Prayers and Meditations — §184
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 184 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
يا إِلهَ الغَيْبِ وَالشُّهُودِ وَمُرَبِّيَ الوُجُودِ أَسْئَلُكَ بِسَلْطَنَتِكَ المَكْنُونَةِ عَنِ الأَنْظارِ بِأَنْ تُظْهِرَ مِنْ كُلِّ الجِهَاتِ آياتِ عِناياتِكَ وَظُهُوراتِ أَلْطافِكَ لأقُومَ بِالرَّوْحِ وَالرَّيْحانِ عَلَى بَدائِعِ ذِكْرِكَ يا رَحْمنُ وَأُحَرِّكَ الأَشْيَاءَ بِاسْمِكَ وَأُوقِدَ نارَ البَيانِ بَيْنَ خَلقِكَ عَلَى شَأْنٍ تَمْلأُ الآفَاقَ أَنْوارُ بَهائِكَ وَيَشْتَعِلُ الوُجُودُ بِنارِ أَمْرِكَ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
O Thou the Lord of the visible and the invisible, and the Enlightener of all creation! I beseech Thee, by Thy sovereignty which is hid from the eyes of men, to reveal in all directions the signs of Thy manifold blessings and the tokens of Thy loving-kindness, that I may arise with exultation and rapture and extol Thy wondrous virtues, O Thou the Most Merciful, and stir up by Thy name all created things, and so kindle the fire of Thy glorification amidst Thy creatures, that all the world may be filled with the brightness of the light of Thy glory, and all existence be inflamed with the fire of Thy Cause.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: Hisfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §619: God beareth Me witnesskitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §164: mysticprayers-and-meditationsP&M §205: and the Godtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven
invisible 53% unseen 28% unknowable 5% concealment 3% hidden 3% seen 3% secrets 1% things 1% whom 1% impenetrable 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: hath been obscuredgleaningsGWB §93: Invisibleskitab-i-iqanKIQ §98: disappearedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §604: the seentablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: while I am absentthe-hidden-wordsHW §143: with detractionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the invisiblegleaningsGWB §586: impenetrable mystery
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §42: witnessethfire-tabletFire §48: the placegleaningsGWB §652: declarekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appearethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: descriedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §839: I recognize, moreover,tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: as thou also dost witnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §136: openly manifest
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: O LordgleaningsGWB §218: the Lord, thy Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §228: the Lord thy Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §345: omnipotencetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: be my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §47: O my God!epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: its Lord
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: of all beingfire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathegleaningsGWB §464: shall never obtain themkitab-i-iqanKIQ §112: yetprayers-and-meditationsP&M §777: whatevertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §36: Shouldst thou inhalethe-hidden-wordsHW §150: thingswill-and-testamentW&T §6: extant
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: askinggleaningsGWB §506: and shall be called to accountkitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: questionersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §705: seekepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: askgleaningsGWB §214: implorekitab-i-iqanKIQ §195: the questionsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §229: I, therefore, beseech Thee
sovereignty 74% through 8% power 6% transcendent 2% kingship 2% own 2% rejected 2% sovereign 2% whose 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: powergleaningsGWB §105: Divinekitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: this sovereigntyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §788: of the greatnesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §103: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §8: unto a just kingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: His sovereignty
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: lie hidgleaningsGWB §558: are treasuredkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: smoulderethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §395: the Hiddentablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: had been wraptepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: He Who was hidgleaningsGWB §48: that which lay hidden from the eyes of menprayers-and-meditationsP&M §474: the things which lie hid
This form usually rendered as “raise”, “thou”, “appear” (24 occurrences)
SE rendered تُظْهِرَ (tuẓhir), الجِهَاتِ (al-jihát), آياتِ (áyát), عِناياتِكَ (ʿináyátik), وَظُهُوراتِ (waẓuhúrát) as “reveal, signs, manifold blessings, tokens”
side 36% direction 23% created 9% country 5% regions 5% every 5% directions 5% things 5% attachment 5% earth 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: othergleaningsGWB §550: from the truthkitab-i-ahdAhd §9: upon its unifying influencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §112: reasonprayers-and-meditationsP&M §23: purposewill-and-testamentW&T §32: sidesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: directiongleaningsGWB §609: His seat of glory
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: with clear tokensfire-tabletFire §26: utterancegleaningsGWB §196: the words He hath revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §129: This verseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §4: by Thy signstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: by whatthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: comethwill-and-testamentW&T §34: Thy wondrous Signs
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: Our loving-kindnessfire-tabletFire §15: Thy bountygleaningsGWB §434: most gracious favorkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: investedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §229: disdainfully ignoreprayers-and-meditationsP&M §204: tender mercythe-hidden-wordsHW §68: by My favorwill-and-testamentW&T §4: through His loving-kindness
favors 32% loving-kindness 13% gifts 13% tender 11% bountiful 8% bounties 6% manifold 5% favor 5% bounty 5% transcendent 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: loving-kindnessgleaningsGWB §310: attain their fullest developmentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §32: highest and purestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §406: blessingsthe-hidden-wordsHW §138: celestialepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: is puregleaningsGWB §59: His most gracious favorskitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: the most excellent
This form usually rendered as “consummate”, “clearest”, “surest” (12 occurrences)
consummate 10% clearest 10% surest 10% true 10% may 10% infallible 10% arise 10% wait 10% should 10% most 10%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §75: stationsfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §457: shake offkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §18: that they may all ariseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §444: Whose servicetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: Wherein
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: the worldgleaningsGWB §682: wondrous workskitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: His wondrousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §293: with the wonders oftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: in His Namethe-hidden-wordsHW §65: have createdepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: newgleaningsGWB §548: the eye of creation
This form usually rendered as “remembrance”, “praise”, “remember” (150 occurrences)
remembrance 37% praise 20% remember 9% remembering 9% glorification 5% name 5% whose 5% make 4% mention 3% through 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §139: made mentiongleaningsGWB §1: Thy namekitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckonedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: which if mentionedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: that they may extoltablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mentionthe-hidden-wordsHW §67: as they make mention of Me
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: His mercyfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §519: Have mercykitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: of the All-Bountifulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §624: to Thy mercytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: in token of His mercy
This form usually rendered as “stir” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: through Whose movementfire-tabletFire §27: MovergleaningsGWB §159: agitatekitab-i-iqanKIQ §197: stilledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §695: Prime Moverthe-hidden-wordsHW §96: MOVING FORM OFwill-and-testamentW&T §10: and senselessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: incited
SE expanded to “all created things”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: Nothing whatsoevergleaningsGWB §7: the Divine Willkitab-i-iqanKIQ §104: Primal Willprayers-and-meditationsP&M §781: Thy primal willtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §69: substancewill-and-testamentW&T §5: this one, unworthy though he be
name 85% most 6% whose 3% through 1% treasured 1% brightness 1% called 1% all-glorious 1% invested 1% bearer 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: most sublimefire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §212: the Names of Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §87: designatedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §257: by Thy Most Great Nametablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
kitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: kindledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: Igniteprayers-and-meditationsP&M §87: didst lightprayers-and-meditationsP&M §137: didst kindleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §468: Thou didst kindle within meprayers-and-meditationsP&M §377: Thou didst lightprayers-and-meditationsP&M §171: kindleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §184: and so kindle
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: firegleaningsGWB §558: without firekitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: utter perditionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §718: itstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §10: of firewill-and-testamentW&T §53: mischief-kindlingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: into the firegleaningsGWB §109: into fire
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: Thy virtuesfire-tabletFire §40: wert createdgleaningsGWB §50: a new creationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §168: “rebirth,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §146: is but a creation oftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §83: creatorsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: righteousness
This form usually rendered as “such”, “station”, “state” (112 occurrences)
such 41% station 18% state 8% glory 8% honor 8% through 5% excellence 5% distinction 3% neither 3% people 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: The changes and chancesfire-tabletFire §27: the signsgleaningsGWB §115: tokenskitab-i-iqanKIQ §267: understandingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §228: excellencethe-hidden-wordsHW §68: My statewill-and-testamentW&T §15: all earthly thingsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: the rank
This form usually rendered as “may” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: inmatesfire-tabletFire §45: are filledgleaningsGWB §188: Followers ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: his peopleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §831: and the Concourse on hightablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: assemblagetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: Celestial Concoursewill-and-testamentW&T §10: is filled
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §20: whole earthfire-tabletFire §19: mengleaningsGWB §629: the dawning-place ofkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: dawning-placekitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: realmsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: the whole creationtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §41: abovewill-and-testamentW&T §34: this world
This form usually rendered as “light”, “splendors”, “lights” (168 occurrences)
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 §188: splendorsfire-tabletFire §26: LightgivergleaningsGWB §176: this promised glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: ancient splendourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: and by the fire oftablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: splendourthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: gleamingwill-and-testamentW&T §13: radiantly
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: the All-GloriousgleaningsGWB §661: of Glorykitab-i-ahdAhd §8: among the people of Baháprayers-and-meditationsP&M §718: The firethe-hidden-wordsHW §22: effulgent glorywill-and-testamentW&T §56: of Gloriesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: of BahágleaningsGWB §273: My glory
This form usually rendered as “shall”, “will”, “set” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: burned highfire-tabletFire §50: that shall set aflamegleaningsGWB §131: feedeth the flamekitab-i-iqanKIQ §129: glow with the hottest flameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §179: may inflametablet-of-ahmadAhmad §10: as a flamethe-hidden-wordsHW §110: torchepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: grew fiercer
cause 62% revelation 14% behest 6% faith 4% bidding 4% commandment 3% decree 2% affairs 2% through 2% command 1%
