Prayers and Meditations — §445
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 445 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
كَ وَناظِرَةً إِلى شَطْرِكَ وَنَاطِقَةً بِثَنَائِكَ، أَيْ رَبِّ أَنَا الَّتِيْ نَسِيتُ دُونَكَ وَأَقْبَلْتُ إِلى أُفُقِ فَضْلِكَ وَتَرَكْتُ ما سِواكَ رَجَاءً لِقُرْبِكَ إِذًا أَكُونُ مُقبِلَةً إِلى المَقَرِّ الَّذِيْ فِيهِ اسْتَضآءَ أَنْوارُ وَجْهِكَ، فَأَنْزِلْ يا مَحْبُوبِي عَلَيَّ مَا يُثَبِّتُنِيْ عَلَى أَمْرِكَ لِئَلا يَمْنَعَنِي شُبُهاتُ المُشْرِكِينَ عَنِ التَّوَجُّهِ إِلَيْكَ، وَإِنَّكَ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I am the one, O my Lord, who hath forgotten all else but Thee, and turned towards the Dayspring of Thy grace, who hath forsaken all save Thyself in the hope of drawing nigh unto Thy court. Behold me, then, with mine eyes lifted up towards the Seat that shineth with the splendors of the light of Thy Face. Send down, then, upon me, O my Beloved, that which will enable me to be steadfast in Thy Cause, so that the doubts of the infidels may not hinder me from turning towards Thee.
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “fix”, “turned”, “fixed” (63 occurrences)
SE rendered وَناظِرَةً (wanáẓirahan), شَطْرِكَ (shaṭrik), وَنَاطِقَةً (wanáṭiqahan), بِثَنَائِكَ، (bithanáʾika،) as “Behold me”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: the KaabagleaningsGWB §282: the presenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §75: toepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: My prisongleaningsGWB §579: God’s sacred Courtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §59: Thy manifold bountiesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: to PersiagleaningsGWB §598: the whole world
SE rendered وَناظِرَةً (wanáẓirahan), شَطْرِكَ (shaṭrik), وَنَاطِقَةً (wanáṭiqahan), بِثَنَائِكَ، (bithanáʾika،), رَبِّ (rabb) as “Behold me, my Lord”
SE rendered شَطْرِكَ (shaṭrik), وَنَاطِقَةً (wanáṭiqahan), بِثَنَائِكَ، (bithanáʾika،), رَبِّ (rabb) as “my Lord”
praise 46% celebrate 9% virtues 9% extol 9% celebrating 7% glorify 6% extolling 6% magnifying 4% muse 2% whose 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: to glorify TheegleaningsGWB §627: and to celebrate Thy praisekitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: “Secondaryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §168: extol Thy virtuesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: glorifygleaningsGWB §46: celebrate His praiseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §50: to celebrate Thy gloryepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §52: second
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: GodheadgleaningsGWB §319: Educatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §45: by the Lordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §229: Thy Lordshiptablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §26: O Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: Exalted
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: Have ye forgottengleaningsGWB §250: forget notkitab-i-iqanKIQ §213: oblivionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §440: its forgetfulnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §27: couldst thou forgetgleaningsGWB §357: forgetprayers-and-meditationsP&M §494: and negligencegleaningsGWB §492: forgetful
SE expanded to “all else but”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: from the comprehension of othersgleaningsGWB §418: All elsekitab-i-iqanKIQ §143: the likeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §222: beside Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §14: Mewill-and-testamentW&T §38: All othersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: the Royal decreegleaningsGWB §326: all else besides
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: turnedfire-tabletFire §46: press onwardgleaningsGWB §235: have turnedkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: receptive soulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: turned away fromprayers-and-meditationsP&M §137: to settablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: been lifted upontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: above the horizonfire-tabletFire §26: the heavengleaningsGWB §441: everywhereprayers-and-meditationsP&M §208: the world of creationthe-hidden-wordsHW §15: the realmepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: Supreme HorizongleaningsGWB §280: Our realmprayers-and-meditationsP&M §831: the all-glorious Horizon
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%
This form usually rendered as “have”, “forsaken”, “hath” (4 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “except”, “all”, “any” (61 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: equalgleaningsGWB §559: all else but Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: besidesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: Thyself.”tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: full heightthe-hidden-wordsHW §59: I may be establishedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: all else besides MegleaningsGWB §680: none except
SE expanded to “in the hope”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: my supreme Aspirationfire-tabletFire §4: LonginggleaningsGWB §629: obtainkitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: our hopes were fixedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §580: ardent desirethe-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 “nearness”, “presence”, “whose” (36 occurrences)
SE expanded to “of drawing nigh unto”
This form usually rendered as “may”, “am”, “shall” (19 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §67: Thy Lordfire-tabletFire §35: universegleaningsGWB §243: is Himselfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §102: holdethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §153: Thoutablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: withhold not thyselftablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: thou hesitatetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart hath
seat 36% habitation 13% place 10% abide 10% court 8% spot 5% confessed 5% abode 5% retreats 5% acceptance 3%
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “illumined”, “resplendent” (5 occurrences)
light 40% splendors 25% lights 15% brightness 6% effulgence 3% radiance 3% luminaries 3% dawning 2% effulgent 2% splendor 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §192: illuminedfire-tabletFire §48: flaminggleaningsGWB §309: with its lightkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: shining and resplendentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §72: earthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §855: of the splendorstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: exalted and gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: gleaming
SE expanded to “of Thy Face”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: journeyedfire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §285: realitieskitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: quarter of the Heavensprayers-and-meditationsP&M §671: from Thy facetablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: the light of thethe-hidden-wordsHW §41: before Our Face
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §38: togleaningsGWB §19: in My Book, the Bayánkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: have already been revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: aforementionedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §770: Thou hast sent downtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: ‘Haste theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §42: then descendedthe-hidden-wordsHW §54: visit
SE expanded to “O my Beloved”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: their love for Theefire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §342: highly meritoriouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: the Best-Belovedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §63: have loved Theetablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Daytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §24: seek thine own
يُثَبِّتُنِيْ
literal: established; establish; affirmation
SE expanded to “will enable me to”
established 20% firmly 13% steadfast 13% firm 10% demonstrate 8% demonstrated 8% affirmation 8% establish 8% have 8% confirmed 8%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: establishedgleaningsGWB §137: steadfastkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: of His confirmationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §22: firmly fixedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §843: demonstratedthe-hidden-wordsHW §72: may endurewill-and-testamentW&T §53: confidenceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §192: affirmation
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 §168: at the commandfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §416: hath biddenkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decreekitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: to proclaimprayers-and-meditationsP&M §255: by virtue of Thine authoritytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: to its dwellersthe-hidden-wordsHW §17: of My command
SE rendered يُثَبِّتُنِيْ (yuthabbituní), أَمْرِكَ (ʾamrik), لِئَلا (liʾalá), يَمْنَعَنِي (yamnaʿaní), شُبُهاتُ (shubuhát), المُشْرِكِينَ (al-mushrikín) as “will enable me to, Thy Cause, so that, may not hinder me, the doubts, of the infidels”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: Day and nightgleaningsGWB §492: in the night seasonkitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: night-seasonprayers-and-meditationsP&M §167: the nightsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §116: the night-seasonprayers-and-meditationsP&M §839: blessed nightepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: the day-timeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §351: in the daytime
SE expanded to “may not hinder me”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: was powerless to deter MegleaningsGWB §310: glorious perfectionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §51: mightiest and loftiestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §527: anything hindertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §89: no longerwill-and-testamentW&T §56: hindranceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: deterreth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: orgleaningsGWB §201: resemblekitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: likenessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §19: such doubtswill-and-testamentW&T §5: of doubtepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §214: asgleaningsGWB §289: will always remain distinguishedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: this self-same Book
SE expanded to “of the infidels”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: associate a partnergleaningsGWB §125: partnerskitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: an act of blasphemyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §793: joined partners with Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §153: arewill-and-testamentW&T §5: my partnerepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: who hast joined partnersgleaningsGWB §387: association
This form usually rendered as “unto” (4 occurrences)
SE rendered التَّوَجُّهِ (at-tawajjuh), إِلَيْكَ، (ʾilayka،), وَإِنَّكَ (waʾinnak) as “turning, towards Thee”
