Prayers and Meditations — §335
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 335 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
يا مَنْ ذِكْرُكَ أَنِيسُ قُلُوبِ المُشْتاقِينَ وَاسْمُكَ حَبِيبُ أَفئِدَةِ المُخْلِصِينَ وَثَنائُكَ مَحْبُوبُ المُقَرَّبِينَ وَوَجْهُكَ مَقْصَدُ العارِفِينَ وَدائُكَ شِفآءُ صُدُورِ المُقْبِلِينَ وَبَلائُكَ غايَةُ مُرادِ المُنْقَطِعِينَ، سُبْحانَكَ سُبْحَانَكَ يا مَنْ بِيَدِكَ مَلَكُوتُ مُلْكَ السَّمَواتِ و
Shoghi Effendi Translation
O Thou Whose remembrance is the delight of the souls of all them that yearn after Thee, Whose name is the exultation of the hearts of all who are wholly devoted to Thy will, Whose praise is cherished by such as have drawn nigh unto Thy court, Whose face is the ardent desire of all them that have recognized Thy truth, Whose trial is the healer of the sicknesses of them who have embraced Thy Cause, Whose calamity is the highest aspiration of such as are rid of all attachment to any one but Thyself!
Translation Notes
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 §80: remember HimgleaningsGWB §574: bring them tokitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckonedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §45: maintainedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: to adequately praise Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: proclaimeththe-hidden-wordsHW §154: told
This form usually rendered as “companions”, “who”, “companion” (6 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: mangleaningsGWB §548: fellowshipprayers-and-meditationsP&M §415: is my solacethe-hidden-wordsHW §69: OF MENepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: been My companiongleaningsGWB §620: of manprayers-and-meditationsP&M §652: O my Companionthe-hidden-wordsHW §93: life
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: the heartsgleaningsGWB §439: convulsionskitab-i-ahdAhd §4: a pure heartkitab-i-iqanKIQ §13: upheavalprayers-and-meditationsP&M §532: his heart’sthe-hidden-wordsHW §102: human heartwill-and-testamentW&T §23: the spirit of loveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: transformed
المُشْتاقِينَ
literal: longing; yearning; longing, yearning
This form usually rendered as “long”, “who”, “such” (25 occurrences)
SE expanded to “yearn after Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: I yearn afterfire-tabletFire §41: Thy yearninggleaningsGWB §311: great longingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §216: longing desireprayers-and-meditationsP&M §247: of them who thirstthe-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 §48: exaltationfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §627: of Thy nameskitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: Himselfprayers-and-meditationsP&M §36: the embodiments of Thy namestablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §121: call
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: prized and greatly cherishedfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §407: them that lovekitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: the Best-Belovedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §279: friendstablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Daytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §20: a beloved
hearts 48% souls 21% minds 9% heart 7% men’s 4% understanding 4% men’s 2% illuminated 2% illumined 2% pure 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: who are devotedfire-tabletFire §1: the sinceregleaningsGWB §60: the true servants of Godkitab-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
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 §117: praisekitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: “Secondaryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §500: cease to glorify Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Thy celebrationgleaningsGWB §396: magnifyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §267: from extolling Thy virtuesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §52: second
nigh 18% favored 18% enjoy 18% who 14% well-favored 11% near 7% well-favoured 4% favourites 4% brought 4% such 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: in such wisefire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §29: directed towards me Thy stepskitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: meaningsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §195: the light of Thy facetablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: the light of thethe-hidden-wordsHW §16: thy face unto Mine
This form usually rendered as “purpose”, “goal”, “ultimate” (8 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: purposegleaningsGWB §674: wing his flightkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: The objectkitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: meant solelyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §333: direct our steps towardsthe-hidden-wordsHW §76: the charmwill-and-testamentW&T §7: purposedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: Seek
SE expanded to “have recognized Thy truth”
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 §253: andgleaningsGWB §268: acknowledgedkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §105: graspprayers-and-meditationsP&M §311: with Thy knowledgetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: through the knowledgeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: known as
This form usually rendered as “whose” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: a balmkitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: deliveranceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §625: Healerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §444: healingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §214: a healing medicineprayers-and-meditationsP&M §60: Thy healingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §622: are restoredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §335: the healer
breasts 36% dilated 7% shining 7% bosoms 7% bosom 7% out 7% sores 7% sicknesses 7% revelation 7% heart 7%
SE rendered وَدائُكَ (wadáʾuk), شِفآءُ (shifáʾ), صُدُورِ (ṣudúr), المُقْبِلِينَ (al-muqbilín), وَبَلائُكَ (wabaláʾuk), غايَةُ (gháyah), مُرادِ (murád) as “Whose trial, the healer, the sicknesses, Whose calamity, the highest aspiration, will”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §263: in the facefire-tabletFire §46: press onwardgleaningsGWB §417: is acceptablekitab-i-ahdAhd §4: receptive soulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §235: of old;”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §29: and fittablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: been lifted upontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §29: tribulationfire-tabletFire §39: calamitygleaningsGWB §600: affliction.…kitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: was condemnedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §335: Whose calamitythe-hidden-wordsHW §154: triedwill-and-testamentW&T §3: a victimepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §63: countless afflictions
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: made to errfire-tabletFire §8: heightgleaningsGWB §725: Desirekitab-i-iqanKIQ §26: ultimateprayers-and-meditationsP&M §680: dearest wishthe-hidden-wordsHW §10: surely strayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §407: highest aspirationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §247: the cherished desire
This form usually rendered as “purpose”, “desire”, “meant” (5 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: desiregleaningsGWB §202: aspiredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: attachedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §293: what Thou didst willtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: have purposedthe-hidden-wordsHW §57: dost wish forwill-and-testamentW&T §38: the Purposeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §167: purposed
المُنْقَطِعِينَ،
literal: detachment; detached; severed
SE expanded to “rid of all attachment”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §241: cutgleaningsGWB §428: detach himselfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: have renouncedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §436: shall detach themselvestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: severed onestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: They passedwill-and-testamentW&T §11: decisiveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: of renunciation
SE rendered مُرادِ (murád), المُنْقَطِعِينَ، (al-munqaṭiʿína،), سُبْحانَكَ (subḥának) as “will, rid of all attachment”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: celebratethgleaningsGWB §48: the impedimentskitab-i-iqanKIQ §291: Glorified beprayers-and-meditationsP&M §243: Magnified be Thy nametablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: from on highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §233: “GlorifiedgleaningsGWB §152: All-Glorious
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: thine handsgleaningsGWB §62: In His right handkitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: with their own handsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §165: Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: in Whose hand istablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: with their handsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: with the handgleaningsGWB §482: assaults
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: layeth lowgleaningsGWB §174: All-Possessingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §43: the angels descend.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: Otablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: of the Kingdomtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §130: eternal kingdomwill-and-testamentW&T §48: of the
