Prayers and Meditations — §48
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 48 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
أَيْ رَبِّ تَرَى بِأَنَّ أَحِبَّائَكَ خَرَجُوا عَنْ دِيارِهِمْ شَوْقًا لِلِقائِكَ وَمَنَعَهُمُ المُشْرِكُونَ عَنْ زِيارَةِ طَلْعَتِكَ وَالطَّوافِ حَوْلَ حَرَمِ كِبْرِيائِكَ، أَيْ رَبِّ فَأَنْزِلْ عَلَيْهِمْ صَبْرًا مِنْ عِنْدِكَ، وَسُكُونًا مِنْ لَدُنْكَ، إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الغَفُورُ الرَّحِيمُ.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Thou seest, O my Lord, how Thy servants have left their homes in their longing to meet Thee, and how they have been hindered by the ungodly from looking upon Thy face, and from circumambulating the sanctuary of Thy grandeur. Pour out Thy steadfastness and send down Thy calm upon them, O my Lord! Thou art, in truth, the Ever-Forgiving, the Most Compassionate.
Translation Notes
SE rendered رَبِّ (rabb), تَرَى (tará), أَحِبَّائَكَ (ʾaḥibbáʾak) as “Thou seest, Thy servants”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: by My LordgleaningsGWB §107: Voice of Divinitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: the Sourceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §833: before Thy Lordshiptablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: be my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §47: O my God!epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: my Lord
This form usually rendered as “loved”, “dear”, “who” (43 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §67: lovethfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §251: and disdainfully reject His loved oneskitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: my friendprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: for lovetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §24: thine ownwill-and-testamentW&T §48: Beloved One
SE expanded to “have left their homes”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: departuregleaningsGWB §486: dost departkitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: forsakenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §233: transcendtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §7: Bid them issue forththe-hidden-wordsHW §104: thou didst issuewill-and-testamentW&T §43: out fromepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: altereth
SE rendered أَحِبَّائَكَ (ʾaḥibbáʾak), خَرَجُوا (kharajúá), دِيارِهِمْ (díárihim), شَوْقًا (shawqan), لِلِقائِكَ (liliqáʾik), وَمَنَعَهُمُ (wamanaʿahum) as “Thy servants, have left their homes, their longing, to meet Thee, how they have been hindered”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: of citiesfire-tabletFire §18: landgleaningsGWB §57: borne roundkitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: remote fromprayers-and-meditationsP&M §140: throughout Thy realmthe-hidden-wordsHW §122: remotewill-and-testamentW&T §23: Dispensationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: hurried
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: I yearn afterfire-tabletFire §41: Thy yearninggleaningsGWB §38: bereavementkitab-i-iqanKIQ §263: fervourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §701: them that long for Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §51: thy longingwill-and-testamentW&T §14: urgingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: fervor
This form usually rendered as “presence”, “reunion”, “countenance” (21 occurrences)
SE expanded to “to meet Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: the Presencefire-tabletFire §1: of Thy CountenancegleaningsGWB §633: the brightness of Whose presencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §3: face—theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §665: behold the countenance oftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §20: of His Presencethe-hidden-wordsHW §4: have engraved on theewill-and-testamentW&T §4: sowed
وَمَنَعَهُمُ
literal: prevent; prevented; prevention
SE expanded to “how they have been hindered”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: have prevented megleaningsGWB §605: deter him from cleaving untokitab-i-iqanKIQ §277: infiniteprayers-and-meditationsP&M §333: been powerless to hinder themtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §157: goodlywill-and-testamentW&T §56: hindranceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: We, verily, have forbidden you
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §156: partnergleaningsGWB §270: the infidelskitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: enemyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §581: as have repudiated Thy Causethe-hidden-wordsHW §153: are the property ofwill-and-testamentW&T §5: my partnerepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: who hast joined partnersgleaningsGWB §636: of the infidel
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: befittedgleaningsGWB §210: visit itkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: machinationsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §361: recognizingwill-and-testamentW&T §6: slanderously falsifyingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: pilgrimgleaningsGWB §215: visiteth theeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §855: beholding
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: newsfire-tabletFire §12: RevealergleaningsGWB §506: and partakekitab-i-ahdAhd §8: sourceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: to graspprayers-and-meditationsP&M §791: and the evidencestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: may understandthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenance
circumambulating 50% circle 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: circlethgleaningsGWB §542: circledkitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: among the Christian communityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §177: and who move abouttablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: round which have circledtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §10: doth circlewill-and-testamentW&T §23: the peoplesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: such as have circled
SE rendered زِيارَةِ (zíárah), طَلْعَتِكَ (ṭalʿatik), وَالطَّوافِ (wálṭṭawáf), حَوْلَ (ḥawl), حَرَمِ (ḥaram), كِبْرِيائِكَ، (kibríáʾika،) as “looking upon, face, and from circumambulating, the sanctuary, Thy grandeur”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §67: surroundgleaningsGWB §500: Reflectkitab-i-iqanKIQ §58: andprayers-and-meditationsP&M §434: in such a statetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: become veilstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: her statethe-hidden-wordsHW §109: now thatwill-and-testamentW&T §30: untouched
sanctuary 43% tabernacle 13% forbidden 9% habitations 9% had 4% hath 4% court 4% dishonor 4% holy 4% precincts 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: the SanctuarygleaningsGWB §216: thy sanctitykitab-i-ahdAhd §15: Holy Householdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: those that had strayed far fromprayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: the precinctsthe-hidden-wordsHW §38: forfeitwill-and-testamentW&T §23: depriveth himselfepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: withheld
This form usually rendered as “send”, “hath”, “sent” (53 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: hath it been sent downgleaningsGWB §607: mentionedkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: that which We have revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: as unfolded by these utterancesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §835: sent down by Theetablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: Haste theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §42: then descendedthe-hidden-wordsHW §60: for My descent
patience 50% patient 13% long-suffering 8% patiently 4% seemly 4% resignation.… 4% endure 4% forbearance 4% steadfastness 4% endue 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Thy long-sufferingfire-tabletFire §40: to bear and enduregleaningsGWB §619: patiently endurekitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: their fortitudeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §352: of Thy forbearancetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: withholdthe-hidden-wordsHW §148: waitedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: Wait
SE rendered عَلَيْهِمْ (ʿalayhim), صَبْرًا (ṣabran), عِنْدِكَ، (ʿindika،), وَسُكُونًا (wasukúnan) as “upon them, Thy steadfastness, Thy calm”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: in His estimationgleaningsGWB §279: what ye ownkitab-i-iqanKIQ §188: withprayers-and-meditationsP&M §772: they possessedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: on Our partthe-hidden-wordsHW §72: to Mewill-and-testamentW&T §54: inimicalepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: perverse
calm 19% stillness 13% stability 13% peace 13% tranquility 13% serenity 6% poise 6% calmly 6% lay 6% tranquillized 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: dwellersfire-tabletFire §24: AssurancegleaningsGWB §213: God’s pledge of securitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: occupyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §100: hath been made to dwelltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §20: them that abidethe-hidden-wordsHW §69: and dwellwill-and-testamentW&T §48: quiet
SE rendered وَسُكُونًا (wasukúnan), لَدُنْكَ، (ladunka،), الغَفُورُ (al-ghafúr) as “Thy calm, the Ever-Forgiving”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: of forgivenessfire-tabletFire §35: forgivenessgleaningsGWB §463: will have forgiven theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: We ask forgiveness of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §109: art the Ever-Forgivingwill-and-testamentW&T §13: vastepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: latefire-tabletFire §35: Forgiver
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: Him Who is the God of mercyfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §149: His irrefutablekitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: heavenlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §79: that I may crave his mercytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: in token of His mercy
