Prayers and Meditations — §246
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 246 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
أَيْ رَبِّ نَوِّرْ وُجُوهَ عِبادِكَ لِلتَّوَجُّهِ إِلى وَجْهِكَ وَطَهِّرْ قُلُوبَهُمْ لِلإِقْبال إِلى شَطْرِ مَواهِبِكَ وَعِرفانِ مَظْهَرِ نَفْسِكَ وَمَطْلَعِ كَيْنُونَتِكَ، إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ مَولَى العالَمِينَ لا إِلهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ المُقْتَدِرُ القَدِيرُ.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Illumine, O Lord, the faces of Thy servants, that they may behold Thee; and cleanse their hearts that they may turn unto the court of Thy heavenly favors, and recognize Him Who is the Manifestation of Thy Self and the Dayspring of Thine Essence. Verily, Thou art the Lord of all worlds. There is no God but Thee, the Unconstrained, the All-Subduing.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: its LordgleaningsGWB §163: onekitab-i-iqanKIQ §277: celestialprayers-and-meditationsP&M §184: the Enlightenertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §47: Oepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: Lordship
light 80% illumine 5% radiance 4% brightness 2% illuminate 1% luminary 1% into 1% glory 1% source 1% splendour 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: with the lightfire-tabletFire §9: the brightnessgleaningsGWB §115: oceanskitab-i-ahdAhd §3: shining and resplendentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §42: becomeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §140: with the beamstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: exalted and gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §52: an eternal light
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: in no wisefire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §135: enveloping the Facekitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: quarter of the Heavensprayers-and-meditationsP&M §70: whose eyestablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: the light of thethe-hidden-wordsHW §9: thyself
SE expanded to “of Thy servants”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §115: Thy servantsfire-tabletFire §50: all the servantsgleaningsGWB §173: children of menkitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: toprayers-and-meditationsP&M §804: of the Adored Onetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: of otherswill-and-testamentW&T §36: this Thy servant
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: their heartsgleaningsGWB §485: pass overkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: a pure heartkitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: turningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §733: and brighten their heartsthe-hidden-wordsHW §120: mindwill-and-testamentW&T §48: with a heartepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: your hearts
SE expanded to “that they may turn”
turn 26% turned 16% having 11% setting 11% recognizing 11% return 5% acknowledged 5% conversion 5% direct 5% disinclined 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: unto Himfire-tabletFire §46: press onwardgleaningsGWB §272: to attainkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: receptive soulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §181: alreadyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §556: resting her heart upontablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: been lifted upontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: faces towardsgleaningsGWB §569: unto the courtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §75: toepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: North and SouthgleaningsGWB §470: uponprayers-and-meditationsP&M §415: Whose courtepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: to ConstantinoplegleaningsGWB §579: God’s sacred Court
SE expanded to “of Thy heavenly favors”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §152: All-BounteousgleaningsGWB §569: and bountyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §84: I swearwill-and-testamentW&T §10: a bountyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §15: of all giftsgleaningsGWB §195: All-Bountifulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §344: Generouswill-and-testamentW&T §53: Bounty
This form usually rendered as “knowledge”, “understanding”, “recognition” (144 occurrences)
knowledge 34% understanding 26% recognition 8% recognize 8% comprehension 7% know 6% recognizing 4% insight 3% wisdom 2% visualize 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: andgleaningsGWB §117: mysticskitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: well-knownprayers-and-meditationsP&M §643: hath borne witnesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §99: HAVE A NAMEepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: recognizeth
manifestation 63% revealer 18% who 5% manifest 4% dayspring 3% supreme 3% revelation 3% revealest 1% symbol 1% exponent 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: proclaiming His Causefire-tabletFire §38: prevailgleaningsGWB §596: unattainablekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: demonstratingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §193: divine Revelationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: and didst through Him uncovertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Revelation—a Revelation
SE expanded to “of Thy Self”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: thy passionsgleaningsGWB §574: their evil and corrupt desireskitab-i-ahdAhd §8: thosekitab-i-iqanKIQ §223: spiritprayers-and-meditationsP&M §438: by its very naturetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: His trustwill-and-testamentW&T §44: of the insincere
dayspring 42% dawning-place 21% source 10% manifestation 8% revealer 6% who 4% fountain 3% apprehend 2% fountainhead 2% fountain-head 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: readfire-tabletFire §16: embodimentsgleaningsGWB §278: revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §17: Revealersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §488: and the Dawning-Placetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §17: May knowthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenancewill-and-testamentW&T §5: the angelic company
SE expanded to “of Thine Essence”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: been numberedfire-tabletFire §35: universegleaningsGWB §472: Who unerringly treadethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §255: art thou toprayers-and-meditationsP&M §312: I would still have failedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: they combinetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: thou hesitatetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart hath
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: those amonggleaningsGWB §603: If anyone should refusekitab-i-iqanKIQ §282: master?”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §123: of Thy guardianshipwill-and-testamentW&T §49: have rainedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §195: Our loved onesgleaningsGWB §91: every discerningkitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: continuous
SE expanded to “of all worlds”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §4: distinguished divinefire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §397: Ourkitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: We instructprayers-and-meditationsP&M §776: the unseen realmstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §144: peoples
almighty 31% powerful 20% potent 16% most 10% all-powerful 9% omnipotent 4% god 4% lord 3% power 2% strength 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the Lordfire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §291: the Most Powerfulkitab-i-ahdAhd §9: consummate powerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: all-subduing powerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §336: aspiretablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: are nottablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: the Mighty, the All-Powerful
