Prayers and Meditations — §521
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 521 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
أَيْ رَبِّ فَاخْرُقْ حُجُباتِهِمْ لِيَرَوْكَ مُشْرِقًا عَنْ أُفُقِ أَحَدِيَّتِكَ وَطالِعًا عَنْ فَجْرِ رُبوبِيَّتِكَ، فَوَعِزَّتِكَ لَوْ وَجَدُوا حَلاوَةَ ذِكْرِكَ وَما يَنْزِلُ عَلَيْهِمْ عَنْ يَمِينِ عَرْشِ عَظَمَتِكَ لَيَضَعُونَ ما عِنْدَهُمْ وَيُسْرِعُونَ فِي بَيدآءِ الاشْتِياقِ لِيَرْتَدَّ إِلَيْهِمْ لَحَظاتُ أَعْيُنِ مَرْحَمَتِكَ وَيَتَجَلَّى عَلَيْهِمْ شَمْسُ جَمالِكَ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Cleave asunder, O my Lord, the veils that shut them out from Thee, that they may behold Thee shining above the horizon of Thy oneness and shedding Thy radiance from the dawning-place of Thy sovereignty. By Thy glory! Were they to discover the sweetness of Thy remembrance and apprehend the excellence of the things that are sent down upon them from the right hand of the throne of Thy majesty, they would cast away all that they possess, and would rush forth into the wilderness of their longing after Thee, that the glance of Thy loving-kindness may be directed towards them and the radiance of the Daystar of Thy beauty may be shed upon them.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: yetgleaningsGWB §123: the Sovereign Lord of allkitab-i-iqanKIQ §2: All-Gloriousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §513: O my Godtablet-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 §210: God
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §115: tear awaygleaningsGWB §536: Tear ye asunderkitab-i-iqanKIQ §177: to rend them asunderprayers-and-meditationsP&M §211: so vehemently rentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §59: miraclesgleaningsGWB §610: and for having rent asunderprayers-and-meditationsP&M §769: to be rent asunderepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §191: the whole creation
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: Suffer not yourselves to be shut out as by a veilgleaningsGWB §373: ignorantkitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: such grievous veilsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §858: have shut offtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: her browthe-hidden-wordsHW §33: dost thou veil thyselfwill-and-testamentW&T §4: veil theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: curtains
SE expanded to “that they may behold”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: We beholdfire-tabletFire §28: Canst Thou seegleaningsGWB §666: may becomekitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: hypocriteprayers-and-meditationsP&M §542: witnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §62: thou mayest obtainwill-and-testamentW&T §35: saw meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §238: mirror
dayspring 37% dawning-place 17% shining 13% shineth 10% east 8% who 4% resplendent 3% source 3% shone 2% rays 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §167: manifestationsfire-tabletFire §18: the emblemsgleaningsGWB §666: an examplekitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: day-springsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §762: and the brightnesstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §27: Floodingthe-hidden-wordsHW §61: radiantwill-and-testamentW&T §4: of the world
oneness 42% unity 13% glory 13% transcendent 10% divine 6% own 3% holy 3% most 3% incomparable 3% retreats 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: but a man likegleaningsGWB §103: Divine Beingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §73: divine Essenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §19: transcendenttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: dwellerthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: over the otherepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: no other mangleaningsGWB §604: His most august Revelation
This form usually rendered as “rise”, “shine”, “hath” (15 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: risethfire-tabletFire §12: RevealergleaningsGWB §685: apprehendkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: sourceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §47: Revealers of the divine Beautyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: Thou hast manifestedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: may understandthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenance
dayspring 35% morning 12% dawn 12% dawning 12% daybreak 6% dawning-light 6% break 6% dawning-place 6% daystar 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: daybreakgleaningsGWB §27: morningkitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: to the people of iniquityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §661: of the Dayspringepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: Dayspring ofgleaningsGWB §67: the workers of iniquitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §66: breakprayers-and-meditationsP&M §427: workers of iniquity
SE expanded to “By Thy glory”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: is the AlmightygleaningsGWB §489: He exaltethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: more gloriousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §16: I swear by Thy mighttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §125: in your glorywill-and-testamentW&T §4: endearedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: manifest glory
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §209: created thingsfire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathegleaningsGWB §257: lifekitab-i-iqanKIQ §62: of mankindprayers-and-meditationsP&M §449: can findtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §36: Shouldst thou inhalethe-hidden-wordsHW §21: has made in thee its homewill-and-testamentW&T §8: With
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: Most Sweetfire-tabletFire §41: How sweet wasgleaningsGWB §127: most excellentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §554: How sweettablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: honeyedthe-hidden-wordsHW §72: SweetergleaningsGWB §591: the sweetestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §531: of the sweetness
remembrance 37% praise 20% remember 9% remembering 9% glorification 5% name 5% whose 5% make 4% mention 3% through 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: Thy mentiongleaningsGWB §490: recounteth themkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: mentioningkitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: was givenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §161: to be rememberedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mentionthe-hidden-wordsHW §44: I may remember thee
This form usually rendered as “would”, “abaseth”, “showered” (9 occurrences)
SE expanded to “are sent down”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: were revealedgleaningsGWB §538: The verses We have revealedkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: that which We have revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §540: Send down, thereforetablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: Haste theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §34: “Descendthe-hidden-wordsHW §113: for that which perisheth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §166: the right handgleaningsGWB §537: on his right handkitab-i-iqanKIQ §275: the right hand sideprayers-and-meditationsP&M §412: Whose right handwill-and-testamentW&T §5: the rightepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: to the rightgleaningsGWB §198: the right sidekitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: on the right hand
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: pillar ofgleaningsGWB §279: His thronekitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: seatprayers-and-meditationsP&M §834: of the Throne on highthe-hidden-wordsHW §120: OF MY THRONEepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §221: of the Mighty ThronegleaningsGWB §585: the Throne of glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: Throne.”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §208: greatnessgleaningsGWB §27: impossiblekitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categoricallykitab-i-iqanKIQ §177: the mightiest ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §831: Tongue of Grandeurthe-hidden-wordsHW §42: of My greatnesswill-and-testamentW&T §7: atrociousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: highly-honored
SE expanded to “would cast away”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: lowgleaningsGWB §241: castkitab-i-iqanKIQ §93: instancesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §242: to deliverthe-hidden-wordsHW §41: humblenesswill-and-testamentW&T §39: hath power to enactepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: forsakegleaningsGWB §163: of the perverse and faithless
SE expanded to “that they possess”
all 27% possess 20% things 7% own 7% through 7% foes 7% which 7% pertaineth 7% themselves 7% possessed 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: estimation ofgleaningsGWB §450: Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §188: withprayers-and-meditationsP&M §484: the things ye yourselves possesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: on Our partthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: in My sightwill-and-testamentW&T §34: in the midstepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: of
SE expanded to “would rush forth”
This form usually rendered as “into” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: such as yearn for Theefire-tabletFire §41: Thy yearninggleaningsGWB §57: vehement desire!”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: yearningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §207: in his eagernessthe-hidden-wordsHW §51: thy longingwill-and-testamentW&T §14: urgingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: fervor
This form usually rendered as “contemplates”, “directed” (2 occurrences)
contemplates 50% directed 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: high regardgleaningsGWB §549: demonstratedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §223: consider attentivelyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §669: eyethe-hidden-wordsHW §154: I beheld, and lo!will-and-testamentW&T §40: peruse itepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: carefully look intogleaningsGWB §321: Witness
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: assigned to UsgleaningsGWB §34: the facekitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: conceivedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §212: all eyestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: with their own eyestablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: thosetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: tearsthe-hidden-wordsHW §58: with Mine eye
tender 67% loving-kindness 33%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: “The God of Mercyfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §257: have mercy uponkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §160: divineprayers-and-meditationsP&M §177: Pitiertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: in token of His mercy
وَيَتَجَلَّى
literal: manifestation; manifest; manifested
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “whom” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: with the effulgentgleaningsGWB §621: of His glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: effulgent gloriesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §326: sheddeth its splendorthe-hidden-wordsHW §140: open charactersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: RevelationgleaningsGWB §59: hath shed uponkitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: splendours
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: The sungleaningsGWB §93: central Orbkitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: these termsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §203: and by the Daystarepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: Day-StargleaningsGWB §562: The Daystarkitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: Day-star of Truthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §803: Day-Stars
beauty 85% gaze 2% face 2% whose 2% countenance 1% glory 1% contemplation 1% swear 1% most 1% through 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: BeneficentgleaningsGWB §421: By My beautykitab-i-ahdAhd §14: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: the divine Beautyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §729: I swear by Thy Beautytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: upon whose countenancesthe-hidden-wordsHW §58: a more glorious thingwill-and-testamentW&T §5: the most holy Abhá Beauty
