Prayers and Meditations — §445
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 445 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
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،
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
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: its LordgleaningsGWB §285: the Lord thykitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: of Lordsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §196: arttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: be my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §47: O my God!epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §69: in his (Bahá’u’lláh’s) Divinity
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: Have ye forgottengleaningsGWB §492: Be not forgetfulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: caused to forgetprayers-and-meditationsP&M §440: forgetfulnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §21: it cannot be forgottengleaningsGWB §575: but forget to follow itkitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: a thing forgottenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §445: hath forgotten
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: none other but HimgleaningsGWB §621: every defilementkitab-i-iqanKIQ §143: the likeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: of aught else but Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §17: all save Mewill-and-testamentW&T §38: All othersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §75: from all except TheegleaningsGWB §702: Without it
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: His acceptancefire-tabletFire §46: go forwardgleaningsGWB §287: ablekitab-i-ahdAhd §15: time and againkitab-i-iqanKIQ §276: in former daysprayers-and-meditationsP&M §649: with my face set towards Theetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: Thou hast fixed Thy gaze upon metablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss
grace 91% loving-kindness 2% tender 2% bounty 1% token 1% whose 1% bounteousness 1% gracious 1% mercy 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: bestgleaningsGWB §586: as a token of the gracekitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: attainmentsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §111: by Thy gracetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a bountythe-hidden-wordsHW §1: as a token of gracewill-and-testamentW&T §12: All-Bountiful
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: have put awayfire-tabletFire §18: been forsakengleaningsGWB §703: and cast awaykitab-i-iqanKIQ §222: leaveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §226: we have left undonethe-hidden-wordsHW §40: Neglect notepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: have renouncedfire-tabletFire §2: been abandoned
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: mountedgleaningsGWB §662: from all else but Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §159: unto themprayers-and-meditationsP&M §408: all except Thy Selftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: full heightthe-hidden-wordsHW §59: that there I may be establishedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: equalgleaningsGWB §371: knoweth no
SE expanded to “in the hope”
hope 41% desire 14% longing 9% ardent 9% may 5% suppliant 5% beholdest 5% aspiration 5% one 5% confidence 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: hopefire-tabletFire §4: LonginggleaningsGWB §627: in the hopekitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: our hopes were fixedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §470: and the one Desirethe-hidden-wordsHW §50: yearnethwill-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)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §231: is at handfire-tabletFire §2: Those who are near unto TheegleaningsGWB §630: draw us nighkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: Kindredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §70: is at hand.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §69: be drawn nearer unto Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: the Presencetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: the favoured of God
This form usually rendered as “may”, “am”, “shall” (20 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: \‘begleaningsGWB §633: art numberedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §225: verilyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §325: endurethtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: withhold not thyselftablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: lest thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart haththe-hidden-wordsHW §52: that thou mayest become
seat 34% habitation 11% spot 11% abide 11% place 9% retreats 6% court 6% throne 4% established 4% confessed 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: of acknowledgmentgleaningsGWB §506: in the presence of Himkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: singled outkitab-i-iqanKIQ §248: ascendedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §153: assignedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: hath been made the seat ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §130: the courtwill-and-testamentW&T §3: He was incarcerated
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “illumined”, “enveloped” (7 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: been illuminedfire-tabletFire §9: of Thy splendorgleaningsGWB §80: lightkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: resplendentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: would seek illuminationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §457: have been made to shinethe-hidden-wordsHW §33: to shed on thee its splendorepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: with the brightness
light 48% splendors 23% lights 13% brightness 4% effulgence 3% resplendent 2% glory 2% luminaries 2% all 1% effulgent 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: any Lightfire-tabletFire §48: and with the fire ofgleaningsGWB §309: shinekitab-i-iqanKIQ §136: Luminariesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §653: been illuminedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: splendourthe-hidden-wordsHW §12: Get thou from it thy radiancewill-and-testamentW&T §13: radiantly
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: proceedfire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §275: With faceskitab-i-ahdAhd §4: set his facekitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: to turnprayers-and-meditationsP&M §718: and inclinethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hast directed towards me Thy stepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §9: not in thyself
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: it hath been sent downgleaningsGWB §90: for having sent down unto theekitab-i-ahdAhd §10: that which We have revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: aforementionedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §736: cause to descendtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: Haste theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §34: “Descendthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: in accordance with
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: lovefire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §415: His lovekitab-i-iqanKIQ §139: more dearly cherishedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §555: O Thou Who art my Well-Belovedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §40: if thou lovestwill-and-testamentW&T §3: O ye beloved of
SE expanded to “will enable me”
established 21% firmly 13% steadfast 13% demonstrated 10% establish 8% firm 8% confirmed 8% demonstrate 6% affirmation 6% have 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: be demonstratedgleaningsGWB §421: gravenkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: of His confirmationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: confirmationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §450: cling steadfastlythe-hidden-wordsHW §124: writ and recordedwill-and-testamentW&T §2: stood steadfastepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: indisputably established
cause 62% revelation 14% behest 6% faith 4% bidding 4% commandment 3% decree 2% affairs 2% through 2% command 1%
SE rendered يُثَبِّتُنِيْ (yuthabbituní), أَمْرِكَ (ʾamrik), لِئَلا (liʾalá), يَمْنَعَنِي (yamnaʿaní), شُبُهاتُ (shubuhát), المُشْرِكِينَ (al-mushrikín) as “will enable me, Thy Cause, so that, not hinder, doubts, infidels”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §116: the night-seasongleaningsGWB §320: dreamkitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: night seasonprayers-and-meditationsP&M §167: the nightsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: nightskitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: Many a nightepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: by nightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: night-season
This form usually rendered as “may”, “am”, “find” (13 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §42: ye have been forbiddengleaningsGWB §310: gloriouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §58: withhold the hand of Mosesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §16: have hinderedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §89: be bereftwill-and-testamentW&T §23: are in no wise permittedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: deter them
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: peergleaningsGWB §289: distinguishedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: misgivingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: fail to discernwill-and-testamentW&T §4: the seeds of doubtepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: comparegleaningsGWB §126: peerskitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: uncertainty
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: misbeliefgleaningsGWB §619: of the infidelskitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: commonprayers-and-meditationsP&M §798: them that have joined partners with Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §153: are the property ofwill-and-testamentW&T §5: my partnerepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: O thou who hast joined partnersgleaningsGWB §106: blasphemy
