Prayers and Meditations — §407
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 407 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
ثُمَّ ابْتَعِثْ يا إِلهِي فِي صَدْرِيْ نَارَ حُبِّكَ لِيَحْتَرِقَ بِها ذِكْرُ ما سِواكَ وَيَنْعَدِمَ وَصْفُ النَّفْسِ وَالهَوَى وَيَبْقَى ذِكْرُ نَفْسِكَ العَلِيِّ الأَبْهی، وَهذا غايَةُ أَمَلِي وَبُغْيَتِي، يَا مَنْ بِيَدِكَ جَبَرُوتُ الإِبْداعِ وَمَلَكُوتُ الاخْتِراعِ، وَإِنَّكَ فَعَّالٌ لِما تَشَآءُ لا إِلهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ المُقْتَدِرُ العَزِيزُ الغَفَّارُ.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Ignite, then, O my God, within my breast the fire of Thy love, that its flame may burn up all else except my remembrance of Thee, that every trace of corrupt desire may be entirely mortified within me, and that naught may remain except the glorification of Thy transcendent and all-glorious Being. This is my highest aspiration, mine ardent desire, O Thou Who rulest all things, and in Whose hand is the kingdom of the entire creation. Thou, verily, doest what Thou choosest. No God is there beside Thee, the Almighty, the All-Glorious, the Ever-Forgiving.
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “ignite” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §35: raise upgleaningsGWB §40: sent of Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §62: hath been conferredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §10: the Fashionerwill-and-testamentW&T §9: shall have no pity on himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: they shall be raised againgleaningsGWB §176: spiritual resurrectionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: reveal
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §78: Himfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §200: By the righteousness of God!kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §58: which God stirreth upprayers-and-meditationsP&M §715: O Thou the Lordtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: the midmost heartgleaningsGWB §567: in their heartskitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: In its early daysprayers-and-meditationsP&M §214: the soresthe-hidden-wordsHW §93: soulswill-and-testamentW&T §34: the heartsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: SourcegleaningsGWB §684: radiant
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §180: flamegleaningsGWB §689: inflammatorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §65: of the undying fireprayers-and-meditationsP&M §174: my Firetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §10: of firewill-and-testamentW&T §53: mischief-kindlingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: into the firegleaningsGWB §36: the flames
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: the Best-Belovedfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §653: is highly acceptable in My sightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: my friendprayers-and-meditationsP&M §63: have loved Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §5: do thou love Mewill-and-testamentW&T §38: that love
This form usually rendered as “may”, “consumed”, “burnt” (8 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: to be consumedgleaningsGWB §30: fast consumingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: burntprayers-and-meditationsP&M §137: heattablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: fast consuming theewill-and-testamentW&T §51: his heart was consumed with the flameepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: consumedgleaningsGWB §667: Burn away
mention 23% remembrance 18% mentioned 16% praise 14% recorded 6% words 6% recount 5% referred 5% make 4% references 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: ConcerninggleaningsGWB §657: His holy namekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: mentioningkitab-i-iqanKIQ §160: above-mentionedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §210: recount Thy virtuestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mentionthe-hidden-wordsHW §44: Make mention of Me
This form usually rendered as “all”, “any”, “aught” (55 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: mountedgleaningsGWB §457: and fashioned youkitab-i-iqanKIQ §248: establishedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §425: no one except Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: full heightthe-hidden-wordsHW §16: another than Meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: equalgleaningsGWB §151: all men
وَيَنْعَدِمَ
literal: non-existence; non-existent; nonexistent
This form usually rendered as “would”, “may” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: The evanescentgleaningsGWB §374: as nothingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: blindnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: of the evanescentwill-and-testamentW&T §5: towards destructionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: evanescentgleaningsGWB §161: cease to existkitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: she had ever been born
This form usually rendered as “description”, “described”, “describing” (33 occurrences)
description 25% described 13% describing 13% conception 13% highest 6% such 6% portray 6% applicable 6% fathom 6% praise 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: descriptiongleaningsGWB §91: human tonguekitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: eulogyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §730: Were I to attempt to describe Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: AttributesgleaningsGWB §669: from either human pen or tonguekitab-i-iqanKIQ §277: reputedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §407: every trace
This form usually rendered as “own”, “self”, “soul” (323 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: Mine own soul promptethgleaningsGWB §428: nay your very liveskitab-i-iqanKIQ §7: followersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §677: myself whollytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §18: with Mewill-and-testamentW&T §27: the peopleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: thou
SE rendered وَيَنْعَدِمَ (wayanʿadim), وَصْفُ (waṣf), النَّفْسِ (an-nafs), وَالهَوَى (wálhawá), وَيَبْقَى (wayabqá), ذِكْرُ (dhikr), نَفْسِكَ (nafsik) as “mortified, desire, corrupt, remain, glorification, Thy transcendent and all-glorious”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: by their own capricesfire-tabletFire §21: passiongleaningsGWB §242: accord withkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: their desiresprayers-and-meditationsP&M §19: the heavenstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: spherethe-hidden-wordsHW §39: thou desirestwill-and-testamentW&T §15: self
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: remainfire-tabletFire §30: hiddengleaningsGWB §452: were made orphanskitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: ancientprayers-and-meditationsP&M §746: and discovered the eternitytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §10: life eternaltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §8: deathlessthe-hidden-wordsHW §80: yet lingers
SE rendered وَيَبْقَى (wayabqá), ذِكْرُ (dhikr), نَفْسِكَ (nafsik), العَلِيِّ (al-ʿalíl), الأَبْهی، (al-ʾabhí،), وَهذا (wahdhá), غايَةُ (gháyah) as “remain, glorification, Thy transcendent and all-glorious, This, aspiration”
most 62% exalted 20% inaccessible 5% sublime 2% báb 2% all-highest 2% transcendent 2% high 2% glory 2% heavens 1%
SE rendered ذِكْرُ (dhikr), نَفْسِكَ (nafsik), العَلِيِّ (al-ʿalíl), الأَبْهی، (al-ʾabhí،), وَهذا (wahdhá), غايَةُ (gháyah), أَمَلِي (ʾamalí) as “glorification, Thy transcendent and all-glorious, This, aspiration, mine”
all-glorious 72% most 8% abhá 6% glory 6% effulgent 3% everlasting 1% resplendent 1% glorious 1% what 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: the Effulgentfire-tabletFire §48: BahágleaningsGWB §288: of everlasting mightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: splendourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §570: effulgent glorythe-hidden-wordsHW §15: My gloryepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: honoredgleaningsGWB §192: of Glory
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: a most depraved personfire-tabletFire §8: heightgleaningsGWB §725: to Him Who is the world’skitab-i-iqanKIQ §26: Purposeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §335: highestthe-hidden-wordsHW §10: surely strayepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: made to errprayers-and-meditationsP&M §247: the cherished desire
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: cherish the hopegleaningsGWB §602: aspirationskitab-i-iqanKIQ §8: consider and reflectprayers-and-meditationsP&M §580: the sole hopethe-hidden-wordsHW §123: OF DESIREepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §153: hopegleaningsGWB §395: longing to partakekitab-i-iqanKIQ §8: Meditate
وَبُغْيَتِي،
literal: befit; transgression; befit, be proper
This form usually rendered as “most”, “mine” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: the things which beseemed themgleaningsGWB §423: beseemethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §116: seek outprayers-and-meditationsP&M §224: and have borne themselves haughtily towards Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §69: it is incumbentwill-and-testamentW&T §48: rebelled against TheegleaningsGWB §235: behoovethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: unchaste
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: into the hands ofgleaningsGWB §448: I hold within My graspkitab-i-iqanKIQ §244: with their handsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §109: in Whose handswill-and-testamentW&T §16: the Hands (pillars)epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: thy handgleaningsGWB §718: Hand ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §260: between His hands
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: All-Compellingfire-tabletFire §37: the eternal realmgleaningsGWB §51: sovereigntykitab-i-iqanKIQ §13: oppressionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: Bindtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §32: highest heaventhe-hidden-wordsHW §7: Our exalted dominionwill-and-testamentW&T §53: Divine
This form usually rendered as “creation”, “entire”, “created” (35 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: wondrousgleaningsGWB §556: uttermost cornerskitab-i-iqanKIQ §51: loveliestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §852: into the wonders oftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: in His Namethe-hidden-wordsHW §65: have createdepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: newgleaningsGWB §432: created
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: the worldgleaningsGWB §669: majestykitab-i-iqanKIQ §135: the world.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §839: in Thy realmtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §15: My dominionwill-and-testamentW&T §15: farepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: He Who is the Lord
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §202: been devisedgleaningsGWB §548: the eye of creationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §180: world of creationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §233: of all created thingsthe-hidden-wordsHW §65: have wroughtgleaningsGWB §556: uttermost endsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §263: Thy creationgleaningsGWB §696: all creation
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: thine actgleaningsGWB §508: neglectkitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: which Thou hast doneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §421: Powerfulthe-hidden-wordsHW §153: by deedsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: thou hast donegleaningsGWB §256: their doingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §208: actual achievement
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “pleaseth”, “what” (83 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: pleaseth TheegleaningsGWB §134: purposekitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: aughtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §626: Thou hast desiredtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §49: everythingwill-and-testamentW&T §5: this one, unworthy though he be
almighty 34% powerful 16% potent 16% most 10% all-powerful 10% lord 5% god 3% omnipotent 3% power 3% strength 2%
all-glorious 44% almighty 23% mighty 13% gracious 8% all-powerful 3% glorious 2% glory 2% god 2% most 1% exalted 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: magnified begleaningsGWB §481: the high-mindedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §227: He is the Mightyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §539: swear by Thy mighttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §58: splendorwill-and-testamentW&T §38: dearly belovedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: exalted and
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: forgive mefire-tabletFire §35: forgivenessgleaningsGWB §650: “the Ever-Forgiving”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: to forgiveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §619: of Thy forgivenesswill-and-testamentW&T §13: vastepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: of forgivenessfire-tabletFire §35: Forgiver
