Prayers and Meditations — §138
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 138 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
ِراقِ، أَشْهَدُ يا إِلهِي بِهِ احْتَرَقَتْ أَحْجابُ البَشَرِ وَأَقْبَلُوا إِلى المَنْظَرِ الأَكْبَرِ، أَسْئَلُكَ يا مالِكَ القَدَرِ بِأَنْ لا تَجْعَلَنِي مَحْرُوْمًا عَنْ نَفَحاتِ أَيَّامِكَ الَّتِيْ فِيها فاحَتْ فَوْحاتُ قَمِيصِ رَحْمانِيَّتِكَ وَلا تَمْنَعَنِي عَنْ بَحْرِكَ الأَعْظَمِ الَّذِيْ كُلُّ قَطْرَةٍ مِنْهُ تُنادِي وَتَقُولُ طُوبى لِم
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I implore Thee, O Thou Who art the Supreme Ordainer, not to suffer me to be deprived of the breezes which are wafted in Thy days, the days whereon the sweet smell of the raiment of Thy mercy hath been shed abroad. Neither do Thou keep me back from Thy most great Ocean, every drop of which crieth out and saith: “Great is the blessedness that awaiteth him who hath been awakened from his sleep by the breath of God which, from the source of His mercy, hath blown over all such of His creatures as have set themselves towards Him!”
Translation Notes
SE rendered ِراقِ، (iráqi،), أَشْهَدُ (ʾashhad), إِلهِي (ʾilhí) as “God”
dayspring 24% hath 12% shineth 12% shining 10% shone 9% dawning-place 8% radiance 7% east 7% daysprings 6% shine 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: shineth resplendentlyfire-tabletFire §41: Thy dawninggleaningsGWB §191: effulgent glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §35: effulgent splendourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §137: caused Him to shinetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §42: to illuminethe-hidden-wordsHW §63: it may shineepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §47: fourth Ishraq
SE rendered أَشْهَدُ (ʾashhad), إِلهِي (ʾilhí) as “God”
SE rendered إِلهِي (ʾilhí), احْتَرَقَتْ (iḥtaraqat) as “God”
SE rendered إِلهِي (ʾilhí), احْتَرَقَتْ (iḥtaraqat), أَحْجابُ (ʾaḥjáb), البَشَرِ (al-bashar), وَأَقْبَلُوا (waʾaqbalúá) as “God”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: deter theegleaningsGWB §287: the dense veilskitab-i-iqanKIQ §27: depriveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §140: shut him out fromthe-hidden-wordsHW §150: theepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: a palpable veilgleaningsGWB §324: deprivedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: mysterious sayings
SE rendered البَشَرِ (al-bashar), وَأَقْبَلُوا (waʾaqbalúá) as “”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: EvangelgleaningsGWB §672: Announce unto yourselveskitab-i-iqanKIQ §68: brought tidingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §249: rejoiceththe-hidden-wordsHW §35: beareth unto thee thewill-and-testamentW&T §38: the Forerunnerepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: HeraldgleaningsGWB §352: rejoice with exceeding gladness
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §191: made worthyfire-tabletFire §46: go forwardgleaningsGWB §109: pastkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: receptive soulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: for having turned awayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §331: ere the daytablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: been lifted upontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss
SE rendered المَنْظَرِ (al-manẓar), الأَكْبَرِ، (al-ʾakbari،), أَسْئَلُكَ (ʾasʾaluk) as “I implore Thee”
most 19% sublime 13% scene 13% eyes 13% vision 13% turn 6% spot 6% towards 6% habitation 6% resplendent 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: fixedfire-tabletFire §48: looking towardgleaningsGWB §78: are gazing around themkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: Most Sublime Visionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §192: becauseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §733: turning their gazetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: resplendent Beautythe-hidden-wordsHW §93: recall
SE rendered المَنْظَرِ (al-manẓar), الأَكْبَرِ، (al-ʾakbari،), أَسْئَلُكَ (ʾasʾaluk), مالِكَ (málik), القَدَرِ (al-qadar) as “I implore Thee, Thou Who art the, Supreme Ordainer”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: of GrandeurgleaningsGWB §240: for having disdainfully rejectedkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Greaterkitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: disdainfulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §283: resplendenttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: showeth pridetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: entiretablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: Glorified be
SE expanded to “I implore Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: praygleaningsGWB §260: ‘Askkitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: seekprayers-and-meditationsP&M §594: entreat Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §152: beseechethgleaningsGWB §39: thy questionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: Destroy not, I implore Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: ask
This form usually rendered as “lord”, “possessor”, “king” (124 occurrences)
SE expanded to “Thou Who art the”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: KingdomgleaningsGWB §465: in His angelskitab-i-iqanKIQ §43: the angels descend.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §167: rulerstablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: of the Kingdomtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §20: inthe-hidden-wordsHW §2: Possesswill-and-testamentW&T §48: of the
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §177: can havefire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §40: powerlesskitab-i-ahdAhd §9: consummate powerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §184: Providenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §81: Powerful arttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Powerfultablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: the Mighty, the All-Powerful
SE expanded to “suffer me to be”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §220: to be deprivedfire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §428: preparedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §124: beetleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §361: are deprivedthe-hidden-wordsHW §65: clothewill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: made thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: covering cast over mine honorgleaningsGWB §552: destitutekitab-i-ahdAhd §15: members of the Holy Householdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §83: to prevent themprayers-and-meditationsP&M §322: sanctuarythe-hidden-wordsHW §38: forfeitwill-and-testamentW&T §23: depriveth himself of God’s graceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: deprive
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: breathgleaningsGWB §289: the breathkitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: savoursprayers-and-meditationsP&M §630: gentle windswill-and-testamentW&T §13: sweet savoursepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: breezesgleaningsGWB §47: breezeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §448: inhaled the breaths
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: great daygleaningsGWB §417: blessed Daykitab-i-iqanKIQ §177: His daysprayers-and-meditationsP&M §454: Thine own dayswill-and-testamentW&T §10: no day passethepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: and in the night-seasongleaningsGWB §28: Day, the Daykitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: His
This form usually rendered as “passed”, “laden”, “hath” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: passedgleaningsGWB §694: ladenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §493: will shedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: breathsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §138: hath been shed abroadprayers-and-meditationsP&M §448: and perceived the fragrancesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §129: breathingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §138: sweet smell
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: court of Thy mercyfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §563: Divine mercykitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: blessingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: Thou Who art mercifultablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercythe-hidden-wordsHW §89: celestial
SE expanded to “Thou keep me back”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §194: had been forbiddengleaningsGWB §63: have succeeded in deflectingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §213: repelprayers-and-meditationsP&M §84: towards ittablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §89: be bereftwill-and-testamentW&T §23: are in no wise permittedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: have forbidden you
SE expanded to “Thy most great Ocean”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §220: the oceansfire-tabletFire §25: a seagleaningsGWB §128: of thekitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: billowsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: seekingtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: the ancient seawill-and-testamentW&T §2: Twinepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: the seas
SE rendered تَمْنَعَنِي (tamnaʿaní), بَحْرِكَ (baḥrik), الأَعْظَمِ (al-ʾaʿẓam) as “Thou keep me back, Thy most great Ocean”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §3: glorygleaningsGWB §476: highest goodkitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: of gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §84: of Thy favorsthe-hidden-wordsHW §93: all-gloriouswill-and-testamentW&T §25: distinguishedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §208: the greatnessgleaningsGWB §287: vast and mighty
SE rendered قَطْرَةٍ (qaṭrahin), تُنادِي (tunádí), وَتَقُولُ (wataqúl) as “crieth out, and saith”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: regionsgleaningsGWB §404: every landkitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: single dropprayers-and-meditationsP&M §265: Thy dominionsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: landsgleaningsGWB §357: a dropprayers-and-meditationsP&M §137: Every dropepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: drop
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: calling aloud sayingfire-tabletFire §48: Thy CallgleaningsGWB §216: the prayerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: call of theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §250: to cry outtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: calling aloudtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §30: raisedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: His Voice
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: \‘SaygleaningsGWB §451: speakethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §275: He made replyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §838: by Thy word oftablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: Verilytablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: ‘Call out totablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: And thus proclaimedthe-hidden-wordsHW §153: by words
طُوبى
literal: blessedness; blessed; blessedness, happiness
SE expanded to ““Great is the blessedness”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: Happy are the fair-mindedgleaningsGWB §432: How great the felicitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §263: of Blessednessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §143: Blessed, moreover, beepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: Well is it withgleaningsGWB §205: Blessed are theyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §138: “Great is the blessednessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: Happy
