Prayers and Meditations — §379
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 379 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
ي إِنَّ سِرَاجَكَ فِي هَيْكَلِ الإِنْسانِ يُنادِيكَ وَيَقُولُ أَيْ مَحْبُوبِي إِلى مَتى تَرَكْتَنِي فَارْفَعْنِي إِلَيْكَ، وَلَوْ أَنَّ ما أَتَكَلَّمُ بِهِ لَمْ يَكُنْ إِلاَّ مِنْ لِسَانِ بَرِيَّتِكَ وَلكِنْ أَنْتَ تَعْلَمُ بِأَنِّي أُرِيْدُ أَنْ أَفْدِيَ نَفْسِيْ فِي سَبِيلِكَ وَإِنَّكَ جَعَلْتَ إِرادَتِي نَفْسَ إِرادَتِكَ وَمَشِيَّتِي ذاتَ مَشِيَّتِكَ، أَسئَلُكَ بِأَنْ تَحْفَظَ أَحِبَّائَكَ فِي ظِلِّ رَحْمَتِكَ الكُبْرَى لِئَلا تَمْنَعَهُمُ البَلايا عَنْ شَطْرِ اسْمِكَ العَزِيزِ الوَهَّابِ.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I swear by Thy glory, O my God! Thy Lamp which Thou didst light within the tabernacle of man crieth out to Thee and saith: “O Thou the one alone Beloved! How long wilt Thou forsake me? Lift me up to Thee, I pray Thee. Though this wish of mine be the wish of a human creature, yet Thou knowest that my true wish is to sacrifice myself in Thy path. Thou art He Who hath made my desire to be the same as Thy desire, and my will the same as Thy will. Do Thou preserve Thy loved ones, I beseech Thee, in the shelter of Thy shadowing mercy which transcendeth all things, that haply the sufferings they bear may not deter them from turning in the direction of Thy name, the All-Glorious, the Most Bountiful.”
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: lampgleaningsGWB §576: that imparteth its lightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §160: lightprayers-and-meditationsP&M §77: my lampepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: a lampgleaningsGWB §99: those lampskitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: lamp of conscience and reasonprayers-and-meditationsP&M §13: the light of Thy lamp
temple 29% form 24% embodiment 6% immortal 6% incarnation 6% glory 6% state 6% idol 6% one 6% age 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: embodiment offire-tabletFire §44: Thy templegleaningsGWB §651: the Ancient Beautykitab-i-iqanKIQ §167: soulsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §52: my bodytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §9: the embodimentsthe-hidden-wordsHW §65: of thy templewill-and-testamentW&T §1: the Temple
SE expanded to “within the tabernacle of man”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: mangleaningsGWB §358: menprayers-and-meditationsP&M §415: is my companionthe-hidden-wordsHW §35: joyful tidings of reunionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: been My companiongleaningsGWB §441: No two menprayers-and-meditationsP&M §692: my companionthe-hidden-wordsHW §82: communion
SE expanded to “crieth out to Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §98: callethfire-tabletFire §48: Thy CallgleaningsGWB §83: Summoner raised His voicekitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: Heraldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §278: criethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: calling aloudtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §49: And raised the callepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §4: the Divine Voice
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: saithgleaningsGWB §68: themekitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: testimonyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §24: saying: “Otablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: Verilytablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: ‘Call out totablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: And thus proclaimedthe-hidden-wordsHW §153: by words
SE expanded to “one alone Beloved”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: Thy lovefire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §134: Best-Belovedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: the New Belovedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §571: our love for Theetablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Daytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §24: seek thine own
SE expanded to “wilt Thou forsake me”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: have put awayfire-tabletFire §2: been abandonedgleaningsGWB §463: noted downkitab-i-iqanKIQ §222: leaveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §226: we have left undonethe-hidden-wordsHW §55: forsakeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: renouncefire-tabletFire §18: been forsaken
SE expanded to “Lift me up to Thee”
This form usually rendered as “unto” (4 occurrences)
8 occurrences in corpus
SE rendered فَارْفَعْنِي (fárfaʿní), إِلَيْكَ، (ʾilayka،), وَلَوْ (walaw), أَتَكَلَّمُ (ʾatakallam), يَكُنْ (yakun) as “Lift me up to Thee, Though”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: Most Sublime Wordfire-tabletFire §48: Thy shining wordgleaningsGWB §286: decreedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: of His divine utteranceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §434: with such a callingtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: to one mystic wordwill-and-testamentW&T §6: Epistlesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §138: One Who conversed
SE rendered يَكُنْ (yakun), لِسَانِ (lisán), بَرِيَّتِكَ (baríratik) as “a human creature”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: dweltfire-tabletFire §35: universegleaningsGWB §302: He will always remainkitab-i-iqanKIQ §102: holdethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §327: one elsetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: withhold not thyselftablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: thou hesitatetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart hath
SE rendered لِسَانِ (lisán), بَرِيَّتِكَ (baríratik), وَلكِنْ (walkin) as “a human creature, yet”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: menfire-tabletFire §7: mankindgleaningsGWB §621: His creaturesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §441: and the sick made wholeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: clear of themgleaningsGWB §690: your Lord, the Creatorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §757: of Thy creaturesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: creation
SE rendered لِسَانِ (lisán), بَرِيَّتِكَ (baríratik), وَلكِنْ (walkin), تَعْلَمُ (taʿlam), بِأَنِّي (biʾanní) as “a human creature, yet, knowest, that my true wish”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: wisdomfire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §170: worldwide regenerationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: We instructprayers-and-meditationsP&M §401: believetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §104: existence
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: such as seek TheegleaningsGWB §636: He hath refused to reservekitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: intendprayers-and-meditationsP&M §117: Thy decreetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §46: she did desirethe-hidden-wordsHW §8: seekestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: his purposegleaningsGWB §249: asketh
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: laid downfire-tabletFire §48: of sacrificegleaningsGWB §51: could be sacrificedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §259: sacrificedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §248: To have sacrificedwill-and-testamentW&T §38: be offered up forepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §71: offered up for His sakefire-tabletFire §46: Sacrifice
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §222: hath adornedfire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §704: debasethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §202: fashionedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §290: suffer themthe-hidden-wordsHW §23: thou hastwill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: ordained
This form usually rendered as “will”, “purpose”, “through” (39 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Thy willgleaningsGWB §188: cherishkitab-i-iqanKIQ §134: would theyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §293: what Thou didst willtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: have purposedthe-hidden-wordsHW §106: gaze uponwill-and-testamentW&T §8: the gracious willepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §60: was being despatched
SE expanded to “and my will”
essence 44% self 11% ancient 11% unchangeable 7% person 7% self-subsistent 4% most 4% living 4% divine 4% himself 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: to dogleaningsGWB §520: perishable thingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: noneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §544: Thy pleasuretablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §9: that isepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: and through whatsoever
SE expanded to “I beseech Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §152: beseechethgleaningsGWB §629: I entreat Theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: seekprayers-and-meditationsP&M §127: I pray Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: askgleaningsGWB §630: pray Theeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: Destroy not, I implore Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: pray
This form usually rendered as “protect”, “guard”, “shield” (17 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §252: sparedgleaningsGWB §564: defendethkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: safeguardingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: ensure the preservationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: Name, the Preservertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: Learn wellwill-and-testamentW&T §38: for the protectionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: We watched
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: shadow of the court of Thy bountygleaningsGWB §572: cloudkitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: clouds,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §395: hath enteredthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: shadewill-and-testamentW&T §2: shelterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: the cloudsgleaningsGWB §607: unto them.…
SE expanded to “Thy shadowing mercy”
mercy 90% all-encompassing 2% transcendent 2% heaven 1% court 1% canopy 1% compassion 1% wondrous 1% mercies 1% tender 1%
This form usually rendered as “most”, “mighty”, “supreme” (45 occurrences)
most 33% mighty 13% supreme 7% resplendent 7% immeasurable 7% which 7% measureless 7% transcendent 7% entire 7% tribulations 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: of GrandeurgleaningsGWB §230: greet theekitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Greaterkitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: disdainfulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §37: immeasurabletablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: showeth pridetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: entiretablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: Glorified be
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: Day and nightgleaningsGWB §492: in the night seasonkitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: night-seasonprayers-and-meditationsP&M §351: in the daytimeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §116: the night-seasonprayers-and-meditationsP&M §497: the nightepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: the night seasonprayers-and-meditationsP&M §839: blessed night
This form usually rendered as “kept”, “hinder”, “attaining” (11 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: have deterredgleaningsGWB §222: not refusekitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: have beenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §573: have kept them backtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §89: be bereftwill-and-testamentW&T §56: hindranceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: hath deterred me
tribulations 38% tribulation 15% adversities 12% trials 6% afflictions 6% every 6% manifold 6% woes 6% all 3% ills 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: Troublesfire-tabletFire §48: of tribulationgleaningsGWB §644: all calamitieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: was condemnedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §94: was castthe-hidden-wordsHW §49: My trialswill-and-testamentW&T §3: restepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: perpetually afflicted
شَطْرِ
literal: direction; direction/side; direction, side
SE expanded to “turning in the direction”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: the KaabagleaningsGWB §657: the meadowprayers-and-meditationsP&M §59: Thy manifold bountiesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: faces towardsgleaningsGWB §569: unto the courtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §580: retreats on highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: to PersiagleaningsGWB §579: God’s sacred Court
SE expanded to “of Thy name”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: what is its namefire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §125: withkitab-i-iqanKIQ §70: heaven—the heavenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §132: Thy namestablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §9: in thine own
all-glorious 39% almighty 23% mighty 16% gracious 7% glorious 4% all-powerful 2% exalted 2% god 2% hard 2% most 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: Thy mightfire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishmentgleaningsGWB §640: glory of all temporal honorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: noble form ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: Thy mercifulness and mightthe-hidden-wordsHW §125: Pride not yourselveswill-and-testamentW&T §10: my prideepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: pride
This form usually rendered as “all-bounteous”, “all-bountiful”, “generous” (8 occurrences)
SE expanded to “the Most Bountiful.””
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: suns of Thy goodly giftsgleaningsGWB §621: upon His grace and bountyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §137: Thy giftswill-and-testamentW&T §53: Bountyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §15: of all giftsgleaningsGWB §569: and bountyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §218: favorswill-and-testamentW&T §56: gift
