Prayers and Meditations — §141
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 141 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
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 ظُهُورِ نُورِ فَرْدانِيَّتِكَ وَتَجَلِّي عِزِّ وَحْدانِيَّتِكَ،
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 §102: inebriatedfire-tabletFire §13: hath befallengleaningsGWB §65: Such is the inebriating effect ofkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: Grasp yekitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: overtakenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §586: hath been carried awaytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: let him choosetablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: Seize thou
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: except in Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §379: Holykitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §236: ‘Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §833: before Thy Godheadtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: with the handsgleaningsGWB §459: your handskitab-i-iqanKIQ §260: between His handsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §455: by the handwill-and-testamentW&T §10: by themepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: The handgleaningsGWB §619: thekitab-i-iqanKIQ §244: with their hands
This form usually rendered as “turn”, “face”, “turning” (41 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: priorfire-tabletFire §46: go forwardgleaningsGWB §343: Mykitab-i-ahdAhd §3: agokitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: turned away fromprayers-and-meditationsP&M §69: hath embracedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: Thou hast fixed Thy gaze upon metablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: of His Countenancefire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §84: All faceskitab-i-ahdAhd §4: set his facekitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: meaningsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §786: have been bent upontablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hast directed towards me Thy stepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §9: not in thyself
SE expanded to “draw him out”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: Vague fanciesfire-tabletFire §24: idle imaginingsgleaningsGWB §375: fleeting fancykitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: conceiveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §671: and idle imaginingstablet-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 §132: Hadst thou realizedfire-tabletFire §16: embodimentsgleaningsGWB §260: hath now brokenkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: sourceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: Day-springsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: the beautytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: may understandthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenance
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §43: men’s heartsgleaningsGWB §372: the human heartkitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: innerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §668: hast turnedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: and their own heartsthe-hidden-wordsHW §102: human heartwill-and-testamentW&T §23: sincereepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: heart
light 79% radiance 4% illumine 4% brightness 3% splendor 3% illuminate 1% luminary 1% into 1% glimmer 1% glory 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: the lightfire-tabletFire §1: of the lightgleaningsGWB §176: this promised glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: pureprayers-and-meditationsP&M §734: most resplendenttablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: splendourthe-hidden-wordsHW §13: of My lightwill-and-testamentW&T §13: radiantly
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: believingfire-tabletFire §24: Thy certitudegleaningsGWB §239: undoubtedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §215: Positiveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: I can have no doubtthe-hidden-wordsHW §29: Know thou of a truthepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: of a certaintygleaningsGWB §195: them that have believed in Him
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: The day whengleaningsGWB §309: whenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: every day.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §386: in the Judgment Daytablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Daythe-hidden-wordsHW §115: a passing daywill-and-testamentW&T §54: days’ timeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: the days
wronged 55% darkness 12% tyranny 8% oppressors 5% cruelty 5% oppressor 4% oppression 3% have 3% injustice 3% iniquity 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §21: of oppressionfire-tabletFire §2: the darknessgleaningsGWB §514: do injusticekitab-i-iqanKIQ §49: obscureprayers-and-meditationsP&M §267: the transgressorsthe-hidden-wordsHW §144: gloomwill-and-testamentW&T §34: wrought the most glaring crueltyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §239: tyrant
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the Day-StargleaningsGWB §34: the lightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §35: the luminaryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §803: Day-Starsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: the OrbgleaningsGWB §357: Lightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: Day-star ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §203: and by the Daystar
knowledge 32% understanding 23% recognize 8% recognition 7% comprehension 7% know 6% divine 5% recognizing 4% wisdom 3% insight 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: failed to recognizegleaningsGWB §214: failed to appreciatekitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: obscureprayers-and-meditationsP&M §228: have acknowledgedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: through the knowledgeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §237: acknowledgment
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: Thy virtuesfire-tabletFire §9: the peoplesgleaningsGWB §154: peoples of the earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §121: the first creationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: hath been generatedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §83: creatorsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §50: characteristics
shining 17% shed 11% brightness 11% effulgent 11% shineth 11% shone 8% light 8% revelation 8% rise 8% splendor 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: the realmsfire-tabletFire §22: radiancegleaningsGWB §296: embracethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §191: arisingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §734: and shine brightly over all Thy creaturestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §41: beamedthe-hidden-wordsHW §42: shine upon theewill-and-testamentW&T §4: of the world
oneness 42% unity 13% glory 13% transcendent 10% divine 6% own 3% holy 3% most 3% incomparable 3% retreats 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: alonegleaningsGWB §584: of no onekitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: eternalprayers-and-meditationsP&M §778: Thy majestytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: dwellerthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: thy neighborepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: unto onegleaningsGWB §327: Living God
disruption 50% eclipsed 50%
This form usually rendered as “knowledge”, “learning”, “standard” (275 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: upon the divinesfire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §549: studiedkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: mysteries of divine Knowledgeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §290: hidden wisdomtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
This form usually rendered as “revelation”, “manifestation”, “dispensation” (397 occurrences)
revelation 59% manifestation 16% dispensation 8% advent 4% appearance 3% made 3% through 2% divine 2% every 2% unveiled 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §23: “HiddengleaningsGWB §52: the Invisible of the Invisibleskitab-i-ahdAhd §14: smoulderethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §474: the things which lie hidtablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: have been laid upepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: He Who was hidgleaningsGWB §677: which I have treasured thereinprayers-and-meditationsP&M §395: the Hidden
This form usually rendered as “manifestation”, “inmost” (2 occurrences)
manifestation 50% inmost 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: My mysteriesgleaningsGWB §207: thy thronekitab-i-iqanKIQ §212: divine mysteriesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §750: whose secretstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §35: that which they have concealedthe-hidden-wordsHW §37: the gladnesswill-and-testamentW&T §18: the secret essenceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: Mystery
This form usually rendered as “well-guarded”, “safe”, “freed” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: preservationgleaningsGWB §477: and protectprayers-and-meditationsP&M §141: well-guardedwill-and-testamentW&T §25: freed fromepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §21: protectionwill-and-testamentW&T §3: the preservationwill-and-testamentW&T §38: protectwill-and-testamentW&T §5: protected
This form usually rendered as “revelation” (1 occurrences)
mysteries 18% allusions 9% symbolic 9% secret 9% symbols 9% single 9% impenetrable 9% revelation 9% treasured 9% mystery 9%
kitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: allusionsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §131: and an impenetrable Mysterythe-hidden-wordsHW §117: mysterykitab-i-iqanKIQ §78: a single signprayers-and-meditationsP&M §831: the Treasured Symbolkitab-i-iqanKIQ §53: symbolicprayers-and-meditationsP&M §141: and the revelation of Thine enshrined mysterykitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: the symbols
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: the repositoriesgleaningsGWB §627: within the treasurieskitab-i-ahdAhd §1: the treasurykitab-i-iqanKIQ §103: hiddenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §632: Well-Guardedthe-hidden-wordsHW §66: storehousesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: preservedgleaningsGWB §52: hidden and treasured
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: fallenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §41: fallprayers-and-meditationsP&M §210: have caused to fallwill-and-testamentW&T §11: hath grievously fallenepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: have fallenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: shall fallwill-and-testamentW&T §6: falsifyingwill-and-testamentW&T §41: fallen creature
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: donegleaningsGWB §623: professionskitab-i-iqanKIQ §188: works.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §228: fulfilledtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: conformingthe-hidden-wordsHW §39: Walkwill-and-testamentW&T §29: them that act accordinglyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §41: praiseworthy deeds
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: Incomparablefire-tabletFire §17: lonelygleaningsGWB §163: helplessnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §248: peerlessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §137: Thy unitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: forlornwill-and-testamentW&T §49: aloneepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §3: oneness
revelation 36% hath 14% shed 14% effulgent 9% effulgence 5% glimmer 5% revealed 5% radiance 5% resplendent 5% through 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §71: effulgent glorygleaningsGWB §669: through the revelationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §285: which irradiateththe-hidden-wordsHW §100: the sun beam falls alike uponepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: RevelationgleaningsGWB §190: bright effulgenceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: effulgent glories
SE rendered فَرْدانِيَّتِكَ (fardánínatik), وَتَجَلِّي (watajallí), عِزِّ (ʿizz) as “transcendent, shedding”
glory 42% transcendent 22% exalted 10% all-glorious 5% might 4% glorious 4% most 4% majesty 4% glorified 3% almighty 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Thy powergleaningsGWB §534: so preciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of celestial gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §470: Thy might beareth me witness!tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §107: cherishwill-and-testamentW&T §10: my prideepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: sovereignty and glory
SE rendered وَتَجَلِّي (watajallí), عِزِّ (ʿizz), وَحْدانِيَّتِكَ، (waḥdánínatika،) as “shedding”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: the Onefire-tabletFire §43: By Thine alonenessgleaningsGWB §382: the Unitykitab-i-ahdAhd §9: unifying influencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: sameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §535: they who recognized Thy unitytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: believers in the Divine Unitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: lone
