Prayers and Meditations — §46
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 46 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
وَلكِنْ يا إِلهِي أَنْتَ تَعْلَمُ بِأَنِّي ما أَرَدْتُ إِلاَّ ما أَردْتَ وَقَضَيْتَ لِي بِأَنْ أَرْتَقِيَ إِلَى الرَّفِيقِ الأَبْهى وَالمَلَكُوتِ الأَسْنَی،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Thou well knowest, however, O my God, that my wish is wholly dissolved in Thy wish, and that Thou hast irrevocably decreed that my soul should ascend unto the loftiest mansions of Thy Kingdom, and pass into the presence of my all-glorious Companion.
Translation Notes
SE rendered وَلكِنْ (walkin), إِلهِي (ʾilhí), تَعْلَمُ (taʿlam), بِأَنِّي (biʾanní) as “however, well knowest, that”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: Him Who is the Object of all knowledgefire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §281: soul of mankindkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: them allprayers-and-meditationsP&M §463: Thou art awaretablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “have”, “hast” (27 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §42: pleasethgleaningsGWB §67: who hast soughtkitab-i-iqanKIQ §250: one aim in lifeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §251: achieving Thy purposethe-hidden-wordsHW §57: dost wish forwill-and-testamentW&T §17: purposethepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: WillgleaningsGWB §651: wish
وَقَضَيْتَ
literal: decree; decree/judgment; decreed
SE expanded to “that Thou hast irrevocably decreed”
SE expanded to “should ascend unto”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: ascendedgleaningsGWB §552: ascensionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: soaredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §441: hath ascendedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: the exaltationgleaningsGWB §394: promotionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §374: ascendepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: advance
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: unto the Supreme FriendgleaningsGWB §14: forbearancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §227: friendprayers-and-meditationsP&M §46: Companionthe-hidden-wordsHW §77: fellowshipepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: unto the Supreme CompaniongleaningsGWB §319: the glory of the BelovedgleaningsGWB §616: realms
SE expanded to “my all-glorious Companion”
all-glorious 72% most 8% abhá 6% glory 6% effulgent 3% everlasting 1% resplendent 1% glorious 1% what 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: the All-Gloriousfire-tabletFire §48: BahágleaningsGWB §48: effulgentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: gloriousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: to pride himselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: HE IS THE GLORYepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: honoredgleaningsGWB §288: of everlasting might
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: Thy landgleaningsGWB §443: rulerskitab-i-iqanKIQ §198: of earthly existenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §137: Thine own Kingdomtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §116: this worldwill-and-testamentW&T §13: every landepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: the angels
SE rendered الأَبْهى (al-ʾabhى), وَالمَلَكُوتِ (wálmalakút), الأَسْنَی، (as-snay،) as “my all-glorious Companion, Thy Kingdom”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: most sublimegleaningsGWB §159: sublimeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: my Lighttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: grandeurthe-hidden-wordsHW §64: enlightenmentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: In the yeargleaningsGWB §441: for many a long yearprayers-and-meditationsP&M §46: loftiest
