Prayers and Meditations — §15
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 15 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
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
This form usually rendered as “veils”, ““veils”, “mists” (17 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: \‘GlorifiedgleaningsGWB §450: High is God exaltedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §175: “veils of glory”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §131: Lauded betablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: from on highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: glorified be HegleaningsGWB §48: the impediments
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: glorygleaningsGWB §60: and Glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: glory”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §86: transcendent majestyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: All-GloriousgleaningsGWB §374: magnified be His namekitab-i-iqanKIQ §281: the All-Gloriousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §245: dominion
SE expanded to “with the hand”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: hand of Thy loving-kindnessgleaningsGWB §490: the perpetratorskitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: with their own handsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: presencetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: in Whose hand istablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: with their handsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: The handgleaningsGWB §448: I hold within My grasp
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: manyfire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §161: hath bestowedkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: measurekitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: according to the measureprayers-and-meditationsP&M §223: as decreedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Powerfultablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: the Mighty, the All-Powerful
SE expanded to “may see Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: Thou seest mefire-tabletFire §26: seestgleaningsGWB §432: beholdingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §269: that they may behold Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §37: and to mirror forthwill-and-testamentW&T §5: behold himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §191: that thou mayest beholdgleaningsGWB §163: of the vision
This form usually rendered as “sincere”, “faithful”, “true” (17 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: the essencefire-tabletFire §1: the sinceregleaningsGWB §405: whollykitab-i-iqanKIQ §56: deliveredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §790: that are wholly devotedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: sincere onesthe-hidden-wordsHW §146: absoluteepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §220: deliver them
SE expanded to “of Thy majesty”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: Most GreatgleaningsGWB §174: Grandeurkitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: leadingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: have laid mighty holdthe-hidden-wordsHW §42: Magnifywill-and-testamentW&T §40: greatest and mostepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: AnnouncementgleaningsGWB §287: vast and mighty
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §166: worthy of credencegleaningsGWB §51: and been chosen askitab-i-ahdAhd §6: singled outkitab-i-iqanKIQ §237: testifyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §643: have testifiedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: thine eyesthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: destinedwill-and-testamentW&T §17: decide
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: evidentgleaningsGWB §34: the facekitab-i-iqanKIQ §223: visionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §219: mine eyestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: with their own eyestablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: those of all creationthe-hidden-wordsHW §102: have madewill-and-testamentW&T §34: nobility
SE expanded to “such as adore Thy unity”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: unitefire-tabletFire §43: By Thine alonenessgleaningsGWB §135: ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: essential unityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: of Thy unitytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: believers in the Divine Unitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: lonethe-hidden-wordsHW §69: dust
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: flashgleaningsGWB §552: lightningkitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: swiftness of lightningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §232: brightnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §121: the swiftness of lightningkitab-i-iqanKIQ §90: swift as lightningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §346: effulgencethe-hidden-wordsHW §76: a mere cupful
SE rendered المُوَحِّدِينَ (al-múaḥḥidín), بَوَارِقِ (bawáriq), أَنْوارِ (ʾanwár), وَجْهِكَ، (wajhika،), رَبِّ (rabb) as “such as adore Thy unity, the splendors, of Thy face, Lord”
light 40% splendors 25% lights 15% brightness 6% effulgence 3% radiance 3% luminaries 3% dawning 2% effulgent 2% splendor 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: any Lightfire-tabletFire §22: Thy dawning lightgleaningsGWB §309: with its lightkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: shining and resplendentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: of a divine Guidanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §580: enlightentablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: exalted and gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §13: of My light
SE expanded to “of Thy face”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: a bright and friendly facefire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §470: Set thy heart firmlykitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §187: their countenanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §256: to Thy Selftablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: the light of thethe-hidden-wordsHW §41: before Our Face
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: is our LordgleaningsGWB §669: of the Lord, their Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: eyeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §694: overshadowed with Thy Lordshiptablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §36: Lord, Most Highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §80: of its Lord
This form usually rendered as “have” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: the eighth ChaptergleaningsGWB §176: bright and shiningkitab-i-iqanKIQ §103: wordsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §313: to Thy doorepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: the doorgleaningsGWB §118: portalskitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: door thatprayers-and-meditationsP&M §829: at the door
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Desirefire-tabletFire §4: LonginggleaningsGWB §629: obtainkitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: our hopes were fixedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §711: the Hopethe-hidden-wordsHW §50: yearnethwill-and-testamentW&T §32: heart’s Desireepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: my supreme Aspiration
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §208: thrown into confusiongleaningsGWB §161: men’s heartskitab-i-ahdAhd §4: a pure heartkitab-i-iqanKIQ §2: their mindsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §404: all their affectionsthe-hidden-wordsHW §102: human heartwill-and-testamentW&T §23: the spirit of loveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: radiant hearts
المُشْتَاقِينَ
literal: longing; yearning; longing, yearning
SE expanded to “that long for Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: longingfire-tabletFire §41: Thy yearninggleaningsGWB §591: in its longingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §216: longing desireprayers-and-meditationsP&M §399: that yearn after Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §51: thy longingwill-and-testamentW&T §14: urgingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: I yearn after
thee 38% thou 21% mouth 8% presence 8% possessions 5% possessest 5% possess 5% which 5% dost 3% things 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: they possessgleaningsGWB §77: bykitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: God,’prayers-and-meditationsP&M §346: when beholdingthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: in My sightwill-and-testamentW&T §54: inimical to the governmentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: possessedgleaningsGWB §63: men possess
SE expanded to “and Thy sovereignty”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: powergleaningsGWB §481: rule over and dominatekitab-i-iqanKIQ §69: Kingdomprayers-and-meditationsP&M §232: Divine and sovereigntablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: chiefwill-and-testamentW&T §8: unto a just kingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: the kings
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: thingsgleaningsGWB §257: that willethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: withprayers-and-meditationsP&M §21: Thou choosesttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §49: everythingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: wisheth turn
SE rendered المُقْتَدِرُ (al-muqtadir), تَشآءُ، (tasháʾu،), وَإِنَّكَ (waʾinnak), العَزِيزُ (al-ʿazíz), المَنَّانُ (al-mannán) as “Potent art, Thou pleasest, the Almighty, the Beneficent”
all-glorious 39% almighty 23% mighty 16% gracious 7% glorious 4% all-powerful 2% exalted 2% god 2% hard 2% most 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: of gloryfire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishmentgleaningsGWB §118: all-gloriouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: more gloriousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §340: Thy might beareth me witnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §125: Pride not yourselveswill-and-testamentW&T §10: my prideepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: your glory
whoso 33% who 17% beneficent 17% whom 8% fellow-martyrs 4% “ere 4% whosoever 4% amongst 4% among 4% amidst 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: BeneficentgleaningsGWB §490: and beyond themkitab-i-iqanKIQ §18: fromprayers-and-meditationsP&M §15: the Beneficenttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: We bestowedwill-and-testamentW&T §27: hath graciously favouredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: him whogleaningsGWB §62: man
