Prayers and Meditations — §459
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 459 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
لا إِلهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ وَإِنَّكَ أَنْتَ مَحْبُوبِي فِي الدُّنْيَا وَالآخِرَةِ وَإِنَّكَ أَنْتَ مَقْصُودُ العَارِفِينَ وَالحَمْدُ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
No God is there beside Thee, Thou alone art my Beloved in this world and in the world which is to come. Thou alone art the Desire of all them that have recognized Thee.
Translation Notes
SE rendered إِلهَ (ʾilh), وَإِنَّكَ (waʾinnak), مَحْبُوبِي (maḥbúbí) as “God, my Beloved”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: prized and greatly cherishedfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §656: I cherishkitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: His loving mentionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §330: those that love Himtablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: I longtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §24: Our desire
SE expanded to “in the world”
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 §182: concludinggleaningsGWB §305: worldkitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: again.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §17: of this worldepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §28: nextgleaningsGWB §111: culminationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §428: restepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: the world
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: design in this mattergleaningsGWB §210: direct thy steps towardskitab-i-ahdAhd §10: The objectkitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §157: the Aimthe-hidden-wordsHW §76: the charmwill-and-testamentW&T §7: purposedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: purpose
SE expanded to “them that have recognized”
have 17% comprehend 15% all 15% know 12% such 10% understanding 7% understand 7% perceive 7% who 5% every 5%
SE rendered مَقْصُودُ (maqṣúd), العَارِفِينَ (al-ʿárifín), وَالحَمْدُ (wálḥamd) as “Desire, them that have recognized”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: thanksgleaningsGWB §610: Render thankskitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: His praise”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §778: Thou didst ascribetablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: ‘Render thankswill-and-testamentW&T §5: the Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: “PraisedgleaningsGWB §569: and praise
