Prayers and Meditations — §348
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 348 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
أَيْ رَبِّ طَهِّرْنِي بِمِياهِ رَحْمَتِكَ ثُمَّ اجْعَلْنِي 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،
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 §168: DivinitygleaningsGWB §392: unto thy Lordkitab-i-iqanKIQ §154: divinely-learnedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §359: O Thou Who art the Rulertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: be my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §36: Lord, Most Highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: His Divine
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: puregleaningsGWB §577: purifiedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: Purgeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §671: and cleanse methe-hidden-wordsHW §60: cleanse itepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §72: purified himselfgleaningsGWB §617: cleansethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §281: hath so sanctified me
SE expanded to “with the waters”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: germgleaningsGWB §90: through the watersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §797: and the waterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: whose duty it was to receive and entertain official visitorsgleaningsGWB §90: waters.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §348: with the watersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §4: watersgleaningsGWB §90: water
SE expanded to “of Thy mercy”
mercy 90% transcendent 2% shadowing 2% all-encompassing 2% compassion 1% merciful 1% wondrous 1% virtue 1% mercies 1% tender 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: the God of Mercyfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §673: Divine glorykitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §67: of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §624: Thy tender merciestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: in token of His mercy
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: reckonfire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §537: singled Him outkitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: the foulest beetleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: to exalttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: ordainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §12: have bountifully shedwill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant that
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: purefire-tabletFire §1: the sinceregleaningsGWB §680: essencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §254: trueprayers-and-meditationsP&M §395: entirely devotedthe-hidden-wordsHW §110: purestwill-and-testamentW&T §34: Thy devotedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: them who are devoted to God
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: my facefire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §637: fasten your eyeskitab-i-ahdAhd §4: set his facekitab-i-iqanKIQ §156: beforeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §258: turning towards Theetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hast directed towards me Thy stepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §9: not in thyself
SE expanded to “cause me to approach”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: that thou mayest draw nigh untofire-tabletFire §2: Those who are near unto TheegleaningsGWB §575: that are nigh unto Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: Kindredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §123: nigh.’”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §711: them that have near access to Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: the Presencetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: the favoured of God
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 §46: deprivegleaningsGWB §677: hinder it notkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: Holy Householdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §239: spiritually destituteprayers-and-meditationsP&M §547: holythe-hidden-wordsHW §38: forfeitwill-and-testamentW&T §23: depriveth himselfepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: be deprived
SE expanded to “of Thy Cause”
cause 62% revelation 14% behest 6% faith 4% bidding 4% commandment 3% decree 2% affairs 2% through 2% command 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: didst bidfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §459: against your lawskitab-i-ahdAhd §15: hath prescribed for himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: “Our Causeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §380: hast prescribedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commandsthe-hidden-wordsHW §157: results
gleaningsGWB §31: the celestial Kaabakitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: Sanctuaryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §406: andgleaningsGWB §661: the courtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §711: my LodestargleaningsGWB §41: Ka‘bprayers-and-meditationsP&M §711: the Lodestarprayers-and-meditationsP&M §415: the object of my adoration
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “ordain”, “power” (181 occurrences)
SE expanded to “then, for me all”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: hast powerfire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §368: according tokitab-i-ahdAhd §12: grantedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: transcendent powerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §447: and strengthtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Powerfulthe-hidden-wordsHW §7: hath been destined
SE rendered قُرْبِكَ، (qurbika،), قَدِّرْ (qaddir), لِي (lí), إِلهِي (ʾilhí), قَدَّرْتَهُ (qaddartah), لِخِيْرَةِ (likhírah) as “of Thy Presence, then, for me all, Thou didst ordain, for the chosen ones”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: in Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §70: By the righteousness of the onekitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: andprayers-and-meditationsP&M §738: nametablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
This form usually rendered as “good”, “better”, “best” (90 occurrences)
SE expanded to “for the chosen ones”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: chosengleaningsGWB §417: whatsoever He willethkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: what is goodkitab-i-iqanKIQ §41: godlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: What I have chosenwill-and-testamentW&T §28: be their well-wishersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: virtuegleaningsGWB §488: the best
handmaidens 89% such 11%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §249: handmaidensgleaningsGWB §266: handmaidprayers-and-meditationsP&M §506: themepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: this unlettered OnegleaningsGWB §267: for Thine handmaidsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §618: handmaidenepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: His handmaidensgleaningsGWB §266: for me, who am a handmaid of Thine
This form usually rendered as “send”, “hath”, “sent” (53 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: descendgleaningsGWB §28: Hastekitab-i-ahdAhd §10: that which We have revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: fallprayers-and-meditationsP&M §540: Send down, thereforetablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: Haste theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: gradesthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: thy goal
This form usually rendered as “imparteth”, “will”, “illuminate” (5 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: illuminedfire-tabletFire §9: RadiancegleaningsGWB §530: envelopedkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: resplendentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: shiningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §348: will illuminatethe-hidden-wordsHW §61: and resplendentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: with the brightness
enlighten 50% enlightened 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: the midmost heartgleaningsGWB §684: radiantkitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: doneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §748: Whose heartthe-hidden-wordsHW §120: thy thoughtswill-and-testamentW&T §25: enactethepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: SourcegleaningsGWB §567: in their hearts
