Prayers of Hazrat Inayat Khan

Invocation

Towards the One
The Perfection of Love, Harmony and Beauty
The Only Being
United with all the Illuminated Souls
Who form the Embodiment of the Master
The Spirit of Guidance

Amin

Saum

Praise be to Thee, Most Supreme God, Omnipotent, Omnipresent, All-pervading, The Only Being.
Take us in Thy Parental Arms, Raise us from the denseness of the earth.
Thy Beauty do we worship, to Thee do we give willing surrender,
Most Merciful and Compassionate God,  the Idealized Lord of the whole humanity,
Thee only do we worship, and towards Thee alone we aspire.
Open our hearts towards Thy Beauty, Illuminate our souls with Divine Light,
O Thou, the Perfection of Love, Harmony and Beauty,
All-powerful Creator, Sustainer, Judge and Forgiver of our shortcomings,
Lord God of the East and of the West, of the worlds above and below, and of the seen and unseen beings,
Pour upon us Thy Love and Thy Light, Give sustenance to our bodies, hearts and souls,
Use us for the purpose that Thy Wisdom chooseth, and guide us on the path of Thine Own Goodness.
Draw us closer to Thee every moment of our life, until in us be reflected
Thy Grace,Thy Glory, Thy Wisdom, Thy Joy, and Thy Peace.

      Amin

Salat

Most gracious Lord, Master, Messiah, and Savior of humanity, we greet Thee with all humility.
Thou art the First Cause and the Last Effect, the Divine Light and the Spirit of Guidance, Alpha and Omega.
Thy Light is in all forms, Thy love in all beings:
in a loving mother, in a kind father, in an innocent child, in a helpful friend, and in an inspiring teacher.
Allow us to recognize Thee in all thy holy names and forms;
as Rama, as Krishna, as Shiva, as Buddha.
Let us know Thee as Abraham, as Solomon, as Zarathustra, as Moses, as Jesus, as Mohammad,
and in many other names and forms, known and unknown to the world.
We adore Thy past; Thy presence deeply enlightens our being, and we look for Thy blessing in the future.
Oh Messenger, Christ, Nabi, the Rasul of God! Thou whose heart constantly reaches upward,
Thou comest on earth with a message, as a dove from above when Dharma decayeth,
and speakest the Word that is put into Thy mouth as the light filleth the crescent moon.
Let the star of the Divine Light shining in Thy heart, be reflected in the hearts of Thy devotees.
May the Message of God reach far and wide,
illuminating and making the whole humanity as one single family
in the Parenthood of God.

Amin

Khatum

Oh Thou, who art the Perfection of Love, Harmony and Beauty, the Lord of Heaven and Earth,
Open our hearts, that we may hear Thy voice, which constantly cometh from within.
Disclose to us Thy Divine Light, which is hidden in our souls, that we may know and understand life better.
Most merciful and compassionate God,
Give us Thy Great Goodness;
teach us Thy Loving Forgiveness;
Raise us above the distinctions and differences which divide;
Send us the Peace of Thy Divine Spirit;  
and Unite us all in Thy Perfect Being.

Amin

Pir

Inspirer of my mind, consoler of my heart, healer of my spirit,
Thy presence lifteth me from earth to heaven;
Thy words flow as the sacred river;
Thy thought riseth as a divine spring;
Thy tender feelings waken sympathy in my heart.
Beloved Teacher, thy very being is forgiveness.
The clouds of doubt and fear are scattered by thy piercing glance;
All ignorance vanishes in thy illuminating presence;
a new hope is born in my heart by breathing thy peaceful atmosphere.
O, Inspiring Guide through life’s puzzling ways,
in thee I feel abundance of blessing.

Amin

Nabi

A torch in the darkness, a staff during my weakness, a rock in the weariness of life,
Thou my Master, make earth a paradise.
Thy thought gives me unearthly joy.
Thy light illuminates my life’s path.
Thy words inspire me with divine wisdom,
I follow in thy footsteps, which lead me to the eternal goal.
Comforter of the broken-hearted, Support of those in need, Friend of the lovers of truth,
Blessed Master, thou art the Prophet of God.

Amin

Rasul

Warner of coming dangers, Wakener of the world from sleep, Deliverer of the Message of God,
Thou art our Savior, The sun at the dawn of Creation, the light of the whole Universe, the fulfillment of God’s purpose.
Thou the life eternal, we seek refuge in Thy loving enfoldment.
Spirit of Guidance, Source of all Beauty, and Creator of Harmony,
Love, Lover and Beloved Lord, Thou art our divine ideal.

Amin

Universel 

O Thou, the Maker, Moulder, and Builder of the universe,
build with Thine own hands the Universel,
our Temple for Thy Divine Message of Love, Harmony, and Beauty.

Amin

Daily Affirmations

MORNING: “May the Message of God Spread Far and Wide”

MIDDAY: “Pour Upon Us Thy Love and Thy Light”

EVENING: “Disclose to Us Thy Divine Light” 

Nayaz

(for healing oneself)

Beloved Lord, Almighty God!
Through the rays of the sun, through the waves of the air, through the All-pervading Life in space,
purify and revivify me,
and I pray, heal my body, heart, and soul.

Amin

Prayer of Protection

I come from a perfect source,
I am bound for a perfect goal,
The light of the perfect being is kindled in my soul.
I live and move and have my being in God.
Nothing in the past or present has power to touch me, I rise above all.

Amin