Prayers and Meditations — §247
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 247 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
سُبْحَانَكَ يا إِلهِي هذا رَأْسِيْ قَدْ وَضَعْتُهُ تَحْتَ سَيْفِ مَشِيَّتِكَ، وَهذا عُنُقِي مُتَرَصِّدٌ لِسَلاسِلِ إِرادَتِكَ، وَإِنَّ هذا قَلْبِيْ مُشْتاقٌ لِرُمْحِ قَضائِكَ وَإِنَّ هذا عَيْنِيْ مُنْتَظِرَةٌ لِبَدائِعِ رَحْمَتِكَ، لأَنَّ كُلَّ ما يَنْزِلُ مِنْ عِنْدِكَ غايَةُ مَقْصُودِ المُشْتاقِينَ وَمُنْتَهى مَطْلَبِ المُقَرَّبِينَ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Glorified be Thou, O my God! Behold Thou my head ready to fall before the sword of Thy Will, my neck prepared to bear the chains of Thy Desire, my heart yearning to be made a target for the darts of Thy Decree, mine eyes expectant to gaze on the tokens and signs of Thy wondrous Mercy. For whatsoever may befall me from Thee is the cherished desire of them who thirst to meet Thee, and the supreme aspiration of such as have drawn nigh unto Thy court.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: \‘Glorifiedfire-tabletFire §14: veiledgleaningsGWB §347: of Divine Revelationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: “veils of glory”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §149: Praise be to Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: Glorified be He thatthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: from on highwill-and-testamentW&T §42: Gracious God
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §69: Godhoodfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §127: heavenlykitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §253: divinely-appointedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §821: art Godtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
This form usually rendered as “cast”, “ready” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: a swordgleaningsGWB §636: of the swordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §559: the assaultsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: swordsgleaningsGWB §620: with the swordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §99: the swords that are drawn against Himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §43: the swordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: the swords
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: pleaseth TheegleaningsGWB §661: Thou willestkitab-i-iqanKIQ §272: willeth,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §775: the entire creationtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §13: elsewill-and-testamentW&T §5: this one, unworthy though he be
This form usually rendered as “will”, “purpose”, “through” (39 occurrences)
will 47% purpose 16% through 13% conformity 8% desire 5% operation 3% according 3% good 3% accordance 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §34: decidedgleaningsGWB §651: wishkitab-i-iqanKIQ §20: Iprayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: Thy will had decreedthe-hidden-wordsHW §106: wouldst thou gazewill-and-testamentW&T §36: hath conspired against meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: We askedgleaningsGWB §188: intent on
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: your heartsgleaningsGWB §635: of thine heartkitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: of the spiritprayers-and-meditationsP&M §776: were shakentablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: and their own heartsthe-hidden-wordsHW §67: nor heartswill-and-testamentW&T §23: sincereepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: the hearts
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: I yearn afterfire-tabletFire §41: Thy yearninggleaningsGWB §424: in longingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §216: desireprayers-and-meditationsP&M §335: all them that yearn after Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §51: thy longingwill-and-testamentW&T §14: urgingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: longing
This form usually rendered as “menacing”, “darts” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: spearskitab-i-iqanKIQ §220: the menacing dartsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §247: the dartsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §797: the spearsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §267: most afflictive spearsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §405: from the shaftsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §116: spearprayers-and-meditationsP&M §425: the arrows
decree 66% irrevocable 13% dispositions 3% decreed 3% judgment 3% purpose 3% appointments 3% irrevocably 3% through 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: the eyesgleaningsGWB §306: individualitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: From Our eyesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §212: all eyestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: with their own eyestablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: thosetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: tearsthe-hidden-wordsHW §44: thine
expectant 19% have 19% yearningly 13% expecting 13% awaiting 6% eagerly 6% expected 6% anticipated 6% look 6% waited 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: wondrousgleaningsGWB §556: uttermost cornerskitab-i-iqanKIQ §96: most wondrousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §247: the tokens and signstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: in His Namethe-hidden-wordsHW §65: have createdepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: IncomparablegleaningsGWB §286: the most marvelous
mercy 90% transcendent 2% shadowing 2% all-encompassing 2% compassion 1% merciful 1% wondrous 1% virtue 1% mercies 1% tender 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: latefire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §35: tender mercieskitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: of the All-Bountifulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §196: Have mercy, then,tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: in token of His mercy
This form usually rendered as “would”, “abaseth”, “showered” (9 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: negligiblegleaningsGWB §505: revealkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: that which We have revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §288: hath it been revealedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §846: which have been sent down upontablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: Haste theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §34: “Descendthe-hidden-wordsHW §60: for My descent
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: HisgleaningsGWB §30: Hekitab-i-iqanKIQ §91: of God.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §190: pertaineth unto Himtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: on Our partthe-hidden-wordsHW §72: to Mewill-and-testamentW&T §47: in the presence ofepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: with Whom
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: dupedfire-tabletFire §8: heightgleaningsGWB §725: to Him Who is the world’skitab-i-iqanKIQ §26: Purposeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §669: supremethe-hidden-wordsHW §10: surely strayepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: made to errprayers-and-meditationsP&M §247: the cherished desire
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: hastenedgleaningsGWB §233: that directeth his stepskitab-i-ahdAhd §10: The objectkitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: meant thatprayers-and-meditationsP&M §747: and the Goal of my desirethe-hidden-wordsHW §76: seekethwill-and-testamentW&T §25: By this House is meantepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: meant
This form usually rendered as “beyond”, “highest”, “immeasurable” (42 occurrences)
beyond 37% highest 15% immeasurable 7% end 7% divine 7% ended 7% supreme 7% muntaha 4% sadratu’l-muntahá 4% may 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: Muntahafire-tabletFire §29: DivinegleaningsGWB §304: countlesskitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categorically forbiddenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §277: uttermostprayers-and-meditationsP&M §299: soletablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §24: them that comprehendthe-hidden-wordsHW §96: boundless
This form usually rendered as “theme”, “truth”, “argument” (24 occurrences)
SE expanded to “have drawn nigh”
such 18% nigh 16% who 14% enjoy 14% favored 12% have 10% all 8% well-favored 6% shall 2% well-favoured 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: draweth you nighfire-tabletFire §2: Those who are near unto TheegleaningsGWB §361: Divine Presencekitab-i-ahdAhd §13: Kindredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §65: reunionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §718: approacheth metablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: the Presencetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: the favoured of God
