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،
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 §80: Wert thou to inclinefire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §440: derive their inspiration fromkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: set his facekitab-i-iqanKIQ §156: beforeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §714: fixingtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hast directed towards me Thy stepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §9: not in thyself
This form usually rendered as “adored”, “sanctuary”, “celestial” (18 occurrences)
SE expanded to “object of the adoration”
gleaningsGWB §41: Ka‘bkitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: Sanctuaryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §348: adored SanctuarygleaningsGWB §31: the celestial Kaabaprayers-and-meditationsP&M §322: the adored tabernaclegleaningsGWB §661: the courtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §59: the Tabernacleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §406: and
المُشْتَاقِينَ،
literal: longing; yearning; longing, yearning
SE expanded to “all that yearn after”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: fervorfire-tabletFire §41: Thy yearninggleaningsGWB §188: the deepest longing of Mine heart iskitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: yearningprayers-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
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: meetethfire-tabletFire §1: of Thy CountenancegleaningsGWB §37: of beholding the Facekitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: revealprayers-and-meditationsP&M §237: before the court oftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §20: of His Presencethe-hidden-wordsHW §37: to meet Mewill-and-testamentW&T §5: sowed the seeds
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: cherish the hopegleaningsGWB §395: longing to partakekitab-i-iqanKIQ §13: ponder uponprayers-and-meditationsP&M §707: and him who hath set his hopes on Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §123: OF DESIREepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §153: hopegleaningsGWB §602: aspirationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §4: longing
المُخْلِصِينَ،
literal: sincere; pure; sincere ones
SE expanded to “such as are wholly devoted”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: them who are devoted to Godfire-tabletFire §1: the sinceregleaningsGWB §680: essencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §56: deliveredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §721: nor that of the sincerethe-hidden-wordsHW §146: absolutewill-and-testamentW&T §34: Thy devotedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: pure
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §148: draw him nighfire-tabletFire §2: Those who are near unto TheegleaningsGWB §564: they that have drawn nigh unto Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: Kindredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §150: of the favourites of heavenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §276: any one of my kindredtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: the Presencetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: the favoured of God
hope 41% desire 14% longing 9% ardent 9% may 5% suppliant 5% beholdest 5% aspiration 5% one 5% confidence 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: my supreme Aspirationfire-tabletFire §4: LonginggleaningsGWB §627: in the hopekitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: our hopes were fixedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §426: nor hopethe-hidden-wordsHW §50: yearnethwill-and-testamentW&T §32: heart’s Desireepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: hope
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: the Dawning-Placefire-tabletFire §12: RevealergleaningsGWB §161: manifestkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: sourceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §171: the “last”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §122: to be the Dayspringtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: may understandthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenance
This form usually rendered as “book”, “scroll”, “"book” (8 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §255: scripturesgleaningsGWB §583: bearing aloft a chalicekitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: chroniclesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §358: the Repositoriesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: Thy ScripturesgleaningsGWB §323: the sacred Scriptureskitab-i-iqanKIQ §185: holy booksprayers-and-meditationsP&M §23: books of
SE expanded to “those who have recognized”
all 22% have 17% comprehend 13% every 10% such 8% who 8% know 8% understand 5% perceive 5% initiated 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: that thou mayest understandgleaningsGWB §181: the sageskitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: obscureprayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: Make knowntablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: of thine own knowledgeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: know it
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 §235: most sublimefire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §43: before His namekitab-i-iqanKIQ §39: in terms ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §168: called by Thine own nametablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
This form usually rendered as “call”, “whose” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: hath cried outgleaningsGWB §28: the voices ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of Judgmentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §608: my callwill-and-testamentW&T §32: my heart’s Desireepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §138: calleth aloudgleaningsGWB §402: to lift up its voiceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §369: will call on Thy name
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: of lifegleaningsGWB §239: lifekitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: these beastsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §137: is Life indeedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: a beastgleaningsGWB §58: life-givingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §28: the true lifegleaningsGWB §727: that is life indeed
This form usually rendered as “spring”, “altereth”, “shall” (12 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: departethgleaningsGWB §698: go forthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: explain.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §567: Put forth, thereforetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §25: looked outthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: thou didst issuewill-and-testamentW&T §43: out fromepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: describe
This form usually rendered as “whose” (1 occurrences)
SE rendered يَخْرُجُ (yakhruj), شَفَتَيْكَ (shafatayk), كَوْثَرُ (kawthar), الحَيَوانِ (al-ḥayawán), لِمَنْ (liman) as “are, waters, life”
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 §109: living watersgleaningsGWB §60: the life-giving watersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: living fountainepistle-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 §136: the living watersgleaningsGWB §435: stream
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: countryfire-tabletFire §36: a desolate landgleaningsGWB §511: all-embracingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §51: “The whole earthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §169: all the creatures that dwell in Thy landtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: the landsthe-hidden-wordsHW §95: within itepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: of earth
