Prayers and Meditations — §155
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 155 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
شَيْءٍ تَفْعَلُ ما تَشاءُ بِسُلْطانِكَ المُهَيْمِنِ عَلَى العالَمِينَ، يا إِلهِي وَمَحْبُوبي أَنْتَ تَعْلَمُ ظَمَأَ فِراقِي لا يَسْكنُ إِلاَّ بِمآءِ وِصالِكَ وَاضْطِرابَ قَلْبِي لا يَطْمَئِنُّ إِلاَّ بِكَوْثَرِ لِقائِكَ، أَيْ رَبِّ فَأَنْزِلْ عَلَيَّ مِنْ سَمآءِ عَطائِكَ ما يُقَرِّبُنِي إِلى كَأْسِ أَلْطافِكَ وَيُشْرِبُنِي الرَّحِيقَ المَخْتُومَ الَّذِيْ فُكَّ خِتامُهُ بِاسْمِكَ وَتَضَوَّعَ مِنْهُ عَرْفُ أَيَّامِكَ، إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Thou well knowest, O my God, my Best-Beloved, that naught can quench the thirst I suffer in my separation from Thee except the waters of Thy presence, and that the tumult of my heart can never be stilled save through the living fountain of my reunion with Thee. Send down, then, upon me, O my Lord, out of the heaven of Thy bounty what will draw me nearer unto the chalice of Thy gifts, and make me able to quaff the choice sealed Wine, Whose seal hath been loosed in Thy name, and from Which the sweet savors of Thy days have been shed abroad. Thou, in truth, art the All-Bountiful, Whose grace is infinite.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: thingsgleaningsGWB §665: their wishes and desireskitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: withprayers-and-meditationsP&M §344: pleasetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §9: that isepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: Will
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: His sovereigntygleaningsGWB §632: all sovereigntykitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: of the earthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §222: of Thy transcendent sovereigntytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §103: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §8: unto a just kingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: the power
SE rendered المُهَيْمِنِ (al-muhaymin), العالَمِينَ، (al-ʿálamína،), إِلهِي (ʾilhí) as “my God”
help 41% omnipotent 16% supreme 13% sovereign 9% ruler 6% transcendent 3% protector 3% transcendeth 3% pervadeth 3% all-subduing 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: transcendentgleaningsGWB §609: the Help in Perilkitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: soprayers-and-meditationsP&M §750: and the Sovereign ProtectorgleaningsGWB §32: the rulerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: thisprayers-and-meditationsP&M §649: overshadowestgleaningsGWB §579: Supreme Protector
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: knowfire-tabletFire §3: EnchantergleaningsGWB §501: all thingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §181: beingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §776: the unseen realmstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §144: peoples
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: GodgleaningsGWB §148: this God-givenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §44: heavenlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: of Thy Divinitythe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §53: the Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: divine and celestialgleaningsGWB §10: His
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: love notfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §159: All honorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: of loveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §248: O Thou my Well-Belovedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Daytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §20: My lover
separation 38% qur’án 16% distinction 13% scattered 9% separated 5% discern 4% star 4% scatter 4% passing 4% distinguish 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: scatteredfire-tabletFire §1: of separationgleaningsGWB §556: distinguish thekitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: of the Muhammadan Revelationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §361: scattered themtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: and the wisdomwill-and-testamentW&T §20: breachepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: of the Qur’án
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: The inmatesfire-tabletFire §24: AssurancegleaningsGWB §280: stilledkitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: ye may seekprayers-and-meditationsP&M §24: quiet thyselftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §20: them that abidethe-hidden-wordsHW §69: and dwellepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: the denizens
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: with the watersgleaningsGWB §292: for the thingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: the watersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §377: by waterthe-hidden-wordsHW §138: foul and mortalepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §264: their watersgleaningsGWB §36: such waterprayers-and-meditationsP&M §745: the water
SE expanded to “of Thy presence”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: manifoldfire-tabletFire §2: of Thy reuniongleaningsGWB §556: to attainkitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: attainment untoprayers-and-meditationsP&M §444: presencetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §5: may attainthe-hidden-wordsHW §7: reunion with Meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: dust
This form usually rendered as “fear”, “became”, “fearful” (7 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §186: tremblinggleaningsGWB §102: perplexedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §267: troubledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §155: the tumulttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: rain blows upon theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: smotethe-hidden-wordsHW §67: shall be perturbedwill-and-testamentW&T §3: scourged
SE expanded to “of my heart”
This form usually rendered as “stilled”, “assured” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: be well-assuredgleaningsGWB §503: confidentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §247: timorousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §791: certaintywill-and-testamentW&T §2: rested assuredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §39: securitygleaningsGWB §203: symbols of certitudekitab-i-iqanKIQ §266: faith
SE expanded to “through the living fountain”
SE expanded to “of my reunion with”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: the Presencefire-tabletFire §1: of Thy CountenancegleaningsGWB §619: have We disclosedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: “attainment unto the Presenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §342: drawn nigh untotablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §16: of eternal reunionthe-hidden-wordsHW §4: engravedwill-and-testamentW&T §41: kindling
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: by My LordgleaningsGWB §149: of Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: Voiceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §769: of their Lordtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §9: ‘Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §184: by thy Lord
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §75: disclosedgleaningsGWB §19: in My Book, the Bayánkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: have already been revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §234: isprayers-and-meditationsP&M §48: Pour outtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: ‘Haste theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §42: then descendedthe-hidden-wordsHW §113: Abandon not
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: in the Most Great Namefire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §210: in the heavenskitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: visible heavenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §104: the greatnesstablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §9: in thine own
SE expanded to “of Thy bounty”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: Thy favorfire-tabletFire §4: generositykitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: show kindnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §598: the Great Giverthe-hidden-wordsHW §66: iswill-and-testamentW&T §10: Thy bountiful Graceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: bountyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §649: and Thy generosity
SE expanded to “draw me nearer”
SE expanded to “of Thy gifts”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: bountygleaningsGWB §122: subtlekitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: goodly giftprayers-and-meditationsP&M §793: favors and Thy giftsthe-hidden-wordsHW §85: attentivewill-and-testamentW&T §27: as a signepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: loving-kindnessgleaningsGWB §547: the refinement
SE expanded to “and make me able”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: drink yegleaningsGWB §201: drinkkitab-i-iqanKIQ §189: where to quench their thirst.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §36: hath quaffedthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: drinkestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: Drink your fillgleaningsGWB §299: that hast drainedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: drinking
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §31: Choice WinegleaningsGWB §200: glorious Chaliceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §155: the choiceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §76: Choice Sealed WinegleaningsGWB §25: the choice Wineprayers-and-meditationsP&M §395: Thy choice sealed Wineepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: WinegleaningsGWB §233: the wine
SE expanded to “have been shed abroad”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: be shed abroadgleaningsGWB §28: have been waftedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §155: have been shed abroadepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: diffusegleaningsGWB §232: hath been shedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §597: waftedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: have diffusedgleaningsGWB §655: and diffused
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §71: Divine knowledgegleaningsGWB §267: testifiedkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §17: meaningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §316: known Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §52: do thou observe itepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: recognize
SE expanded to “of Thy days”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §263: on the DaygleaningsGWB §244: The days of your lifekitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: the Last Day.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §216: Judgment Daywill-and-testamentW&T §10: no day passethepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: on that daygleaningsGWB §504: is this Daykitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: His
