Prayers and Meditations — §171

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 171 of 858.

Source (Arabic)

هذا شَأْنٌ كَبِيرٌ وَمَقامٌ عَظِيمٌ، لأنَّ غَيْرَكَ كَيْفَ يَقْدِرُ أَنْ يَأْتِيَ بِما يَكُونُ لائِقًا لِحَضْرَتِكَ وَمُسْتَحِقًّا لِجَلالِكَ وَلكِنْ أَنْتَ الْكَرِيمُ وَأَنْتَ الرَّحِيمُ يَشْهَدُ كُلُّ الذَّرَّاتِ بِأَنَّكَ أَنْتَ الغَفُورُ العَطُوفُ المُعْطِ العَزِيزُ الحَكِيمُ، يا إِلهِي فَانْظُرْ إِلَيْهِ بِطَرْفِ عِنايَتِكَ وَلِحاظِ مَكْرُمَتِكَ، ثُمَّ اجْذِبْهُ بِنَغَماتِ مَصْدَرِ وَحْيِكَ عَلَى مَقامٍ يَكُونُ بِكُلِّهِ فانِيًا فِيْ رِضائِكَ وَآمِلاً بِما قَدَّرْتَهُ فِيْ أَلْواحِكَ، ثُمَّ اجْعَلْ قَلْبَهُ قَوِيًّا بِاسْمِكَ القَوِيِّ الأَمِينِ لِيُخْرِجَ يَدَ الْقُوَّةِ وَيَنْصُرَ بِها أَمْرَكَ عِنْدَ ظُهُورِ نُورِ جَمالِكَ وَطُلُوعِ شَمْسِ إِجْلالِكَ، أَيْ رَبِّ لَمَّا سَمَّيْتَهُ

Shoghi Effendi Translation

And now, having confessed the things Thou didst cause to flow down from my Pen, I implore Thee, by Thy name which Thou hast raised up above every other name, and hast caused to overshadow all that are in heaven and all that are on earth, to cast not away him that hath turned towards Thee, and to deny him not the wonders of Thy grace and the hidden evidences of Thy mercy. Let the hands of Thine omnipotence kindle in his heart a lamp that will enable him to shine brightly in Thy days, and to cry out with such vehemence in Thy name that no timidity will deter him from soaring in the atmosphere of Thy love, and from ascending to the horizon of rapture and longing for Thee, and that the pursuits of Thy creatures will not withhold him from magnifying Thy word, that Thou mayest behold him sanctified as Thou wishest and as beseemeth Thy majesty and glory.

Translation Notes

شَأْنٌ

shaʾanun sh-ʾ-n

literal: state

such 24% station 18% honor 12% through 12% neither 6% people 6% glory 6% dignity 6% low 6% splendor 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: My rank gleaningsGWB §314: stature kitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: concerning prayers-and-meditationsP&M §147: the reach and ken the-hidden-wordsHW §68: My state epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: that neither gleaningsGWB §567: low estate prayers-and-meditationsP&M §309: and the manifold revelations

كَبِيرٌ

kabírun k-b-r

literal: greatest; greater

SE rendered كَبِيرٌ (kabírun), وَمَقامٌ (wamaqámun), عَظِيمٌ، (ʿaẓímun،) as “”

great 60% old 20% grievous 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: proud gleaningsGWB §212: transcendent glory kitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Greater kitab-i-iqanKIQ §259: mightiest prayers-and-meditationsP&M §224: glorified by tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: showeth pride tablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: entire tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: Glorified be

وَمَقامٌ

wamaqámun q-w-m

literal: station; place

SE rendered وَمَقامٌ (wamaqámun), عَظِيمٌ، (ʿaẓímun،), غَيْرَكَ (ghayrak) as “other”

station 55% connection 12% place 6% most 5% seat 5% such 5% spot 3% another 3% court 2% instance 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: I have arisen fire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen up gleaningsGWB §10: those kitab-i-ahdAhd §11: to be beneath that kitab-i-iqanKIQ §43: continue steadfast prayers-and-meditationsP&M §210: to be steadfast tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spot tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: that place

عَظِيمٌ،

ʿaẓímun، ʿ-ẓ-m

literal: greatest; great; greatness

SE rendered عَظِيمٌ، (ʿaẓímun،), غَيْرَكَ (ghayrak) as “other”

great 44% most 24% grievous 8% mighty 8% immense 7% sublime 2% announcement 2% abounding 2% how 2% all-powerful 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: of Thy majesty gleaningsGWB §16: greater kitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: supreme achievement prayers-and-meditationsP&M §489: Thy great glory the-hidden-wordsHW §42: Magnify will-and-testamentW&T §25: distinguished epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §208: the greatness gleaningsGWB §169: How vast

غَيْرَكَ

ghayrak gh-y-r → “other” Distinctive

literal: other; other than

This form usually rendered as “any”, “except”, “save” (35 occurrences)

any 17% except 17% save 13% thee 13% besides 9% aught 9% anyone 9% other 4% all 4% beside 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: but fire-tabletFire §27: honor gleaningsGWB §549: unceasingly kitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: annulment prayers-and-meditationsP&M §331: beside Thee the-hidden-wordsHW §101: foe will-and-testamentW&T §2: all things epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: not to be compared

كَيْفَ

kayf k-y-f

literal: how

SE rendered غَيْرَكَ (ghayrak), كَيْفَ (kayf) as “other”

how 57% why 14% wherefore 11% “how 3% pleaseth 3% much 3% “what 3% into 3% pen 3% whithersoever 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: how could gleaningsGWB §197: how much more kitab-i-iqanKIQ §282: “What of the sign prayers-and-meditationsP&M §137: How can I ever befittingly the-hidden-wordsHW §15: wherefore epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: How gleaningsGWB §374: how much less prayers-and-meditationsP&M §729: Pen,—how much more

يَقْدِرُ

yaqdir q-d-r

literal: power; powerful

SE rendered غَيْرَكَ (ghayrak), كَيْفَ (kayf), يَقْدِرُ (yaqdir) as “other”

can 61% have 9% cannot 4% claim 4% transgress 4% aspire 4% hath 4% able 4% powerless 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: how great fire-tabletFire §48: Ordainer gleaningsGWB §547: its capacity kitab-i-ahdAhd §12: granted kitab-i-iqanKIQ §256: influential prayers-and-meditationsP&M §564: the power of Whose tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Powerful tablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: the Mighty, the All-Powerful

يَأْتِيَ

yaʾatí ʾ-t-y

literal: come

SE rendered غَيْرَكَ (ghayrak), كَيْفَ (kayf), يَقْدِرُ (yaqdir), يَأْتِيَ (yaʾatí), يَكُونُ (yakún), لائِقًا (láʾiqan), لِحَضْرَتِكَ (liḥaḍratik) as “other, beseemeth, him”

utter 17% come 17% cometh 17% author 17% will 17% produce 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §224: appeared gleaningsGWB §692: hath kitab-i-iqanKIQ §257: giveth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §477: come to pass the-hidden-wordsHW §32: shall come epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: produce gleaningsGWB §425: hath ushered prayers-and-meditationsP&M §106: came down

يَكُونُ

yakún k-w-n

literal: be; was; to be

SE rendered يَكُونُ (yakún), لائِقًا (láʾiqan), لِحَضْرَتِكَ (liḥaḍratik) as “beseemeth, him”

will 32% future 16% may 11% should 11% had 5% serve 5% entirely 5% could 5% filled 5% future.” 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §263: is better fire-tabletFire §35: universe gleaningsGWB §488: they kitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: worldly and impeding prayers-and-meditationsP&M §843: abode tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: they combine tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: thou hesitate tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart hath

لائِقًا

láʾiqan l-y-q → “beseemeth”

literal: worthy; befit; befits

worthy 40% beseemeth 20% fit 10% entirely 10% unworthy 10% best 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: fit gleaningsGWB §499: it beseemeth kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: best befit prayers-and-meditationsP&M §790: what can truly befit epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: worthy gleaningsGWB §486: befitteth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §424: beseem epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: unseemly

لِحَضْرَتِكَ

liḥaḍratik ḥ-ḍ-r → “majesty” Distinctive

literal: presence, majesty

This form usually rendered as “thee”, “befitteth”, “unto” (19 occurrences)

thee 58% befitteth 8% unto 8% loftiness 8% majesty 8% highness 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: Him Who gleaningsGWB §210: thou reachest kitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: they led prayers-and-meditationsP&M §120: that they may stand the-hidden-wordsHW §122: His holy will-and-testamentW&T §8: to the presence epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: the Desired One gleaningsGWB §657: unto thee

وَمُسْتَحِقًّا

wamustaḥiqqan ḥ-q-q

literal: truth; true; right

SE rendered لائِقًا (láʾiqan), لِحَضْرَتِكَ (liḥaḍratik), وَمُسْتَحِقًّا (wamustaḥiqqan), لِجَلالِكَ (lijalálik), وَلكِنْ (walkin) as “beseemeth, him, majesty and”

truth 51% true 12% god 11% one 6% reality 5% eternal 5% ideal 3% realities 2% right 2% through 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: with truth gleaningsGWB §719: revealed the truth kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: righteousness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §252: manifestation prayers-and-meditationsP&M §84: Thy wrath the-hidden-wordsHW §92: mysteries will-and-testamentW&T §23: his reality epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §28: who

لِجَلالِكَ

lijalálik j-l-l → “majesty and”

literal: glory; majesty

majesty 50% glory 38% highness 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: All-Glorious gleaningsGWB §60: and Glory kitab-i-iqanKIQ §76: great their name.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: and of majesty epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: His glory gleaningsGWB §374: magnified be His name kitab-i-iqanKIQ §98: God prayers-and-meditationsP&M §171: majesty and

وَلكِنْ

walkin l-k-n

literal: but, however; but/however

SE rendered لِجَلالِكَ (lijalálik), وَلكِنْ (walkin), الْكَرِيمُ (al-karím), وَأَنْتَ (waʾant) as “majesty and, Thou”

however 67% when 11% pursuance 11% yet 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §166: however gleaningsGWB §167: when lo kitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: pearls the-hidden-wordsHW §153: whereas will-and-testamentW&T §33: Yet now epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §200: yet gleaningsGWB §548: In pursuance, however kitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: oh! how

الْكَرِيمُ

al-karím k-r-m

literal: generous; generosity; bounty

SE rendered لِجَلالِكَ (lijalálik), وَلكِنْ (walkin), الْكَرِيمُ (al-karím), وَأَنْتَ (waʾant), الرَّحِيمُ (ar-raḥím) as “majesty and, Thou, the wonders”

most 41% all-bountiful 23% generous 13% bountiful 5% god 5% goodness 3% noble 3% all-powerful 3% bounteousness 3% wisdom 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: of Thy favor fire-tabletFire §4: bestowal gleaningsGWB §632: all-glorious kitab-i-ahdAhd §11: All-Powerful kitab-i-iqanKIQ §66: exalted prayers-and-meditationsP&M §6: and generosity will-and-testamentW&T §50: Gracious epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: Generous

وَأَنْتَ

waʾant ʾ-n-t → “thou”

literal: you

3 occurrences in corpus

gleaningsGWB §461: Thou

الرَّحِيمُ

ar-raḥím r-ḥ-m → “mercy” Distinctive

literal: mercy; merciful; the Merciful

This form usually rendered as “most”, “compassionate”, “merciful” (25 occurrences)

most 48% compassionate 16% merciful 12% all-merciful 12% wonders 4% mercy 4% who 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §220: Thou hast fire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassion gleaningsGWB §537: more mercy kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessings kitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: of His loving-kindness prayers-and-meditationsP&M §79: who can have compassion tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercy the-hidden-wordsHW §89: celestial

يَشْهَدُ

yashhad sh-h-d

literal: witness; witnessed

SE rendered وَأَنْتَ (waʾant), الرَّحِيمُ (ar-raḥím), يَشْهَدُ (yashhad), الذَّرَّاتِ (adh-dharrát), بِأَنَّكَ (biʾannak) as “Thou, the wonders, Thee”

testifieth 22% beareth 22% testify 18% bear 13% witness 7% unto 4% will 4% confesseth 4% witnesseth 2% well 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §76: beareth now fire-tabletFire §48: the place gleaningsGWB §532: testify to the truth kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appeareth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §96: be witnessed prayers-and-meditationsP&M §796: that they may recognize tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: have We found them the-hidden-wordsHW §47: a martyr

الذَّرَّاتِ

adh-dharrát dh-r-r

literal: atom; atoms

SE rendered الرَّحِيمُ (ar-raḥím), يَشْهَدُ (yashhad), الذَّرَّاتِ (adh-dharrát), بِأَنَّكَ (biʾannak) as “the wonders, Thee”

atoms 40% all 30% atom 20% same 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: atoms gleaningsGWB §118: insignificant as I am kitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: the dust prayers-and-meditationsP&M §635: the atoms epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: leave gleaningsGWB §357: an atom kitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: thing prayers-and-meditationsP&M §316: atoms of the earth

بِأَنَّكَ

biʾannak ʾ-n-n → “thee”

literal: indeed/verily

thee 43% thou 29% verily 14% since 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: now gleaningsGWB §161: were prayers-and-meditationsP&M §430: I will-and-testamentW&T §36: for they are gleaningsGWB §235: “Verily prayers-and-meditationsP&M §534: for Thou will-and-testamentW&T §36: I call upon Thee gleaningsGWB §698: They

الغَفُورُ

al-ghafúr gh-f-r

literal: forgiving; forgiveness; forgive

SE rendered بِأَنَّكَ (biʾannak), الغَفُورُ (al-ghafúr), العَطُوفُ (al-ʿaṭúf), المُعْطِ (al-muʿṭ), العَزِيزُ (al-ʿazíz) as “Thee, glory”

ever-forgiving 77% forgiving 18% pardoner 3% art 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: forgive me fire-tabletFire §35: Forgiver gleaningsGWB §656: Thy forgiveness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: remission prayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: the ocean will-and-testamentW&T §13: concourse epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: will forgive gleaningsGWB §463: forgiven

العَطُوفُ

al-ʿaṭúf ʿ-ṭ-f

literal: compassionate; kindness/compassion; kindness

SE rendered بِأَنَّكَ (biʾannak), الغَفُورُ (al-ghafúr), العَطُوفُ (al-ʿaṭúf), المُعْطِ (al-muʿṭ), العَزِيزُ (al-ʿazíz) as “Thee, glory”

gracious 33% most 33% providence 33%

gleaningsGWB §631: Gracious prayers-and-meditationsP&M §73: Thy will-and-testamentW&T §23: the affections prayers-and-meditationsP&M §291: the Most Compassionate prayers-and-meditationsP&M §515: of Thy tender mercies prayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: providence prayers-and-meditationsP&M §257: of Thy loving providence prayers-and-meditationsP&M §421: Thy loving-kindness

المُعْطِ

al-muʿṭ ʿ-ṭ-y

literal: bounty

SE rendered المُعْطِ (al-muʿṭ), العَزِيزُ (al-ʿazíz), الحَكِيمُ، (al-ḥakímu،) as “glory”

great 40% all-bountiful 20% all-bounteous 10% most 10% bountiful 10% bounteousness 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: hast given me gleaningsGWB §464: bestowed upon Us kitab-i-iqanKIQ §37: we bestow prayers-and-meditationsP&M §409: bestowals the-hidden-wordsHW §3: gift epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: Giver gleaningsGWB §479: He bestoweth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: goodly gift

العَزِيزُ

al-ʿazíz ʿ-z-z → “glory” Distinctive

literal: glory; mighty; might

This form usually rendered as “all-glorious”, “almighty”, “mighty” (159 occurrences)

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 §253: wilt cherish its excellence fire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishment gleaningsGWB §489: He exalteth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: noble form of prayers-and-meditationsP&M §713: Thy Presence the-hidden-wordsHW §1: realm of glory will-and-testamentW&T §4: endeared epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: of glory

الحَكِيمُ،

al-ḥakímu، ḥ-k-m

literal: wisdom; wise

SE rendered العَزِيزُ (al-ʿazíz), الحَكِيمُ، (al-ḥakímu،), إِلهِي (ʾilhí), فَانْظُرْ (fánẓur) as “glory, behold”

all-wise 79% wisdom 5% all-wise.” 3% wise 3% sages 2% embodiments 2% ḥakím 2% name 2% shall 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: All-Wise gleaningsGWB §154: sages kitab-i-ahdAhd §6: rulership kitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: unmistakably prayers-and-meditationsP&M §608: my behest tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: the Wise the-hidden-wordsHW §13: My command will-and-testamentW&T §22: Tribunal

إِلهِي

ʾilhí ʾ-l-h

literal: God; divine; god

SE rendered العَزِيزُ (al-ʿazíz), الحَكِيمُ، (al-ḥakímu،), إِلهِي (ʾilhí), فَانْظُرْ (fánẓur) as “glory, behold”

god 64% divine 22% god’s 5% lord 4% holy 2% mystic 1% heavenly 1% grace 1% god-given 1% pertaineth 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: Divine gleaningsGWB §10: His kitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: of the divine prayers-and-meditationsP&M §371: O my God the-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial will-and-testamentW&T §53: the Lord epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: God gleaningsGWB §563: Divine mercy

فَانْظُرْ

fánẓur n-ẓ-r → “behold” Distinctive

literal: look; looking

This form usually rendered as “consider”, “gaze”, “look” (34 occurrences)

consider 16% gaze 16% look 16% contemplate 11% behold 11% eyes 11% “look 5% “witness 5% ponder 5% set 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: “Look not upon fire-tabletFire §48: looking toward gleaningsGWB §102: because of kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: to turn kitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: gazing prayers-and-meditationsP&M §27: look upon tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: resplendent Beauty the-hidden-wordsHW §76: seeketh

إِلَيْهِ

ʾilayh ʾ-l-y

literal: to; to him; besmirch

SE rendered إِلهِي (ʾilhí), فَانْظُرْ (fánẓur), إِلَيْهِ (ʾilayh), بِطَرْفِ (biṭarf), عِنايَتِكَ (ʿináyatik) as “behold, Thy grace”

besmirch 33% inception 33% until 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: from the inception kitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: to us epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: until epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §170: besmirch

بِطَرْفِ

biṭarf ṭ-r-f

literal: side; regions; sides

SE rendered إِلهِي (ʾilhí), فَانْظُرْ (fánẓur), إِلَيْهِ (ʾilayh), بِطَرْفِ (biṭarf), عِنايَتِكَ (ʿináyatik) as “behold, Thy grace”

eyes 40% mine 20% some 10% gaze 10% brow 10% parts 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: places gleaningsGWB §135: with kitab-i-iqanKIQ §223: both the prayers-and-meditationsP&M §470: gaze tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: with her brow will-and-testamentW&T §38: those parts epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: regions gleaningsGWB §70: in the daytime

عِنايَتِكَ

ʿináyatik ʿ-n-y → “thy grace”

literal: care; meaning; meanings

loving-kindness 65% bounty 7% grace 7% gracious 5% tender 4% mercy 4% through 2% mercies 2% favor 2% love 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: the grace fire-tabletFire §26: grace gleaningsGWB §495: hath bestowed kitab-i-ahdAhd §6: invested kitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: the Invisible prayers-and-meditationsP&M §385: of Thy grace the-hidden-wordsHW §85: that is will-and-testamentW&T §4: through His loving-kindness

وَلِحاظِ

waliḥáẓ l-ḥ-ẓ

literal: observation; observe; observation, consideration

SE rendered عِنايَتِكَ (ʿináyatik), وَلِحاظِ (waliḥáẓ), مَكْرُمَتِكَ، (makrumatika،), اجْذِبْهُ (ijdhibh) as “Thy grace, rapture”

consider 39% reflect 14% behold 12% observe 12% eyes 5% witness 5% glance 5% recognize 3% regard 3% witnessed 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §32: recognized gleaningsGWB §191: to ascertain kitab-i-ahdAhd §15: regard kitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: gaze prayers-and-meditationsP&M §521: the glance will-and-testamentW&T §30: observed epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: Concern gleaningsGWB §213: eyes

اجْذِبْهُ

ijdhibh j-dh-b → “rapture” Distinctive

literal: attract; attraction; attract, draw

SE usually renders this root as “attract”, “draw”, “attracted”

attract 17% draw 17% attracted 14% carried 11% enrapture 8% have 8% drawn 8% rapture 6% enraptured 6% ecstasies 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: so carried away fire-tabletFire §3: Thy gleaningsGWB §233: to draw nigh kitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: uplifting their transports prayers-and-meditationsP&M §296: hast attracted them epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: rapture gleaningsGWB §603: the lodestone kitab-i-iqanKIQ §216: ecstasy

بِنَغَماتِ

binaghamát n-gh-m

literal: melody; melodies

SE rendered اجْذِبْهُ (ijdhibh), بِنَغَماتِ (binaghamát), مَصْدَرِ (maṣdar), وَحْيِكَ (waḥyik) as “rapture, by Thy”

melodies 50% accents 8% sweet 8% melody 8% ceaseless 4% accent 4% voice 4% strains 4% strain 4% language 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: melodies fire-tabletFire §23: Thy melodies gleaningsGWB §106: melody kitab-i-iqanKIQ §141: strain prayers-and-meditationsP&M §252: the sweetness tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: His Melody epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §209: song gleaningsGWB §103: accents

مَصْدَرِ

maṣdar ṣ-d-r

literal: source

SE rendered اجْذِبْهُ (ijdhibh), بِنَغَماتِ (binaghamát), مَصْدَرِ (maṣdar), وَحْيِكَ (waḥyik) as “rapture, by Thy”

source 62% fountainhead 15% repository 15% origin 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: breasts gleaningsGWB §550: breast kitab-i-iqanKIQ §257: revealed prayers-and-meditationsP&M §335: the sicknesses the-hidden-wordsHW §120: thy thoughts will-and-testamentW&T §34: the hearts epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: the midmost heart gleaningsGWB §77: their hearts

وَحْيِكَ

waḥyik w-ḥ-y → “revelation”

literal: revelation; revelation/inspiration; revelation, inspiration

revelation 78% inspiration 14% horizon 3% purpose 3% most 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: Thy revelation gleaningsGWB §290: sent down prayers-and-meditationsP&M §738: Thy most sweet remembrance epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: Revelation gleaningsGWB §583: inspiration prayers-and-meditationsP&M §72: Thy purpose epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §73: Divine Revelation gleaningsGWB §656: of Thy Revelation

بِكُلِّهِ

bikullih k-l-l → “all”

literal: all; every; all, every

all 60% every 27% each 3% whole 3% whatsoever 1% unto 1% entire 1% everyone 1% whatever 1% one 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: at all times gleaningsGWB §286: revelation kitab-i-ahdAhd §12: everyone kitab-i-iqanKIQ §243: by His words prayers-and-meditationsP&M §281: firmly tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: be the-hidden-wordsHW §49: For will-and-testamentW&T §34: in utter falsehood

فانِيًا

fániyan f-n-y

literal: perish; perishing

SE rendered بِكُلِّهِ (bikullih), فانِيًا (fániyan) as “all”

transient 15% die 15% mortal 15% nothingness 8% surrender 8% perisheth 8% every 8% covetous 8% transitory 8% vanities 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §70: dieth to himself gleaningsGWB §112: His nothingness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: everlasting prayers-and-meditationsP&M §298: its fleetingness tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §29: mortal graves the-hidden-wordsHW §58: unfading epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: yours perisheth gleaningsGWB §104: self-effacement

رِضائِكَ

riḍáʾik r-ḍ-y

literal: pleasure; pleasure/satisfaction; pleasure, satisfaction

SE rendered بِكُلِّهِ (bikullih), فانِيًا (fániyan), رِضائِكَ (riḍáʾik) as “all”

pleasure 44% good 18% good-pleasure 8% will 8% thee 8% unto 5% please 3% pleasure!” 3% sake 3% pleasure’s 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: willingness fire-tabletFire §48: Thy pleasure gleaningsGWB §611: am well pleased kitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: from prayers-and-meditationsP&M §24: satisfied the-hidden-wordsHW §51: them that are content will-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted to His Will epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: pleased

وَآمِلاً

wámiláan ʾ-m-l

literal: hope; hoping

SE rendered رِضائِكَ (riḍáʾik), وَآمِلاً (wámiláan), قَدَّرْتَهُ (qaddartah) as “”

hope 50% cherish 13% longing 13% hoping 13% who 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: cherish the hope gleaningsGWB §395: longing to partake kitab-i-iqanKIQ §8: consider and reflect prayers-and-meditationsP&M §680: desire the-hidden-wordsHW §123: OF DESIRE epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: my utmost Hope kitab-i-iqanKIQ §4: reflect prayers-and-meditationsP&M §405: those who have set

أَلْواحِكَ،

ʾalwáḥika، l-w-ḥ

literal: tablet; tablets

SE rendered أَلْواحِكَ، (ʾalwáḥika،), اجْعَلْ (ijʿal), قَلْبَهُ (qalbah) as “his heart”

tablets 88% scriptures 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: in gleaningsGWB §39: the allusions kitab-i-iqanKIQ §160: attested prayers-and-meditationsP&M §345: hath shone forth tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Books will-and-testamentW&T §7: document epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §131: the Lawh-i-Burhan (Tablet gleaningsGWB §677: Tablets.…

اجْعَلْ

ijʿal j-ʿ-l

literal: make; to make

SE rendered أَلْواحِكَ، (ʾalwáḥika،), اجْعَلْ (ijʿal), قَلْبَهُ (qalbah), قَوِيًّا (qawiyyan), بِاسْمِكَ (biásmik) as “his heart, in Thy”

make 17% grant 17% “consecrate 8% imagine 8% knit 8% though 8% may 8% “dye 8% cause 8% keep 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: maketh fire-tabletFire §44: We have made gleaningsGWB §449: and made thee kitab-i-iqanKIQ §175: thrust prayers-and-meditationsP&M §256: and cause them the-hidden-wordsHW §33: I have made will-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant that epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: hath ordained

قَوِيًّا

qawiyyan q-w-y

literal: strength; power; strong

SE rendered قَلْبَهُ (qalbah), قَوِيًّا (qawiyyan), بِاسْمِكَ (biásmik) as “his heart, in Thy”

strength 17% most 17% omnipotent 8% all-powerful 8% power 8% all-compelling 8% art 8% potency 8% strong 8% all-possessing 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §221: endowed with a potency superior gleaningsGWB §597: power to restore the force kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: power and strength prayers-and-meditationsP&M §588: Thy power the-hidden-wordsHW §68: of might will-and-testamentW&T §53: the power epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: the sense of gleaningsGWB §434: forces of

بِاسْمِكَ

biásmik s-m-w → “in thy name that no timidity will deter him from soaring in the atmosphere of thy love, and from ascending to the horizon of”

literal: name; names

SE expanded to “in Thy name that no timidity will deter him from soaring in the atmosphere of Thy love, and from ascending to the horizon of”

name 87% most 4% through 2% whose 2% called 1% all-glorious 1% beareth 1% friend 1% shadowing 1% have 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: heaven fire-tabletFire §36: heavenly gleaningsGWB §380: the Unity kitab-i-iqanKIQ §66: visible prayers-and-meditationsP&M §518: to Thy names tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: my Lord the-hidden-wordsHW §9: in thine own

الأَمِينِ

al-ʾamín ʾ-m-n

literal: faith; trustworthy

SE rendered بِاسْمِكَ (biásmik), القَوِيِّ (al-qawíw), الأَمِينِ (al-ʾamín), لِيُخْرِجَ (líukhrij), يَدَ (yad) as “in Thy, the hands”

trustworthy 20% bearer 20% worthy 20% faithful 20% confide 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: Trustworthiness gleaningsGWB §260: “I truly believe kitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: believeth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §403: hath believed the-hidden-wordsHW §1: may fulfill epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: believer gleaningsGWB §260: believe ye kitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: the trust

لِيُخْرِجَ

líukhrij kh-r-j

literal: go out

SE rendered بِاسْمِكَ (biásmik), القَوِيِّ (al-qawíw), الأَمِينِ (al-ʾamín), لِيُخْرِجَ (líukhrij), يَدَ (yad) as “in Thy, the hands”

spring 29% altereth 14% empire 14% proceedeth 14% go 14% proceed 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: altereth gleaningsGWB §466: departed out kitab-i-iqanKIQ §276: hath mischief proceeded prayers-and-meditationsP&M §677: have set out tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §25: looked out the-hidden-wordsHW §104: issue will-and-testamentW&T §25: expel epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §239: “Begone

يَدَ

yad y-d-y → “hands”

literal: hand; hands; by-hand

hand 61% hands 21% allowed 4% right 4% all 4% care 4% whose 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: thine hands gleaningsGWB §615: under the eyes of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: with their own hands prayers-and-meditationsP&M §834: my longing hands tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: in Whose hand is tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: with their hands epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: The hand gleaningsGWB §475: to the mercy

وَيَنْصُرَ

wayanṣur n-ṣ-r

literal: help; victory; helper

SE rendered يَدَ (yad), الْقُوَّةِ (al-qúqah), وَيَنْصُرَ (wayanṣur), أَمْرَكَ (ʾamrak) as “the hands, Thy word”

aid 22% victory 18% help 17% triumph 14% succor 6% assist 6% ascendancy 5% helped 4% helper 4% extended 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: have aided fire-tabletFire §47: champions gleaningsGWB §68: seek kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: can render kitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: for the triumph prayers-and-meditationsP&M §442: may aid will-and-testamentW&T §5: triumphant assistance epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: trustworthiness

أَمْرَكَ

ʾamrak ʾ-m-r → “thy word” Distinctive

literal: command; cause

This form usually rendered as “cause”, “revelation”, “behest” (179 occurrences)

cause 59% revelation 16% behest 7% bidding 4% decree 4% faith 3% commandment 3% command 1% through 1% affairs 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §167: things fire-tabletFire §17: Command gleaningsGWB §619: creation of kitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decree kitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: meaning prayers-and-meditationsP&M §154: behest tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: to its dwellers the-hidden-wordsHW §41: to Our command

ظُهُورِ

ẓuhúr ẓ-h-r

literal: manifestation; manifest; appear

SE rendered أَمْرَكَ (ʾamrak), ظُهُورِ (ẓuhúr) as “Thy word”

revelation 63% manifestation 15% dispensation 8% advent 3% appearance 3% coming 2% manifestations 2% most 1% hath 1% manifest 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: inform fire-tabletFire §8: the signs gleaningsGWB §181: decreed kitab-i-ahdAhd §11: have We graciously revealed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §94: actual prayers-and-meditationsP&M §224: have been shed tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assist tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: the revelation of thy glory

نُورِ

núr n-w-r

literal: light; lights; luminous

SE rendered أَمْرَكَ (ʾamrak), ظُهُورِ (ẓuhúr), نُورِ (núr) as “Thy word”

light 80% illumine 5% radiance 4% brightness 2% illuminate 1% luminary 1% into 1% glory 1% source 1% splendour 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: illuminate fire-tabletFire §48: flaming gleaningsGWB §682: glory kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: shining and resplendent kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: light of divine knowledge prayers-and-meditationsP&M §109: luminous countenance tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: exalted and glorious the-hidden-wordsHW §13: of My light

جَمالِكَ

jamálik j-m-l

literal: beauty; beautiful

SE rendered أَمْرَكَ (ʾamrak), ظُهُورِ (ẓuhúr), نُورِ (núr), جَمالِكَ (jamálik) as “Thy word”

beauty 86% countenance 3% radiant 1% revelation 1% glory 1% whose 1% most 1% through 1% exalted 1% meditating 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: Among gleaningsGWB §134: glory kitab-i-ahdAhd §14: Gracious kitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: the beauty of the rose prayers-and-meditationsP&M §804: through Thy beauty tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: countenances the-hidden-wordsHW §58: is a more glorious will-and-testamentW&T §38: the Abhá Beauty

وَطُلُوعِ

waṭulúʿ ṭ-l-ʿ

literal: dawning-place

rises 20% rise 20% revelation 20% dawning 20% splendors 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: the dayspring fire-tabletFire §12: Revealer gleaningsGWB §704: the embodiment kitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: to grasp prayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: the beauty tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: may understand and hearken the-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenance will-and-testamentW&T §5: the angelic company

شَمْسِ

shams sh-m-s

literal: sun; suns; the sun

sun 50% daystar 24% day-star 6% light 6% “sun” 5% luminary 4% orb 2% sunlight 1% most 1% ‘sun’ 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: Sun-like Mirrors gleaningsGWB §97: Daystars kitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: most prayers-and-meditationsP&M §203: and by epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: that sun gleaningsGWB §309: of the sun kitab-i-iqanKIQ §35: the luminary prayers-and-meditationsP&M §803: Day-Stars

رَبِّ

rabb r-b-b

literal: Lord; lord

SE rendered رَبِّ (rabb), سَمَّيْتَهُ (sammaytah) as “heaven”

lord 93% god 3% creator 1% one 1% art 1% none 1% ruler 1% thou 1% ‘lord 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: Exalted gleaningsGWB §298: of thy Lord kitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: ancient prayers-and-meditationsP&M §196: none other Lord tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Glorious the-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy God will-and-testamentW&T §2: Holy epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: the Lord

Prayers and Meditations — §171

Source (Arabic)

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Translation Notes

Model Translations by Shoghi Effendi

Epistle to the Son of the Wolf

Fire Tablet

Gleanings

Kitáb-i-’Ahd

Kitáb-i-Íqán

Tablet of Aḥmad

Tablet of Carmel

Tablet of the Holy Mariner

The Hidden Words

Will and Testament