Prayers and Meditations — §348
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 348 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
خالِصَةً لِوَجْهِكَ وَمُسْتَقْرِبَةً إِلى حَرَمِ أَمْرِكَ وَكَعْبَةِ قُرْبِكَ، ثُمَّ قَدِّرْ لِي يا إِلهِي ما قَدَّرْتَهُ لِخِيْرَةِ إِمائكَ، ثُمَّ أَنْزِلْ عَلَيَّ ما يَسْتَضِيْءُ بِهِ وَجْهِي وَيَسْتَنِيرُ بِهِ صَدْرِيْ، وَإِنَّكَ أَنْتَ المُقْتَدِرُ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Cleanse me with the waters of Thy mercy, O my Lord, and make me wholly Thine, and cause me to approach the Tabernacle of Thy Cause and the adored Sanctuary of Thy Presence. Ordain, then, for me all the things Thou didst ordain for the chosen ones among Thy handmaidens, and rain down upon me that which will illuminate my face and enlighten my heart.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: are devotedfire-tabletFire §1: the sinceregleaningsGWB §212: of the devoutkitab-i-iqanKIQ §254: trueprayers-and-meditationsP&M §771: and such as aretablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: sincere onesthe-hidden-wordsHW §146: absoluteepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §220: deliver them
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: thy facefire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §78: their own faceskitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: meaningsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §856: whose facestablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: the light of thethe-hidden-wordsHW §16: thy face unto Mine
SE expanded to “cause me to approach”
SE rendered لِوَجْهِكَ (liwajhik), وَمُسْتَقْرِبَةً (wamustaqribahan), حَرَمِ (ḥaram), أَمْرِكَ (ʾamrik), وَكَعْبَةِ (wakaʿbah), قُرْبِكَ، (qurbika،) as “Thine, cause me to approach, Thy Cause, the adored Sanctuary, of Thy Presence”
sanctuary 43% forbidden 10% habitations 10% tabernacle 10% had 5% hath 5% holy 5% dishonor 5% members 5% imperishable 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: covering cast over mine honorgleaningsGWB §216: thy sanctitykitab-i-ahdAhd §15: members of the Holy Householdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: deprived themselvesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §322: sanctuarythe-hidden-wordsHW §38: forfeitwill-and-testamentW&T §23: depriveth himself of God’s graceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §153: depriveth
cause 59% revelation 16% behest 7% bidding 4% decree 4% faith 3% commandment 3% command 1% through 1% affairs 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: biddeth youfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §101: a definite missionkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decreekitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: take counselprayers-and-meditationsP&M §438: of Thy decree—thetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §33: summonedthe-hidden-wordsHW §17: of My command
gleaningsGWB §661: the courtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: and the sanctuaryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §458: my Sanctuaryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §405: the sanctuaryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §659: sanctuaryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §59: the Tabernacleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §348: the adored Sanctuaryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §28: object of the adoration
SE expanded to “Thou didst ordain”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: Most Powerfulfire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §522: doth whatkitab-i-ahdAhd §9: consummate powerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: everlasting dominionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §731: Thy highnesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: are nottablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: the Mighty, the All-Powerful
This form usually rendered as “god”, “divine”, “god’s” (277 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “good”, “better”, “best” (83 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §267: bettergleaningsGWB §69: the Unconditionedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: retiredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §518: of the universethe-hidden-wordsHW §101: Ponderwill-and-testamentW&T §36: Thy goodly giftsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: chosengleaningsGWB §120: chose to confer
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: His handmaidensgleaningsGWB §266: handmaidprayers-and-meditationsP&M §193: handmaidensgleaningsGWB §266: handmaid of Thineprayers-and-meditationsP&M §210: Thy handmaidensprayers-and-meditationsP&M §618: handmaidenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §691: of Thy handmaidenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §372: Thy handmaiden
This form usually rendered as “send”, “hath”, “sent” (53 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: even asgleaningsGWB §591: have We revealedkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: have already been revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: inspiredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §795: and inflicttablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: ‘Haste theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §42: then descendedthe-hidden-wordsHW §129: have enshrined
This form usually rendered as “will”, “illuminate”, “illumined” (5 occurrences)
enlighten 50% enlightened 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: the Day-Starfire-tabletFire §9: the brightnessgleaningsGWB §589: of effulgent glorykitab-i-ahdAhd §3: shining and resplendentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: light;”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §807: His splendortablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: exalted and gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §13: of My light
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: a dilated breastgleaningsGWB §684: radiantkitab-i-iqanKIQ §53: Revealersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §580: our breaststhe-hidden-wordsHW §93: soulswill-and-testamentW&T §34: the heartsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: dilated breastsgleaningsGWB §77: their hearts
SE rendered وَيَسْتَنِيرُ (wayastanír), صَدْرِيْ، (ṣadrí،), وَإِنَّكَ (waʾinnak) as “and enlighten, my heart”
