Prayers and Meditations — §269
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 269 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
أَسْئَلُكَ بِاسْمِكَ الأَعْظَمِ بِأَنْ تَفْتَحَ أَبْصارَ عِبادِكَ لِيَرَوْكَ مُشْرِقَاً عَنْ أُفُقِ عَظَمَتِكَ وَكِبْرِيائِكَ وَلا يَمْنَعُهُمْ نَعِيبُ الغُرابِ عَنْ هَدِيرِ وَرْقآءِ عِزِّ أَحَدِيَّتِكَ وَلا مَاءُ الآسِنِ عَنْ زُلالِ خَمْرِ أَلْطافِكَ وَكَوْثَرِ مَواهِبِكَ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I beseech Thee, by Thy Most Great Name, to open the eyes of Thy servants, that they may behold Thee shining above the horizon of Thy majesty and glory, and that they may not be hindered by the croaking of the raven from hearkening to the voice of the Dove of Thy sublime oneness, nor be prevented by the corrupt waters from partaking of the pure wine of Thy bounty and the everlasting streams of Thy gifts.
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “I beseech Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: askinggleaningsGWB §260: ‘Askkitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: seek enlightenmentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §654: Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §152: beseechethgleaningsGWB §629: I entreat Theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §195: the questionsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §285: I entreat
SE expanded to “by Thy Most Great Name”
name 85% most 6% whose 3% through 1% treasured 1% brightness 1% called 1% all-glorious 1% invested 1% bearer 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: what is its namefire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §210: all who are in the heavenskitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: heaven”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §351: except as one who beareth Thy nametablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: grievousgleaningsGWB §93: dominionkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categoricallykitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: too vastprayers-and-meditationsP&M §151: greatness of Thy majestythe-hidden-wordsHW §93: all-gloriouswill-and-testamentW&T §8: fierceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: majesty
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: eyes togleaningsGWB §35: discerning observerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: will ye not thenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §716: a man of insighttablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: heartthe-hidden-wordsHW §45: do thou seeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §17: visiongleaningsGWB §74: their eyes
SE expanded to “of Thy servants”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: worshipfire-tabletFire §49: AdoredgleaningsGWB §71: among Our servantskitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: His people?”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §539: Thy servant’stablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicewill-and-testamentW&T §10: servant of Thineepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: ye worship
SE expanded to “that they may behold Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: thou wouldst beholdfire-tabletFire §26: seestgleaningsGWB §692: will readily recognizekitab-i-iqanKIQ §51: seenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §153: assigneththe-hidden-wordsHW §146: hypocrisywill-and-testamentW&T §5: behold himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: Thou beholdest
dayspring 37% dawning-place 17% shining 13% shineth 10% east 8% who 4% resplendent 3% source 3% shone 2% rays 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: brightnessfire-tabletFire §14: Dawning PlacegleaningsGWB §666: an examplekitab-i-iqanKIQ §9: above the horizonprayers-and-meditationsP&M §338: were shedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §41: beamedthe-hidden-wordsHW §42: shine upon theewill-and-testamentW&T §4: of the world
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: thy horizonfire-tabletFire §19: mengleaningsGWB §198: the dayspringkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: dawning-placekitab-i-iqanKIQ §216: universeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §258: of the Dayspringtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §41: abovewill-and-testamentW&T §34: all regions
SE rendered وَكِبْرِيائِكَ (wakibríáʾik), يَمْنَعُهُمْ (yamnaʿuhum), نَعِيبُ (naʿíb), الغُرابِ (al-ghuráb), هَدِيرِ (hadír) as “and glory, by the croaking, of the raven, hearkening to the voice”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: forbadgleaningsGWB §522: and caused it to cease fromkitab-i-iqanKIQ §213: repelprayers-and-meditationsP&M §531: I find myself over-poweredtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §89: no longerwill-and-testamentW&T §56: hindranceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: was withheld
SE expanded to “by the croaking”
3 occurrences in corpus
This form usually rendered as “raven” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §250: disappearancefire-tabletFire §18: a foreign landgleaningsGWB §153: an exilekitab-i-iqanKIQ §45: setting pointsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §263: I am a strangertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: banishmenttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: of exilewill-and-testamentW&T §35: my exile
cooing 50% hearkening 50%
SE expanded to “of the Dove”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: the leaves thereoffire-tabletFire §23: NightingalegleaningsGWB §263: the leaf thereofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: In every leafprayers-and-meditationsP&M §73: upon its brancheswill-and-testamentW&T §9: letterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: the leavesgleaningsGWB §494: Scroll
This form usually rendered as “glory”, “transcendent”, “exalted” (193 occurrences)
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 §150: Thy mightgleaningsGWB §1: of Thy majestykitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of powerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §716: He is truly exaltedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §107: cherishwill-and-testamentW&T §4: endearedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: glorious
SE rendered هَدِيرِ (hadír), وَرْقآءِ (warqáʾ), عِزِّ (ʿizz), أَحَدِيَّتِكَ (ʾaḥadídatik), مَاءُ (máʾ), الآسِنِ (as-sin) as “hearkening to the voice, of the Dove, Thy sublime, the corrupt waters”
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 §207: no mangleaningsGWB §40: of eternal glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: divine Revelationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: none maytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: dwellerthe-hidden-wordsHW §141: any man’sepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the IncomparablegleaningsGWB §570: a man
SE rendered عِزِّ (ʿizz), أَحَدِيَّتِكَ (ʾaḥadídatik), مَاءُ (máʾ), الآسِنِ (as-sin), زُلالِ (zulál) as “Thy sublime, the corrupt waters, partaking of the pure wine”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: with the watersgleaningsGWB §82: riversprayers-and-meditationsP&M §468: the waterthe-hidden-wordsHW §108: with the waterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: in the watersgleaningsGWB §12: watersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §377: by waterthe-hidden-wordsHW §138: dregs
2 occurrences in corpus
SE expanded to “partaking of the pure wine”
SE rendered الآسِنِ (as-sin), زُلالِ (zulál), خَمْرِ (khamr), أَلْطافِكَ (ʾalṭáfik), وَكَوْثَرِ (wakawthar), مَواهِبِكَ، (mawáhibika،) as “the corrupt waters, partaking of the pure wine, of Thy bounty, and the everlasting streams, of Thy gifts”
This form usually rendered as “favors”, “loving-kindness”, “gifts” (65 occurrences)
SE expanded to “of Thy bounty”
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 §198: most sanctifiedgleaningsGWB §679: light and untrammeledkitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: the overflowings of Its bountyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §523: of Thy favorsthe-hidden-wordsHW §138: celestialepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: bountygleaningsGWB §119: honorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §17: purity
وَكَوْثَرِ
literal: abundance/fountain; abundance, fountain in paradise
living 56% waters 9% river 9% through 6% stream 3% cup 3% life-giving 3% everlasting 3% plenteous 3% after 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: the living watersgleaningsGWB §60: the life-giving watersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §101: the watersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: through the living watersgleaningsGWB §57: cupprayers-and-meditationsP&M §455: the living fountainepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: living watersgleaningsGWB §435: stream
SE expanded to “of Thy gifts”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: All-BountifulgleaningsGWB §631: and Divine generosityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §630: Thy manifold giftswill-and-testamentW&T §56: the giftepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: of Thy goodly giftsgleaningsGWB §299: the Most Powerfulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §619: of Thy favorswill-and-testamentW&T §56: gift
