Prayers and Meditations — §15
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 15 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
أَيْ رَبِّ فَاخْرُقْ سُبُحاتِ الجَلالِ بِيَدِ القُدْرَةِ وَالإِجْلالِ لِيَرَوْكَ المُخْلِصُونَ عَلَى عَرْشِ عَظَمَتِكَ، وَتَقَرَّ عُيُونُ المُوَحِّدِينَ مِنْ بَوَارِقِ أَنْوارِ وَجْهِكَ، أَيْ رَبِّ قَدْ غُلِقَتْ أَبْوابُ الرَّجآءِ عَلَى قُلُوبِ المُشْتَاقِينَ وَعِنْدَكَ مَفاتِيحُها، أَنِ افْتَحْ بِقُدْرَتِكَ وَسُلْطانِكَ، إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ المُقْتَدِرُ عَلَى ما تَشآءُ، وَإِنَّكَ أَنْتَ العَزِيزُ المَنَّانُ.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Tear asunder with the hand of Thy transcendent power, O my Lord, the veil of vain imaginings, that they who are wholly devoted to Thee may see Thee seated on the throne of Thy majesty, and the eyes of such as adore Thy unity may rejoice at the splendors of the glory of Thy face. The doors of hope have been shut against the hearts that long for Thee, O my Lord! Their keys are in Thy hands; open them by the power of Thy might and Thy sovereignty. Potent art Thou to do as Thou pleasest. Thou art, verily, the Almighty, the Beneficent.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: with my LordgleaningsGWB §40: ancientkitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: the Sourceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §229: Thy Lordshiptablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: be my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §36: Lord, Most Highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: Divinity
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §191: the whole creationgleaningsGWB §536: Tear ye asunderkitab-i-iqanKIQ §177: to rend them asunderprayers-and-meditationsP&M §521: Cleave asunderepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: Rend asundergleaningsGWB §341: rent asunderprayers-and-meditationsP&M §769: to be rent asunderepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: Rend thou asunder
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: Graciousfire-tabletFire §14: veiledgleaningsGWB §3: immeasurably exalted, art Thoukitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: celebrateprayers-and-meditationsP&M §695: immensely glorified art Thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: Glorified be He thatthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: from on highwill-and-testamentW&T §42: Gracious God
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: highly honoredgleaningsGWB §288: of Grandeurkitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: of glory”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §611: of Thy gloryepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §4: distinguishedgleaningsGWB §27: exalted characterkitab-i-iqanKIQ §5: divineprayers-and-meditationsP&M §171: and glory
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: The handgleaningsGWB §40: their own handskitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: with their own handsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §139: bywill-and-testamentW&T §16: the Hands (pillars)epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: at the mercy ofgleaningsGWB §523: to the handskitab-i-iqanKIQ §244: with their hands
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “ordain”, “power” (181 occurrences)
SE expanded to “may see Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: We beholdfire-tabletFire §28: Canst Thou seegleaningsGWB §260: seest?”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §51: seenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §491: Thou mayest behold themthe-hidden-wordsHW §37: and to mirror forthwill-and-testamentW&T §5: behold himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: We behold it
SE expanded to “they who are wholly”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §73: such as are devoted to Theefire-tabletFire §1: the sinceregleaningsGWB §405: whollykitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: with the sincere in heartprayers-and-meditationsP&M §781: sakethe-hidden-wordsHW §146: absolutewill-and-testamentW&T §34: Thy devotedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: sincere
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: throne on highgleaningsGWB §612: of the thronekitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: seatprayers-and-meditationsP&M §836: Thy mighty Thronethe-hidden-wordsHW §120: OF MY THRONEepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §262: the ThronegleaningsGWB §86: ruinskitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: Throne.”
SE rendered المُخْلِصُونَ (al-mukhliṣún), عَرْشِ (ʿarsh), عَظَمَتِكَ، (ʿaẓamatika،), وَتَقَرَّ (wataqarr), عُيُونُ (ʿuyún), المُوَحِّدِينَ (al-múaḥḥidín) as “they who are wholly, throne, Thy, rejoice, the eyes, as adore Thy unity”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: majestygleaningsGWB §108: God’s limitless bountykitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categoricallykitab-i-iqanKIQ §177: the mightiest ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §162: Thy majestythe-hidden-wordsHW §93: all-gloriouswill-and-testamentW&T §8: fierceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: most great
This form usually rendered as “solaced”, “may”, “gladdened” (6 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: ordainedgleaningsGWB §200: are firmly establishedkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: singled outkitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: remainprayers-and-meditationsP&M §241: have acknowledgedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: hath been made the seat ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §59: and there I may abidewill-and-testamentW&T §3: He was incarcerated
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: evidentgleaningsGWB §609: His eyeskitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: assistprayers-and-meditationsP&M §701: when the eyestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: with their own eyestablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: thosetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: tearsthe-hidden-wordsHW §113: well-spring
This form usually rendered as “have”, “such”, “truly” (26 occurrences)
SE expanded to “as adore Thy unity”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: but a man likefire-tabletFire §43: By Thine alonenessgleaningsGWB §384: belief in the unitykitab-i-ahdAhd §14: singlekitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: essential unityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §76: the One Beingtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: believers in the Divine Unitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: lone
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: telegraphedgleaningsGWB §675: lightningkitab-i-iqanKIQ §90: swift as lightningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §232: brightnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §121: Even as the swiftness of lightningepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: flashgleaningsGWB §552: the swiftness of lightningkitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: swiftness of lightning
SE rendered المُوَحِّدِينَ (al-múaḥḥidín), بَوَارِقِ (bawáriq), أَنْوارِ (ʾanwár), وَجْهِكَ، (wajhika،), رَبِّ (rabb) as “as adore Thy unity, splendors, face, my Lord”
light 48% splendors 23% lights 13% brightness 4% effulgence 3% resplendent 2% glory 2% luminaries 2% all 1% effulgent 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §176: are illuminedfire-tabletFire §26: LightgivergleaningsGWB §203: effulgence of His glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: ancient splendourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §733: with the splendors of the lighttablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: splendourthe-hidden-wordsHW §12: Get thou from it thy radiancewill-and-testamentW&T §13: radiantly
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: My presencefire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §510: would turn his face towards Theekitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §156: beforeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §65: I have set my facetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hast directed towards me Thy stepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §16: unto Mine
This form usually rendered as “have” (1 occurrences)
hope 41% desire 14% longing 9% ardent 9% may 5% suppliant 5% beholdest 5% aspiration 5% one 5% confidence 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: my supreme Aspirationfire-tabletFire §4: LonginggleaningsGWB §629: may obtainkitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: our hopes were fixedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §157: the Desirethe-hidden-wordsHW §50: even as dothwill-and-testamentW&T §32: heart’s Desireepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Desire
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: the heartsgleaningsGWB §344: vast changeskitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: of the spiritprayers-and-meditationsP&M §429: were rent asundertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: and their own heartsthe-hidden-wordsHW §67: nor heartswill-and-testamentW&T §35: heart-rendingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: your hearts
SE expanded to “that long for”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: I yearn afterfire-tabletFire §41: Thy yearninggleaningsGWB §188: the deepest longing of Mine heart iskitab-i-iqanKIQ §263: fervourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §739: that pant after Thee!”the-hidden-wordsHW §51: thy longingwill-and-testamentW&T §14: urgingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: longing
This form usually rendered as “thee”, “thou”, “which” (55 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §32: beforegleaningsGWB §266: into mine handskitab-i-iqanKIQ §93: inspired by Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §204: that are with Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: on Our partthe-hidden-wordsHW §72: to Mewill-and-testamentW&T §54: inimicalepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §32: possessions
sovereignty 52% power 17% through 16% sovereign 5% almighty 2% surpassing 2% most 2% sublimity 2% whose 2% before 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: with manifest dominiongleaningsGWB §531: clothed with the glory of an all-compelling sovereigntykitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: the Ancient of Daysprayers-and-meditationsP&M §850: sovereign willtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: chiefwill-and-testamentW&T §54: the Crownepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: the kings
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “pleaseth”, “what” (83 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: to do what pleaseth TheegleaningsGWB §394: that which is vain and trivialkitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: all”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §655: as Thou pleasesttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §49: everythingwill-and-testamentW&T §5: this one, unworthy though he be
all-glorious 44% almighty 23% mighty 13% gracious 8% all-powerful 3% glorious 2% glory 2% god 2% most 1% exalted 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: highly-esteemedgleaningsGWB §134: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: magnificenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §331: forcetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §58: splendorwill-and-testamentW&T §3: preciousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: the glory
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: BeneficentgleaningsGWB §556: thekitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: mannaprayers-and-meditationsP&M §12: bountytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: We bestowedwill-and-testamentW&T §27: hath graciously favouredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: to show favourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §15: the Beneficent
