Prayers and Meditations — §323
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 323 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
أَيْ رَبِّ فَاجْعَلْ رِزْقِي جَمالَكَ وَشَرابيْ وِصالَكَ وَأَمَلِي رِضائَكَ وَعَمَلِيْ ثَنَائَكَ وَأَنِيسِي ذِكْرَكَ وَمُعِينِيْ سُلْطانَكَ وَمُسْتَقَرِّي مَقَرَّكَ وَوَطَنِي المَقَامَ الَّذِيْ جَعَلْتَهُ مُقَدَّسًا مِنْ حُدُوداتِ المُحْتَجِبِينَ وَإِنَّكَ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Let my food, O my Lord, be Thy beauty, and my drink the light of Thy presence, and my hope Thy pleasure, and my work Thy praise, and my companion Thy remembrance, and my aid Thy sovereignty, and my dwelling-place Thy habitation, and my home the seat which Thou hast exalted above the limitations of them that are shut out as by a veil from Thee.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: DivinitygleaningsGWB §611: thy Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: ancientprayers-and-meditationsP&M §837: of Thytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §2: Holyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §80: of its Lord
This form usually rendered as “make”, “grant”, “"consecrate” (22 occurrences)
food 67% sustaining 33%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: attaingleaningsGWB §688: sustaining gracekitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: sustenanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §598: and nourished mewill-and-testamentW&T §36: Vouchsafe unto themgleaningsGWB §581: suffice to enrichkitab-i-iqanKIQ §247: attained unto His Courtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §750: their Provider
beauty 86% countenance 3% radiant 1% revelation 1% glory 1% whose 1% most 1% through 1% exalted 1% meditating 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: AmonggleaningsGWB §651: the glorykitab-i-ahdAhd §14: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: that immortalprayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: of Thy countenancetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §28: her beautythe-hidden-wordsHW §63: of beautywill-and-testamentW&T §5: Blessed Beauty
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: quaff thy fillgleaningsGWB §78: They drinkkitab-i-iqanKIQ §172: those that have quaffedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §620: make her quaffthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: drinkestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: quaffedgleaningsGWB §25: and drink inkitab-i-iqanKIQ §136: cup
SE expanded to “light of Thy presence”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: dustfire-tabletFire §2: of Thy reuniongleaningsGWB §618: been receivedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §104: unionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §323: light of Thy presencetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §5: may attainthe-hidden-wordsHW §62: the joy of reunionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: On
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: hopegleaningsGWB §395: longing to partakekitab-i-iqanKIQ §4: reflectprayers-and-meditationsP&M §707: him who hath setthe-hidden-wordsHW §123: OF DESIREepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: my utmost Hopekitab-i-iqanKIQ §267: ponderprayers-and-meditationsP&M §692: my hope
رِضائَكَ
literal: pleasure; pleasure/satisfaction; pleasure, satisfaction
pleasure 44% good 18% good-pleasure 8% will 8% thee 8% unto 5% please 3% pleasure!” 3% sake 3% pleasure’s 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: contentfire-tabletFire §48: Thy pleasuregleaningsGWB §627: of Thy good-pleasurekitab-i-iqanKIQ §2: and favourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §278: and Thy pleasure!”the-hidden-wordsHW §71: Be then contentwill-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted to His Willepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: satisfied with His pleasure
This form usually rendered as “act”, “deeds”, “what” (8 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: worksgleaningsGWB §562: Their very actskitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: workprayers-and-meditationsP&M §226: we have donetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: conformingthe-hidden-wordsHW §30: do thou observewill-and-testamentW&T §39: enforcethepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: committed
praise 46% celebrate 9% virtues 9% extol 9% celebrating 7% glorify 6% extolling 6% magnifying 4% muse 2% whose 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: SecondarilygleaningsGWB §396: magnifykitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: “Secondaryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §140: to recountepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: glorifygleaningsGWB §627: and to celebrate Thy praiseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §134: to praiseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §52: second
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: been My companiongleaningsGWB §358: menprayers-and-meditationsP&M §839: Him Who was the Companionthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: OF MENepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: mangleaningsGWB §441: No two menprayers-and-meditationsP&M §39: beloved Companionthe-hidden-wordsHW §93: life
remembrance 37% praise 24% remember 8% name 7% remembering 7% mention 4% glorification 4% virtues 4% whose 3% remembered 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: by the aidgleaningsGWB §409: the helpkitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: assistanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §792: to befriendwill-and-testamentW&T §25: aid and assistepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: succorergleaningsGWB §172: reinforce its powerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: assisteth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: my KinggleaningsGWB §35: Lordkitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: the Lord of all beingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §244: the All-Possessingtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: chiefwill-and-testamentW&T §41: warrantepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: the powers
dwelling-place 50% home 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §252: confessiongleaningsGWB §593: the abodekitab-i-ahdAhd §6: singled outkitab-i-iqanKIQ §243: that have testifiedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: confession of their powerlessnesstablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: thine eyesthe-hidden-wordsHW §44: thus shallwill-and-testamentW&T §9: arrangements
home 50% dwelling-place 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: the Most Sublime Habitationfire-tabletFire §43: the landgleaningsGWB §699: his homekitab-i-iqanKIQ §5: abodesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §89: have sought shelterthe-hidden-wordsHW §78: landwill-and-testamentW&T §3: andepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §60: his native land
This form usually rendered as “station”, “connection”, “place” (338 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: themfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §315: of oldkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §123: “resurrection”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §361: a stationtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spottablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: that place
SE rendered المَقَامَ (al-maqám), جَعَلْتَهُ (jaʿaltah), مُقَدَّسًا (muqaddasan), حُدُوداتِ (ḥudúdát), المُحْتَجِبِينَ (al-muḥtajibín) as “seat, Thou hast exalted, veil”
sanctified 30% exalted 18% holy 16% immeasurably 10% sacred 9% sanctify 7% purged 3% blessed 2% pure 2% transcendeth 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: to the sanctitygleaningsGWB §359: Manifestationskitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: celestialprayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: nor been comprehendedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: Celestial Concoursethe-hidden-wordsHW §139: of My mercyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: exaltedgleaningsGWB §384: and sacred
SE rendered جَعَلْتَهُ (jaʿaltah), مُقَدَّسًا (muqaddasan), حُدُوداتِ (ḥudúdát), المُحْتَجِبِينَ (al-muḥtajibín) as “Thou hast exalted, veil”
limitations 38% limitation 13% bounds 13% limits 6% principle 6% traditions 6% earthly 6% established 6% any 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: that have been setgleaningsGWB §669: certain limitskitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: subjectedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §233: its confinestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: ordinancestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: worldly limitationsthe-hidden-wordsHW §39: in My statutesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: steel
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: veiling yourselves therefromgleaningsGWB §135: He chose to hidekitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: deedsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §140: shut him out fromthe-hidden-wordsHW §150: theepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: deter theegleaningsGWB §48: No veilkitab-i-iqanKIQ §172: obscure their understanding
SE rendered المُحْتَجِبِينَ (al-muḥtajibín), وَإِنَّكَ (waʾinnak) as “veil”
