Prayers and Meditations — §524
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 524 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
حْيِكَ عَلَى الأَشْطارِ وَعَرْفَ قَمِيصِ رَحْمانِيَّتِكَ إِلى الأَقْطَارِ، لَعَلَّ يَجِدُونَهُ عِبادُكَ وَيَتَوَجَّهُونَ بِهِ إلَيْكَ، أَسْئَلُكَ يا إِلهِي بِأَنْوارِ أَحَدِيَّتِكَ وَمَهابِطِ وَحْيِكَ بِأَنْ تُنَزِّلَ م
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Thou art well aware, O my God, that I have not failed in my duty towards Thy Cause. At all times and under all conditions I have wafted, in every direction, the breezes of Thine inspiration, and shed abroad the sweet smell of the raiment of Thy mercy, that haply Thy servants may discover its fragrance, and through it be enabled to turn towards Thee.
Translation Notes
حْيِكَ
literal: revelation; revelation/inspiration; revelation, inspiration
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §73: Divine RevelationgleaningsGWB §656: of Thy Revelationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §72: Thy purposeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: Thy revelationgleaningsGWB §290: sent downprayers-and-meditationsP&M §171: by Thyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: of RevelationgleaningsGWB §583: inspiration
الأَشْطارِ
literal: direction; direction/side; direction, side
SE expanded to “in every direction”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: faces towardsgleaningsGWB §282: the presenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §224: direction ofepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: North and SouthgleaningsGWB §598: the whole worldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §59: Thy manifold bountiesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: to ConstantinoplegleaningsGWB §226: in
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: recognizedgleaningsGWB §634: of understandingkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §257: unrenownedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §316: known Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §99: HAVE A NAMEepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §233: breath
SE expanded to “of Thy mercy”
SE rendered قَمِيصِ (qamíṣ), رَحْمانِيَّتِكَ (raḥmánínatik), الأَقْطَارِ، (al-ʾaqṭári،), لَعَلَّ (laʿall), يَجِدُونَهُ (yajidúnah), عِبادُكَ (ʿibáduk) as “the raiment, of Thy mercy, that haply, may discover, Thy servants”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: regionsgleaningsGWB §357: a dropkitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: single dropprayers-and-meditationsP&M §792: sidesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: dropgleaningsGWB §404: every landprayers-and-meditationsP&M §265: Thy dominionsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: lands
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: hath recognizedfire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathegleaningsGWB §116: all beingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §7: personprayers-and-meditationsP&M §438: Existence itselftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: may findthe-hidden-wordsHW §21: has madewill-and-testamentW&T §16: grown
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: servantfire-tabletFire §49: AdoredgleaningsGWB §74: the heartskitab-i-iqanKIQ §232: those whoprayers-and-meditationsP&M §133: the souls of Thy servantstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: of otherswill-and-testamentW&T §12: trusted servants
SE expanded to “to turn towards Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: in such wisefire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §670: set his affectionskitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §187: their countenanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §671: from Thy facetablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: the light of thethe-hidden-wordsHW §16: thy face unto Mine
SE rendered وَيَتَوَجَّهُونَ (wayatawajjahún), إلَيْكَ، (ʾilayka،), أَسْئَلُكَ (ʾasʾaluk), إِلهِي (ʾilhí) as “to turn towards Thee, my God”
SE rendered وَيَتَوَجَّهُونَ (wayatawajjahún), إلَيْكَ، (ʾilayka،), أَسْئَلُكَ (ʾasʾaluk), إِلهِي (ʾilhí) as “to turn towards Thee, my God”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the suppliantgleaningsGWB §323: to question his Lordkitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: seekprayers-and-meditationsP&M §611: I beg of Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: I implore TheegleaningsGWB §265: prayer and entreatyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §657: hath soughtepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: ask
SE rendered إِلهِي (ʾilhí), بِأَنْوارِ (biʾanwár) as “my God”
light 40% splendors 25% lights 15% brightness 6% effulgence 3% radiance 3% luminaries 3% dawning 2% effulgent 2% splendor 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: into lightfire-tabletFire §9: the brightnessgleaningsGWB §562: The Daystarkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: shining and resplendentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: inner Lightprayers-and-meditationsP&M §580: splendors of the glorytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: exalted and gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §13: of My light
SE rendered إِلهِي (ʾilhí), بِأَنْوارِ (biʾanwár), أَحَدِيَّتِكَ (ʾaḥadídatik) as “my God”
oneness 42% transcendent 17% glory 13% own 4% holy 4% divine 4% most 4% incomparable 4% billowing 4% spirit 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the IncomparablegleaningsGWB §137: Nokitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: Lampprayers-and-meditationsP&M §315: glorifying the onenesstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: dwellerthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: himself over the otherepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: anyonegleaningsGWB §667: the undying Fire
repositories 50% daysprings 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: been sent downgleaningsGWB §486: hath been decreedkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: have already been revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §22: descendethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §795: and inflicttablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: ‘Haste theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §34: “Descendthe-hidden-wordsHW §113: Abandon not
