Prayers and Meditations — §311
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 311 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
أَيْ رَبِّ لَكَ الحَمْدُ عَلَى ما أَسْمَعْتَنِي نِدَائَكَ وَدَعَوْتَنِي إِلى نَفْسِكَ وَفَتَحْتَ عَيْنِيْ لِمُشَاهَدَةِ جَمالِكَ وَنَوَّرْتَ قَلْبِي بِعِرْفانِكَ وَقَدَّسْتَ صَدْرِيْ عَنْ شُبُهَاتِ المُشرِكيِنَ فِي أَيَّامِكَ، أَنَا الَّذِيْ يا إِلهِي كُنْتُ راقِدًا عَلَى البِسَاطِ أَرْسَلْتَ عَلَيَّ مُرْسَلاتِ عِناياتِكَ وَنَسَمَاتِ أَلْطَافِكَ وَأَيْقَظَتْنِي عَنِ النَّومِ مُقْبِلاً إِلى حَرَمِ عِرْفانِكَ وَمُتَوَجِّهًا إِلى أَنْوارِ جَمَالِكَ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Magnified be Thy name, O Lord my God, inasmuch as Thou hast inclined mine ear to Thy voice, and called me to Thyself, and opened mine eyes to gaze on Thy beauty, and illumined my heart with Thy knowledge, and sanctified my breast from the doubts of the infidels in Thy days. I am the one, O my God, who lay fast asleep on his couch, when lo, the messengers of Thy manifold mercies were sent down upon me by Thee, and the gentle winds of Thy loving-kindness blew over me, and roused me up, and caused me to set my face towards the sanctuary of Thy knowledge, and to fix mine eyes upon the splendors of the light of Thy face.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: DivinitygleaningsGWB §115: Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §45: by the Lordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §237: Thytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: be my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §47: O my God!epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: His
SE rendered رَبِّ (rabb), لَكَ (lak), الحَمْدُ (al-ḥamd), أَسْمَعْتَنِي (ʾasmaʿtaní) as “Lord my, inclined mine ear”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: Praise begleaningsGWB §343: All glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: His praise”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §51: Laudedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: ‘Render thankswill-and-testamentW&T §40: the Lord be praisedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: PraisegleaningsGWB §62: “Praise
This form usually rendered as “didst”, “having”, “hast” (5 occurrences)
SE expanded to “inclined mine ear”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: that I may incline them untofire-tabletFire §48: I have heardgleaningsGWB §56: proclaimskitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: no earprayers-and-meditationsP&M §772: Thou hast hearkenedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §21: And they heardthe-hidden-wordsHW §45: My hearingwill-and-testamentW&T §5: ears in all regions were inclined
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: calleth aloudfire-tabletFire §37: Thy most sweet callgleaningsGWB §282: is callingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §7: cried aloudprayers-and-meditationsP&M §273: and called outtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: she thus exclaimedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §30: raised the callepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: lift up My voice
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: through its own selfgleaningsGWB §459: I never attemptedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: twoprayers-and-meditationsP&M §14: by Thy most effulgent Selftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §32: thy deedswill-and-testamentW&T §44: souls such as theseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: their own
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: with any eye except His owngleaningsGWB §124: personalitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §166: assayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §212: all eyestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: with their own eyestablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: thosetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: tearsthe-hidden-wordsHW §113: well-spring
This form usually rendered as “behold”, “witness”, “perceive” (145 occurrences)
beauty 85% gaze 2% face 2% whose 2% countenance 1% glory 1% contemplation 1% swear 1% most 1% through 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §184: seemlygleaningsGWB §4: of Thy Beautykitab-i-ahdAhd §14: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: the divine Beautyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §608: Thy Beingtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §28: her beautythe-hidden-wordsHW §88: a beautywill-and-testamentW&T §5: the most holy Abhá Beauty
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: heartgleaningsGWB §122: men’s heartskitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: “Heartsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §75: of the heartstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: and their own heartsthe-hidden-wordsHW §101: one heartwill-and-testamentW&T §23: sincereepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: your hearts
SE expanded to “with Thy knowledge”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: the recognitiongleaningsGWB §387: His unknowable Essencekitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §91: were ye of them that comprehendprayers-and-meditationsP&M §337: and confessethtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: shalt knowepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: well-known
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: PurgegleaningsGWB §328: is Himself independent of, and transcendethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: were deliveredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §362: will thoroughly purge themtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: hath exaltedthe-hidden-wordsHW §120: purewill-and-testamentW&T §38: Mostepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: Holy
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: SourcegleaningsGWB §77: their heartskitab-i-iqanKIQ §93: pronouncedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §591: the Repositorythe-hidden-wordsHW §120: thy thoughtswill-and-testamentW&T §25: enactethepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: breastgleaningsGWB §610: men’s breasts
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: suchgleaningsGWB §385: none to compare unto Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §164: unlikeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §609: and idle fancieswill-and-testamentW&T §5: of doubtepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §170: confoundedgleaningsGWB §314: doubts and fancieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §221: obscurities
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §156: partnergleaningsGWB §130: they that misbelievedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: enemyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §8: as have repudiated Thy truththe-hidden-wordsHW §153: are the property ofwill-and-testamentW&T §5: my partnerepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: O thou who hast joined partnersgleaningsGWB §163: the ungodly
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: asleepgleaningsGWB §86: will ye sleepkitab-i-iqanKIQ §255: slumberprayers-and-meditationsP&M §494: have slumberedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: the slumberkitab-i-iqanKIQ §18: bedsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: suffer me to sleepepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: those that are fast asleep
This form usually rendered as “unsent”, “entrusted”, “whom” (8 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §194: have sent them untogleaningsGWB §113: betrayed the Cause of His Messengerskitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: any messengerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: Thy Messengerstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: hath sent forththe-hidden-wordsHW §71: waftedwill-and-testamentW&T §53: treatisesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §268: the Apostle
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: the breezesgleaningsGWB §182: The Breathingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: sweet savoursprayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: and the breezeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: a single breathgleaningsGWB §674: sweetkitab-i-iqanKIQ §158: galesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §832: the gentle winds
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 §122: subtlekitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: goodlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §241: and favorthe-hidden-wordsHW §160: divine favorepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: puregleaningsGWB §655: of Thy loving-kindnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §45: those irreproachable and purest Symbols
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §254: “MustayqizgleaningsGWB §257: may shake offkitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: wakingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §653: Thou hast awakened meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: wakenedgleaningsGWB §167: roused Me from My slumberprayers-and-meditationsP&M §55: didst wakenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §564: hast wakened
SE rendered أَلْطَافِكَ (ʾalṭáfik), وَأَيْقَظَتْنِي (waʾayqaẓatní), النَّومِ (an-nawm), مُقْبِلاً (muqbiláan), حَرَمِ (ḥaram) as “loving-kindness, roused me, caused me, sanctuary”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: slumbergleaningsGWB §125: mankindkitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: sleepingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §699: sleepethwill-and-testamentW&T §33: that sleepeth notepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §37: sleepgleaningsGWB §305: thy state when asleepkitab-i-iqanKIQ §254: the sleep
This form usually rendered as “turn”, “face”, “turning” (41 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: the peoplefire-tabletFire §46: go forwardgleaningsGWB §702: such as are receptive to his callkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: time and againkitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: equallethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §535: who hath set his face towardstablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: Thou hast fixed Thy gaze upon metablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss
sanctuary 43% tabernacle 13% forbidden 9% habitations 9% had 4% hath 4% court 4% dishonor 4% holy 4% precincts 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: deprivedgleaningsGWB §300: hath been forbiddenkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: Holy Householdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: norprayers-and-meditationsP&M §671: deprive methe-hidden-wordsHW §38: forfeitwill-and-testamentW&T §23: depriveth himselfepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §23: are deprived therefrom
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: the face of menfire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §568: Mekitab-i-ahdAhd §4: set his facekitab-i-iqanKIQ §156: beforeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: the splendors of Thine own facetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hast directed towards me Thy stepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §9: not in thyself
