Prayers and Meditations — §174

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 174 of 858.

Source (Arabic)

يا إِلهِي وَنارِيْ وَنُوْرِيْ قَدْ دَخَلَتِ الأَيَّامُ الَّتِيْ سَمَّيْتَها بِأَيَّامِ الهَاءِ فِيْ كِتابِكَ يا مالِكَ الأَسْماءِ وَتَقَرَّبَتْ أَيَّامُ صِيامِكَ الَّذِيْ فَرَضْتَهُ مِنْ قَلَمِكَ الأَعْلى لِمَنْ فِيْ مَلَكُوتِ الإِنْشاءِ، أَيْ رَبِّ أَسْئَلُكَ بِتِلْكَ الأَيَّامِ وَالَّذِينَ تَمَسَّكوا فِيها بِحَبْلِ أَوامِرِكَ وَعُرْوَةِ أَحْكامِكَ بِأَنْ تَجْعَلَ لِكُلِّ نَفْسٍ مَقَرًّا فِيْ جِوارِكَ وَمَقامًا لَدى ظُهُورِ نُورِ وَجْهِكَ،

Shoghi Effendi Translation

My God, my Fire and my Light! The days which Thou hast named the Ayyám-i-Há (the Days of Há, Intercalary Days) in Thy Book have begun, O Thou Who art the King of names, and the Fast which Thy most exalted Pen hath enjoined unto all who are in the kingdom of Thy creation to observe is approaching. I entreat Thee, O my Lord, by these days and by all such as have during that period clung to the cord of Thy commandments, and laid hold on the handle of Thy precepts, to grant that unto every soul may be assigned a place within the precincts of Thy court, and a seat at the revelation of the splendors of the light of Thy countenance.

Translation Notes

إِلهِي

ʾilhí ʾ-l-h → “god”

literal: god; divine; o god

god 82% divine 10% lord 3% god’s 2% holy 1% heavenly 1% god’s 0% sacred 0% divinely 0% thou 0%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: Godhead fire-tabletFire §41: after God gleaningsGWB §189: the Almighty kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testator kitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: All these things prayers-and-meditationsP&M §589: towards Thee tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lord the-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial

وَنارِيْ

wanárí n-ʾ-r → “fire”

literal: fire; fire, flame

fire 50% fires 10% inflammatory 10% flamelike 10% undying 10% mischief-kindling 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: fire gleaningsGWB §312: hell fire kitab-i-iqanKIQ §65: glow of prayers-and-meditationsP&M §33: Thy fire tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §10: of fire will-and-testamentW&T §53: mischief-kindling epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: thine own fire gleaningsGWB §551: former

وَنُوْرِيْ

wanúrí n-w-r → “light”

literal: light; lights; luminous

light 60% luminous 13% brilliant 7% any 7% radiance 7% lights 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: radiance fire-tabletFire §9: the brightness gleaningsGWB §588: flame kitab-i-iqanKIQ §72: twin prayers-and-meditationsP&M §718: on fire tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: splendour the-hidden-wordsHW §13: of My light will-and-testamentW&T §13: radiantly

دَخَلَتِ

dakhalat d-kh-l → “enter”

literal: enter; entered; entering

entered 33% have 22% enterest 11% shouldst 11% attempted 11% hast 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: instill gleaningsGWB §403: We have not entered kitab-i-iqanKIQ §69: came unto prayers-and-meditationsP&M §361: didst cause them to enter the-hidden-wordsHW §61: Put will-and-testamentW&T §12: shelter epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: enterest gleaningsGWB §461: I have frequented

الأَيَّامُ

al-ʾayyám y-w-m → “days”

literal: day; days; today

days 60% day 21% daytime 5% time 5% many 2% day-time 2% all 2% life 2% past 2% long 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: on that day gleaningsGWB §627: in Thy Day kitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: on a certain day prayers-and-meditationsP&M §276: in this the day tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Day the-hidden-wordsHW §115: a passing day will-and-testamentW&T §54: days’ time epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §200: their time

سَمَّيْتَها

sammaytahá s-m-y → “named” Distinctive

literal: name; names; named

This form usually rendered as “thou” (2 occurrences)

name 44% names 32% all 5% through 4% thou 4% named 3% appointed 3% hath 3% most 1% fixed 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: fixed gleaningsGWB §563: Our name kitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: entitled prayers-and-meditationsP&M §829: of all names the-hidden-wordsHW §130: By the will-and-testamentW&T §20: nominated epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: beareth gleaningsGWB §629: in Thy name

الهَاءِ

al-háʾ h-w-y

literal: desire; passion; air

SE rendered سَمَّيْتَها (sammaytahá), بِأَيَّامِ (biʾayyám), الهَاءِ (al-háʾ), كِتابِكَ (kitábik), مالِكَ (málik) as “named, Book, King”

desires 23% corrupt 19% desire 16% atmosphere 12% passion 7% essence 6% heaven 6% evil 4% heights 4% self 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: of their corrupt desires fire-tabletFire §21: passion gleaningsGWB §283: and of a corrupt inclination kitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: after their own desire prayers-and-meditationsP&M §780: of a corrupt inclination tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: sphere the-hidden-wordsHW §127: OF PASSION will-and-testamentW&T §15: self

كِتابِكَ

kitábik k-t-b → “book”

literal: book; books; write

book 88% written 4% perspicuous 4% great 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: their Books gleaningsGWB §609: thy written supplication kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: Our Most Holy Book kitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: this Book prayers-and-meditationsP&M §784: and Thy Books the-hidden-wordsHW §72: then write will-and-testamentW&T §6: letters epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: works

مالِكَ

málik m-l-k → “king”

literal: kingdom; king

lord 47% king 15% thou 11% possessor 11% who 8% ruler 4% all-possessing 2% layeth 1% sovereign 1% supreme 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: land gleaningsGWB §632: to exercise His kingship kitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: mortals prayers-and-meditationsP&M §750: O God tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worlds the-hidden-wordsHW §2: Possess will-and-testamentW&T §15: far epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: the kings

الأَسْماءِ

as-smáʾ s-m-w → “names”

literal: name; names

names 66% all 26% name 2% every 2% titles 1% goodly 1% names.’ 1% divine 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: the fire-tabletFire §36: heavenly gleaningsGWB §591: His names kitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: Exponents prayers-and-meditationsP&M §117: transcendent tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My sake tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes

وَتَقَرَّبَتْ

wataqarrabat q-r-b → “approaching”

literal: nearness; near; bring near

approaching 33% drawn 33% hast 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: nearly fire-tabletFire §2: Those who are near unto Thee gleaningsGWB §548: draw nigh kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: Kindred kitab-i-iqanKIQ §9: well-nigh prayers-and-meditationsP&M §669: hast failed to approach tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: the Presence tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: the favoured of God

صِيامِكَ

ṣíámik ṣ-w-m → “fast”

literal: fasting; fast; fasted

fast 32% fasting 19% have 16% observe 10% hath 6% will 3% “fasting 3% having 3% observeth 3% fasts 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: Fast gleaningsGWB §708: will faithfully observe it kitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: “Fasting prayers-and-meditationsP&M §772: and observed the Fast gleaningsGWB §708: of Fasting kitab-i-iqanKIQ §38: fasting prayers-and-meditationsP&M §182: having observed it gleaningsGWB §627: observe

فَرَضْتَهُ

faraḍtah f-r-ḍ → “hath”

literal: obligation; assumption; supposition

hast 40% hath 20% didst 20% have 20%

gleaningsGWB §409: hath been prescribed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §270: ordinances prayers-and-meditationsP&M §174: hath enjoined tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: have been enjoined will-and-testamentW&T §22: binding kitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: imagined prayers-and-meditationsP&M §21: hast bidden will-and-testamentW&T §27: fixed

قَلَمِكَ

qalamik q-l-m → “pen”

literal: pen; pen, reed; the pen

pen 59% most 32% through 5% pen—a 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: pens gleaningsGWB §387: His Pen kitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: by the Pen prayers-and-meditationsP&M §655: through Thy most exalted Pen will-and-testamentW&T §54: to appear as epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §58: Pen of the gleaningsGWB §281: of Whose Pen prayers-and-meditationsP&M §798: from the pen

الأَعْلى

al-ʾaʿlى ʿ-l-w

literal: highest; exalted; high

SE rendered فَرَضْتَهُ (faraḍtah), قَلَمِكَ (qalamik), الأَعْلى (al-ʾaʿlى), لِمَنْ (liman), مَلَكُوتِ (malakút) as “enjoined, Pen, all, kingdom”

most 47% high 15% glory 9% supreme 6% loftiest 5% exalted 5% celestial 4% aloud 3% highest 3% all-glorious 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §76: exaltation fire-tabletFire §42: highest gleaningsGWB §657: to magnify kitab-i-iqanKIQ §36: the most exalted of all prayers-and-meditationsP&M §389: that they may exalt tablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: raising high the-hidden-wordsHW §23: Noble will-and-testamentW&T §10: my glory

الإِنْشاءِ،

an-nsháʾi، n-sh-ʾ → “creation”

literal: creation; creation, origination; creation/origination

creation 61% entire 10% world 6% created 3% creatures 3% unto 3% invention 3% kingdom 3% below 3% erected 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: created things gleaningsGWB §49: the entire creation kitab-i-iqanKIQ §202: sprung prayers-and-meditationsP&M §732: world of being tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §22: below will-and-testamentW&T §7: erected epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: creation gleaningsGWB §617: creation,”

أَسْئَلُكَ

ʾasʾaluk s-ʾ-l → “entreat”

literal: ask; ask/beseech

beseech 47% implore 28% entreat 15% beg 4% pray 3% ask 1% moreover 1% nevertheless 1% deal 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §153: pray gleaningsGWB §260: ‘Ask kitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: they will ask Thee prayers-and-meditationsP&M §87: to appear epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: asking gleaningsGWB §179: entreat kitab-i-iqanKIQ §112: truths prayers-and-meditationsP&M §354: I ask Thee

وَالَّذِينَ

wálladhín l-dh-y → “caused” Distinctive

literal: therefore; those who, the ones who

This form usually rendered as “dependents” (1 occurrences)

caused 50% dependents 50%

gleaningsGWB §412: and caused gleaningsGWB §524: that of your dependents

تَمَسَّكوا

tamassakúá m-s-k → “have during that period clung”

literal: hold fast

SE expanded to “have during that period clung”

have 25% hold 17% clung 17% lay 8% fixeth 8% cleaving 8% held 8% joined 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §39: cleaveth fast unto gleaningsGWB §561: to kitab-i-iqanKIQ §188: musk prayers-and-meditationsP&M §257: I have held fast tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: Launch epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §202: adopt gleaningsGWB §655: the fragrance kitab-i-iqanKIQ §243: those that have clung to

بِحَبْلِ

biḥabl ḥ-b-l → “cord”

literal: rope/cord; cord

cord 79% clung 5% tie 5% firm 3% unto 3% tenaciously 3% life-vein 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: Cord gleaningsGWB §267: by Thy Cord prayers-and-meditationsP&M §204: and clung to the cord of epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: the cord gleaningsGWB §684: life-vein prayers-and-meditationsP&M §276: tie epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: to the cord gleaningsGWB §719: by the Cord

أَوامِرِكَ

ʾawámirik ʾ-m-r → “commandments”

literal: command

commandments 64% laws 18% precepts 18%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §4: first fire-tabletFire §17: Command gleaningsGWB §416: hath bidden kitab-i-ahdAhd §15: hath prescribed for him kitab-i-iqanKIQ §98: could be their stay and guide?prayers-and-meditationsP&M §218: Thine injunction tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commands the-hidden-wordsHW §30: My command

وَعُرْوَةِ

waʿurwah ʿ-r-w → “laid hold on the handle”

literal: handle

SE expanded to “laid hold on the handle”

handle 33% cord 33% urvatu’l 17% laid 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: which is afflicted gleaningsGWB §527: hath been afflicted kitab-i-iqanKIQ §37: Urvatu’l prayers-and-meditationsP&M §174: and laid hold on the handle gleaningsGWB §199: Divest prayers-and-meditationsP&M §60: the cord prayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: to the cord prayers-and-meditationsP&M §128: the handle

أَحْكامِكَ

ʾaḥkámik ḥ-k-m → “precepts”

literal: wisdom; wise; judgment

laws 67% commandments 22% precepts 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: wise gleaningsGWB §253: His behests kitab-i-ahdAhd §6: rulership kitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: unnumbered mysteries prayers-and-meditationsP&M §744: insight tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: the Wise One the-hidden-wordsHW §117: the one will-and-testamentW&T §56: Caution and prudence

تَجْعَلَ

tajʿal j-ʿ-l → “grant”

literal: make; to make

grant 23% make 15% suffer 8% allow 8% debaseth 8% ordain 8% blot 8% do 8% let 8% call 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: We made it fire-tabletFire §44: We have made gleaningsGWB §268: suffer me kitab-i-iqanKIQ §175: thrust prayers-and-meditationsP&M §551: Stablish tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: ordained the-hidden-wordsHW §3: Set it then will-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant that

لِكُلِّ

likull k-l-l → “every”

literal: all; every; all, every

all 62% every 25% each 3% whole 2% whatsoever 2% entire 1% everyone 1% continually 1% whatever 1% one 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: every gleaningsGWB §656: the multitude kitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: all people prayers-and-meditationsP&M §801: of all the-hidden-wordsHW §13: naught will-and-testamentW&T §39: profoundly epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the dumb gleaningsGWB §286: through

نَفْسٍ

nafsin n-f-s → “soul”

literal: self; soul; souls

own 19% self 19% soul 17% himself 16% evil 8% corrupt 5% one 5% souls 4% breath 4% man 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: He it is whom gleaningsGWB §611: in Me kitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: a soul prayers-and-meditationsP&M §230: His Godhood tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyself the-hidden-wordsHW §142: passion will-and-testamentW&T §44: souls such as these epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: thy soul

مَقَرًّا

maqarran q-r-r → “place” Distinctive

literal: abode; place; established

This form usually rendered as “seat”, “habitation”, “spot” (95 occurrences)

seat 34% habitation 11% spot 11% abide 11% place 9% retreats 6% court 6% throne 4% established 4% confessed 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: acknowledged gleaningsGWB §5: station kitab-i-ahdAhd §6: singled out kitab-i-iqanKIQ §243: embraced the truth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §38: firmly established tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: hath been made the seat of the-hidden-wordsHW §130: the court will-and-testamentW&T §32: fathomless

جِوارِكَ

jiwárik j-w-r → “precincts of thy court”

literal: essence; vicinity; proximity

SE expanded to “precincts of Thy court”

within 60% precincts 20% didst 10% shelter 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the fugitive gleaningsGWB §626: inmost essence kitab-i-iqanKIQ §193: Essences prayers-and-meditationsP&M §542: beneath the shadow of tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: the nearness the-hidden-wordsHW §1: the inner essence thereof will-and-testamentW&T §2: pearl epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: He that secludeth himself

وَمَقامًا

wamaqáman q-w-m → “seat” Distinctive

literal: station; place

This form usually rendered as “station”, “connection”, “such” (339 occurrences)

station 58% connection 10% such 7% place 5% seat 5% spot 4% passage 3% heights 3% position 2% respect 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: the station fire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen up gleaningsGWB §338: merits kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your station kitab-i-iqanKIQ §150: sense prayers-and-meditationsP&M §76: all-compelling might tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfast tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: remaineth motionless

لَدى

ladى l-d-y → “at”

literal: at; with; near

SE rendered مَقَرًّا (maqarran), جِوارِكَ (jiwárik), وَمَقامًا (wamaqáman), لَدى (ladى), ظُهُورِ (ẓuhúr), نُورِ (núr), وَجْهِكَ، (wajhika،) as “place, the precincts of Thy court, seat, at, revelation, light, countenance”