Prayers and Meditations — §262
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 262 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
سُبْحَانَكَ اللَّهُمَّ يا إِلهِي وَسَيِّدِي تَسْمَعُ ضَجِيجَ المُشْتَاقِينَ فِي البُعْدِ وَالفِراقِ وَتَشْهَدُ حَنِينَ العارِفِينَ فِي الهَجْرِ وَالاشْتِياقِ، أَسْئَلُكَ بِالقُلُوبِ الَّتِيْ ما خُزِنَ فِيها إِلاَّ ذِكْرُكَ وَثَنَائُكَ وَما يَظْهَرُ مِنْها إِلاَّ آثارُ عَظَمَتِكَ وَاقْتِدارِكَ بِأَنْ تُقَرِّبَ عِبادَكَ اَلمُرِيدِينَ إِلى مَقَرِّ ظُهُوراتِ أَنْوارِ عِزِّ وَحْدانِيَّتِكَ وَتُدْخِلَ الآمِلينَ فِي سُرادِقِ عِزِّ رَحْمَتِكَ وَأَلْطافِكَ، يا إِلهِي إِنِّي عُرْيانٌ فَأَلْبِسْنِي خِلَعَ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Praise be to Thee, O Lord my God, my Master! Thou hearest the sighing of those who, though they long to behold Thy face, are yet separated from Thee and far distant from Thy court. Thou testifiest to the lamentations which those who have recognized Thee pour forth because of their exile from Thee and their yearning to meet Thee. I beseech Thee by those hearts which contain naught except the treasures of Thy remembrance and praise, and which show forth only the testimonies of Thy greatness and the evidences of Thy might, to bestow on Thy servants who desire Thee power to approach the seat of the revelation of the splendor of Thy glory and to assist them whose hopes are set on Thee to enter into the tabernacle of Thy transcendent favor and mercy.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: “Glory to TheegleaningsGWB §80: cloudskitab-i-iqanKIQ §291: Glorified beprayers-and-meditationsP&M §254: Lauded and glorifiedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: from on highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: laudgleaningsGWB §102: Divine
SE expanded to “O Lord my God”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: SiyyidgleaningsGWB §84: turned blackprayers-and-meditationsP&M §652: O my Masterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §186: LordgleaningsGWB §181: descendant of the Prophetprayers-and-meditationsP&M §241: Masterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: as much as thegleaningsGWB §404: corrosion
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: thou hearestfire-tabletFire §37: Give Thou eargleaningsGWB §724: the All-Hearingkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: sightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §290: that inclineth his earprayers-and-meditationsP&M §13: I heartablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hearken to Thy calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §21: And they heard
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: groangleaningsGWB §452: pined away and mournedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §399: the voicetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: wailedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: groaninggleaningsGWB §619: groanethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §13: the voice of the lamentationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: sighs
المُشْتَاقِينَ
literal: longing; yearning; longing, yearning
SE expanded to “those who, though they long”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: such as yearn forfire-tabletFire §41: Thy yearninggleaningsGWB §424: in longingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §263: fervourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §268: desirethe-hidden-wordsHW §51: thy longingwill-and-testamentW&T §14: urgingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: I yearn after
This form usually rendered as “separation”, “parting”, “whose” (9 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §87: of parting arrivedfire-tabletFire §1: of separationgleaningsGWB §170: scatterkitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: bereavementprayers-and-meditationsP&M §155: my separationtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: and the wisdomwill-and-testamentW&T §17: subvert His Wordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: star
This form usually rendered as “bearest”, “thou”, “proclaim” (18 occurrences)
bearest 21% thou 14% proclaim 14% thereby 7% beholdest 7% witnessed 7% witness 7% testifiest 7% beareth 7% acknowledgeth 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §180: viewedfire-tabletFire §48: the placegleaningsGWB §286: new lifekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appearethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: witnesses?”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §821: “I bear witnesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: have We found themthe-hidden-wordsHW §46: Seek a martyr’s death
حَنِينَ
literal: lamentation, yearning; lamentation; yearning/lamentation
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: lamentationsgleaningsGWB §118: moansprayers-and-meditationsP&M §105: voice of His lamentationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: crygleaningsGWB §170: groanethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §195: lamentingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §138: lamentationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §772: and the groaning
SE expanded to “those who have recognized”
have 17% comprehend 15% all 15% know 12% such 10% understanding 7% understand 7% perceive 7% who 5% every 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: every understanding heartgleaningsGWB §389: know and recognizekitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §257: unrenownedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §453: and Thy knowledgetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §57: thinkestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: of Thy knowledge
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: retirementfire-tabletFire §2: of desolationgleaningsGWB §698: forsakenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: fledprayers-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 §210: migrated
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §146: beseechgleaningsGWB §630: pray Theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: seekprayers-and-meditationsP&M §127: I pray Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: askgleaningsGWB §39: thy questionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §354: I ask Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: Ask, that
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: the heartsgleaningsGWB §278: with eagernesskitab-i-ahdAhd §4: a pure heartkitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: want of understandingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §155: of my heartthe-hidden-wordsHW §120: mindwill-and-testamentW&T §23: the spirit of loveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: the heart
This form usually rendered as “repositories” (2 occurrences)
treasuries 34% treasury 18% treasures 14% repositories 9% preserved 5% treasured 5% all 4% lay 4% hidden 4% enshrined 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: the repositoriesgleaningsGWB §230: Treasurekitab-i-ahdAhd §1: the treasurykitab-i-iqanKIQ §103: hiddenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §547: Treasuries of Thy knowledgethe-hidden-wordsHW §66: storehousesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: repositorygleaningsGWB §479: the treasuries
remembrance 37% praise 24% remember 8% name 7% remembering 7% mention 4% glorification 4% virtues 4% whose 3% remembered 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: mention of HimgleaningsGWB §156: rememberedkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckonedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: quotedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §522: by Thy remembrancetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: proclaimeththe-hidden-wordsHW §44: Make mention of Me
praise 46% celebrate 9% virtues 9% extol 9% celebrating 7% glorify 6% extolling 6% magnifying 4% muse 2% whose 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: to glorify TheegleaningsGWB §3: glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: “Secondaryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §8: celebrate Thy praiseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Thy celebrationgleaningsGWB §396: magnifyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §134: to praiseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §52: second
may 18% shall 16% show 11% revealed 11% manifested 11% manifest 9% reveal 7% appear 7% make 5% proceedeth 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: utteredfire-tabletFire §12: DayspringgleaningsGWB §391: is thekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: streamed forthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: outward behaviourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §218: hast revealedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Revelation—a Revelation
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §32: resultsgleaningsGWB §550: remnantkitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: signsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: gem-like evidenceswill-and-testamentW&T §1: writ and revealedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: hostile attitudegleaningsGWB §289: signs of Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: outward manifestations
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: the Most GreatgleaningsGWB §9: inestimablekitab-i-iqanKIQ §222: mightiestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §169: Thy glorythe-hidden-wordsHW §42: of My greatnesswill-and-testamentW&T §7: Crownepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: great a bountygleaningsGWB §508: will be your
power 34% might 32% omnipotence 9% dominion 8% through 4% potency 4% sovereign 4% overpowering 2% strength 2% hand 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §167: the aidfire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §627: Whose power pervadethkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: measurekitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: cannotprayers-and-meditationsP&M §231: He is the Potenttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: are nottablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: the Mighty, the All-Powerful
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: that thou mayest drawfire-tabletFire §3: oceangleaningsGWB §548: draw nighkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: Kindredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: offer a sacrificeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §14: draw them nearer untotablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: favouredthe-hidden-wordsHW §36: drawing near
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: them that serve Himfire-tabletFire §50: all the servantsgleaningsGWB §215: the hearts of His servantskitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: ‘Worshipprayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: for Thy servantstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicethe-hidden-wordsHW §56: Our servantswill-and-testamentW&T §38: are servants
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: We desiregleaningsGWB §246: My heart’s desirekitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: intendprayers-and-meditationsP&M §635: Thou hast pleasedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §46: she did desirethe-hidden-wordsHW §8: seekestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: His wishgleaningsGWB §487: My wish
seat 36% habitation 13% place 10% abide 10% court 8% spot 5% confessed 5% abode 5% retreats 5% acceptance 3%
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 §144: with the lightfire-tabletFire §26: LightgivergleaningsGWB §415: illuminekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: shining and resplendentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §134: God’s lightprayers-and-meditationsP&M §466: the brightness of the lighttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: exalted and gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §109: the flame
SE expanded to “of Thy glory”
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 §189: All-Powerful, thefire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishmentgleaningsGWB §1: of Thy majestykitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: dignitariesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §840: to Thy glorythe-hidden-wordsHW §125: Pride not yourselveswill-and-testamentW&T §10: my prideepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: as a mark of
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: the Incomparablefire-tabletFire §43: of OnenessgleaningsGWB §471: of the unitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §193: divine Beingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §331: adoretablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: believers in the Divine Unitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: lonethe-hidden-wordsHW §69: all from one same
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: instillgleaningsGWB §43: refused to embracekitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: have refused to embraceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §694: Thou hast caused tothe-hidden-wordsHW §61: Putwill-and-testamentW&T §12: shelterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: a citygleaningsGWB §563: have sought Our Presence
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: hopegleaningsGWB §395: longing to partakekitab-i-iqanKIQ §8: consider and reflectprayers-and-meditationsP&M §262: whose hopesthe-hidden-wordsHW §93: desiresepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: cherish the hopekitab-i-iqanKIQ §267: ponderprayers-and-meditationsP&M §680: desire
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: of the TabernaclesgleaningsGWB §656: Tabernaclekitab-i-iqanKIQ §3: veilprayers-and-meditationsP&M §466: of the Tabernacletablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §21: the unseen pavilionthe-hidden-wordsHW §112: the sanctuary of the tabernaclewill-and-testamentW&T §5: the PaviliongleaningsGWB §34: the veil
mercy 90% all-encompassing 2% transcendent 2% heaven 1% court 1% canopy 1% compassion 1% wondrous 1% mercies 1% tender 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: His mercyfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §257: have mercy uponkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: Breathprayers-and-meditationsP&M §521: of Thy loving-kindnesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercythe-hidden-wordsHW §109: My tender grace
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §15: bountiesgleaningsGWB §288: the subtletieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: excellentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §846: Thy bountiful favorsthe-hidden-wordsHW §85: attentivewill-and-testamentW&T §27: as a signepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: bountygleaningsGWB §59: His most gracious favors
This form usually rendered as “call” (6 occurrences)
SE rendered وَأَلْطافِكَ، (waʾalṭáfika،), إِلهِي (ʾilhí), إِنِّي (ʾinní), عُرْيانٌ (ʿuryánun) as “favor, Thee”
SE rendered إِنِّي (ʾinní), عُرْيانٌ (ʿuryánun), فَأَلْبِسْنِي (faʾalbisní) as “Thee”
SE rendered إِنِّي (ʾinní), عُرْيانٌ (ʿuryánun), فَأَلْبِسْنِي (faʾalbisní), خِلَعَ (khilaʿ) as “Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: a fresh attiregleaningsGWB §493: the ornamentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: acceptanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §665: attiretablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §9: cleansedgleaningsGWB §99: invested with the robekitab-i-iqanKIQ §123: arrayedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: attire me
