
I call on Thee O Unfolder, O Ravager, O Most Clement One! Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, O Thou Abiding One!
I call on Thee O Thou my Soul, O Thou my Beloved, O Thou my Faith! Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, O Thou Abiding One!
I call on Thee O Quencher of thirsts, O Transcendent Lord, O Most Precious One! Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, O Thou Abiding One!
I call on Thee O Greatest Remembrance, O Noblest Name, O Most Ancient Way! Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, O Thou Abiding One!
I call on Thee O Most Lauded, O Most Holy, O Sanctified One! Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, O Thou Abiding One!
I call on Thee O Unfastener, O Counselor, O Deliverer! Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, O Thou Abiding One!
I call on Thee O Friend, O Physician, O Captivating One! Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, O Thou Abiding One!
I call on Thee O Glory, O Beauty, O Bountiful One! Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, O Thou Abiding One!
I call on Thee O the Most Trusted, O the Best Lover, O Lord of the Dawn! Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, O Thou Abiding One!
I call on Thee O Enkindler, O Brightener, O Bringer of Delight! Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, O Thou Abiding One!
I call on Thee O Lord of Bounty, O Most Compassionate, O Most Merciful One! Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, O Thou Abiding One!
I call on Thee O Constant One, O Life-Giving One, O Source of all Being! Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, O Thou Abiding One!
I call on Thee O Thou Who penetratest all things, O All-Seeing God, O Lord of Utterance! Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, O Thou Abiding One!
I call on Thee O Manifest yet Hidden, O Unseen yet Renowned, O Onlooker sought by all! Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, O Thou Abiding One!
I call on Thee O Thou Who slayest the Lovers, O God of Grace to the wicked!
O Sufficer, I call on Thee, O Sufficer!
O Healer, I call on Thee, O Healer!
O Abider, I call on Thee, O Abider!
Thou the Ever-Abiding, O Thou Abiding One!
Sanctified art Thou, O my God! I beseech Thee by Thy generosity, whereby the portals of Thy bounty and grace were opened wide, whereby the Temple of Thy Holiness was established upon the throne of eternity; and by Thy mercy whereby Thou didst invite all created things unto the table of Thy bounties and bestowals; and by Thy grace whereby Thou didst respond, in Thine own Self with Thy word “Yea!” on behalf of all in heaven and earth, at the hour when Thy sovereignty and Thy grandeur stood revealed, at the dawn-time when the might of Thy dominion was made manifest. And again do I beseech Thee, by these most beauteous names, by these most noble and sublime attributes, and by Thy most Exalted Remembrance, and by Thy pure and spotless Beauty, and by Thy hidden Light in the most hidden pavilion, and by Thy Name, cloaked with the garment of affliction every morn and eve, to protect the bearer of this blessed Tablet, and whoso reciteth it, and whoso cometh upon it, and whoso passeth around the house wherein it is. Heal Thou, then, by it every sick, diseased and poor one, from every tribulation and distress, from every loathsome affliction and sorrow, and guide Thou by it whosoever desireth to enter upon the paths of Thy guidance, and the ways of Thy forgiveness and grace.
Thou art verily the Powerful, the All-Sufficing, the Healing, the Protector, the Giving, the Compassionate, the All-Generous, the All-Merciful.
Bahá’u’lláh
هُوَ الشّافيُ الكافيُ المُعينُ الغَفورُ الرَّحيم
بِكَ يَا عَلِيُّ بِكَ يَا وَفِيُّ بِكَ يَا بَهِيُّ
أَنْتَ الكَافِي وَأَنْتَ الشَّافِي وَأَنْتَ البَاقِي يَا بَاقِي
بِكَ يَا سُلْطَانُ بِكَ يَا رَفْعَانُ بِكَ يَا دَيَّانُ
أَنْتَ الكَافِي وَأَنْتَ الشَّافِي وَأَنْتَ البَاقِي يَا بَاقِي
بِكَ يَا أَحَدُ بِكَ يَا صَمَدُ بِكَ يَا فَرْدُ
أَنْتَ الكَافِي وَأَنْتَ الشَّافِي وَأَنْتَ البَاقِي يَا بَاقِي
بِكَ يَا سُبْحَانُ بِكَ يَا قُدْسَانُ بِكَ يَا مُسْتَعانُ
أَنْتَ الكَافِي وَأَنْتَ الشَّافِي وَأَنْتَ البَاقِي يَا بَاقِي
بِكَ يَا عَلِيْمُ بِكَ يَا حَكِيْمُ بِكَ يَا عَظِيْمُ
أَنْتَ الكَافِي وَأَنْتَ الشَّافِي وَأَنْتَ البَاقِي يَا بَاقِي
بِكَ يَا رَحْمَنُ بِكَ يَا عَظْمَانُ بِكَ يَا قَدْرَانُ
أَنْتَ الكَافِي وَأَنْتَ الشَّافِي وَأَنْتَ البَاقِي يَا بَاقِي
بِكَ يَا مَعْشُوْقُ بِكَ يَا مَحْبُوْبُ بِكَ يَا مَجْذُوْبُ
أَنْتَ الكَافِي وَأَنْتَ الشَّافِي وَأَنْتَ البَاقِي يَا بَاقِي
بِكَ يَا عَزِيْزُ بِكَ يَا نَصِيْرُ بِكَ يَا قَدِيْرُ
أَنْتَ الكَافِي وَأَنْتَ الشَّافِي وَأَنْتَ البَاقِي يَا بَاقِي
بِكَ يَا حَاكِمُ بِكَ يَا قَائِمُ بِكَ يَا عَالِمُ
أَنْتَ الكَافِي وَأَنْتَ الشَّافِي وَأَنْتَ البَاقِي يَا بَاقِي
بِكَ يَا رُوْحُ بِكَ يَا نُوْرُ بِكَ يَا ظُهُوْرُ
أَنْتَ الكَافِي وَأَنْتَ الشَّافِي وَأَنْتَ البَاقِي يَا بَاقِي
بِكَ يَا مَعْمُوْرُ بِكَ يَا مَشْهُوْرُ بِكَ يَا مَسْتُوْرُ
أَنْتَ الكَافِي وَأَنْتَ الشَّافِي وَأَنْتَ البَاقِي يَا بَاقِي
بِكَ يَا غَائِبُ بِكَ يَا غَالِبُ بِكَ يَا وَاهِبُ
أَنْتَ الكَافِي وَأَنْتَ الشَّافِي وَأَنْتَ البَاقِي يَا بَاقِي
بِكَ يَا قَادِرُ بِكَ يَا نَاصِرُ بِكَ يَا سَاتِرُ
أَنْتَ الكَافِي وَأَنْتَ الشَّافِي وَأَنْتَ البَاقِي يَا بَاقِي
بِكَ يَا صَانِعُ بِكَ يَا قَانِعُ بِكَ يَا قَالِعُ
أَنْتَ الكَافِي وَأَنْتَ الشَّافِي وَأَنْتَ البَاقِي يَا بَاقِي
بِكَ يَا طَالِعُ بِكَ يَا جَامِعُ بِكَ يَا رَافِعُ
أَنْتَ الكَافِي وَأَنْتَ الشَّافِي وَأَنْتَ البَاقِي يَا بَاقِي
بِكَ يَا بَالِغُ بِكَ يَا فَارِغُ بِكَ يَا سَابِغُ
أَنْتَ الكَافِي وَأَنْتَ الشَّافِي وَأَنْتَ البَاقِي يَا بَاقِي
بِكَ يَا نَافِعُ بِكَ يَا مانِعُ يَا صانِعُ
أَنْتَ الكَافِي وَأَنْتَ الشَّافِي وَأَنْتَ البَاقِي يَا بَاقِي
بِكَ يَا جَلِيْلُ بِكَ يَا جَمِيْلُ بِكَ يَا فَضِيْلُ
أَنْتَ الكَافِي وَأَنْتَ الشَّافِي وَأَنْتَ البَاقِي يَا بَاقِي
بِكَ يَا عَادِلُ بِكَ يَا فَاضِلُ بِكَ يَا بَاذِلُ
أَنْتَ الكَافِي وَأَنْتَ الشَّافِي وَأَنْتَ البَاقِي يَا بَاقِي
بِكَ يَا قَيُّوْمُ بِكَ يَا دَيْمُوْمُ بِكَ يَا عَلُوْمُ
أَنْتَ الكَافِي وَأَنْتَ الشَّافِي وَأَنْتَ البَاقِي يَا بَاقِي
بِكَ يَا عَظُوْمُ بِكَ يَا قَدُوْمُ بِكَ يَا كَرُوْمُ
أَنْتَ الكَافِي وَأَنْتَ الشَّافِي وَأَنْتَ البَاقِي يَا بَاقِي
بِكَ يَا مَحْفُوْظُ بِكَ يَا مَحْظُوْظُ بِكَ يَا مَلْحُوْظُ
أَنْتَ الكَافِي وَأَنْتَ الشَّافِي وَأَنْتَ البَاقِي يَا بَاقِي
بِكَ يَا عَطُوْفُ بِكَ يَا رَؤُوْفُ بِكَ يَا لَطُوْفُ
أَنْتَ الكَافِي وَأَنْتَ الشَّافِي وَأَنْتَ البَاقِي يَا بَاقِي
بِكَ يَا مَلَاذُ بِكَ يَا مَعَاذُ بِكَ يَا مُسْتَعَاذُ
أَنْتَ الكَافِي وَأَنْتَ الشَّافِي وَأَنْتَ البَاقِي يَا بَاقِي
بِكَ يَا غَيَّاثُ بِكَ يَا مُسْتَغَاثُ بِكَ يَا نَفَّاثُ
أَنْتَ الكَافِي وَأَنْتَ الشَّافِي وَأَنْتَ البَاقِي يَا بَاقِي
بِكَ يَا كَاشِفُ بِكَ يَا نَاشِفُ بِكَ يَا عَاطِفُ
أَنْتَ الكَافِي وَأَنْتَ الشَّافِي وَأَنْتَ البَاقِي يَا بَاقِي
بِكَ يَا جَانُ بِكَ يَا جَانَانُ بِكَ يَا إِيْمَانُ
أَنْتَ الكَافِي وَأَنْتَ الشَّافِي وَأَنْتَ البَاقِي يَا بَاقِي
بِكَ يَا سَاقِي بِكَ يَا عَالِي بِكَ يَا غَالِي
أَنْتَ الكَافِي وَأَنْتَ الشَّافِي وَأَنْتَ البَاقِي يَا بَاقِي
بِكَ يَا ذِكْرَ الأَعْظَمِ بِكَ يَا إِسْمَ الْأَكرَمِ بِكَ يَا رَسْمَ الأَقْدَمِ
أَنْتَ الكَافِي وَأَنْتَ الشَّافِي وَأَنْتَ البَاقِي يَا بَاقِي
بِكَ يَا سُبُّوْحُ بِكَ يَا قُدُّوْسُ بِكَ يَا نُزُّوْهُ
أَنْتَ الكَافِي وَأَنْتَ الشَّافِي وَأَنْتَ البَاقِي يَا بَاقِي
بِكَ يَا فَتَّاحُ بِكَ يَا نَصَّاحُ بِكَ يَا نَجَّاحُ
أَنْتَ الكَافِي وَأَنْتَ الشَّافِي وَأَنْتَ البَاقِي يَا بَاقِي
بِكَ يَا حَبِيْبُ بِكَ يَا طَبِيْبُ بِكَ يَا جَذِيْبُ
أَنْتَ الكَافِي وَأَنْتَ الشَّافِي وَأَنْتَ البَاقِي يَا بَاقِي
بِكَ يَا جَلَالُ بِكَ يَا جَمَالُ بِكَ يَا فَضَّالُ
أَنْتَ الكَافِي وَأَنْتَ الشَّافِي وَأَنْتَ البَاقِي يَا بَاقِي
بِكَ يَا وَاثِقُ بِكَ يَا عَاشِقُ بِكَ يَا فَالِقُ
أَنْتَ الكَافِي وَأَنْتَ الشَّافِي وَأَنْتَ البَاقِي يَا بَاقِي
بِكَ يَا وَهَّاجُ بِكَ يَا بَلَّاجُ بِكَ يَا بَهَّاجُ
أَنْتَ الكَافِي وَأَنْتَ الشَّافِي وَأَنْتَ البَاقِي يَا بَاقِي
بِكَ يَا وَهَّابُ بِكَ يَا عَطَّافُ بِكَ يَا رَآَّفُ
أَنْتَ الكَافِي وَأَنْتَ الشَّافِي وَأَنْتَ البَاقِي يَا بَاقِي
بِكَ يَا ثَابِتُ بِكَ يَا نَابِتُ بِكَ يَا ذاوِتُ
أَنْتَ الكَافِي وَأَنْتَ الشَّافِي وَأَنْتَ البَاقِي يَا بَاقِي
بِكَ يَا نَافذُ بِكَ يَا لاَحِظُ بِكَ يَا لاَفِظُ
أَنْتَ الكَافِي وَأَنْتَ الشَّافِي وَأَنْتَ البَاقِي يَا بَاقِي
يَا ظَاهِرٌ مَسْتُوْرٌ يَا غَائِبٌ مَشْهُوْرٌ يَا نَاظِرٌ مَنْظُوْرٌ
أَنْتَ الكَافِي وَأَنْتَ الشَّافِي وَأَنْتَ البَاقِي يَا بَاقِي
يَا قَاتِلَ عُشَّاقٍ يَا وَاهِبَ فُسَّاقٍ
يَا كَافِي بِكَ يَا كَافِي
يَا شَافِي بِكَ يَا شَافِي
يَا بَاقِي بِكَ يَا بَاقِي
أَنْتَ البَاقِي يَا بَاقِي
سُبْحَانَكَ اللَّهُمَّ يَا إِلَهِي أَسْأَلُكَ بِجُوْدِكَ الَّذي بِهِ فَتَحْتَ أَبْوَابَ الفَضْلِ وَالعَطَاءِ وَبِهِ اسْتَقَرَّ هَيْكَلُ قُدْسِكَ عَلَى عَرْشِ البَقاءِ وَبِرَحْمَتِكَ الَّتِي بِهَا دَعَوْتَ المُمْكِنَاتِ اِلَى خُوَانِ مَكْرُمَتِكَ وَإِنْعَامِكَ وَبِعِنَايَتِكَ الَّتِي بِهَا أَجَبْتَ فِي نَفْسِكَ مِنْ قِبَلِ كلِّ مَنْ فِي السَّمَوَاتِ وَالأَرْضِ فِي حِيْنِ ظُهُوْرِ عَظَمَتِكَ وَ سَلْطَنَتِكَ وَطُلُوْعِ عِزِّ حُكُوْمَتِكَ بِكَلِمَةِ بَلَى ئكَ وَبِهَذِهِ الأَسْمَاءِ الحُسْنَى الأَعْظَمِ وَبِهَذِهِ الصِّفاتِ الْعُلْيا الْأَكْرَمِ وَبِذِكْرِكَ العَلِيِّ الأَعْلَى وَبِجَمَالِكَ الأَلْطَفِ الأَصْفَى وَبِنُوْرِكَ الخَفيِّ فِي سُرَادِقِ الأَخْفَى وَبِإِسْمِكَ المُتَقَمَّصِ بِقَمِيْصِ البَلَاءِ فِي كُلِّ صَبَاحٍ وَمَسَاءٍ أَنْ تَحْفَظَ حَامِلَ هَذِهِ الوَرَقَةِ المُبَارَكةِ ثُمَّ الَّذِي يَقْرَؤُوهَا ثُمَّ الَّذِي يُلْقَى عَلَيْهَا ثُمَّ الَّذِي يَمُرُّ فِي حَوْلِ بَيْتِ الَّتِي هِيَ فِيْهَا ثُمَّ اشْفِ بِهَا كُلَّ مَرِيْضٍ وَعَلِيْلٍ وَفَقِيْرٍ عَنْ كُلِّ بَلَاءٍ وَآفَةٍ وَمَكْرُوْهٍ وَحُزْنٍ ثُمَّ اهْدِ بِهَا كُلَّ مَنْ يُرِيْدُ أَنْ يَدْخُلَ في سُبُلِ هِدَايَتِكَ وَمَنَاهِجِ فَضْلِكَ وَغُفْرَانِكَ
وَإِنَّكَ أَنْتَ ٱلْعَزِيْز اُلكَافِي اُلشَّافِي اُلحَافِظُ اُلمُعْطِي اُلرَّؤُوفُ اُلكَرِيْمُ اُلرَّحِيْمُ
حضرة بهاءالله
The power of this lengthy supplication of Baháʼuʼlláh can be seen in its final entreaty: “And again do I beseech Thee . . . to protect the bearer of this blessed Tablet, and whoso reciteth it, and whoso cometh upon it, and whoso passeth around the house wherein it is. Heal Thou, then, by it every sick, diseased and poor one, from every tribulation and distress, from every loathsome affliction and sorrow, and guide Thou by it whosoever desireth to enter upon the paths of Thy guidance, and the ways of Thy forgiveness and grace.”
The Long Healing Prayer is especially fascinating from a linguistic perspective, in that it is filled with novel names and titles for God—the products of innovative combinations of certain roots and forms—that did not previously exist in Arabic. Moreover, the prayer, ostensibly revealed only in Arabic, in fact includes a number of Persian words (ján, “my Soul”; jánán, “my Beloved”; khuwán, “table”).
According to a message from the Universal House of Justice, this is probably the prayer Shoghi Effendi was referring to when he stated that “the Healing Prayer,” along with a few other supplications, “have been invested by Bahá’u’lláh with a special potency and significance.”
The Utterance Project team would like to extend a special thanks to Dr. Daniel Pschaida for providing them with a transliteration and vocalized Arabic typescript of this prayer, which served as a base for the text used in this video.
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