In the Name of God, the Lord of overpowering majesty, the All-Compelling.

Hallowed be the Lord in Whose hand is the source of dominion. He createth whatsoever He willeth by His Word of command “Be,” and it is. His hath been the power of authority heretofore and it shall remain His hereafter. He maketh victorious whomsoever He pleaseth, through the potency of His behest. He is in truth the Powerful, the Almighty. Unto Him pertaineth all glory and majesty in the kingdoms of Revelation and Creation and whatever lieth between them. Verily He is the Potent, the All-Glorious. From everlasting He hath been the Source of indomitable strength and shall remain so unto everlasting. He is indeed the Lord of might and power. All the kingdoms of heaven and earth and whatever is between them are God’s, and His power is supreme over all things. All the treasures of earth and heaven and everything between them are His, and His protection extendeth over all things. He is the Creator of the heavens and the earth and whatever lieth between them and He truly is a witness over all things. He is the Lord of Reckoning for all that dwell in the heavens and on earth and whatever lieth between them, and truly God is swift to reckon. He setteth the measure assigned to all who are in the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them. Verily He is the Supreme Protector. He holdeth in His grasp the keys of heaven and earth and of everything between them. At His Own pleasure doth He bestow gifts, through the power of His command. Indeed His grace encompasseth all and He is the All-Knowing.

Say: God sufficeth unto me; He is the One Who holdeth in His grasp the kingdom of all things. Through the power of His hosts of heaven and earth and whatever lieth between them, He protecteth whomsoever among His servants He willeth. God, in truth, keepeth watch over all things.

Immeasurably exalted art Thou, O Lord! Protect us from what lieth in front of us and behind us, above our heads, on our right, on our left, below our feet and every other side to which we are exposed. Verily Thy protection over all things is unfailing.

The Báb

بِسْمِ اللّهِ الْمُتَكَبِّرِ الْمُتَجَبِّرِ
تَبَارَكَ اللّهُ الَّذِي بِيَدِهِ الْمُلْكُ يَبْدَعُ مَا يَشَاءُ بِأَمْرِهِ كُنْ فَيَكُونُ لِلّهِ الْأَمْرُ مِنْ قَبْلِ وَمِنْ بَعْدِ يَنْصُرُ مَنْ يَشَاءُ بِأَمْرِهِ إِنَّهُ لَقَوِيٌّ عَزِيز لِلّهِ الْعِزَّةُ فِي مَلَكُوتِ الْأَمْرِ وَالْخَلْقِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا وَكَانَ اللّهُ قَوِيَّاً عَزِيز وَلِلّهِ الْقُوَّةُ كُلُّهَا مِنْ قَبْلِ وَمِنْ بَعْدِ وَكَانَ اللّهُ قَوِيَّاً قَوِيَّاً وَلِلّهِ مُلْكُ السَّمَوَاتِ والْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا وَكَانَ اللّهُ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ مُحِيطَاً وَلِلّهِ خَزَائِنُ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا وَكَانَ اللّهُ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ حَفِيظَاً وَلِلّهِ بَدْعُ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا وَكَانَ اللّهُ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ شَهِيدَاً وَلِلّهِ حُكْمُ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا وَكَانَ اللّهُ ذَا حُكْمٍ سَرِيعاً وَلِلّهِ مَقَادِيرُ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا وَكَانَ اللّهُ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ حَفِيظَاً ولِلّهِ مَفَاتِيحُ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا يُنْفِقُ كَيْفَ يَشَاءُ بِأَمْرِهِ وَكَانَ اللّهُ وَاسِعَاً عَلِيمَاً
قُلْ حَسْبِي اللّهُ الَّذِي فِي قَبْضَتِهِ مَلَكُوتُ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ يَحْفَظُ مَنْ يَشَاءُ مِنْ عِبَادِهِ بِجُنُودِ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا وَكَانَ اللّهُ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ حَفِيظَاً
سُبْحَانَكَ اللّهُمَّ فَاحْفَظْنا مِنْ بَيْنِ أَيْدَيْنَا وَمِنْ خَلْفِنَا وَمِنْ فَوْقِ رُؤُسِنَا وَعَنْ أَيْمَانِنَا وَعَنْ شِمَائِلِنَا وَمِنْ تَحْتِ أَرْجُلِنَا وَمِنْ كُلِّ شَطْرٍ نُسِبَ إلَيْنَا إِنَّكَ لَعَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ حَفِيظ

حضرة الباب

This is a well-known and beloved prayer by the Báb for protection. A footnote accompanying its authorized translation in Selections from the Writings of the Báb reads, “The original of this prayer for protection is written in the Báb’s own hand, in the form of a pentacle.” Here is a facsimile of that original, published in Muḥammad-‘Alí Fayḍí, Ḥaḍrat-i-Nuqṭiy-i-Úlá, third unnumbered page in the front matter of the book:

https://bahai-library.com/bab_prayer_protection_pentacle/

Original Sources

  • The original Arabic text can be found here
  • The authorized English translation can be found here

Further References