Prayers and Meditations — §441
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 441 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
ا المِسْكينُ؟ أَسْئَلُكَ يا إِلهَ العالَمِينَ وَيا مَحْبُوبَ العَارِفِينَ وَمَقْصُودَ مَنْ فِي السَّمَواتِ وَالأَرَضِينَ بِاسْمِكَ الَّذِيْ بِهِ ارْتَقَى كُلُّ نِدَاءٍ إِلى سَمَاءِ عِزِّ أَحَدِيَّتِكَ وَطَارَ كُلُّ مُقْبِلٍ فِي هَوآءِ وَحْدَتِكَ وَكِبْرِيائِكَ، وَبِهِ كَمُلَ كُلُّ نَاقِصٍ وَعَزَّ كُلُّ ذَلِيلٍ وَنَطَقَ كُلُّ كَلِيلٍ وَبَرَءَ كُلُّ عَلِيلٍ وَقُبِلَ ما لَمْ يَكُنْ قَابِلاً لِحَضْرَتِكَ وَلائِقًا لِعَظَمَتِكَ وَسُلْطَانِكَ، بِأَنْ تَنْصُرَنَا بِجُنُودِ غَيْبِكَ وَبِقَبِيلٍ مِنْ مَلئِكَةِ أَمْرِكَ، ثُمَّ اقْبَلْ مِنَّا ما عَمِلْناهُ فِي حُبِّكَ وَرِضَائِكَ، وَلا تَطْرُدْنَا يا إِلهِي عَنْ بابِ رَحْمَتِكَ، وَلا تُخَيِّبْنَا مِنْ بَدَائِعِ فَضْلِكَ وَمَواهِبِكَ، أَيْ رَبِّ تَشْهَدُ أَرْكانُنا وَجَوارِحُنَا
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I beseech Thee, O Thou Who art the Lord of the worlds, and the Beloved of such as have recognized Thee, and the Desire of all that are in heaven and on earth, by Thy Name through which the cry of every suppliant hath ascended into the heaven of Thy transcendent holiness, through which every seeker hath soared to the sublimities of Thy unity and grandeur, through which the imperfect have been perfected, and the abased exalted, and the tongue of every stammerer unloosed, and the sick made whole, and whatever was unworthy of Thy highness and beseemed not Thy greatness and Thy sovereignty made acceptable unto Thee,—I beseech Thee to aid us by Thine invisible hosts and by a company of the angels of Thy Cause. Do Thou, then, accept the works we have performed for love of Thee, and for the sake of Thy pleasure. Cast us not away, O my God, from the door of Thy mercy, and break not our hopes in the wonders of Thy grace and favors.
Translation Notes
SE rendered المِسْكينُ؟ (al-miskínu؟), أَسْئَلُكَ (ʾasʾaluk), إِلهَ (ʾilh) as “beseech Thee, Thou Who art the Lord”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: will cleavegleaningsGWB §419: provekitab-i-iqanKIQ §37: to clingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §464: chosen to cleavetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: Launchepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: cleave tenaciously untogleaningsGWB §686: musk-laden fragrancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: We cleave
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §152: beseechethgleaningsGWB §179: entreatkitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: seekprayers-and-meditationsP&M §618: and callest to accountepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the suppliantgleaningsGWB §592: be askedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §127: I pray Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: pray
SE expanded to “Thou Who art the Lord”
SE expanded to “of the worlds”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: for thy learningfire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §253: divines and learnedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: peoples ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §663: world of Thy worldstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §49: a sign
SE rendered أَسْئَلُكَ (ʾasʾaluk), إِلهَ (ʾilh), العالَمِينَ (al-ʿálamín), وَيا (wayá), مَحْبُوبَ (maḥbúb), العَارِفِينَ (al-ʿárifín), وَمَقْصُودَ (wamaqṣúd) as “beseech Thee, Thou Who art the Lord, of the worlds, and the, Beloved, recognized Thee, and the Desire”
beloved 44% well-beloved 26% best-beloved 12% loved 6% prized 2% who 2% one 2% pleasing 1% god 1% new 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §38: pleasingfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §134: Best-Belovedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: the New Belovedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §34: them that love Theetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: I longtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §6: thou lovest Me not
This form usually rendered as “have”, “comprehend”, “all” (76 occurrences)
have 17% comprehend 15% all 15% know 12% such 10% understanding 7% understand 7% perceive 7% who 5% every 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: art reputedgleaningsGWB §112: hast causedkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: standard of their own knowledgeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §375: all them that have recognizedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: of thine own knowledgeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: believed and imagined
SE expanded to “and the Desire”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: seeking peace and retirementgleaningsGWB §328: this is itskitab-i-ahdAhd §10: The objectkitab-i-iqanKIQ §85: have purposedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §296: sole Desirethe-hidden-wordsHW §76: the charmwill-and-testamentW&T §7: purposedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: end is attained
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: amongst all namesfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §39: particular nameskitab-i-iqanKIQ §70: heaven—the heavenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §347: Thine All-Glorious Nametablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §9: in thine own
SE expanded to “and on earth”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: on earthfire-tabletFire §3: ongleaningsGWB §79: earthlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §13: on Thy earththe-hidden-wordsHW §98: realmepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: all that is on earthfire-tabletFire §36: a desolate landgleaningsGWB §584: the dwellers on earth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: ascendgleaningsGWB §394: promotionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: soaredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: them to scaleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: ascendedgleaningsGWB §453: untilprayers-and-meditationsP&M §779: adequately describeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: have ascended
SE rendered ارْتَقَى (irtaqá), نِدَاءٍ (nidáʾin), سَمَاءِ (samáʾ), عِزِّ (ʿizz), أَحَدِيَّتِكَ (ʾaḥadídatik) as “hath ascended, heaven, of Thy transcendent holiness”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: His Voicefire-tabletFire §48: Thy CallgleaningsGWB §700: Our voicekitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: Heraldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §13: the clamortablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: calling aloudtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §49: And raised the callepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: calleth aloud
SE expanded to “of Thy transcendent holiness”
glory 49% transcendent 20% exalted 10% glorified 4% honor 4% all-glorious 3% mighty 3% most 3% almighty 3% might 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: glorifiedfire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishmentgleaningsGWB §624: whokitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of powerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §353: majestythe-hidden-wordsHW §125: Pride not yourselveswill-and-testamentW&T §4: endearedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: Mighty
SE expanded to “of Thy transcendent holiness”
oneness 42% transcendent 17% glory 13% own 4% holy 4% divine 4% most 4% incomparable 4% billowing 4% spirit 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §166: any onegleaningsGWB §485: another’skitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: Lampprayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: spirittablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: dwellerthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: himself over the otherepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: onegleaningsGWB §103: Divine Being
This form usually rendered as “set”, “fixed”, “face” (40 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §156: erefire-tabletFire §46: press onwardgleaningsGWB §661: to fixkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: receptive soulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: precededprayers-and-meditationsP&M §106: hast consentedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: been lifted upontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss
This form usually rendered as “atmosphere”, “heights”, “heaven” (30 occurrences)
atmosphere 38% heights 19% heaven 10% firmament 5% immensity 5% limitless 5% heavens 5% wisdom 5% sublimities 5% wings 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: firmamentfire-tabletFire §21: passiongleaningsGWB §278: of their evil desireskitab-i-iqanKIQ §282: Quintessenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §441: the sublimitiesthe-hidden-wordsHW §39: thou desirestwill-and-testamentW&T §36: my spiritepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: promptings of thine own passions
SE expanded to “of Thy unity”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: the harmonizingfire-tabletFire §43: of OnenessgleaningsGWB §135: ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §181: one trueprayers-and-meditationsP&M §732: One in Thine own Selftablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: believers in the Divine Unitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: lonethe-hidden-wordsHW §69: dust
SE expanded to “have been perfected”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: an all-powerfulgleaningsGWB §405: the plenitudekitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: consummateprayers-and-meditationsP&M §839: become imperfectthe-hidden-wordsHW §71: have perfectedwill-and-testamentW&T §52: with allepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §60: the greatestgleaningsGWB §13: absolute
SE rendered وَكِبْرِيائِكَ، (wakibríáʾika،), وَبِهِ (wabih), كَمُلَ (kamul), نَاقِصٍ (náqiṣin), وَعَزَّ (waʿazz) as “and grandeur, through which, have been perfected, and the abased exalted”
SE rendered نَاقِصٍ (náqiṣin), وَعَزَّ (waʿazz), ذَلِيلٍ (dhalílin), وَنَطَقَ (wanaṭaq), كَلِيلٍ (kalílin) as “and the abased exalted, unloosed,”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: wretchednessgleaningsGWB §184: over My abasementkitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: degradationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §350: the depth of mine abasementthe-hidden-wordsHW §14: abase thyselfwill-and-testamentW&T §47: humbled himselfepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: abasement ofgleaningsGWB §219: abased
SE rendered وَعَزَّ (waʿazz), ذَلِيلٍ (dhalílin), وَنَطَقَ (wanaṭaq), كَلِيلٍ (kalílin), وَبَرَءَ (wabaraʾ) as “and the abased exalted, unloosed,, and the sick made whole”
This form usually rendered as “dumb”, “falter” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: Every onegleaningsGWB §132: all creationkitab-i-ahdAhd §12: everyonekitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: “All thingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §392: all times, placed my wholetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: bethe-hidden-wordsHW §13: naughtwill-and-testamentW&T §34: in utter falsehood
This form usually rendered as “sick” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: creationfire-tabletFire §7: mankindgleaningsGWB §384: exaltedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §112: of Thy peopleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: clear of themgleaningsGWB §621: His creaturesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §328: peopleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: men
SE rendered كَلِيلٍ (kalílin), وَبَرَءَ (wabaraʾ), عَلِيلٍ (ʿalílin), وَقُبِلَ (waqubil), يَكُنْ (yakun) as “unloosed,, and the sick made whole, was”
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “none”, “never” (44 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: been numberedfire-tabletFire §35: universegleaningsGWB §638: ye walkkitab-i-iqanKIQ §37: that ye mayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §577: hast ever existedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: withhold not thyselftablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: thou hesitatetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart hath
SE rendered يَكُنْ (yakun), قَابِلاً (qábiláan), لِحَضْرَتِكَ (liḥaḍratik), وَلائِقًا (waláʾiqan), لِعَظَمَتِكَ (liʿaẓamatik) as “was, unworthy of Thy highness, and beseemed not, Thy greatness”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: Addressing Himself unto thegleaningsGWB §43: His Faithkitab-i-iqanKIQ §127: ‘Alíprayers-and-meditationsP&M §535: to Thee for shelterthe-hidden-wordsHW §136: the holy Presencewill-and-testamentW&T §5: His Holiness the Exalted Oneepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §71: HegleaningsGWB §210: thou reachest
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: worthygleaningsGWB §492: and beseemeth thy sovereigntykitab-i-ahdAhd §13: best befitprayers-and-meditationsP&M §424: beseemepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: fitgleaningsGWB §411: beseemethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §731: falleth shortepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: unseemly
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: great a bountygleaningsGWB §523: wholly and grosslykitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: supreme achievementprayers-and-meditationsP&M §532: by Thy mightthe-hidden-wordsHW §42: Magnifywill-and-testamentW&T §40: more glaringepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §221: Most Great RevelationgleaningsGWB §37: most weighty
SE expanded to “and Thy sovereignty”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: the kingsgleaningsGWB §449: from exercising His sovereigntykitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: of the earthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: and thetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: chiefwill-and-testamentW&T §41: warrantepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: the power
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: extended such aidfire-tabletFire §28: championedgleaningsGWB §499: to fix their thoughtskitab-i-ahdAhd §13: can renderkitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: for the triumphprayers-and-meditationsP&M §792: to succorwill-and-testamentW&T §5: triumphant assistanceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: help
SE expanded to “by Thine invisible hosts”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: the hostsgleaningsGWB §445: forcekitab-i-iqanKIQ §136: heroismprayers-and-meditationsP&M §297: Thine invisible hostswill-and-testamentW&T §1: by the Hostsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: aided by the hostsgleaningsGWB §277: powerskitab-i-iqanKIQ §134: Our host
SE rendered تَنْصُرَنَا (tanṣuraná), بِجُنُودِ (bijunúd), غَيْبِكَ (ghaybik), وَبِقَبِيلٍ (wabiqabílin), مَلئِكَةِ (malʾikah) as “aid us, by Thine invisible hosts, by a company, the angels”
invisible 36% unseen 24% things 8% visible 7% seen 5% unknowable 5% backbiting 5% hidden 4% concealment 3% invisibles 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: the seen and unseengleaningsGWB §254: secretskitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: God, the Invisibleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §714: Thesetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: absentthe-hidden-wordsHW §90: hiddenepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the visiblegleaningsGWB §235: things unseen,”
king 24% angels 20% lord 16% ruler 12% sovereign 8% kingship 4% transcendent 4% overruling 4% all-sufficient 4% supremacy 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §15: the PossessorgleaningsGWB §163: in that landkitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: the earthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §138: Thou Who art thetablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: of the Kingdomtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §22: guardian angelsthe-hidden-wordsHW §15: My dominionwill-and-testamentW&T §28: righteous
SE expanded to “of Thy Cause”
cause 59% revelation 16% behest 7% bidding 4% decree 4% faith 3% commandment 3% command 1% through 1% affairs 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: His great and mighty Causefire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §469: matterkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decreekitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: to proclaimprayers-and-meditationsP&M §175: Thou hadst prescribedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §33: summonedthe-hidden-wordsHW §30: My command
SE rendered أَمْرِكَ، (ʾamrika،), اقْبَلْ (iqbal), مِنَّا (minná), عَمِلْناهُ (ʿamilnáh) as “of Thy Cause, accept”
SE rendered اقْبَلْ (iqbal), مِنَّا (minná), عَمِلْناهُ (ʿamilnáh), حُبِّكَ (ḥubbik), وَرِضَائِكَ، (wariḍáʾika،) as “accept, Thy pleasure”
وَرِضَائِكَ،
literal: pleasure; pleasure/satisfaction; pleasure, satisfaction
pleasure 44% good 18% good-pleasure 8% will 8% thee 8% unto 5% please 3% pleasure!” 3% sake 3% pleasure’s 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: contentfire-tabletFire §48: Thy pleasuregleaningsGWB §249: God’s Willkitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: good-pleasureprayers-and-meditationsP&M §577: obedience to Thy pleasurethe-hidden-wordsHW §71: desiredwill-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted to His Willepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: contentment
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §239: cast him outgleaningsGWB §464: reject Usprayers-and-meditationsP&M §449: the outcastepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §63: abandonedgleaningsGWB §243: justify Our banishmentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §396: away from Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §115: drive themgleaningsGWB §461: “Thrust
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: BábígleaningsGWB §118: portalskitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: door thatprayers-and-meditationsP&M §313: to Thy doorepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: door of Thy favorgleaningsGWB §112: the gateskitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: door thereofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §449: Cast me not from
SE expanded to “of Thy mercy”
mercy 90% all-encompassing 2% transcendent 2% heaven 1% court 1% canopy 1% compassion 1% wondrous 1% mercies 1% tender 1%
تُخَيِّبْنَا
literal: disappoint; disappoint, frustrate; disappointed/frustrated
prayers-and-meditationsP&M §405: hath turned awayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §657: disappointestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §680: withholdprayers-and-meditationsP&M §857: Shatterprayers-and-meditationsP&M §707: Denyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §846: Wilt Thou shatterprayers-and-meditationsP&M §817: Disappointprayers-and-meditationsP&M §578: as one disappointed
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: the PeerlessgleaningsGWB §683: marvelouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: Eastprayers-and-meditationsP&M §855: Thy wondrous Beautythe-hidden-wordsHW §38: fromwill-and-testamentW&T §2: most wondrousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: MakersgleaningsGWB §682: wondrous works
SE expanded to “of Thy grace”
grace 91% tender 2% dawning-places 1% hand 1% bounty 1% loving-kindness 1% horizon 1% bounteousness 1% favor 1% mercy 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: of the gracegleaningsGWB §204: Our loving-kindnesskitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: attainmentsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §793: bounteousness and generositytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a bountythe-hidden-wordsHW §1: the garmentwill-and-testamentW&T §50: All-Bountiful
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §15: of all giftsgleaningsGWB §569: and bountyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §715: of Thy bestowalswill-and-testamentW&T §56: the giftepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: suns of Thy goodly giftsgleaningsGWB §195: All-Bountifulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §127: giftswill-and-testamentW&T §10: a bounty
SE rendered فَضْلِكَ (faḍlik), وَمَواهِبِكَ، (wamawáhibika،), رَبِّ (rabb) as “of Thy grace, and favors”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §184: by thy LordgleaningsGWB §687: Creatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: ancientprayers-and-meditationsP&M §694: overshadowed with Thy Lordshiptablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §36: Lord, Most Highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: your Lord
SE rendered وَمَواهِبِكَ، (wamawáhibika،), رَبِّ (rabb), تَشْهَدُ (tashhad) as “and favors”
bearest 21% thou 14% proclaim 14% thereby 7% beholdest 7% witnessed 7% witness 7% testifiest 7% beareth 7% acknowledgeth 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §186: our limbsgleaningsGWB §571: your entire beingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §558: My very limbsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: your limbsgleaningsGWB §70: every pillarprayers-and-meditationsP&M §487: limbsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: their limbsgleaningsGWB §283: the members
gleaningsGWB §163: my bodyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §832: trespasseswill-and-testamentW&T §3: sore woundedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §414: the membersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §287: membersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §468: limbs of my bodyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §481: and limbsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §150: The limbs of my body
