Prayers and Meditations — §299

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 299 of 858.

Source (Arabic)

عَلَى انْعِدامِها، وَالَّذِيْ عَرَفَكَ لا يَنْظُرُ إِلى غَيْرِكَ وَلا يُرِيدُ مِنْكَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ، وَإِنَّكَ أَنْتَ مُنْتَهَى أَمَلِ الآمِلِينَ وَغايَةُ رَجآءِ المُخْلِصِينَ،

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Whosoever hath recognized Thee will turn to none save Thee, and will seek from Thee naught else except Thyself. Thou art the sole Desire of the heart of him whose thoughts are fixed on Thee, and the highest Aspiration of whosoever is wholly devoted unto Thee.

Translation Notes

انْعِدامِها،

inʿidámihá، ʿ-d-m

literal: non-existence; non-existent; nonexistent

SE rendered انْعِدامِها، (inʿidámihá،), وَالَّذِيْ (wálladhí), عَرَفَكَ (ʿarafak) as “Whosoever hath recognized, Thee”

nothingness 26% nothing 15% utter 12% lack 12% perish 9% evanescent 6% ignorance 6% want 6% non-existence 6% none 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: none gleaningsGWB §106: nothingness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: want prayers-and-meditationsP&M §374: shadowy creature will-and-testamentW&T §5: speeding towards destruction epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: innocence gleaningsGWB §124: perish kitab-i-iqanKIQ §26: from

وَالَّذِيْ

wálladhí dh-w-y → “man”

literal: possessor; possessor of; possessor/owner

man 17% beings 17% word 17% discerning 17% any 17% one 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §138: man gleaningsGWB §484: its prayers-and-meditationsP&M §754: any will-and-testamentW&T §32: my kinsmen gleaningsGWB §302: discerning prayers-and-meditationsP&M §602: their gleaningsGWB §13: beings prayers-and-meditationsP&M §754: one

عَرَفَكَ

ʿarafak ʿ-r-f → “knowledge” Distinctive

literal: knowledge; know; knower

This form usually rendered as “hath”, “who”, “sweetness” (8 occurrences)

hath 29% who 14% sweetness 14% thee 14% comprehended 14% knowledge 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: who understand gleaningsGWB §282: but know it kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deeds kitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: the renowned prayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: Make known tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to see the-hidden-wordsHW §99: HAVE A NAME epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: recognized as derived

يَنْظُرُ

yanẓur n-ẓ-r → “turn” Distinctive

literal: look; looking

This form usually rendered as “looketh”, “perceiveth”, “gaze” (9 occurrences)

looketh 14% perceiveth 14% gaze 14% turn 14% look 14% behold 14% incline 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: whose eyes are fixed fire-tabletFire §48: looking toward gleaningsGWB §200: standing expectant kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: to turn kitab-i-iqanKIQ §61: recognize prayers-and-meditationsP&M §169: I contemplate tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: Most Great Beauty the-hidden-wordsHW §20: OF

غَيْرِكَ

ghayrik gh-y-r → “thee” Distinctive

literal: other; other than

This form usually rendered as “any”, “except”, “save” (35 occurrences)

any 17% except 17% save 13% thee 13% besides 9% aught 9% anyone 9% other 4% all 4% beside 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: not to be compared fire-tabletFire §27: purity gleaningsGWB §44: changes kitab-i-iqanKIQ §20: they prayers-and-meditationsP&M §298: the changes the-hidden-wordsHW §70: strangers will-and-testamentW&T §38: is not epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: unseemly and unholy deeds

يُرِيدُ

yuríd r-y-d → “seek” Distinctive

literal: desire; will

This form usually rendered as “pleaseth”, “desireth”, “asketh” (16 occurrences)

pleaseth 40% desireth 7% asketh 7% ask 7% willeth 7% pleaseth.” 7% seek 7% proclaim 7% aim 7% seeking 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: his purpose gleaningsGWB §592: He willeth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: He pleaseth,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §379: my desire tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §46: she did desire the-hidden-wordsHW §8: seekest epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §99: He pleaseth gleaningsGWB §472: ask

مِنْكَ

mink m-n → “whosoever”

literal: who

whosoever 20% above 14% all 14% others 11% who 9% such 9% man 6% amongst 6% whoso 6% unto 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: Him fire-tabletFire §45: with hate gleaningsGWB §698: him that kitab-i-ahdAhd §11: unto kitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: “Whoso sayeth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §788: amongst will-and-testamentW&T §35: over epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: He that

وَإِنَّكَ

waʾinnak ʾ-n-n → “thee”

literal: indeed/verily

thee 43% thou 29% verily 14% since 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: now gleaningsGWB §2: as prayers-and-meditationsP&M §837: Since Thou hast will-and-testamentW&T §36: for they are gleaningsGWB §704: Liberty prayers-and-meditationsP&M §126: Thou will-and-testamentW&T §36: I call upon Thee gleaningsGWB §2: Thee

مُنْتَهَى

muntahá n-h-y → “end”

literal: end; ended; utmost

highest 25% end 8% ended 8% consummation 8% utmost 8% utter 8% infinite 8% supreme 8% desire 8% deep 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §48: end fire-tabletFire §11: lowest depth gleaningsGWB §327: culmination kitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categorically forbidden kitab-i-iqanKIQ §42: prohibitions prayers-and-meditationsP&M §328: culminated tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §24: them that comprehend the-hidden-wordsHW §39: deny

أَمَلِ

ʾamal ʾ-m-l

literal: hope; hope, aspiration; I hope

SE rendered وَإِنَّكَ (waʾinnak), مُنْتَهَى (muntahá), أَمَلِ (ʾamal), الآمِلِينَ (al-ámilín), وَغايَةُ (wagháyah) as “art, Desire, Aspiration”

desire 67% hope 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §153: hope gleaningsGWB §602: aspirations kitab-i-iqanKIQ §13: things the-hidden-wordsHW §109: desire will-and-testamentW&T §10: my hope epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: cord of my hope

الآمِلِينَ

al-ámilín ʾ-m-l

literal: hope; hoping; contemplation

SE rendered مُنْتَهَى (muntahá), أَمَلِ (ʾamal), الآمِلِينَ (al-ámilín), وَغايَةُ (wagháyah), رَجآءِ (rajáʾ), المُخْلِصِينَ، (al-mukhliṣína،) as “Desire, Aspiration, wholly devoted”