Prayers and Meditations — §474
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 474 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
ِواكَ، وَلكِنْ يا إِلهِي أُحِبُّ أَنْ تَأْمُرَنِي بِإِظْهارِ ما هُوَ المَكْنُونُ فِي عِلْمِكَ لِيَطِيرُنَّ المُخْلِصُونَ مِن الاشْتِياقِ إِلى هَوآءِ أَحَدِيَّتِكَ وَيَضْطَرِبُنَّ المُشْرِكُونَ وَيَرْجِعُنَّ إِلى أَسْفَلِ الجَحِيمِ المَقَامِ الَّذيْ قَدَّرْتَ لَهُمْ بِسُلْطَانِكَ، أَيْ رَبِّ تَرَى
Shoghi Effendi Translation
What I desire, however, O my God, is that Thou shouldst bid me unveil the things which lie hid in Thy knowledge, so that they who are wholly devoted to Thee may, in their longing for Thee, soar up into the atmosphere of Thy oneness, and the infidels may be seized with trembling and may return to the nethermost fire, the abode ordained for them by Thee through the power of Thy sovereign might.
Translation Notes
SE rendered ِواكَ، (iwáka،), وَلكِنْ (walkin), إِلهِي (ʾilhí), أُحِبُّ (ʾuḥibb) as “however, my God, desire”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: mountedgleaningsGWB §616: and fashionedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §143: but Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §732: from every one except Thyselftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: full heightthe-hidden-wordsHW §85: saveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: stablishedgleaningsGWB §684: all else
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: GodgleaningsGWB §391: and pertaineth to God Himselfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: God but their own desireprayers-and-meditationsP&M §371: O my Godthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §53: the Holy Writepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: divine and celestialgleaningsGWB §668: set
This form usually rendered as “love”, “cherish”, “loved” (29 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: their love for Theefire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §629: Thy loved oneskitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: faithfulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: for lovetablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Daytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §6: that I may love thee
SE expanded to “Thou shouldst bid me”
cause 53% revelation 17% command 5% bidding 5% commandments 4% behest 4% affairs 3% thou 3% decree 3% faith 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: have We commandedfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §636: unto you your dutykitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decreekitab-i-iqanKIQ §283: happeningsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §255: of Thy Faithtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §33: summonedthe-hidden-wordsHW §157: results
This form usually rendered as “manifest”, “proclaim”, “may” (68 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §209: hath been revealedfire-tabletFire §23: springgleaningsGWB §425: hath been broughtkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: streamed forthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: “manifest”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §106: that He may manifesttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: the revelation of thy glory
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: concealedgleaningsGWB §612: Scripturesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §320: that are hid fromepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §257: hiddengleaningsGWB §56: He Whom none hathprayers-and-meditationsP&M §756: the Hidden Secretepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: hidgleaningsGWB §56: “He that was hidden
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: Thou knowestfire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §289: His knowledgekitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: truthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: whole worldtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §57: is My knowledge
This form usually rendered as “sincere”, “faithful”, “true” (17 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: faithfulfire-tabletFire §1: the sinceregleaningsGWB §680: essencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §254: trueprayers-and-meditationsP&M §830: them who are devotedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: sincere onesthe-hidden-wordsHW §146: absoluteepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §187: such as are devoted
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: fervorfire-tabletFire §41: Thy yearninggleaningsGWB §708: joykitab-i-iqanKIQ §216: longing desireprayers-and-meditationsP&M §427: of their desire for Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §51: thy longingwill-and-testamentW&T §14: urgingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: yearn
atmosphere 38% heights 19% heaven 10% firmament 5% immensity 5% limitless 5% heavens 5% wisdom 5% sublimities 5% wings 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: mere impulsefire-tabletFire §21: passiongleaningsGWB §612: evil passions and corruptkitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: worldly desireprayers-and-meditationsP&M §838: their desiresthe-hidden-wordsHW §39: thou desirestwill-and-testamentW&T §36: my spiritepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: of their corrupt desires
SE expanded to “of Thy oneness”
oneness 42% transcendent 17% glory 13% own 4% holy 4% divine 4% most 4% incomparable 4% billowing 4% spirit 4%
وَيَضْطَرِبُنَّ
literal: disturbed; be disturbed; agitation
This form usually rendered as “dismayed”, “seized” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: agitationgleaningsGWB §567: feared and trembledkitab-i-iqanKIQ §206: dismayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §155: the tumulttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: rain blows upon theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: smotethe-hidden-wordsHW §15: dost thou dreadwill-and-testamentW&T §3: scourged
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §156: partnergleaningsGWB §164: perversekitab-i-iqanKIQ §220: and blasphemous whisperingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §793: joined partners with Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §153: arewill-and-testamentW&T §5: my partnerepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: a partnergleaningsGWB §159: infidels
This form usually rendered as “revolve”, “send”, “may” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: turngleaningsGWB §313: sinkkitab-i-iqanKIQ §20: come againprayers-and-meditationsP&M §624: and returned unto Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: repaired tothe-hidden-wordsHW §120: repairwill-and-testamentW&T §38: Unto the Most Holyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: return
nethermost 67% uttermost 33%
This form usually rendered as “station”, “connection”, “place” (338 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: concerning the Presencefire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §395: arise and promotekitab-i-ahdAhd §11: to be beneath thatkitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: in momentsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §326: selftablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spottablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: own station
This form usually rendered as “power”, “thou”, “might” (157 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: All-Powerfulfire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §139: had been clearly foreordainedkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: measurekitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: everlasting dominionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §338: Thine authoritytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Powerfultablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: the Mighty, the All-Powerful
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: the higher powersgleaningsGWB §217: Thou Who art the Kingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: eternalprayers-and-meditationsP&M §756: through His sovereigntytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §103: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §8: unto a just kingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: through the power of
SE rendered بِسُلْطَانِكَ، (bisulṭánika،), رَبِّ (rabb) as “power”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: ofgleaningsGWB §572: the Lord theirkitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: ancientprayers-and-meditationsP&M §10: the vassaltablet-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 §80: of its Lord
SE rendered بِسُلْطَانِكَ، (bisulṭánika،), رَبِّ (rabb), تَرَى (tará) as “power”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Thou seestfire-tabletFire §26: seestgleaningsGWB §78: they beholdprayers-and-meditationsP&M §17: that can behold Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §62: thou mayest obtainwill-and-testamentW&T §5: behold himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: beholdgleaningsGWB §49: discover
