A Prayer by ‘Abdu’l-Bahá for a Deceased Father

What follows is my provisional translation (in other words, not official or authorized; see here for more) of a prayer by ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, the original text of which has been published in Yárán-i-Pársí, p. 347 (selection no. 467).

He is God!

O Thou Lord Who nurturest Thy servants! Guide the father of this loving one unto the highest Paradise, and forgive his sins and transgressions, that with a radiant face, he may be gathered with noble souls in the world to come and become the recipient of Thy gracious favors. Thou art, verily, the Bountiful, the Merciful, the Forgiving, the Compassionate, the Loving.

A typescript of the original Persian text of this prayer appears below.

هواللّه

ای خداوند بنده‌پَروَر، پدرِ این مِهرپَرور را به بهشتِ بَرین رهبر شو و از گُناه و خطا درگذر تا در جهانِ دیگر با رُخی مُنَوّر در میان آزادگان مَحشور گردد و به نظرِ عِنایت منظور. توئی کریم و رحیم و غفور و رؤوف و مهربان.