E Kuʻu Akua ē - Children

E ke Akua! E aʻo mai i kēia mau

keiki. ʻO kēia mau wahi keiki

nā lāʻau o Kou māla, ʻo lākou nō nā

pua o Kou kula mauʻu, a ʻo nā loke

hoʻi lākou o Kou kīhāpai. E ua maila

Kou ua ma luna o lākou; e pāhola

maila ka Lā Mālamalama ma luna

o lākou me Kou aloha. E pā maila

Kou makani aheahe iā lākou i hoʻāla

hou ʻia ihola, e hiki ai ke aʻo, ulu,

mōhala, a kilipohe aʻela. ʻO ʻOe nō

ka Hāʻawi. ʻO ʻOe hoʻi ke Aloha.

Na ʻAbdu’l-Bahá

O God! Educate these children. These

children are the plants of Thine

orchard, the flowers of Thy meadow,

the roses of Thy garden. Let Thy rain

fall upon them; let the Sun of Reality

shine upon them with Thy love. Let Thy

breeze refresh them in order that they

may be trained, grow and develop, and

appear in the utmost beauty. Thou art

the Giver. Thou art the Compassionate.

—‘Abdu’l-Bahá

E ke Akua ē! E hiʻipoli i kēia wahi ka-

maliʻi i ke apo o Kou aloha a hānai

maila me ka waiū o Kou Malu Lani. E

hoʻoulu i nei kupu ma ka māla loke o

Kou aloha, a kahu aʻela me ke kilihune

ua o Kou waiwai. E ʻae mai i nei keiki i

kama o ke aupuni, a e alakaʻi iā ia i Kou

ao lani lā. Ikaika a lokomaikaʻi nō ʻOe,

a ʻo ʻOe ka Mea Hō Mai, ka Puʻuwai

Aloha, ka Haku o ka waiwai ʻoi loa.

Na ʻAbdu’l-Bahá

O God! Rear this little babe in the

bosom of Thy love, and give it

milk from the breast of Thy Providence.

Cultivate this fresh plant in the rose

garden of Thy love and aid it to grow

through the showers of Thy bounty.

Make it a child of the kingdom, and

lead it to Thy heavenly realm. Thou art

powerful and kind, and Thou art the

Bestower, the Generous, the Lord of

surpassing bounty.

—‘Abdu’l-Bahá

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