Prayers and Meditations — §149
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 149 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
سُبْحانَكَ اللَّهُمَّ يا إِلهِي أَسْئَلُكَ بِاسْمِكَ الَّذِيْ ما عَرَفَهُ أَحَدٌ حَقَّ العِرْفانِ وَما بَلَغَتْ إِلَيْهِ نَفْسٌ حَقَّ البُلُوغِ، أَسْئَلُكَ بِمَصْدَرِ وَحْيِكَ وَمَطْلَعِ آياتِكَ بِأَنْ تَجْعَلَ قَلْبِيْ إِناءَ حُبِّكَ وَذِكْرِكَ، ثُمَّ اجْعَلْهُ مُتَّصِلاً بِبَحْرِكَ الأَعْظَمِ لِيَجْرِيَ مِنْهُ فُراتُ حِكْمَتِكَ وَأَنْهارُ ذِكْرِكَ وَثَنائِكَ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Praise be to Thee, O Lord my God! I implore Thee, by Thy Name which none hath befittingly recognized, and whose import no soul hath fathomed; I beseech Thee, by Him Who is the Fountainhead of Thy Revelation and the Dayspring of Thy signs, to make my heart to be a receptacle of Thy love and of remembrance of Thee. Knit it, then, to Thy most great Ocean, that from it may flow out the living waters of Thy wisdom and the crystal streams of Thy glorification and praise.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: the All-Gloriousfire-tabletFire §14: veiledgleaningsGWB §620: the Glorifiedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: “veilsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §254: Lauded and glorifiedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: Glorified be He thatthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: from on highwill-and-testamentW&T §42: Gracious God
SE expanded to “O Lord my God”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §73: uttered by Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §374: of the revelation of Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §229: divinely-revealedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §835: our Godtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the suppliantgleaningsGWB §696: may questionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: ponderprayers-and-meditationsP&M §654: Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: We beseechgleaningsGWB §631: Grant thatkitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: the questionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §858: art not asked
SE expanded to “by Thy Name”
name 85% most 6% whose 3% through 1% treasured 1% brightness 1% called 1% all-glorious 1% invested 1% bearer 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §42: infire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §449: in the heavenskitab-i-iqanKIQ §48: “heaven”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §500: the atmosphere oftablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
This form usually rendered as “fragrance”, “hath”, “sweet” (64 occurrences)
fragrance 40% hath 15% sweet 13% recognized 12% known 6% have 4% perfume 4% recognize 2% breath 2% recognizeth 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: of Thy knowledgegleaningsGWB §118: can unravel the secretkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: failed to apprehendprayers-and-meditationsP&M §583: men’s apprehensiontablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §57: thinkestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: is endued with insight
SE rendered بِاسْمِكَ (biásmik), عَرَفَهُ (ʿarafah), أَحَدٌ (ʾaḥadun), حَقَّ (ḥaqq), العِرْفانِ (al-ʿirfán), بَلَغَتْ (balaghat) as “by Thy Name, recognized, befittingly, fathomed”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §166: any onegleaningsGWB §667: undyingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: eternalprayers-and-meditationsP&M §288: of Thy onenesstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: dwellerthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: thy neighborepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: the unitygleaningsGWB §507: No one of them
This form usually rendered as “god”, “truth”, “one” (436 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §21: truth-seekergleaningsGWB §585: demonstratedkitab-i-ahdAhd §12: rightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §154: God’sprayers-and-meditationsP&M §231: and truththe-hidden-wordsHW §137: of your deservingwill-and-testamentW&T §27: money offeringepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: unto God
This form usually rendered as “reached”, “hath”, “such” (9 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: none of whomgleaningsGWB §711: thy neighborkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: souls ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §17: of eviltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: in their liveswill-and-testamentW&T §44: of the insincereepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: all men
SE rendered حَقَّ (ḥaqq), البُلُوغِ، (al-bulúghi،), أَسْئَلُكَ (ʾasʾaluk), بِمَصْدَرِ (bimaṣdar), وَحْيِكَ (waḥyik), وَمَطْلَعِ (wamaṭlaʿ), آياتِكَ (áyátik) as “hath, I beseech, Thy Revelation, the Dayspring, Thy signs”
وَحْيِكَ
literal: revelation; revelation/inspiration; revelation, inspiration
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: of His RevelationgleaningsGWB §290: is being sent down unto theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §123: the Voice of Inspirationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §333: of Thyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: is revealedgleaningsGWB §656: of Thy Revelationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §524: of Thine inspirationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: Thy revelation
dayspring 42% dawning-place 20% source 10% who 10% manifestation 6% revealer 5% fountain 3% apprehend 2% fountainhead 2% fountain-head 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: Hadst thou realizedfire-tabletFire §16: embodimentsgleaningsGWB §161: manifestkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: sourceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: beholdingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §755: my Risingtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: may understandthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenance
signs 55% utterances 18% verses 8% most 6% utterance 3% words 3% sweetness 3% repudiated 2% through 2% truth 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: through His signsfire-tabletFire §26: utterancegleaningsGWB §368: this high endowmentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §228: His verses?”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: signs and tokenstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: by whatthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: comethwill-and-testamentW&T §34: Thy wondrous Signs
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: Makefire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §661: aidedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §55: appointprayers-and-meditationsP&M §77: by Him Whom Thou hast ordained to betablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: ordainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §33: I have madewill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant that
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: in Mine heartgleaningsGWB §485: enable thee to pass overkitab-i-iqanKIQ §89: whose faithprayers-and-meditationsP&M §570: turn asidetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: and their own heartsthe-hidden-wordsHW §67: nor heartswill-and-testamentW&T §30: agitatedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: transformed Me
3 occurrences in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: all who adore Theefire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §285: thy love for Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §278: those who profess to be Our friendsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §793: those who are dear to Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §30: wouldst not have ascribedwill-and-testamentW&T §38: for His steadfast friends)
SE expanded to “of remembrance of Thee”
remembrance 37% praise 20% remember 9% remembering 9% glorification 5% name 5% whose 5% make 4% mention 3% through 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: RemembrancegleaningsGWB §461: was being commemoratedkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: mentioningkitab-i-iqanKIQ §97: relating these thingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §351: ye mentiontablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mentionthe-hidden-wordsHW §5: name thy name
SE rendered وَذِكْرِكَ، (wadhikrika،), اجْعَلْهُ (ijʿalh), مُتَّصِلاً (muttaṣiláan), بِبَحْرِكَ (bibaḥrik) as “of remembrance of Thee, Knit it, to, Thy most great Ocean”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: will have been brought face to face withfire-tabletFire §2: of Thy reuniongleaningsGWB §555: that leadeth himkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: of My presencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §221: divine Presenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: them that have reachedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: reachedthe-hidden-wordsHW §62: the joy of reunion
SE expanded to “Thy most great Ocean”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §266: upon the seagleaningsGWB §71: the waterskitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: billowsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §706: by the oceanwill-and-testamentW&T §2: the Twin surging seasepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: oceangleaningsGWB §116: deepkitab-i-iqanKIQ §1: the ocean of true understanding
SE rendered مُتَّصِلاً (muttaṣiláan), بِبَحْرِكَ (bibaḥrik), الأَعْظَمِ (al-ʾaʿẓam), لِيَجْرِيَ (líajrí), فُراتُ (furát) as “to, Thy most great Ocean, may flow out, the living waters”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: greatgleaningsGWB §694: of My omnipotent glorykitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categoricallykitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: more dense and overpoweringprayers-and-meditationsP&M §155: is infinitethe-hidden-wordsHW §42: of My greatnesswill-and-testamentW&T §40: more glaringepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: of the Grandeur
SE expanded to “may flow out”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: be put into effectgleaningsGWB §168: was utteredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §129: were kindledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §380: observancetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §45: knoweththe-hidden-wordsHW §154: utteredwill-and-testamentW&T §42: promoteepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: have flowed
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: unto the living watersfire-tabletFire §15: rivergleaningsGWB §595: riverskitab-i-iqanKIQ §111: thirst-subduingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §149: the living watersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: living watersgleaningsGWB §152: floodepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: The River
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: DaygleaningsGWB §281: streamskitab-i-iqanKIQ §22: watersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §298: the streamsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: its streamsgleaningsGWB §70: daytimekitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: the streaming riverprayers-and-meditationsP&M §149: and the crystal streams
وَثَنائِكَ،
literal: praise; praise, commendation
SE expanded to “Thy glorification and praise”
praise 45% extol 16% celebrate 8% glorify 6% virtues 6% celebrating 6% extolling 5% magnifying 3% glory 3% praises 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: to glorify TheegleaningsGWB §627: and to celebrate Thy praisekitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: “Secondaryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §375: and extol Theewill-and-testamentW&T §39: anotherepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: of Thy praisegleaningsGWB §205: that magnify His Namekitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: the latter
