Prayers and Meditations — §520
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 520 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
كُبْرى الَّتِيْ سَبَقَتِ الأَشْيآءَ بِاسْمِكَ العَلِيِّ الأَبْهی، لَمْ أَدْرِ يا إِلهِي إِلى مَتى يَرْقُدُونَ بَرِيَّتُكَ عَلَى فِراشِ الغَفْلَةِ وَالهَوی، وَإِلى مَتى يَنامُونَ عَلَى بِساطِ البُعْدِ وَالنَّوی، قَرِّبْهُمْ يا إِلهِي إِلى المَنْظَرِ الأَعْلى وَاجْتَذِبْهُمْ مِنْ نَفَحاتِ وَحْيِكَ الَّتِيْ بِها طارَ المُوَحِّدُونَ إِلى هَوآءِ الاشْتِياقِ وَالْمُخْلِصُونَ إِلى مَطْلَعِ نَيِّرِ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I know not, O my God, how long will Thy creatures continue to slumber on the bed of forgetfulness and evil desires, and remain far removed from Thee and shut out from Thy presence. Draw them nearer, O my God, unto the scene of Thine effulgent glory, and enrapture their hearts with the sweet savors of Thine inspiration, through which they who adore Thy unity have soared on the wings of desire towards Thee, and they who are devoted to Thee have reached unto Him Who is the Dawning-Place of the Daystar of Thy creation.
Translation Notes
SE rendered كُبْرى (kubrى), سَبَقَتِ (sabaqat), الأَشْيآءَ (ash-shyáʾ) as “will”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: supreme attainmentgleaningsGWB §407: all attachmentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: more awfulwill-and-testamentW&T §3: the Great Cityepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: grandeurgleaningsGWB §642: high honorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §177: most meritoriouswill-and-testamentW&T §7: gravest
SE rendered سَبَقَتِ (sabaqat), الأَشْيآءَ (ash-shyáʾ) as “will”
hath 52% surpassed 16% preceded 6% encompasseth 6% excelled 3% surpasseth 3% surpassing 3% permeated 3% grasp 3% encompassed 3%
This form usually rendered as “all”, “things”, “created” (76 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: whatsoevergleaningsGWB §520: perishable thingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §61: sameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: no purposetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §49: everythingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: of all created things
SE rendered سَبَقَتِ (sabaqat), الأَشْيآءَ (ash-shyáʾ), بِاسْمِكَ (biásmik), العَلِيِّ (al-ʿalíl), الأَبْهی، (al-ʾabhí،) as “will”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: in his namefire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §655: of Thy Namekitab-i-iqanKIQ §87: designatedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §36: the embodiments of Thy namestablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §44: My heaven
SE rendered الأَشْيآءَ (ash-shyáʾ), بِاسْمِكَ (biásmik), العَلِيِّ (al-ʿalíl), الأَبْهی، (al-ʾabhí،), أَدْرِ (ʾadr), إِلهِي (ʾilhí) as “will, my God”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: of the All-GloriousgleaningsGWB §200: of Immortalityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §761: Most Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §22: effulgent glorywill-and-testamentW&T §14: Abháepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §213: splendorgleaningsGWB §201: all-gloriousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §573: Thy Light
SE rendered أَدْرِ (ʾadr), إِلهِي (ʾilhí), مَتى (matى), يَرْقُدُونَ (yarqudún) as “my God, how long, slumber”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: I know notgleaningsGWB §338: accomplishmentsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §25: knowepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: know notprayers-and-meditationsP&M §666: oceanepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: have come intoprayers-and-meditationsP&M §378: thinkepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §209: possesseth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: fast asleepkitab-i-iqanKIQ §18: bedsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: suffer me to sleepepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: off the slumberkitab-i-iqanKIQ §255: slumberprayers-and-meditationsP&M §89: slumbererepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: asleepprayers-and-meditationsP&M §494: have slumbered
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: clear of themfire-tabletFire §7: mankindgleaningsGWB §690: your Lord, the Creatorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §749: Thy creationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: mengleaningsGWB §384: exaltedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §681: of all menepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: creation
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: pitchedgleaningsGWB §362: carnal desireskitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: their couchprayers-and-meditationsP&M §702: my pillowepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §27: bedgleaningsGWB §362: couchprayers-and-meditationsP&M §613: my couchepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: bedding
waywardness 27% wayward 13% forgetfulness 13% strayed 7% careless 7% path 7% turneth 7% hath 7% failed 7% grievously 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: heedless onesgleaningsGWB §692: turneth away from themkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: remained heedlesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: “deprivation,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §855: and banishthe-hidden-wordsHW §142: negligentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §49: the heedlessgleaningsGWB §281: slumber
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: mere impulsefire-tabletFire §21: passiongleaningsGWB §692: passions and corrupt desireskitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: ancient gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §520: evil desiresthe-hidden-wordsHW §39: thou desirestwill-and-testamentW&T §36: my spiritepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: by their own caprices
This form usually rendered as “governor” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: of His holy onesgleaningsGWB §543: and be notkitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: continuousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §654: of Thy loved oneswill-and-testamentW&T §35: mercyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: Thy loved onesgleaningsGWB §240: His loved oneskitab-i-iqanKIQ §282: master?”
SE rendered وَالهَوی، (wálhawí،), وَإِلى (waʾilى), مَتى (matى), يَنامُونَ (yanámún), بِساطِ (bisáṭ), البُعْدِ (al-buʿd) as “evil desires, and remain, far removed”
SE rendered وَإِلى (waʾilى), مَتى (matى), يَنامُونَ (yanámún), بِساطِ (bisáṭ), البُعْدِ (al-buʿd), وَالنَّوی، (wálnnawí،), قَرِّبْهُمْ (qarribhum) as “and remain, far removed, shut out, Draw them nearer”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: and gladnessgleaningsGWB §100: thronekitab-i-iqanKIQ §51: spreadprayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: and this lowlythe-hidden-wordsHW §147: the domainepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: court of Thy mercygleaningsGWB §208: Be thou gladkitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: mercies
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §131: uponfire-tabletFire §3: sandsgleaningsGWB §719: them that are estrangedkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: Henceforwardkitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: despiteprayers-and-meditationsP&M §65: to suffer mewill-and-testamentW&T §18: his successorepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: Subsequently, this
This form usually rendered as “shut” (1 occurrences)
SE expanded to “Draw them nearer”
most 19% sublime 13% scene 13% eyes 13% vision 13% turn 6% spot 6% towards 6% habitation 6% resplendent 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §209: observefire-tabletFire §48: looking towardgleaningsGWB §182: in considerationkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: fix his gaze uponkitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: for the sake ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §36: from gazingtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: resplendent Beautythe-hidden-wordsHW §93: recall
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §138: ecstasiesfire-tabletFire §3: ThygleaningsGWB §618: kindlekitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: uplifting their transportsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: Thou my Attractorepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §236: enrapturegleaningsGWB §458: hath attractedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §216: ecstasy
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: breathsgleaningsGWB §506: and have withheldkitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: savoursprayers-and-meditationsP&M §839: the holy fragranceswill-and-testamentW&T §13: sweet savoursepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: breezesgleaningsGWB §28: the fragrancesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §100: sweet smell
وَحْيِكَ
literal: revelation; revelation/inspiration; revelation, inspiration
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: Thy revelationgleaningsGWB §290: sent downprayers-and-meditationsP&M §171: by Thyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §73: Divine RevelationgleaningsGWB §583: inspirationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §513: Thine inspirationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: of RevelationgleaningsGWB §656: of Thy Revelation
SE expanded to “adore Thy unity”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: the harmonizingfire-tabletFire §43: By Thine alonenessgleaningsGWB §99: is onekitab-i-iqanKIQ §193: Supreme Singlenessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §331: adoretablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: believers in the Divine Unitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: lonethe-hidden-wordsHW §69: all from one same
This form usually rendered as “longing”, “bereavement”, “yearning” (15 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: I yearn afterfire-tabletFire §41: Thy yearninggleaningsGWB §118: thirstkitab-i-iqanKIQ §216: longing desireprayers-and-meditationsP&M §268: desirethe-hidden-wordsHW §51: thy longingwill-and-testamentW&T §14: urgingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: such as yearn for
This form usually rendered as “sincere”, “faithful”, “true” (17 occurrences)
SE expanded to “devoted to Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: souls of the sincere among Thy servantsfire-tabletFire §1: the sinceregleaningsGWB §233: the sincere loverskitab-i-iqanKIQ §56: deliveredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: them that are devotedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: sincere onesthe-hidden-wordsHW §146: absoluteepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: who are devoted
dayspring 42% dawning-place 21% source 10% manifestation 8% revealer 6% who 4% fountain 3% apprehend 2% fountainhead 2% fountain-head 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: risefire-tabletFire §16: embodimentsgleaningsGWB §311: Maids ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §17: Revealersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: revelation of Thy purposetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §17: May knowthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenancewill-and-testamentW&T §5: the angelic company
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: luminary abovefire-tabletFire §9: the brightnessgleaningsGWB §179: with the glorykitab-i-ahdAhd §3: shining and resplendentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: illumined and inspiredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: of the morning lighttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: exalted and gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §13: of My light
