Prayers and Meditations — §513

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 513 of 858.

Source (Arabic)

إِلى دُونِكَ عَرِّفْ يا إِلهِي عِبادَكَ ما أَرَدْتَ لَهُمْ فِي مَلَكُوتِكَ ثُمَّ عَرِّفْهُمْ ما حَمَلَهُ مَصْدَرُ أَسْمائِكَ الحُسْنى لإِحْيآءِ أَنْفُسِهِمْ حُبًّا لِنَفْسِكَ لَعَلَّ إِلى كَوْثَرِ الحَيَوانِ هُمْ يَقْصُدُونَ وَإِلى شَطْرِ اسْمِكَ الرَّحْمنِ يَتَوَجَّهُونَ أَيْ رَبِّ لا تَدَعْهُمْ بِأَنْفُسِهِمْ فَاجْذِبْهُمْ بِجُودِكَ إِلى أُفُقِ سَمآءِ وَحْيِكَ هُمُ الفُقَرآءُ وَإِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الغَنِيُّ الغَفُورُ الرَّحِيمُ.

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Enable Thy servants, O my God, to discover the things Thou didst desire for them in Thy Kingdom. Acquaint them, moreover, with what He Who is the Origin of Thy most excellent titles hath, in His love for Thee, been willing to bear for the sake of the regeneration of their souls, that they may haste to attain the River that is Life indeed, and turn their faces in the direction of Thy Name, the Most Merciful. Abandon them not to themselves, O my God! Draw them, by Thy bountiful favor, to the heaven of Thine inspiration. They are but paupers, and Thou art the All-Possessing, the ever-Forgiving, the Most Compassionate.

Translation Notes

دُونِكَ

dúnik d-w-n

literal: besides

SE rendered دُونِكَ (dúnik), عَرِّفْ (ʿarrif), إِلهِي (ʾilhí), عِبادَكَ (ʿibádak) as “my God, Thy servants”

all 21% any 19% except 17% thee 11% aught 9% save 9% beside 6% besides 4% neighbor 2% none 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §75: but Thee gleaningsGWB §196: have kitab-i-iqanKIQ §42: unlike prayers-and-meditationsP&M §60: to aught else except Thyself the-hidden-wordsHW §14: Me will-and-testamentW&T §38: All others epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: except Thee gleaningsGWB §566: otherwise

عَرِّفْهُمْ

ʿarrifhum ʿ-r-f → “acquaint”

literal: knowledge; know; knower

recognizeth 33% uncover 33% acquaint 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: Thou wilt appreciate gleaningsGWB §566: that understand kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deeds kitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: renown prayers-and-meditationsP&M §241: I have confessed tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to see the-hidden-wordsHW §57: thinkest epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: recognizeth

إِلهِي

ʾilhí ʾ-l-h → “my god”

literal: God; divine; god

god 64% divine 22% god’s 5% lord 4% holy 2% mystic 1% heavenly 1% grace 1% god-given 1% pertaineth 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: grace gleaningsGWB §560: is kitab-i-iqanKIQ §229: divinely-revealed prayers-and-meditationsP&M §205: and the God the-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial will-and-testamentW&T §53: the Holy Writ epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: of God gleaningsGWB §23: God’s,”

عِبادَكَ

ʿibádak ʿ-b-d → “thy servants”

literal: servants; servant; servant/slave

servants 89% people 4% creatures 1% unto 1% all 1% sincere 1% servants’ 1% such 1% comprehension 1% who 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: one fire-tabletFire §49: Adored gleaningsGWB §388: the worshiper kitab-i-iqanKIQ §232: those who prayers-and-meditationsP&M §108: unto Thy servants tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a service the-hidden-wordsHW §56: Our servants will-and-testamentW&T §12: trusted servants

أَرَدْتَ

ʾaradt r-w-d → “didst desire” Distinctive

literal: will; desire

This form usually rendered as “thou”, “hast”, “have” (27 occurrences)

thou 28% hast 17% have 11% purpose 11% seek 6% aspired 6% will 6% achieving 6% sole 6% what 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §42: pleaseth gleaningsGWB §232: is Our wish kitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: whatsoever He prayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: have fallen upon me tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: have purposed the-hidden-wordsHW §57: dost wish for will-and-testamentW&T §38: the Purpose epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: seek thou Him

مَلَكُوتِكَ

malakútik m-l-k → “thy kingdom”

literal: kingdom; king; owner

kingdom 55% own 36% sovereignty 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §179: nation gleaningsGWB §60: “The Kingdom kitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: angel prayers-and-meditationsP&M §59: is the empire tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: of the Kingdom tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worlds the-hidden-wordsHW §130: eternal kingdom will-and-testamentW&T §28: righteous

حَمَلَهُ

ḥamalah ḥ-m-l → “willing to bear”

literal: bearing; endurance

SE expanded to “willing to bear”

hath 40% borne 7% bear 7% sustain 7% bearing 7% denounced 7% burden 7% sustaining 7% burdened 7% hearing 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: the bearer gleaningsGWB §252: wish to be laid kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: sustaining kitab-i-iqanKIQ §47: suffered and endured prayers-and-meditationsP&M §513: willing to bear will-and-testamentW&T §48: my forbearance epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: bear gleaningsGWB §13: bearing

مَصْدَرُ

maṣdar ṣ-d-r → “breasts” Distinctive

literal: breast; source

This form usually rendered as “source”, “fountainhead”, “repository” (15 occurrences)

source 62% fountainhead 15% repository 15% origin 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: sources gleaningsGWB §192: bosom kitab-i-iqanKIQ §253: Leader prayers-and-meditationsP&M §513: Origin the-hidden-wordsHW §93: souls will-and-testamentW&T §34: the hearts epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: the midmost heart gleaningsGWB §77: their hearts

أَسْمائِكَ

ʾasmáʾik s-m-w → “most excellent titles”

literal: name; names

SE expanded to “most excellent titles”

names 50% most 18% titles 11% all 4% embodiments 4% other 4% through 4% name 4% names.” 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §254: which he hath entitled fire-tabletFire §36: heavenly gleaningsGWB §210: in the heavens kitab-i-iqanKIQ §87: designated prayers-and-meditationsP&M §132: Thy names tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: my Lord the-hidden-wordsHW §9: in thine own

الحُسْنى

al-ḥusnى ḥ-s-n

literal: best; Husayn; beautiful

SE rendered حَمَلَهُ (ḥamalah), مَصْدَرُ (maṣdar), أَسْمائِكَ (ʾasmáʾik), الحُسْنى (al-ḥusnى), لإِحْيآءِ (lʾiḥyáʾ), أَنْفُسِهِمْ (ʾanfusihim), حُبًّا (ḥubban) as “willing to bear, Origin, most excellent titles, sake of the regeneration, their souls, in His love”

most 80% excellent 10% profit 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: or woman gleaningsGWB §579: kindly manner kitab-i-iqanKIQ §34: favour prayers-and-meditationsP&M §142: and favor the-hidden-wordsHW §2: kindly will-and-testamentW&T §21: improve epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: most excellent gleaningsGWB §588: most melodious

لإِحْيآءِ

lʾiḥyáʾ ḥ-y-y → “life” Distinctive

literal: life

This form usually rendered as “regeneration”, “regenerate”, “sake” (4 occurrences)

regeneration 33% regenerate 33% sake 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: life fire-tabletFire §19: eternal life gleaningsGWB §395: the very life kitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: “life”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §265: the Fountain of all life tablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: quickened my soul tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: of love will-and-testamentW&T §2: Salutation

أَنْفُسِهِمْ

ʾanfusihim n-f-s → “their souls”

literal: soul; souls

own 41% themselves 31% souls 10% proper 3% themselves.” 3% selves 3% uttered 3% hearts 3% within 3% lives 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: by Myself gleaningsGWB §195: deprive kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: those kitab-i-iqanKIQ §223: spirit prayers-and-meditationsP&M §332: Thy nature tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herself the-hidden-wordsHW §97: of self will-and-testamentW&T §25: believers

حُبًّا

ḥubban ḥ-b-b → “in his love”

literal: love; beloved; beloved ones

SE expanded to “in His love”

love 83% loving 5% grain 2% “love 2% love!” 2% devotion 2% fervid 2% token 2% beauty’s 2% lust 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: with love for Me fire-tabletFire §7: of Thy love gleaningsGWB §220: His loved ones kitab-i-iqanKIQ §260: lovest most prayers-and-meditationsP&M §293: what pleaseth Thee tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: I long tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved One the-hidden-wordsHW §55: thine heart be set

لَعَلَّ

laʿall l-ʿ-l → “haply”

literal: perhaps; perhaps/may

haply 83% perchance 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §154: haply kitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: perchance epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §251: “Haply kitab-i-iqanKIQ §85: that epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §254: that haply thou mayest epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: that haply

كَوْثَرِ

kawthar k-w-th-r → “river that is life” Distinctive

literal: Kawthar; abundance/fountain

This form usually rendered as “living”, “kawthar”, “waters” (34 occurrences)

SE expanded to “River that is Life”

living 45% kawthar 14% waters 10% river 10% stream 3% cup 3% life-giving 3% through 3% everlasting 3% plenteous 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: the living waters of Thy pardon gleaningsGWB §60: the life-giving waters of reunion kitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: the Kawthar prayers-and-meditationsP&M §176: the waters epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: the living waters gleaningsGWB §57: cup kitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: Kawthar prayers-and-meditationsP&M §455: the living fountain

الحَيَوانِ

al-ḥayawán ḥ-y-w → “life”

literal: life; life, living

life 83% everlasting 6% indeed 6% living 6%

gleaningsGWB §244: in this, your vain life kitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: animals prayers-and-meditationsP&M §513: indeed gleaningsGWB §727: that is life indeed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: everlasting life prayers-and-meditationsP&M §137: is Life indeed gleaningsGWB §239: life prayers-and-meditationsP&M §89: Thy living waters

يَقْصُدُونَ

yaqṣudún q-ṣ-d → “purpose” Distinctive

literal: purpose

This form usually rendered as “attain” (2 occurrences)

purpose 31% desire 28% meant 14% goal 9% aim 4% direct 4% object 3% desired 2% intention 2% who 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: their hearts’ Desire gleaningsGWB §128: His purpose kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: The object kitab-i-iqanKIQ §277: ultimate prayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: and this transgressor the-hidden-wordsHW §76: the charm will-and-testamentW&T §7: purposed epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: meant the

وَإِلى

waʾilى w-l-y → “and”

literal: friend; lord; guardian

SE rendered الحَيَوانِ (al-ḥayawán), يَقْصُدُونَ (yaqṣudún), وَإِلى (waʾilى), شَطْرِ (shaṭr), اسْمِكَ (ismik), الرَّحْمنِ (ar-raḥmn) as “indeed, to attain, and, in the direction, Thy Name, the Most Merciful”

lord 36% loved 25% chosen 13% guardian 11% holy 3% ones 2% viceregent 2% men 2% who 2% endowed 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: thy Lord gleaningsGWB §603: If anyone should refuse kitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: turning prayers-and-meditationsP&M §784: to help us befriend will-and-testamentW&T §17: the Guardian epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: the Lord gleaningsGWB §137: Prophets of God kitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: friends!”

شَطْرِ

shaṭr sh-ṭ-r → “in the direction”

literal: direction; direction/side; direction, side

SE expanded to “in the direction”

direction 47% towards 20% court 16% seat 4% prison 2% north 2% upper 2% capital 2% persia 2% constantinople 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: My prison gleaningsGWB §416: My court prayers-and-meditationsP&M §524: in every direction epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: the direction gleaningsGWB §638: your prayers-and-meditationsP&M §222: Thy grace epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: the seat gleaningsGWB §598: the whole world

الرَّحْمنِ

ar-raḥmn r-ḥ-m → “the most merciful”

literal: mercy; merciful; the Merciful

SE expanded to “the Most Merciful”

merciful 40% mercy 20% compassionate 20% all-merciful 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §192: great mercy fire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassion gleaningsGWB §519: Have mercy kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessings kitab-i-iqanKIQ §160: divine prayers-and-meditationsP&M §793: compassion tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercy the-hidden-wordsHW §109: My tender grace

يَتَوَجَّهُونَ

yatawajjahún w-j-h → “turn their faces”

literal: face; turning

SE expanded to “turn their faces”

turn 71% set 14% cause 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: face of fire-tabletFire §30: This Face gleaningsGWB §285: realities kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faces kitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: quarter of the Heavens prayers-and-meditationsP&M §382: hath sought tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: the light of the the-hidden-wordsHW §9: thyself

رَبِّ

rabb r-b-b

literal: Lord; lord

SE rendered الرَّحْمنِ (ar-raḥmn), يَتَوَجَّهُونَ (yatawajjahún), رَبِّ (rabb), تَدَعْهُمْ (tadaʿhum), بِأَنْفُسِهِمْ (biʾanfusihim) as “the Most Merciful, turn their faces, Abandon, to themselves”

lord 93% god 3% creator 1% one 1% art 1% none 1% ruler 1% thou 1% ‘lord 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: might gleaningsGWB §301: servant kitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: ancient prayers-and-meditationsP&M §196: art tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Glorious the-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy God will-and-testamentW&T §9: ‘Lord epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: by My Lord

تَدَعْهُمْ

tadaʿhum w-d-ʿ → “abandon”

literal: leave; deposit; deposited

cast 33% abandon 33% themselves 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: to cast away gleaningsGWB §475: resign kitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: entrusteth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §137: Thou hast infused the-hidden-wordsHW §20: breathed will-and-testamentW&T §48: left epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: Cast them gleaningsGWB §636: hath committed

فَاجْذِبْهُمْ

fájdhibhum j-dh-b → “draw”

literal: attract, draw

attract 17% draw 17% attracted 14% carried 11% enrapture 8% have 8% drawn 8% rapture 6% enraptured 6% ecstasies 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: so carried away fire-tabletFire §3: Thy gleaningsGWB §575: may attract kitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: uplifting their transports prayers-and-meditationsP&M §711: my Joy epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: been enraptured gleaningsGWB §618: kindle kitab-i-iqanKIQ §216: ecstasy

بِجُودِكَ

bijúdik j-w-d → “by thy bountiful favor” Distinctive

literal: generosity; bounty; generosity, bounty

This form usually rendered as “bounty”, “bounteousness”, “generosity” (63 occurrences)

SE expanded to “by Thy bountiful favor”

bounty 45% bounteousness 12% generosity 12% through 10% grace 6% favor 4% bountiful 4% billowing 2% bestowal 2% graciousness 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: of Thy bounteousness fire-tabletFire §33: Thy bestowal gleaningsGWB §477: favors kitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: wisdom prayers-and-meditationsP&M §196: by Thy the-hidden-wordsHW §126: to be generous epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §57: bounty fire-tabletFire §34: Giver

أُفُقِ

ʾufuq ʾ-f-q

literal: horizon; horizons; horizons/regions

SE rendered فَاجْذِبْهُمْ (fájdhibhum), بِجُودِكَ (bijúdik), أُفُقِ (ʾufuq), سَمآءِ (samáʾ), وَحْيِكَ (waḥyik), الفُقَرآءُ (al-fuqaráʾ) as “Draw, by Thy bountiful favor, the heaven, Thine inspiration, but paupers”

horizon 67% dayspring 10% above 5% heaven 5% realm 5% orient 3% supreme 1% works 1% created 1% realms 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: world fire-tabletFire §26: the heaven gleaningsGWB §629: Thy realm of glory prayers-and-meditationsP&M §613: the whole world the-hidden-wordsHW §15: the realm epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: Supreme Horizon gleaningsGWB §286: created things prayers-and-meditationsP&M §831: the all-glorious Horizon

وَحْيِكَ

waḥyik w-ḥ-y → “thine inspiration”

literal: revelation; revelation/inspiration; revelation, inspiration

revelation 78% inspiration 14% horizon 3% purpose 3% most 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: of Revelation gleaningsGWB §290: sent down prayers-and-meditationsP&M §333: of Thy epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: Thy revelation gleaningsGWB §583: inspiration prayers-and-meditationsP&M §738: Thy most sweet remembrance epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: Revelation gleaningsGWB §656: of Thy Revelation

الفُقَرآءُ

al-fuqaráʾ f-q-r → “but paupers”

literal: poor

poor 64% paupers 29% downtrodden 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §214: passages gleaningsGWB §387: poor and desolate kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: obscure prayers-and-meditationsP&M §312: a poor creature the-hidden-wordsHW §126: of the poor epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §184: matter gleaningsGWB §366: destitute kitab-i-iqanKIQ §22: instances

وَإِنَّكَ

waʾinnak ʾ-n-n → “and”

literal: indeed/verily

SE rendered وَحْيِكَ (waḥyik), الفُقَرآءُ (al-fuqaráʾ), وَإِنَّكَ (waʾinnak), الغَنِيُّ (al-ghanín), الغَفُورُ (al-ghafúr) as “Thine inspiration, but paupers, and, the All-Possessing, the ever-Forgiving”