Prayers and Meditations — §458
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 458 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
َنْتَ وَقَصْدِيْ أَنْتَ وَأَمَلِي أَنْتَ وَمَقْصَدِي أَنْتَ وَبَيْتِي أَنْتَ وَكَعْبَتِي أَنْتَ وَمَطْلَبِي جَمَالَكَ المُشْرِقَ العَزِيزَ المَحْمُودَ، أَيْ رَبِّ أَسْئَلُكَ بِمَا أَنْتَ عَلَيْهِ بِأَنْ تُرْسِلَ عَنْ يَمِينِ قُدْرَتِكَ ما تُعَزِّزُ بِهِ أَحِبَّائَكَ وَتَخْذُلُ بِهِ أَعْدَائَكَ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Be Thou, O my Lord, my sole Desire, my Goal, mine only Hope, my constant Aim, my Habitation and my Sanctuary. Let the object of mine ardent quest be Thy most resplendent, Thine adorable, and ever-blessed Beauty. I implore Thee, O my Lord, by whatsoever is of Thee, to send, from the right hand of Thy might, that which will exalt Thy loved ones and abase Thine enemies.
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “mine only Hope”
house 57% habitation 11% home 9% houses 7% most 4% frequented 4% same 2% palaces 2% homes 2% habitations 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: that same housegleaningsGWB §181: houseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §654: for the mansionswill-and-testamentW&T §38: That which this bodyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §4: the Most Great HousegleaningsGWB §240: a habitationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §458: my Habitationwill-and-testamentW&T §38: this House
gleaningsGWB §661: the courtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §458: my Sanctuaryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §711: my Lodestarprayers-and-meditationsP&M §348: the adored Sanctuaryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §322: the adored tabernacleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §680: object of my adorationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: and the sanctuaryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §59: the Tabernacle
This form usually rendered as “goal”, “other”, “anything” (11 occurrences)
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 §135: BeneficentgleaningsGWB §416: the Beneficentkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: beauty, of the Moonprayers-and-meditationsP&M §248: my glorytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §28: her beautythe-hidden-wordsHW §76: of the rosewill-and-testamentW&T §40: to the Ever-Blest Beauty
This form usually rendered as “dayspring”, “dawning-place”, “shining” (140 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: risen and shinethfire-tabletFire §18: the emblemsgleaningsGWB §493: have shone forth fromkitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: uttermost cornersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §114: amidsttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §41: beamedthe-hidden-wordsHW §42: shine upon theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: the dawn
This form usually rendered as “all-glorious”, “almighty”, “mighty” (159 occurrences)
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 §227: the Mightyfire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishmentgleaningsGWB §640: glory of all temporal honorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: noble form ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §108: the Most Preciousthe-hidden-wordsHW §58: splendorwill-and-testamentW&T §4: endearedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: true glory
This form usually rendered as “glorious”, “all-praised”, “praiseworthy” (17 occurrences)
glorious 15% all-praised 15% praiseworthy 15% praised 8% glorified 8% glory 8% august 8% all-glorious 8% “praiseworthy 8% act 8%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: gloriousgleaningsGWB §219: the All-Praisedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: His praise”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §322: “Magnifiedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: ‘Render thankswill-and-testamentW&T §5: the Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: All-PraisedgleaningsGWB §569: and praise
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: DivinegleaningsGWB §152: heavenlykitab-i-iqanKIQ §45: by the Lordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §769: of their Lordtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §2: Holyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: Godhead
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: We praygleaningsGWB §157: askedkitab-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 §146: beseech
SE rendered رَبِّ (rabb), أَسْئَلُكَ (ʾasʾaluk), عَلَيْهِ (ʿalayh), تُرْسِلَ (tursil), يَمِينِ (yamín) as “my Lord, I implore, send, the right hand”
apostle 24% messengers 24% messenger 15% sent 14% apostles 6% send 6% messengership 4% hath 3% prophets 3% epistle 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: The Divine MessengersgleaningsGWB §323: by Thy Messengerskitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: sendprayers-and-meditationsP&M §309: let them be strickentablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: of the Messengersthe-hidden-wordsHW §71: waftedwill-and-testamentW&T §53: treatisesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §194: have sent them unto
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §67: the right-handgleaningsGWB §198: the right sideprayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: handepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: rightgleaningsGWB §485: right handprayers-and-meditationsP&M §13: to my rightepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §154: right-handgleaningsGWB §537: on his right hand
SE expanded to “of Thy might”
power 45% might 30% strength 7% almighty 7% through 4% authority 3% transcendent 1% all-conquering 1% omnipotent 1% sovereign 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: The greater yourfire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §139: had been clearly foreordainedkitab-i-ahdAhd §9: consummate powerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: cannotprayers-and-meditationsP&M §231: He is the Potenttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Powerfultablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: the Mighty, the All-Powerful
SE expanded to “Thy loved ones”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: their love for Theefire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §342: highly meritoriouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: faithfulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §502: and my love for Theetablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Daytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §6: that I may love thee
