Prayers and Meditations — §215
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 215 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
ُشْتاقِينَ فِي هَجْرِكَ وَصَرِيخِ العاشِقِينَ فِي بُعْدِهِمْ عَنْ لِقائِكَ، بِأَنْ تَرْزُقَنِي خَمْرَ عِرْفانِكَ وَكَوْثَرَ حُبِّكَ وَرِضائِكَ، أَيْ رَبِّ هذِهِ أَمَةُ الَّتِيْ نَسِيَتْ ما سِواكَ وَآنَسَتْ بِحُبِّكَ وَناحَتْ فِيما وَرَدَ عَلَيْكَ مِنْ أَشْرارِ خَلْقِكَ، قَدِّرْ لَها ما قَدَّرْتَهُ لإِمائِكَ اللاَّئِي يَطُفْنَ حَوْلَ عَرْشِ عَظَمَتِكَ وَيَزُرْنَ جَمالَكَ فِي العَشِيِّ وَالإِشْراقِ، وَإِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الحاكِمُ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I beseech Thee by the sighs which they whose souls pant after Thee have uttered in their remoteness from Thy court, and by the cries of such of Thy lovers as bemoan their separation from Thee, to nourish me with the wine of Thy knowledge and the living waters of Thy love and pleasure. Behold Thy handmaiden, O my Lord, who hath forgotten all else except Thee, and who hath delighted herself with Thy love, and lamented over the things that have befallen Thee at the hands of the wicked doers among Thy creatures. Do Thou ordain for her that which Thou didst ordain for such of Thy handmaidens as circle round the throne of Thy majesty, and gaze, at eventide and at dawn, on Thy beauty.
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “souls” (1 occurrences)
SE expanded to “remoteness from Thy court”
remoteness 88% separation 13%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: retirementfire-tabletFire §2: of desolationgleaningsGWB §118: separationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: retireprayers-and-meditationsP&M §701: their remoteness from Thy presencetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: remoteness from Thy presencethe-hidden-wordsHW §143: EMIGRANTSepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: departed
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: cry outgleaningsGWB §619: their lamentation and weepingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §319: its crytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: utteredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: cried out toprayers-and-meditationsP&M §62: the criestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: such a cryepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §241: cry
This form usually rendered as “remoteness”, “separation” (3 occurrences)
remoteness 67% separation 33%
SE rendered العاشِقِينَ (al-ʿáshiqín), بُعْدِهِمْ (buʿdihim), لِقائِكَ، (liqáʾika،), تَرْزُقَنِي (tarzuqaní), خَمْرَ (khamr) as “lovers, separation from Thee, wine”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: Presence offire-tabletFire §33: to the Divine PresencegleaningsGWB §219: have We unfoldedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: attainedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §249: belovedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §20: the Kingdom of His Presencethe-hidden-wordsHW §4: engravedwill-and-testamentW&T §41: kindling
SE rendered تَرْزُقَنِي (tarzuqaní), خَمْرَ (khamr), عِرْفانِكَ (ʿirfánik), وَكَوْثَرَ (wakawthar) as “wine, knowledge, the living waters”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: attaingleaningsGWB §195: nourishedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: treasuredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §478: and supply themwill-and-testamentW&T §36: Vouchsafe unto themgleaningsGWB §449: Who hath nourished theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: partake of theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §589: Supply me
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: with the winegleaningsGWB §73: the drunkennessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §298: the wine ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §139: from the celestial winegleaningsGWB §528: with prideprayers-and-meditationsP&M §535: Thy manifold wisdomgleaningsGWB §467: wineprayers-and-meditationsP&M §673: to partake of the wine
knowledge 74% wisdom 6% recognize 3% comprehend 3% immeasurable 3% sublime 3% known 3% witness 3% know 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: discovered their fragrancegleaningsGWB §286: whose sightkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: testifyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §336: Thy knowledgetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §6: Know thisepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: discern
living 45% kawthar 14% waters 10% river 10% stream 3% cup 3% life-giving 3% through 3% everlasting 3% plenteous 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: the living watersgleaningsGWB §435: streamkitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: the Kawtharprayers-and-meditationsP&M §673: to quaff the living watersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: watersgleaningsGWB §57: cupkitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: Kawtharprayers-and-meditationsP&M §155: through the living fountain
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: love of Theefire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §407: them that lovekitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: of loveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §259: and them that love metablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: I longtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §6: thou lovest Me not
وَرِضائِكَ،
literal: pleasure; pleasure/satisfaction; pleasure, satisfaction
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 §58: and acceptablefire-tabletFire §48: Thy pleasuregleaningsGWB §249: resignedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: fromprayers-and-meditationsP&M §46: Thou well knowestthe-hidden-wordsHW §40: My good pleasurewill-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted to His Willepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §41: pleasure
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: your LordgleaningsGWB §582: for theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: ancientprayers-and-meditationsP&M §44: Rulertablet-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 §108: with my Lord
This form usually rendered as “mother”, “one”, “people” (9 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: before the throne of Thy justicegleaningsGWB §615: peoplekitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: the Source of Revelation.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: all the peoplesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: of the nationsgleaningsGWB §561: peopleskitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: faithepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Best-Beloved of the nations
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: Have ye forgottengleaningsGWB §357: forgetkitab-i-iqanKIQ §213: oblivionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §494: and negligencethe-hidden-wordsHW §27: couldst thou forgetgleaningsGWB §85: ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §445: hath forgottengleaningsGWB §357: caused to forget
SE expanded to “all else except Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: stablishedgleaningsGWB §118: imprintedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: besidesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: establishtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: full heightthe-hidden-wordsHW §85: saveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: mountedgleaningsGWB §573: aught else but Him
This form usually rendered as “perceive”, “delighted” (2 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “days” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: in thisgleaningsGWB §554: for Us,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §268: bywill-and-testamentW&T §10: in theepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: ingleaningsGWB §594: and guarded in thy speechprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: are in heavenwill-and-testamentW&T §10: through my love for
SE expanded to “have befallen Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: hath befallengleaningsGWB §311: hath been made to endurekitab-i-iqanKIQ §265: summons ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §481: touchethwill-and-testamentW&T §49: midst of my woesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §127: subjectedgleaningsGWB §619: that have comekitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: was inflicted
This form usually rendered as “thee”, “upon”, “tribulation” (15 occurrences)
SE expanded to “at the hands”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: the esteemedgleaningsGWB §635: encompassed theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §223: ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §251: No sooner hadthe-hidden-wordsHW §42: reveal unto theewill-and-testamentW&T §59: upon youepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: abovegleaningsGWB §256: Our trials
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §255: Iniquitiesfire-tabletFire §40: the wickedgleaningsGWB §475: the wickednesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §276: most wickedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §113: mischiefthe-hidden-wordsHW §133: the ungodlywill-and-testamentW&T §12: evilsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: evil
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: hath createdfire-tabletFire §40: wert createdgleaningsGWB §154: peoples of the earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §190: the world of creationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §492: createtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §12: have created theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: created
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: The greater yourfire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §224: have decreedkitab-i-ahdAhd §12: grantedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §58: ableprayers-and-meditationsP&M §731: Thy highnesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Powerfultablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: the Mighty, the All-Powerful
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: His handmaidensgleaningsGWB §266: handmaid of Thineprayers-and-meditationsP&M §210: Thy handmaidensgleaningsGWB §266: handmaidprayers-and-meditationsP&M §372: Thy handmaidenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §193: handmaidensprayers-and-meditationsP&M §691: of Thy handmaidenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §618: handmaiden
SE rendered قَدَّرْتَهُ (qaddartah), لإِمائِكَ (lʾimáʾik), اللاَّئِي (al-lálaʾí), يَطُفْنَ (yaṭufn), حَوْلَ (ḥawl), عَرْشِ (ʿarsh) as “that which Thou didst ordain, handmaidens, as, circle, round, throne”
2 occurrences in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: circlethgleaningsGWB §311: circle aroundkitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: revolvethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §659: hath circledtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §10: doth circlewill-and-testamentW&T §23: the peoplesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: circledgleaningsGWB §216: will circle
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §262: the ThronegleaningsGWB §210: of My presencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: “behind the Throne.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §837: the mercy seatthe-hidden-wordsHW §120: OF MYepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: thronegleaningsGWB §118: realities ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: desires
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §264: visitorgleaningsGWB §215: visiteth theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §270: the Zíyáratprayers-and-meditationsP&M §215: gazewill-and-testamentW&T §6: slanderously falsifyingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: visitprayers-and-meditationsP&M §361: recognizingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: pilgrim
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: AmonggleaningsGWB §34: promised Beautykitab-i-ahdAhd §14: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §9: light of the countenanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §232: radiant countenancetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §28: her beautythe-hidden-wordsHW §76: of the rosewill-and-testamentW&T §38: the Abhá Beauty
This form usually rendered as “radiance”, “shining”, “shineth” (70 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: been illuminedfire-tabletFire §41: Thy dawninggleaningsGWB §666: manifestkitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: the Eastprayers-and-meditationsP&M §160: Lightstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §42: to illuminethe-hidden-wordsHW §103: realmsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: shone forth
SE rendered العَشِيِّ (al-ʿashíh), وَالإِشْراقِ، (wálʾishráqi،), وَإِنَّكَ (waʾinnak) as “eventide, dawn”
SE rendered وَالإِشْراقِ، (wálʾishráqi،), وَإِنَّكَ (waʾinnak), الحاكِمُ (al-ḥákim) as “dawn”
