Prayers and Meditations — §218
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 218 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
ذِيْ يا إِلهِي أَكُوْنُ مُقِرًّا بِوَحْدانِيَّتِكَ وَمُعْتَرِفًا بِفَرْدانِيَّتِكَ وَخاضِعًا لَدى ظُهُوراتِ عَظَمَتِكَ وَخاشِعًا عِنْدَ بَوارِقِ أَنْوارِ عِزِّ أَحْدِيَّتِكَ، آمَنْتُ بِكَ بَعْدَ الَّذِيْ عَرَّفْتَنِي نَفْسَكَ وَأَظْهَرْتَهُ بِسُلْطانِكَ وَقُدْرَتِكَ، وَتَوَجَّهْتُ إِلَيْهِ مُنْقَطِعًا عَنْ كُلِّ الْجِهاتِ وَمُتَمَسِّكًا بِحَبْلِ أَلْطافِكَ وَمَواهِبِكَ، وَآمَنْتُ بِهِ وَبِما نُزِّلَ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ بَدائِعِ أَحْكامِكَ وَأَوامِرِكَ وَصُمْتُ بِحُبِّكَ وَاتِّباعًا لأَمْرِكَ وَأَفْطَرْتُ بِذِكْرِكَ وَرِضائِكَ، أَيْ رَبِّ لا تَجْعَلْنِيْ مِنَ الَّذِينَ هُمْ صامُوْا فِ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I am he, O my God, who testifieth to Thy unity, who acknowledgeth Thy oneness, who boweth humbly before the revelations of Thy majesty, and who recognizeth with downcast countenance the splendors of the light of Thy transcendent glory. I have believed in Thee after Thou didst enable me to know Thy Self, Whom Thou hast revealed to men’s eyes through the power of Thy sovereignty and might. Unto Him I have turned, wholly detached from all things, and cleaving steadfastly unto the cord of Thy gifts and favors. I have embraced His truth, and the truth of all the wondrous laws and precepts that have been sent down unto Him. I have fasted for love of Thee and in pursuance of Thine injunction, and have broken my fast with Thy praise on my tongue and in conformity with Thy pleasure. Suffer me not, O my Lord, to be reckoned among them who have fasted in the daytime, who in the night-season have prostrated themselves before Thy face, and who have repudiated Thy truth, disbelieved in Thy signs, gainsaid Thy testimony, and perverted Thine utterances.
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “may”, “am”, “shall” (19 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: dweltfire-tabletFire §35: universegleaningsGWB §638: ye walkkitab-i-iqanKIQ §104: ancient eternityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §584: The quintessencetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: withhold not thyselftablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: thou hesitatetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart hath
This form usually rendered as “seat”, “habitation”, “place” (96 occurrences)
seat 36% habitation 13% place 10% abide 10% court 8% spot 5% confessed 5% abode 5% retreats 5% acceptance 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: been establishedgleaningsGWB §212: His most holy habitationkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: singled outkitab-i-iqanKIQ §184: acceptprayers-and-meditationsP&M §38: firmly establishedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: thine eyesthe-hidden-wordsHW §92: Solacedwill-and-testamentW&T §8: quietness
SE expanded to “to Thy unity”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: unityfire-tabletFire §43: of OnenessgleaningsGWB §328: the one Powerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §220: of divine Unityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §535: they who recognized Thy unitytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: believers in the Divine Unitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: lonethe-hidden-wordsHW §69: all from one same
This form usually rendered as “acknowledging”, “acknowledgment”, “recognize” (10 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: discerngleaningsGWB §666: the perfumekitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §2: and understandingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §112: that they may recognizetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: through the knowledgeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §65: right
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §1: the One, the Incomparablefire-tabletFire §17: lonelygleaningsGWB §251: His onenesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: unityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §818: and Thy onenesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: Peerlesstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: forlornwill-and-testamentW&T §12: Holy
This form usually rendered as “submissive”, “lowly”, “meekness” (11 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: “Let every soul be subjectgleaningsGWB §3: subjectedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §833: to bow downthe-hidden-wordsHW §41: in submissionwill-and-testamentW&T §17: lowlyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: lowly and submissivegleaningsGWB §656: humble and subservientprayers-and-meditationsP&M §107: bowed down
revelations 34% manifestations 16% revelation 13% evidences 13% manifold 10% tokens 5% all 3% first 2% signs 2% testimonies 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: First Manifestationfire-tabletFire §23: springgleaningsGWB §191: made manifestkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: daysprings of authority and sourceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §138: outer seemingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: revelation of Thy countenancetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: the revelation of thy glory
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: Most GreatgleaningsGWB §287: vast and mightykitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: of gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §831: Tongue of Grandeurthe-hidden-wordsHW §42: Magnifywill-and-testamentW&T §25: distinguishedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: AnnouncementgleaningsGWB §606: however meritorious
This form usually rendered as “recognizeth”, “humble” (5 occurrences)
recognizeth 50% humble 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: flashgleaningsGWB §552: lightningkitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: swiftness of lightningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §232: brightnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §121: the swiftness of lightningkitab-i-iqanKIQ §90: swift as lightningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §15: the splendorsthe-hidden-wordsHW §76: a mere cupful
light 40% splendors 25% lights 15% brightness 6% effulgence 3% radiance 3% luminaries 3% dawning 2% effulgent 2% splendor 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: luminary abovefire-tabletFire §26: LightgivergleaningsGWB §117: effulgent lightkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: shining and resplendentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: Muhammad’s illuminedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §109: Thy lighttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: exalted and gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: gleaming
glory 49% transcendent 20% exalted 10% glorified 4% honor 4% all-glorious 3% mighty 3% most 3% almighty 3% might 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: By Thy gloryfire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishmentgleaningsGWB §10: exaltationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of powerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §23: Thy glory beareth me witnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §107: cherishwill-and-testamentW&T §4: endearedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: as a mark of
oneness 42% transcendent 17% glory 13% own 4% holy 4% divine 4% most 4% incomparable 4% billowing 4% spirit 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §166: any onegleaningsGWB §127: Divinekitab-i-iqanKIQ §73: the divineprayers-and-meditationsP&M §85: to equal or rivaltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: dwellerthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: himself over the otherepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: one ofgleaningsGWB §99: any
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: believergleaningsGWB §496: trusteeskitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: the trustprayers-and-meditationsP&M §561: who hath believedthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: may fulfillepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: trustworthygleaningsGWB §611: hast truly believedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: believeth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: none of whomgleaningsGWB §318: Soul of Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: thosekitab-i-iqanKIQ §76: selfish desireprayers-and-meditationsP&M §577: Thy glorytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §32: thy deedswill-and-testamentW&T §27: the people
SE expanded to “power of Thy sovereignty”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: by His sovereigntygleaningsGWB §537: with manifest and transcendent sovereigntykitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: King of gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §199: almighty powertablet-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
power 45% might 30% strength 7% almighty 7% through 4% authority 3% transcendent 1% all-conquering 1% omnipotent 1% sovereign 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: with Thy powerfire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §224: have decreedkitab-i-ahdAhd §9: consummate powerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: cannotprayers-and-meditationsP&M §333: according to Thine irrevocable decreetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Powerfultablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: of His might
SE expanded to “I have turned”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: face offire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §28: the countenancekitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §187: their countenanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §829: set my face towardtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: the light of thethe-hidden-wordsHW §16: thy face unto Mine
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: detachedgleaningsGWB §310: severed fromkitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: cleft asunderprayers-and-meditationsP&M §252: rid themselves of all attachmenttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: severed onestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: They passedwill-and-testamentW&T §11: decisiveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: torn in pieces
This form usually rendered as “holding”, “cleave”, “hold” (37 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: cleave tenaciously untogleaningsGWB §227: fixeth his heartkitab-i-iqanKIQ §76: “Clingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §518: cleaving fasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: Launchepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §195: laid fast hold thereongleaningsGWB §686: musk-laden fragrancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: Clinging unto
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: unto the cordgleaningsGWB §267: by Thy Cordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §598: on Thy strong cordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: CordgleaningsGWB §719: by the Cordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §276: tieepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: the cordgleaningsGWB §680: tenaciously to
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: crystal puregleaningsGWB §59: the favorskitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: eyesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §630: bountiful favorsthe-hidden-wordsHW §85: attentivewill-and-testamentW&T §27: as a signepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: bountygleaningsGWB §679: light and untrammeled
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §15: of all giftsgleaningsGWB §477: hath favored theeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §715: of Thy bestowalswill-and-testamentW&T §10: a bountyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: suns of Thy goodly giftsgleaningsGWB §195: All-Bountifulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §127: giftswill-and-testamentW&T §56: gift
This form usually rendered as “things” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: with the watersgleaningsGWB §12: waterskitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: the watersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §742: whatthe-hidden-wordsHW §138: foul and mortalepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §264: their watersgleaningsGWB §395: the soft-flowing watersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §453: inasmuch as
SE expanded to “been sent down”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: were revealedgleaningsGWB §538: were sent downkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: have already been revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: hath descendedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §736: cause to descendtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: ‘Haste theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: gradesthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: that which
This form usually rendered as “upon”, “against”, “hands” (139 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: Upon himgleaningsGWB §532: to your aidkitab-i-iqanKIQ §223: ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §271: to dothe-hidden-wordsHW §42: reveal unto theewill-and-testamentW&T §59: upon youepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: exalted be HegleaningsGWB §326: This same relationship bindeth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: this mightygleaningsGWB §621: His wondrous remembrancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §20: creatorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §852: Thy marvelous loving-kindnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §38: fromwill-and-testamentW&T §2: most wondrousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §191: the universegleaningsGWB §432: created
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §67: judgegleaningsGWB §242: judge fairly between menkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: rulershipkitab-i-iqanKIQ §167: be thoughtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §550: ruling of Whose willtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: shall be testedthe-hidden-wordsHW §13: My commandwill-and-testamentW&T §34: government
commandments 71% precepts 29%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §166: the Causefire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §712: the Messagekitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decreekitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: of celestial dominionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §175: before Thy Causetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §33: summonedthe-hidden-wordsHW §43: triumph of My cause
SE expanded to “for love of”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: followestgleaningsGWB §706: submissionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §207: borne allegianceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §808: and whotablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: be obedientwill-and-testamentW&T §49: compassedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: having followedgleaningsGWB §359: followed
This form usually rendered as “have” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §236: inner earsgleaningsGWB §128: by virtue of theirkitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: cloven asunderprayers-and-meditationsP&M §218: have broken my fasttablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: Fashionerepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §138: true FaithgleaningsGWB §300: regarding the creationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: cloven asunder.”
remembrance 37% praise 24% remember 8% name 7% remembering 7% mention 4% glorification 4% virtues 4% whose 3% remembered 2%
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 §262: may God be pleasedfire-tabletFire §48: Thy pleasuregleaningsGWB §249: God’s Willkitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: fromprayers-and-meditationsP&M §615: and desirestthe-hidden-wordsHW §39: My pleasurewill-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted to His Willepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: contentment
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: DivinegleaningsGWB §279: their Lordkitab-i-iqanKIQ §1: OUR LORDprayers-and-meditationsP&M §10: the vassaltablet-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 §30: is our Lord
This form usually rendered as “number”, “suffer”, “set” (40 occurrences)
SE expanded to “to be reckoned”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: madefire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §55: chosen theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: toprayers-and-meditationsP&M §149: Knit itthe-hidden-wordsHW §12: have bountifully shedwill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: ordained
This form usually rendered as “doubters”, “dependents”, “generations” (13 occurrences)
