Prayers and Meditations — §28
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 28 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
يا مَنْ وَجْهُكَ كَعْبَةُ المُشْتَاقِينَ، وَلِقائُكَ أَمَلُ المُخْلِصِينَ، وَقُرْبُكَ رَجاءُ المُقَرَّبِينَ، وَطَلْعَتُكَ صَحِيفَةُ العارِفِينَ، وَاسْمُكَ رُوحُ المُشْتاقِينَ، وَنِدائُكَ حَيوةُ العاشقِينَ، وَما يَخْرُجُ مِنْ شَفَتَيْكَ كَوْثَرُ الحَيَوانِ لِمَنْ فِيْ السَّمَواتِ وَالأَرَضِينَ، أَسْئَلُكَ بِمَظْلُوميَّةِ ن
Shoghi Effendi Translation
O Thou Whose face is the object of the adoration of all that yearn after Thee, Whose presence is the hope of such as are wholly devoted to Thy will, Whose nearness is the desire of all that have drawn nigh unto Thy court, Whose countenance is the companion of those who have recognized Thy truth, Whose name is the mover of the souls that long to behold Thy face, Whose voice is the true life of Thy lovers, the words of Whose mouth are as the waters of life unto all who are in heaven and on earth!
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: with snow-white facesfire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §539: His countenancekitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §156: beforeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §285: cause them to turntablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: the light of thethe-hidden-wordsHW §16: thy face unto Mine
This form usually rendered as “adored”, “sanctuary”, “court” (14 occurrences)
SE expanded to “object of the adoration”
gleaningsGWB §661: the courtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §458: my Sanctuaryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §711: the Lodestarprayers-and-meditationsP&M §711: my Lodestarprayers-and-meditationsP&M §405: the sanctuaryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §59: the Tabernacleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §322: the adored tabernacleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: and the sanctuary
SE rendered وَجْهُكَ (wajhuk), كَعْبَةُ (kaʿbah), المُشْتَاقِينَ، (al-mushtáqína،), وَلِقائُكَ (waliqáʾuk), أَمَلُ (ʾamal) as “Whose face, object of the adoration, Whose presence, the hope”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: fervorfire-tabletFire §41: Thy yearninggleaningsGWB §424: in longingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: yearningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §853: of longingthe-hidden-wordsHW §51: thy longingwill-and-testamentW&T §14: urgingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: such as yearn for
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: the Presencefire-tabletFire §1: of Thy CountenancegleaningsGWB §219: have We unfoldedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §3: face—theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §381: they yearn to be scatteredtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §16: of eternal reunionthe-hidden-wordsHW §4: engravedwill-and-testamentW&T §41: sowing the seeds
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: wholly forfire-tabletFire §1: the sinceregleaningsGWB §212: of the devoutkitab-i-iqanKIQ §56: deliveredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §671: and deliver metablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: sincere onesthe-hidden-wordsHW §146: absoluteepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: set it free
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: flashethfire-tabletFire §16: embodimentsgleaningsGWB §18: been made manifestkitab-i-iqanKIQ §83: was intended to awakenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §624: hath shone forthtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: may understand and hearkenthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenancewill-and-testamentW&T §5: the angelic company
This form usually rendered as “book”, “"book”, “sealed” (8 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §23: “BookgleaningsGWB §323: the sacred Scriptureskitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: epistlesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §28: the companionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: the BooksgleaningsGWB §583: chaliceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §784: Scrollsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: you
SE rendered وَطَلْعَتُكَ (waṭalʿatuk), صَحِيفَةُ (ṣaḥífah), العارِفِينَ، (al-ʿárifína،), وَاسْمُكَ (wásmuk), رُوحُ (rúḥ) as “Whose countenance, the companion, Whose name, the mover”
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 §5: acknowledging thegleaningsGWB §139: apprehendkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: the want of capacityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §195: such as have recognizedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §143: knoweth othersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: of knowledge
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: sublimefire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §697: throughkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: whose namesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §782: the sublimitytablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §146: unto the heaven
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: voice ofgleaningsGWB §152: proclaimkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of Judgmentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §766: ringingwill-and-testamentW&T §32: invokeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §186: cried outgleaningsGWB §76: hath cried outprayers-and-meditationsP&M §28: Whose voice
SE expanded to “of Thy lovers”
SE rendered حَيوةُ (ḥayúh), العاشقِينَ، (al-ʿáshqína،), يَخْرُجُ (yakhruj), شَفَتَيْكَ (shafatayk), كَوْثَرُ (kawthar) as “the true life, of Thy lovers, mouth, the waters”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §34: releasegleaningsGWB §210: thou art departedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §11: expelledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §769: proceeded outtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §7: them issue forththe-hidden-wordsHW §104: issuewill-and-testamentW&T §43: out fromepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: took Us forth
This form usually rendered as “mouth” (1 occurrences)
living 45% kawthar 14% waters 10% river 10% stream 3% cup 3% life-giving 3% through 3% everlasting 3% plenteous 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: the living waters of Thy pardongleaningsGWB §57: cupkitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: the Kawtharprayers-and-meditationsP&M §155: through the living fountainepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: the living watersgleaningsGWB §60: the life-giving waters of reunionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: Kawtharprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: living fountain
SE expanded to “unto all who”
SE expanded to “and on earth”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: of earthfire-tabletFire §3: ongleaningsGWB §638: the peoples of the earthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §28: and on earththe-hidden-wordsHW §1: obtain the gemepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: of thefire-tabletFire §36: a desolate landgleaningsGWB §295: or in the earth
SE rendered السَّمَواتِ (as-samawát), وَالأَرَضِينَ، (wálʾaraḍína،), أَسْئَلُكَ (ʾasʾaluk) as “heaven, and on earth”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the suppliantgleaningsGWB §214: implorekitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: seekprayers-and-meditationsP&M §594: entreat Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: praygleaningsGWB §259: questionedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §651: I begepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §146: beseech
SE rendered وَالأَرَضِينَ، (wálʾaraḍína،), أَسْئَلُكَ (ʾasʾaluk), بِمَظْلُوميَّةِ (bimaẓlúmímah) as “and on earth”
