Prayers and Meditations — §141
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 141 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
إِلَيْكَ يا مَنْ بِيَدِكَ جَبَروُتُ الآياتِ وَمَلَكُوتُ الأَسْمآءِ وَالصِّفاتِ، خُذْ يا إِلهِي يَدَ هذا المُقْبِلِ الَّذِيْ أَقْبَلَ إِلى وَجْهِكَ ثُمَّ أَنْقِذْهُ مِنْ غَمَراتِ الأَوْهامِ لِيَطْلَعَ مِنْ أُفُقِ قَلْبِهِ نُورُ الإِيْقانِ فِي الأَيَّامِ الَّتِيْ فِيها أَظْلَمَتْ شَمْسُ عِرفانِ خَلْقِكَ عِنْدَ إِشْراقِ شَمْسِ أَحَدِيَّتِكَ وَخَسَفَ قَمَرُ العِلْمِ عِنْدَ ظُهُورِ عِلْمِكَ المَكْنُونِ وَسِرِّكَ المَصُونِ وَرَمْزِكَ المَخْزُونِ وَسَقَطَتْ أَنْجُمُ الأَعْمالِ عِنْدَ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Hold Thou the hand of this seeker who hath set his face towards Thee, O my Lord, and draw him out of the depths of his vain imaginations, that the light of certainty may shine brightly above the horizon of his heart in the days whereon the sun of the knowledge of Thy creatures hath been darkened through the shining of the Daystar of Thy glory; the days whereon the moon of the world’s wisdom hath been eclipsed through the appearance of Thy hidden knowledge, and the manifestation of Thy well-guarded secret, and the revelation of Thine enshrined mystery; the days whereon the stars of men’s doings have fallen through the rising of the orb of Thy unity and the shedding of the radiance of Thy transcendent oneness.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: The handgleaningsGWB §167: hold within My graspkitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: with their own handsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §427: into the handstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: in Whose hand istablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: with their handsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: its handgleaningsGWB §466: of
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §224: the Realm of Gloryfire-tabletFire §37: the eternal realmgleaningsGWB §311: His dominionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §13: oppressionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §42: glorytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §16: the realmthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: fromwill-and-testamentW&T §38: of necessity prompteth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: signsfire-tabletFire §26: utterancegleaningsGWB §368: this high endowmentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: How, We wonderprayers-and-meditationsP&M §638: in Thytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: by whatwill-and-testamentW&T §6: by the holy verseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: Thy signs
SE rendered وَمَلَكُوتُ (wamalakút), الأَسْمآءِ (as-smáʾ), وَالصِّفاتِ، (wálṣṣifáti،), خُذْ (khudh) as “Hold Thou”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §70: controlgleaningsGWB §49: and their kingdomkitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: worldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §143: Thou Who art the Kingtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: of the Kingdomtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §22: guardian angelsthe-hidden-wordsHW §7: Our kingdomwill-and-testamentW&T §28: righteous
SE rendered الأَسْمآءِ (as-smáʾ), وَالصِّفاتِ، (wálṣṣifáti،), خُذْ (khudh), إِلهِي (ʾilhí) as “Hold Thou, O my Lord”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: and of heavenfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §145: heightskitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: whose namesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §292: Thy most excellent namestablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §9: in thine own
SE rendered وَالصِّفاتِ، (wálṣṣifáti،), خُذْ (khudh), إِلهِي (ʾilhí), يَدَ (yad) as “Hold Thou, O my Lord, the hand”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the descriptiongleaningsGWB §5: affirm of Thee, or attributekitab-i-iqanKIQ §132: men’s praiseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: that shall speak of Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: DescribinggleaningsGWB §612: of His attributeskitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: eulogyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §198: praises
This form usually rendered as “take”, “rein”, “draw” (8 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “god”, “divine”, “god’s” (277 occurrences)
SE expanded to “O my Lord”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: DivinegleaningsGWB §386: other Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §229: divinely-revealedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §205: and the Godthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §18: of the Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: divine and celestialgleaningsGWB §204: her God
SE expanded to “set his face towards Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: are acceptablefire-tabletFire §46: go forwardgleaningsGWB §579: setkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: receptive soulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §181: alreadyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: have been settablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: been lifted upontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss
SE rendered أَقْبَلَ (ʾaqbal), وَجْهِكَ (wajhik), أَنْقِذْهُ (ʾanqidhh) as “set his face towards Thee, and draw him out”
SE expanded to “and draw him out”
SE rendered أَنْقِذْهُ (ʾanqidhh), غَمَراتِ (ghamarát), الأَوْهامِ (al-ʾawhám), لِيَطْلَعَ (líaṭlaʿ) as “and draw him out, his vain imaginations, may shine brightly”
SE expanded to “his vain imaginations”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: and vain imaginingsfire-tabletFire §24: idle imaginingsgleaningsGWB §125: vain hopeskitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: conceiveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §750: of their fanciestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: of delusionthe-hidden-wordsHW §144: FANCYwill-and-testamentW&T §34: suspicion
SE expanded to “may shine brightly”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: discoverfire-tabletFire §24: exponentsgleaningsGWB §35: Revealers ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §171: the “first”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §93: the Manifestationtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: may understand and hearkenthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenancewill-and-testamentW&T §5: the angelic company
SE rendered الأَوْهامِ (al-ʾawhám), لِيَطْلَعَ (líaṭlaʿ), أُفُقِ (ʾufuq), قَلْبِهِ (qalbih), نُورُ (núr), الإِيْقانِ (al-ʾíqán) as “his vain imaginations, may shine brightly, of his heart, the light, of certainty”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: above the horizonfire-tabletFire §26: the heavengleaningsGWB §280: Our realmprayers-and-meditationsP&M §613: the whole worldthe-hidden-wordsHW §15: the realmepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: HorizongleaningsGWB §198: above the dayspringprayers-and-meditationsP&M §208: the world of creation
SE expanded to “of his heart”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: their heartsgleaningsGWB §161: men’s heartskitab-i-ahdAhd §4: a pure heartkitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: the human heartprayers-and-meditationsP&M §96: with all their affectionsthe-hidden-wordsHW §120: mindwill-and-testamentW&T §30: agitatedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §67: turn
light 80% illumine 5% radiance 4% brightness 2% illuminate 1% luminary 1% into 1% glory 1% source 1% splendour 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §264: the firefire-tabletFire §9: the brightnessgleaningsGWB §415: illuminekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: shining and resplendentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: fireprayers-and-meditationsP&M §140: flood histablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: exalted and gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §13: of My light
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §224: in the night seasongleaningsGWB §250: days of your lifekitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: the Last Day.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §174: the Ayyám-i-Há (the Dayswill-and-testamentW&T §47: daytimeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: this daygleaningsGWB §303: this Day?”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: a mighty Day
SE expanded to “hath been darkened”
wronged 55% darkness 11% tyranny 9% cruelty 6% oppressors 4% oppressor 4% oppression 3% injustice 2% iniquity 2% have 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: of mine iniquitiesfire-tabletFire §33: the tyrannygleaningsGWB §498: afflicted with countless tribulationskitab-i-iqanKIQ §135: tyranny!”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §585: by the wrongsthe-hidden-wordsHW §144: gloomwill-and-testamentW&T §4: sorely wrongedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: as act unjustly
SE expanded to “of the knowledge”
knowledge 34% understanding 26% recognition 8% recognize 8% comprehension 7% know 6% recognizing 4% insight 3% wisdom 2% visualize 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: recognizegleaningsGWB §286: whose sightkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §275: “Knowestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §583: the apprehensiontablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: of thine own knowledgeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: men of understanding
SE expanded to “of Thy creatures”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: amongst His creaturesfire-tabletFire §40: wert createdgleaningsGWB §564: conduct and characterkitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: “rebirth”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §331: hadst createdtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: how ye were createdepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: created
SE rendered عِرفانِ (ʿirfán), خَلْقِكَ (khalqik), إِشْراقِ (ʾishráq), شَمْسِ (shams), أَحَدِيَّتِكَ (ʾaḥadídatik), وَخَسَفَ (wakhasaf) as “of the knowledge, of Thy creatures, of the Daystar, of Thy glory, hath been eclipsed”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: shiningfire-tabletFire §18: the emblemsgleaningsGWB §31: revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §71: will ariseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §389: effulgencetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §41: beamedthe-hidden-wordsHW §61: radiantepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: shone forth
SE expanded to “of Thy glory”
oneness 42% transcendent 17% glory 13% own 4% holy 4% divine 4% most 4% incomparable 4% billowing 4% spirit 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: anyonegleaningsGWB §137: Nokitab-i-iqanKIQ §220: the everlasting and goodlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: holy and transcendent unitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: dwellerthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: himself over the otherepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the IncomparablegleaningsGWB §181: commoners
disruption 50% hath 50%
This form usually rendered as “knowledge”, “learning”, “divine” (276 occurrences)
SE expanded to “of the world’s wisdom”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: but comprehendfire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §48: that dwell thereinkitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: divines.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §744: and the knowledgetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §57: is My knowledge
revelation 63% manifestation 15% dispensation 8% advent 3% appearance 3% coming 2% manifestations 2% most 1% hath 1% manifest 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §32: productivefire-tabletFire §38: prevailgleaningsGWB §372: the lightkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: demonstratingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §110: outwardprayers-and-meditationsP&M §767: by the Manifestationtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: the revelation of thy glory
SE rendered ظُهُورِ (ẓuhúr), عِلْمِكَ (ʿilmik), المَكْنُونِ (al-maknún), وَسِرِّكَ (wasirrik), المَصُونِ (al-maṣún) as “revelation, of Thy hidden knowledge, mystery, Thy well-guarded”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: concealedgleaningsGWB §56: He Whom none hathprayers-and-meditationsP&M §320: that are hid fromepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §257: hiddengleaningsGWB §56: “He that was hiddenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §395: the Hiddenepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: hidgleaningsGWB §612: Scriptures
This form usually rendered as “inmost” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §57: secretsgleaningsGWB §30: into gladnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: thy bedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §333: the thronetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §35: of their heartsthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: the inner mysterieswill-and-testamentW&T §4: the Land of Mysteryepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: will rejoice
المَصُونِ
literal: preservation; protection, preservation; protection / preservation
This form usually rendered as “well-guarded”, “safe”, “freed” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §21: insure the protectiongleaningsGWB §477: and protectprayers-and-meditationsP&M §141: Thy well-guardedwill-and-testamentW&T §25: freed from all errorepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: preservationgleaningsGWB §602: protection and securitywill-and-testamentW&T §38: preservewill-and-testamentW&T §5: safe and secure
This form usually rendered as “treasured”, “preserved”, “lay” (27 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: the treasuresgleaningsGWB §523: your treasureskitab-i-ahdAhd §1: the treasurykitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: Treasuries ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §756: the Well-guarded Treasurethe-hidden-wordsHW §66: storehousesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: repositoriesgleaningsGWB §99: Treasuries of the gems
SE expanded to “of men’s doings”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: conductedgleaningsGWB §694: “Observekitab-i-iqanKIQ §39: deeds.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §643: Deal with themtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: conformingthe-hidden-wordsHW §30: do thou observewill-and-testamentW&T §39: transactionsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: the conduct
