Prayers and Meditations — §407
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 407 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
يْدِكَ وَكَعْبَةِ تَفْرِيدِكَ، 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
SE expanded to “in Whose hand”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: the handsgleaningsGWB §615: under the eyes ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: with their own handsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §856: metablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: in Whose hand istablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: with their handsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: thine handsgleaningsGWB §63: all his might
SE rendered وَكَعْبَةِ (wakaʿbah), تَفْرِيدِكَ، (tafrídika،), ابْتَعِثْ (ibtaʿith) as “Ignite”
gleaningsGWB §661: the courtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §348: the adored Sanctuaryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §405: the sanctuaryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §322: the adored tabernacleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §458: my Sanctuaryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §680: object of my adorationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §59: the Tabernacleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §659: sanctuary
SE rendered تَفْرِيدِكَ، (tafrídika،), ابْتَعِثْ (ibtaʿith), إِلهِي (ʾilhí) as “Ignite, my God”
This form usually rendered as “ignite” (1 occurrences)
sent 28% hath 16% raise 8% begotten 8% will 8% “resurrection” 8% “revelation 8% made 8% gathering 4% raiser 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §35: raise upgleaningsGWB §465: the Raiserkitab-i-iqanKIQ §177: was made manifestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §250: Thou didst raise upwill-and-testamentW&T §53: inspiredgleaningsGWB §193: hath been sent downkitab-i-iqanKIQ §127: they risenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §10: the Fashioner
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: a dilated breastgleaningsGWB §684: radiantkitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: cameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §214: to the soresthe-hidden-wordsHW §120: thy thoughtswill-and-testamentW&T §34: the heartsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §32: honorgleaningsGWB §77: their hearts
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §37: afiregleaningsGWB §593: the fire of hellkitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: “hell.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §174: my Firethe-hidden-wordsHW §143: the fire ofwill-and-testamentW&T §53: mischief-kindlingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: thine own firegleaningsGWB §551: is a smoldering fire
SE expanded to “of Thy love”
SE expanded to “may burn up”
remembrance 25% mention 22% praise 20% mentioned 8% recorded 4% describe 4% remember 4% remembering 4% referred 4% words 3%
This form usually rendered as “except”, “all”, “any” (61 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: stablishedgleaningsGWB §457: and fashioned youkitab-i-iqanKIQ §143: but Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §279: hast been establishedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: full heightthe-hidden-wordsHW §18: but Meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: besides ThyselfgleaningsGWB §662: Him
وَيَنْعَدِمَ
literal: non-existence; non-existent; nonexistent
This form usually rendered as “may” (2 occurrences)
nothingness 26% nothing 15% utter 12% lack 12% perish 9% evanescent 6% ignorance 6% want 6% non-existence 6% none 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: evanescentgleaningsGWB §386: are as nothingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §175: want ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §374: shadowy creaturewill-and-testamentW&T §54: put to deathepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: nonegleaningsGWB §116: utter nothingnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: ignorance and folly
This form usually rendered as “description”, “praise”, “describing” (33 occurrences)
description 24% praise 24% describing 12% applicable 6% described 6% character 6% eulogy 6% extol 6% glory 6% notion 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: thatgleaningsGWB §5: affirm of Thee, or attributekitab-i-iqanKIQ §277: reputedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: that shall speak of Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: DescribinggleaningsGWB §387: the descriptionskitab-i-iqanKIQ §93: extol and magnifyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §842: to describe
This form usually rendered as “own”, “self”, “soul” (324 occurrences)
SE expanded to “of corrupt desire”
SE rendered وَيَنْعَدِمَ (wayanʿadim), وَصْفُ (waṣf), النَّفْسِ (an-nafs), وَالهَوَى (wálhawá), وَيَبْقَى (wayabqá), ذِكْرُ (dhikr), نَفْسِكَ (nafsik) as “may be entirely mortified, every trace, of corrupt desire, naught may remain, the glorification, of Thy”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: by their own capricesfire-tabletFire §21: passiongleaningsGWB §44: ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: heavenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §186: yearningthe-hidden-wordsHW §39: thou desirestwill-and-testamentW&T §36: my spiritepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: mere impulse
SE expanded to “naught may remain”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: remainfire-tabletFire §30: hiddengleaningsGWB §50: Ancient of Dayskitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: remained unfulfilledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §671: the Imperishabletablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: hath remainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §8: eternally liveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: hath persisted
This form usually rendered as “most”, “exalted”, “upon” (345 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: are verily gloriousgleaningsGWB §54: inebriation of Thy presenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §760: the Most Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §22: effulgent glorywill-and-testamentW&T §14: Abháepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: of the All-GloriousgleaningsGWB §273: My gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §217: Thine
SE rendered نَفْسِكَ (nafsik), العَلِيِّ (al-ʿalíl), الأَبْهی، (al-ʾabhí،), وَهذا (wahdhá), غايَةُ (gháyah), أَمَلِي (ʾamalí), وَبُغْيَتِي، (wabughyatí،) as “of Thy, transcendent, all-glorious, This is, highest aspiration, mine ardent desire”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: Him Who isgleaningsGWB §402: verily, istablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: thesetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: and thiswill-and-testamentW&T §36: in these troubled timesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: ThisgleaningsGWB §305: this worldtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: Wherein
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: made to errfire-tabletFire §8: heightgleaningsGWB §725: Desirekitab-i-iqanKIQ §26: ultimateprayers-and-meditationsP&M §407: highest aspirationthe-hidden-wordsHW §10: surely strayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §680: dearest wishprayers-and-meditationsP&M §335: the highest aspiration
SE rendered الأَبْهی، (al-ʾabhí،), وَهذا (wahdhá), غايَةُ (gháyah), أَمَلِي (ʾamalí), وَبُغْيَتِي، (wabughyatí،), بِيَدِكَ (bíadik) as “all-glorious, This is, highest aspiration, mine ardent desire, in Whose hand”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: hopegleaningsGWB §395: longing to partakekitab-i-iqanKIQ §4: longingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §692: my hopethe-hidden-wordsHW §93: desiresepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: cherish the hopekitab-i-iqanKIQ §4: reflectprayers-and-meditationsP&M §458: mine only Hope
وَبُغْيَتِي،
literal: befit; transgression; befit, be proper
This form usually rendered as “most”, “mine” (2 occurrences)
gleaningsGWB §465: My most ardent desireprayers-and-meditationsP&M §407: mine ardent desirethe-hidden-wordsHW §69: it is incumbentwill-and-testamentW&T §48: meet and seemlygleaningsGWB §318: lustsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §779: can befittinglythe-hidden-wordsHW §24: dost seekwill-and-testamentW&T §48: rebelled
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §224: the Realm of Gloryfire-tabletFire §37: the eternal realmgleaningsGWB §694: heaven of My omnipotent glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §13: oppressionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §42: glorytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §16: the realmthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: fromwill-and-testamentW&T §8: exhorted
SE expanded to “the entire creation”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: to creategleaningsGWB §281: created thingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: originalprayers-and-meditationsP&M §852: Thy marvelous loving-kindnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §38: fromwill-and-testamentW&T §2: most wondrousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: the worldgleaningsGWB §683: marvelous
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: layeth lowgleaningsGWB §465: in His angelskitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: angelprayers-and-meditationsP&M §843: all the kingdomstablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: of the Kingdomtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §20: inthe-hidden-wordsHW §2: that thine may bewill-and-testamentW&T §48: of the
SE rendered الإِبْداعِ (al-ʾibdáʿ), وَمَلَكُوتُ (wamalakút), الاخْتِراعِ، (al-ákhtiráʿi،), وَإِنَّكَ (waʾinnak), فَعَّالٌ (faʿʿálun) as “the entire creation, the kingdom, Thou, verily, doest what”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §202: been devisedgleaningsGWB §281: creationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §180: world of creationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §263: Thy creationthe-hidden-wordsHW §65: have wroughtgleaningsGWB §696: all creationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §132: of the universeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §336: the universe Thou hast fashioned
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: doethgleaningsGWB §457: have persisted in your waywardnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: He accomplishethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §440: creature hope to achievethe-hidden-wordsHW §28: transgressepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: thine actsgleaningsGWB §456: responsible for such actskitab-i-iqanKIQ §169: in deeds
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: and through whatsoevergleaningsGWB §302: elsekitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: all”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §858: Thou wishesttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §49: everythingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §257: created things
almighty 31% powerful 20% potent 16% most 10% all-powerful 9% omnipotent 4% god 4% lord 3% power 2% strength 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: powerfire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §410: awhilekitab-i-ahdAhd §12: grantedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §208: preeminent powerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §316: Thou hast destined for themtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Powerfultablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: of His might
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 §198: of gloryfire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishmentgleaningsGWB §374: and exalted be His glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: friendprayers-and-meditationsP&M §761: Most Mightythe-hidden-wordsHW §125: Pride not yourselveswill-and-testamentW&T §4: endearedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: glorious
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: Pardonerfire-tabletFire §35: ForgivergleaningsGWB §216: Forgivingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: We ask forgiveness ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §682: O Thou Who forgivestwill-and-testamentW&T §13: concourseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: the Ever-ForgivinggleaningsGWB §375: We implore pardon
