Prayers and Meditations — §218
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 218 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
وَأَنَا الَّذِيْ 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 فِي الأَيَّامِ وَسَجَدُوا لِوَجْهِكَ فِي اللَّيالِيْ وَكَفَرُوْا بِنَفْسِكَ وَأَنْكَرُوْا آياتِكَ وَجاحَدُوا بُرْهانَكَ وَحَرَّفُوْا كَلِماتِكَ،
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
SE rendered وَأَنَا (waʾaná), إِلهِي (ʾilhí), أَكُوْنُ (ʾakún), مُقِرًّا (muqirran), بِوَحْدانِيَّتِكَ (biwaḥdánínatik) as “I am he, my God, testifieth, to Thy unity”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §75: beinggleaningsGWB §471: have placedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §177: they areprayers-and-meditationsP&M §440: quintessencetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: withhold not thyselftablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: lest thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart haththe-hidden-wordsHW §19: thou dost
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 §193: when He mountedgleaningsGWB §390: embracethkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: singled outkitab-i-iqanKIQ §156: abideprayers-and-meditationsP&M §85: stablishedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: hath been made the seat ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §130: the courtwill-and-testamentW&T §32: fathomless
SE expanded to “to Thy unity”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: unityfire-tabletFire §43: By Thine alonenessgleaningsGWB §490: them that truly believe and uphold the unity of Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: singlekitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: is but oneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §843: singlenesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: believers in the Divine Unitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: lone
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: insightgleaningsGWB §689: if ye be of them that comprehendkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §29: knowledge of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §137: is His naturetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: of thine own knowledgeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: ye have believed
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: the Peerlessfire-tabletFire §17: lonelygleaningsGWB §385: without peer or equalkitab-i-iqanKIQ §248: peerlessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §438: of Thy unitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: forlornwill-and-testamentW&T §2: uniqueepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the Single
This form usually rendered as “submissive”, “show”, “humble” (11 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: submissivegleaningsGWB §656: humble and subservient to Thy Willkitab-i-iqanKIQ §26: with a humble mindprayers-and-meditationsP&M §218: who boweth humbly beforethe-hidden-wordsHW §43: Humblewill-and-testamentW&T §28: be submissiveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: lowlygleaningsGWB §628: who have bowed their necks
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: atgleaningsGWB §719: ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: when confronted withepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: fromgleaningsGWB §386: when brought face to face withprayers-and-meditationsP&M §508: afterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: in the sight ofgleaningsGWB §11: in Our sight
revelations 32% manifestations 14% revelation 13% evidences 11% manifold 8% tokens 8% all 7% manifestation 4% signs 1% testimonies 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: most greatgleaningsGWB §683: terriblekitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categoricallykitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: more dense and overpoweringprayers-and-meditationsP&M §137: Howthe-hidden-wordsHW §93: all-gloriouswill-and-testamentW&T §5: bitterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: so great
This form usually rendered as “lowered”, “who”, “humble” (5 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §231: humilitygleaningsGWB §13: submissivenessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §218: and who recognizeth with downcast countenancewill-and-testamentW&T §28: show your fidelitygleaningsGWB §629: are loweredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §833: humble myselfwill-and-testamentW&T §17: be lowly before him
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: telegraphgleaningsGWB §675: lightningkitab-i-iqanKIQ §90: swift as lightningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §218: splendorsthe-hidden-wordsHW §121: Even as the swiftness of lightningepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: flashgleaningsGWB §552: the swiftness of lightningkitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: swiftness of lightning
light 48% splendors 23% lights 13% brightness 4% effulgence 3% resplendent 2% glory 2% luminaries 2% all 1% effulgent 1%
glory 42% transcendent 22% exalted 10% all-glorious 5% might 4% glorious 4% most 4% majesty 4% glorified 3% almighty 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: true glorygleaningsGWB §495: His glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: of all dominionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §141: transcendenttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §107: cherishwill-and-testamentW&T §10: my prideepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the Almighty, the
oneness 42% unity 13% glory 13% transcendent 10% divine 6% own 3% holy 3% most 3% incomparable 3% retreats 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §208: nonegleaningsGWB §158: to nonekitab-i-iqanKIQ §73: divine Essenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §797: as onetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: dwellerthe-hidden-wordsHW §141: any man’sepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: unto onegleaningsGWB §549: of his neighbor
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: am a believergleaningsGWB §415: true faithkitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: as followersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §395: who hath believed in Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: have ye believedthe-hidden-wordsHW §10: and securewill-and-testamentW&T §42: to return to the True Faithepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: hast believed
This form usually rendered as “thyself”, “own”, “thee” (222 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: the faithfulgleaningsGWB §77: they utteredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: the minds of menprayers-and-meditationsP&M §395: her own selftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: in their liveswill-and-testamentW&T §44: of the insincereepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: for Me
SE expanded to “power of Thy sovereignty”
sovereignty 52% power 17% through 16% sovereign 5% almighty 2% surpassing 2% most 2% sublimity 2% whose 2% before 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: KinggleaningsGWB §174: The highest essence and most perfect expressionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: the Ancient of Daysprayers-and-meditationsP&M §848: through Thine omnipotent sovereigntytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §103: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §8: unto a just kingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: Majesty
power 44% might 24% through 13% almighty 5% strength 4% omnipotence 3% whose 3% authority 2% greatness 1% transcendent 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §32: wouldst set thy face towardsfire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §422: lift upkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: set his facekitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: characterprayers-and-meditationsP&M §173: have turnedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hast directed towards me Thy stepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §9: not in thyself
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: of detachmentgleaningsGWB §124: withheldkitab-i-iqanKIQ §282: cease to pursueprayers-and-meditationsP&M §846: wilt Thou cease to rain downtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: severed oneswill-and-testamentW&T §53: conclusiveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §222: detachedgleaningsGWB §414: be detached
SE rendered مُنْقَطِعًا (munqaṭiʿan), الْجِهاتِ (al-jihát), وَمُتَمَسِّكًا (wamutamassikan), بِحَبْلِ (biḥabl) as “detached from, cleaving steadfastly, cord”
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 §162: from every sidegleaningsGWB §685: created thingskitab-i-ahdAhd §9: upon its unifying influencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §112: reasonprayers-and-meditationsP&M §725: bywill-and-testamentW&T §32: sidesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §179: sidegleaningsGWB §130: It is for this reason that
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: take fast holdgleaningsGWB §647: take thou firm holdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §173: clingingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §675: I am but a wretched creaturetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: Launchepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: held fastgleaningsGWB §394: in their pursuit ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §181: cling to
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: CordgleaningsGWB §267: by Thy Cordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §204: and clung to the cord ofepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §178: clung togleaningsGWB §684: life-veinprayers-and-meditationsP&M §598: on Thy strong cordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: to the cordgleaningsGWB §680: tenaciously to
SE expanded to “gifts and favors”
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 §130: bountygleaningsGWB §657: of Divine sweetnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: Mysteryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: of Thy tender merciesthe-hidden-wordsHW §66: as a sign of My loving-kindnessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: these bountiesgleaningsGWB §310: attain their fullest developmentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §45: those irreproachable and purest Symbols
SE rendered بِحَبْلِ (biḥabl), أَلْطافِكَ (ʾalṭáfik), وَمَواهِبِكَ، (wamawáhibika،), وَآمَنْتُ (wámant), وَبِما (wabimá), نُزِّلَ (nuzzil) as “cord, gifts and favors, have embraced, the, sent down”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §15: of all giftsgleaningsGWB §621: upon His graceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §630: Thy manifold giftswill-and-testamentW&T §10: a bountyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §152: All-BounteousgleaningsGWB §631: and Divine generosityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §379: the Most Bountiful.”will-and-testamentW&T §56: gift
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: have We sent downgleaningsGWB §591: have We revealedkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: that which We have revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: as unfolded by these utterancesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §736: cause to descendtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: Haste theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: gradesthe-hidden-wordsHW §60: for My descent
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §191: the universegleaningsGWB §286: truthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: Eastprayers-and-meditationsP&M §50: through the wonders oftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: in His Namethe-hidden-wordsHW §65: have createdepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §156: in the whole universegleaningsGWB §286: the most marvelous
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: be strengthenedgleaningsGWB §519: according to the precepts prescribedkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: of authoritykitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: themeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §370: and wisdomtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: the Wise Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §13: My commandwill-and-testamentW&T §8: to the government
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §22: utmost kindlinessfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §52: is the one Belovedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §260: lovest mostprayers-and-meditationsP&M §512: feel attached totablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §5: do thou love Mewill-and-testamentW&T §18: ye beloved
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: followestgleaningsGWB §238: to keepkitab-i-iqanKIQ §256: bear allegianceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §218: in pursuance oftablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: be obedientwill-and-testamentW&T §7: rallied around himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: walk notgleaningsGWB §476: Observe
SE expanded to “have broken my fast”
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: concerning themgleaningsGWB §279: that their names may be mentionedkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: mentioningkitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: breathed the Nameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: the attempttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mentionthe-hidden-wordsHW §44: Make mention of Me
pleasure 30% good 21% good-pleasure 13% sake 13% will 6% thee 6% unto 4% content 2% please 2% pleasure!” 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: contentmentfire-tabletFire §48: Thy pleasuregleaningsGWB §621: of His good-pleasurekitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: good-pleasureprayers-and-meditationsP&M §333: of Thy pleasurethe-hidden-wordsHW §39: My pleasurewill-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted to His Willepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: content
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: of DivinitygleaningsGWB §376: the Lord, my Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §258: the Almightyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §694: overshadowed with Thy Lordshiptablet-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 §7: O Lord
This form usually rendered as “number”, “grant”, “suffer” (40 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: adornethfire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §199: Divest notkitab-i-iqanKIQ §124: the abject beetleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §564: Make me abletablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: ordainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §72: then makewill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant that
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: day ofgleaningsGWB §689: thiskitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: itsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: fleeting daytablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Daythe-hidden-wordsHW §115: a passing daywill-and-testamentW&T §10: day passeth but thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: In these days
SE expanded to “have prostrated themselves”
have 50% prostrated 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §246: bow down beforegleaningsGWB §613: prostrate yourselveskitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: Mosque.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §658: adorethe-hidden-wordsHW §121: Ye bow the kneeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: The MosquegleaningsGWB §313: to bow down in adoration before Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §70: to worship
night 88% night-season 13%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: the night seasongleaningsGWB §320: dreamkitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: night-seasonprayers-and-meditationsP&M §167: the nightsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §116: the night-seasonkitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: night seasonepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: by nightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: Many a night
have 33% disbelieved 17% who 13% repudiated 13% believe 7% infidels 7% denied 4% unbelievers 2% rejected 2% refused 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: He may forgive theegleaningsGWB §647: them that have repudiatedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §9: their unbeliefprayers-and-meditationsP&M §321: and have repudiatedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: if ye denyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: Hast thou deniedgleaningsGWB §150: denounced Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: ungrateful
This form usually rendered as “denied”, “rejected”, “denieth” (12 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: them that have denied TheegleaningsGWB §572: and repudiated His truthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §4: repudiationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §218: disbelievedwill-and-testamentW&T §17: disbelieveth in himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §257: them that have denied HimgleaningsGWB §510: all them that repudiate His truthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §244: those that repudiate
signs 55% utterances 18% verses 8% most 6% utterance 3% words 3% sweetness 3% repudiated 2% through 2% truth 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: His most mighty signsfire-tabletFire §26: utterancegleaningsGWB §113: hath repudiated His signskitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: verses ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §14: utterancestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: by whatthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: wert thou to attain theretowill-and-testamentW&T §5: the Holy Text
SE expanded to “gainsaid Thy testimony”
gleaningsGWB §86: ye gainsaykitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: the opponentsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §153: and repudiatedwill-and-testamentW&T §17: denieth himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §286: rejectedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §480: them who gainsaidwill-and-testamentW&T §17: deniedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §218: gainsaid
SE rendered وَأَنْكَرُوْا (waʾankarúá), آياتِكَ (áyátik), وَجاحَدُوا (wajáḥadúá), بُرْهانَكَ (burhának), وَحَرَّفُوْا (waḥarrafúá), كَلِماتِكَ، (kalimátika،) as “disbelieved in, Thy signs, gainsaid Thy testimony, perverted Thine, utterances”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §231: still seekgleaningsGWB §109: proofskitab-i-ahdAhd §6: of Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §105: beareth witnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §626: Thy testimonieswill-and-testamentW&T §53: by conclusive proofsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: proofgleaningsGWB §412: precision
letters 21% deviation 21% letter 18% one 8% single 8% word 5% perverted 5% transgression 5% words 4% “corruption” 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §48: with wordsgleaningsGWB §549: a dropkitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: idle sayingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §218: and pervertedthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: the second letterwill-and-testamentW&T §6: What deviationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: lettersgleaningsGWB §650: word
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: breathefire-tabletFire §48: Thy shining wordgleaningsGWB §503: pronouncedkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: single utterancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: Words of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §315: but a wordtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: gave utterancethe-hidden-wordsHW §95: faith
