Prayers and Meditations — §464
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 464 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
تْ مِنْ فَمِ إِرادَتِكَ تَتَضَوَّعُ مِنْها نَفَحَاتُ رَحْمَتِكَ وَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ تَمَسَّكَ بِالَّذِيْ لَمْ يَكنْ لَهْ شَأْنٌ لِيَتَكَلَّمَ عِنْدَ أَحَدٍ مِنْ خُدَّامِ بابِكَ وَكَيْفَ المَقَامُ الَّذِيْ فِيْهِ يَنْطِقُ لِسَانُ عَظَمَتِكَ، أَيْ رَبِّ طَهِّرْ قُلُوبَهُمْ وَأَبْصَارَهُمْ لِيَنْظُرُوا بِعُيُونِهِمْ وَيَفْقَهُوا بِقُلُوبِهِمْ لَعَلَّ يَجْذِبُهُمْ آياتُكَ إِلى مَشْرِقِ وَحْيِكَ وَيُقَرِّب
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Some have chosen to cleave to him who is counted unworthy to converse with any of Thy servants that watch at Thy door (Mírzá Yaḥyá), how much more to enter into the court in which the Tongue of Thy majesty speaketh. Cleanse Thou their hearts and their eyes, O my Lord, that they may see with their eyes and understand with their hearts, that haply they may be attracted by Thine utterances to the Dayspring of Thine inspiration, and draw nigh unto the soft-flowing stream of Thy knowledge.
Translation Notes
SE rendered فَمِ (fam), إِرادَتِكَ (ʾirádatik) as “”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: desiredgleaningsGWB §232: is Our wishkitab-i-iqanKIQ §134: would theyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: and wisdomtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: They have desiredthe-hidden-wordsHW §57: dost wish forwill-and-testamentW&T §38: meant thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §248: determined
SE rendered فَمِ (fam), إِرادَتِكَ (ʾirádatik), تَتَضَوَّعُ (tataḍawwaʿ) as “”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: diffusegleaningsGWB §28: have been waftedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §597: waftedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: be shed abroadgleaningsGWB §51: hath shedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §155: have been shed abroadepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: have diffusedgleaningsGWB §232: hath been shed
SE rendered نَفَحَاتُ (nafaḥát), رَحْمَتِكَ (raḥmatik), وَمِنْهُمْ (waminhum) as “”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the breathsgleaningsGWB §214: sweet savorskitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: savoursprayers-and-meditationsP&M §671: Thy tender mercieswill-and-testamentW&T §13: sweet savoursepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: breathsgleaningsGWB §111: fragranceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §100: sweet smell
SE rendered رَحْمَتِكَ (raḥmatik), وَمِنْهُمْ (waminhum), تَمَسَّكَ (tamassak) as “chosen to cleave”
mercy 90% all-encompassing 2% transcendent 2% heaven 1% court 1% canopy 1% compassion 1% wondrous 1% mercies 1% tender 1%
SE rendered وَمِنْهُمْ (waminhum), تَمَسَّكَ (tamassak), بِالَّذِيْ (biálladhí) as “chosen to cleave, to him who”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the feet of the erringfire-tabletFire §45: with hategleaningsGWB §698: Our chosenkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: untokitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: “Whoso sayethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §753: all the denizenswill-and-testamentW&T §29: myepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: without
SE expanded to “chosen to cleave”
This form usually rendered as “which”, “through”, “one” (11 occurrences)
SE expanded to “to him who”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: one whogleaningsGWB §410: themkitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: with that of whichprayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: He through Whomepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: whogleaningsGWB §84: those menkitab-i-iqanKIQ §90: thoseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: through which
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “none”, “never” (44 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: thou beenfire-tabletFire §35: universegleaningsGWB §358: “Hathkitab-i-iqanKIQ §102: holdethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §50: inhabitedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: they combinetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: thou hesitatetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart hath
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: the peoplegleaningsGWB §716: changes and chanceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: concerningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §788: of Thine exaltationthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: My stateepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: My rankgleaningsGWB §202: all that pertaineth toprayers-and-meditationsP&M §546: the tokens
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Thy words “Despair notfire-tabletFire §48: Thy shining wordgleaningsGWB §669: at His biddingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: a fool—whichprayers-and-meditationsP&M §10: Thou didsttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: gave utterancewill-and-testamentW&T §6: Epistlesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: Most Sublime Word
SE rendered شَأْنٌ (shaʾanun), لِيَتَكَلَّمَ (líatakallam), أَحَدٍ (ʾaḥadin), خُدَّامِ (khuddám), بابِكَ (bábik), وَكَيْفَ (wakayf) as “unworthy, to converse, servants, Thy door, how much more”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: guardiangleaningsGWB §205: seek diligently to servekitab-i-iqanKIQ §108: esteemed and honoured friendprayers-and-meditationsP&M §464: servantswill-and-testamentW&T §19: important servicesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: servegleaningsGWB §656: serve Theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: servant
SE expanded to “how much more”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: as He pleasethgleaningsGWB §197: how much morekitab-i-iqanKIQ §282: “What of the signprayers-and-meditationsP&M §298: how much more whenthe-hidden-wordsHW §15: whyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: asgleaningsGWB §453: Why, thenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §729: Pen,—how much more
This form usually rendered as “station”, “connection”, “place” (338 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: positionfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §466: rise upkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: to be beneath thatkitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: of Resurrection”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §794: bade me arisetablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spottablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: own station
speaketh 26% speak 16% proclaimeth 11% proclaiming 11% crieth 11% uttereth 5% voiceth 5% utter 5% proclaim 5% exclaimeth 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: aboundinggleaningsGWB §476: highest goodkitab-i-iqanKIQ §222: mightiestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: Thy majesty and greatnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §93: all-gloriouswill-and-testamentW&T §25: distinguishedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: grievousgleaningsGWB §51: of His mighty throne.”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: LordshipgleaningsGWB §319: Educatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §1: OUR LORDprayers-and-meditationsP&M §463: the Lord yourtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §47: Oepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: the Lord
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: His most holygleaningsGWB §634: and the watersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §706: purge methe-hidden-wordsHW §120: stainlessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: to cleansegleaningsGWB §617: purifyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §356: Purgethe-hidden-wordsHW §60: cleanse it
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: souls of mengleaningsGWB §165: Mine heartkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: a pure heartkitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: the human heartprayers-and-meditationsP&M §649: and the soulsthe-hidden-wordsHW §102: human heartwill-and-testamentW&T §48: with a heartepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: changed
eyes 31% insight 17% eye 14% sight 13% discerning 8% discernment 4% vision 4% all 4% all-seeing 3% power 3%
SE expanded to “they may see”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: contemplatedfire-tabletFire §48: looking towardgleaningsGWB §254: to examinekitab-i-ahdAhd §5: Most Sublime Visionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §17: expectantprayers-and-meditationsP&M §591: keep mine eyes directedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: Most Great Beautythe-hidden-wordsHW §60: My place of revelation
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: evidentgleaningsGWB §101: distinctkitab-i-iqanKIQ §17: watersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §79: and mine eyestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: with their own eyestablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: those of all creationthe-hidden-wordsHW §58: with Mine eyewill-and-testamentW&T §33: with Thine eye
doctors 32% comprehend 18% understand 18% understanding 5% teach 5% could 5% comprehending 5% perceive 5% divines 5% learned 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: but comprehendgleaningsGWB §134: understandingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §276: divinesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §622: are enlightenedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: comprehendgleaningsGWB §181: doctorskitab-i-iqanKIQ §277: learnedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §464: and understand
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §154: drawfire-tabletFire §3: ThygleaningsGWB §558: blissful rapturekitab-i-iqanKIQ §216: ecstasyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §762: attract meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §22: lodestonegleaningsGWB §603: the lodestonekitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: uplifting their transports
signs 42% utterances 25% verses 8% repudiated 4% utterance 4% words 4% tokens 4% greatest 4% kingdom 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: by His versesfire-tabletFire §26: utterancegleaningsGWB §555: the manifest signskitab-i-iqanKIQ §100: His Wordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §464: utterancestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: by whatwill-and-testamentW&T §6: by the holy verseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: Thy signs
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §116: shonefire-tabletFire §14: Dawning PlacegleaningsGWB §383: of the glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §71: will ariseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §801: and shedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §27: Floodingthe-hidden-wordsHW §61: radiantepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: shone forth
وَحْيِكَ
literal: revelation; revelation/inspiration; revelation, inspiration
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §73: Divine RevelationgleaningsGWB §656: of Thy Revelationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §513: Thine inspirationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: RevelationgleaningsGWB §583: inspirationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §567: the horizonepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: Thy revelationgleaningsGWB §290: sent down
