Prayers and Meditations — §415
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 415 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
كَعْبَتِي وَجَمالُكَ حَرَمِي وشَطْرُكَ مَطْلَبِي وَذِكْرُكَ رَجائِي وَحُبُّكَ مُؤنِسِيْ وَعِشْقُكَ مُوجِدِيْ وَذِكْرُكَ أَنيسِيْ وَقُرْبُكَ أَمَلِي وَوَصْلُكَ غَايَةُ رَجَائِي وَمُنْتَهى مَطْلَبِيْ، أَسْئَلُكَ أَنْ لا تُخَيِّبَنِي عَمَّا قَدَّرْتَهُ لِخِيرَةِ إِمائِكَ، ثُمَّ ارْزُقنِي خَيْرَ الدُّنْيا وَالآخِرَةِ وَإِنَّكَ أَنْتَ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
O Thou Whose face is the object of my adoration, Whose beauty is my sanctuary, Whose court is my goal, Whose remembrance is my wish, Whose affection is my solace, Whose love is my begetter, Whose praise is my companion, Whose nearness is my hope, Whose presence is my greatest longing and supreme aspiration! Disappoint me not, I entreat Thee, by withholding from me the things Thou didst ordain for the chosen ones among Thy handmaidens, and supply me with the good of this world and of the world to come.
Translation Notes
SE rendered كَعْبَتِي (kaʿbatí), وَجَمالُكَ (wajamáluk), حَرَمِي (ḥaramí), وشَطْرُكَ (wshaṭruk) as “Whose beauty, is my sanctuary, Whose court”
gleaningsGWB §661: the courtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §28: object of the adorationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §348: the adored Sanctuaryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §680: object of my adorationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §59: the Tabernacleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §659: sanctuaryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §405: the sanctuaryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §458: my Sanctuary
beauty 86% countenance 3% radiant 1% revelation 1% glory 1% whose 1% most 1% through 1% exalted 1% meditating 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: My BeautygleaningsGWB §47: Divine Countenancekitab-i-ahdAhd §14: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: themprayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: of Thy countenancetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: countenancesthe-hidden-wordsHW §88: a beautywill-and-testamentW&T §4: another
SE expanded to “is my sanctuary”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §264: forbiddengleaningsGWB §214: sanctitykitab-i-ahdAhd §15: members of the Holy Householdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: not return, deprivedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §705: deprive it notthe-hidden-wordsHW §38: forfeitwill-and-testamentW&T §23: depriveth himself of God’s graceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §76: debarred
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: faces towardsgleaningsGWB §470: uponprayers-and-meditationsP&M §32: the nationsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: the directiongleaningsGWB §598: the whole worldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §806: courtsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §257: HimgleaningsGWB §621: towards the
SE expanded to “is my goal”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: other mattergleaningsGWB §556: seeketh tokitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: sought to exchangeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §182: in their eagernessthe-hidden-wordsHW §78: his heart’s desireepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §65: besoughtgleaningsGWB §22: thirsted forkitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: yearning
remembrance 37% praise 24% remember 8% name 7% remembering 7% mention 4% glorification 4% virtues 4% whose 3% remembered 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: make mentiongleaningsGWB §3: expresskitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckonedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §132: attribute unto Himprayers-and-meditationsP&M §559: with Thy praisetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: proclaimeththe-hidden-wordsHW §5: name thy name
This form usually rendered as “hope”, “heart’s”, “supreme” (17 occurrences)
SE expanded to “is my wish”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: my supreme Aspirationfire-tabletFire §4: LonginggleaningsGWB §627: in the hopekitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: our hopes were fixedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §444: wishthe-hidden-wordsHW §50: even as dothwill-and-testamentW&T §32: heart’s Desireepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Desire
This form usually rendered as “love”, “thou”, “loveth” (137 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: wishfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §640: them that love Him,”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: faithfulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §167: to love Theetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: I longtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §67: loving Me
SE expanded to “is my solace”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: been My companiongleaningsGWB §441: No two menprayers-and-meditationsP&M §391: companionsthe-hidden-wordsHW §93: lifeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: mangleaningsGWB §69: and My companionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §391: comfortersthe-hidden-wordsHW §82: communion
SE expanded to “is my begetter”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: existethfire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathegleaningsGWB §415: the soulskitab-i-iqanKIQ §78: Notwithstanding all thatprayers-and-meditationsP&M §754: heartablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: may findthe-hidden-wordsHW §21: has madewill-and-testamentW&T §16: grown
SE expanded to “is my hope”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: hopegleaningsGWB §395: longing to partakekitab-i-iqanKIQ §267: ponderprayers-and-meditationsP&M §680: desirethe-hidden-wordsHW §123: OF DESIREepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: cherish the hopekitab-i-iqanKIQ §4: longingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §28: the hope
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: Onfire-tabletFire §2: of Thy reuniongleaningsGWB §299: thou touchestkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: continuallyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §444: presencetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §5: may attainthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: to attain the presenceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: crystal pure
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: made to errfire-tabletFire §8: heightgleaningsGWB §725: Desirekitab-i-iqanKIQ §26: ultimateprayers-and-meditationsP&M §247: the cherished desirethe-hidden-wordsHW §10: surely strayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §407: highest aspirationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §680: dearest wish
SE rendered وَوَصْلُكَ (wawaṣluk), غَايَةُ (gháyah), رَجَائِي (rajáʾí), وَمُنْتَهى (wamuntahى), مَطْلَبِيْ، (maṭlabí،), أَسْئَلُكَ (ʾasʾaluk) as “Whose presence, greatest longing, supreme aspiration, I entreat”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: endedfire-tabletFire §29: of thegleaningsGWB §115: never-endingkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categorically forbiddenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: consummationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §328: culminatedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §24: them that comprehendthe-hidden-wordsHW §39: deny
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: We praygleaningsGWB §629: I entreat Theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: seekprayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: beseech Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: askgleaningsGWB §592: be askedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §611: I beg of Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §152: beseecheth
تُخَيِّبَنِي
literal: disappoint; disappoint, frustrate; disappointed/frustrated
SE expanded to “Disappoint me not”
prayers-and-meditationsP&M §857: Shatterprayers-and-meditationsP&M §846: Wilt Thou shatterprayers-and-meditationsP&M §680: withholdprayers-and-meditationsP&M §817: Disappointprayers-and-meditationsP&M §457: the hopesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §707: Denyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §405: hath turned awayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §578: as one disappointed
SE expanded to “Thou didst ordain”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: its valuefire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §161: hath bestowedkitab-i-ahdAhd §12: grantedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §4: Ponder for a momentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §319: overpowering greatnesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: are nottablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: of His might
This form usually rendered as “good”, “better”, “best” (83 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: UnconstrainedgleaningsGWB §476: highest goodkitab-i-iqanKIQ §270: hath the authorityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §509: justthe-hidden-wordsHW §101: Ponderwill-and-testamentW&T §36: Thy goodly giftsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: blessinggleaningsGWB §120: chose to confer
SE expanded to “among Thy handmaidens”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: His handmaidensgleaningsGWB §266: handmaid of Thineprayers-and-meditationsP&M §372: Thy handmaidengleaningsGWB §266: handmaidprayers-and-meditationsP&M §193: handmaidensprayers-and-meditationsP&M §618: handmaidenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §691: of Thy handmaidenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §210: Thy handmaidens
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: attaingleaningsGWB §17: partakekitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: partakenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §323: foodwill-and-testamentW&T §36: Vouchsafe unto themgleaningsGWB §449: Who hath nourished theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: sustenanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §182: Supply them
SE expanded to “of this world”
SE expanded to “world to come”
world 42% next 32% concluding 3% culmination 3% can 3% another 3% “life 3% other 3% others 3% end 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: the worldgleaningsGWB §305: worldkitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: again.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §17: of this worldepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: concludinggleaningsGWB §188: againprayers-and-meditationsP&M §428: restepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §28: next
SE rendered خَيْرَ (khayr), الدُّنْيا (ad-dunyá), وَالآخِرَةِ (wálákhirah), وَإِنَّكَ (waʾinnak) as “the good, of this world, the world to come”
