Prayers and Meditations — §533
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 533 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
أَسْئَلُكَ يا أَنِيسَ البَهآءِ وَمَحْبُوبَ البَهآءِ بِأَنْ تَكْشِفَ الحِجابَ الَّذِيْ حالَ بَيْنَكَ وَبَيْنَ عِبادِكَ لِيَعْرِفُنَّكَ بِعَيْنِكَ وَيَنْقَطِعُنَّ عَمَّا سِواكَ وَإِنَّكَ أَنْتَ المُقْتَدِرُ الغَفُورُ الرَّحِيمُ، لا إِلهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ المُتَعالِ الكَافِ المُتَباهِ العَزِيزُ العَلِيمُ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I entreat Thee, O Thou Who art my Companion and my Best-Beloved, to lift the veil that hath come in between Thee and Thy servants, that they may recognize Thee with Thine own eye and rid themselves of all attachment to any one but Thee. Thou art, verily, the Almighty, the Ever-Forgiving, the Most Compassionate. No God is there beside Thee, the Most Exalted, the Self-Sufficing, the Self-Exalting, the All-Glorious, the All-Wise.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: askethgleaningsGWB §678: Unpetitionedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: they will ask Theeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §607: we implore Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the suppliantgleaningsGWB §466: Enquire for thyselfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: soughtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §87: to appear
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: The companionsgleaningsGWB §391: man himselfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: his fellow-manprayers-and-meditationsP&M §839: Him Who was the Companionthe-hidden-wordsHW §93: lifewill-and-testamentW&T §42: plottedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: perceivedgleaningsGWB §594: to all men
This form usually rendered as “bahá”, “glory”, “heart” (90 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: of the All-GloriousgleaningsGWB §207: glory ofkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: among the people of Baháprayers-and-meditationsP&M §758: Thine all-gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §22: effulgent glorywill-and-testamentW&T §56: of Gloriesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: lightsgleaningsGWB §661: of Glory
beloved 44% well-beloved 26% best-beloved 12% loved 5% one 3% object 3% prized 2% thou 2% pleasing 1% love 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: grainfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §61: Him, the one alone Belovedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: the lustprayers-and-meditationsP&M §478: of them that love metablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: best belovedwill-and-testamentW&T §3: His loved ones)
This form usually rendered as “lighten”, “lift” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: the covering cast overgleaningsGWB §287: the dense veilskitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: imprisonedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §140: shut him out fromtablet-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 §103: the most veiled
This form usually rendered as “now”, “present”, “therefore” (178 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §127: Come what mightgleaningsGWB §406: in close associationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: powerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §705: under all conditionstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: shall not wavertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: her statethe-hidden-wordsHW §26: plightwill-and-testamentW&T §8: Now at this moment
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: “Servitudefire-tabletFire §50: all the servantsgleaningsGWB §657: all them that serve Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §2: mortal menprayers-and-meditationsP&M §711: the adorationtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicewill-and-testamentW&T §35: meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: My believing servants
This form usually rendered as “will”, “may” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: apprehendedgleaningsGWB §537: the most learned and wisest of menkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §275: “Knowestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §143: the sweetness of Thy fragrancetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §4: knewepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: man of judgment
SE expanded to “Thine own eye”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §180: countrygleaningsGWB §656: detached from all else but Theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: renounceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §217: rid themselvestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: severed oneswill-and-testamentW&T §53: conclusiveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: renunciationgleaningsGWB §490: cut off
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: everywheregleaningsGWB §386: but Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §159: unto themprayers-and-meditationsP&M §470: else but Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: full heightthe-hidden-wordsHW §122: setepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: equalgleaningsGWB §118: imprinted
almighty 34% powerful 16% potent 16% most 10% all-powerful 10% lord 5% god 3% omnipotent 3% power 3% strength 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: the Ever-Forgivingfire-tabletFire §35: ForgivergleaningsGWB §650: “the Ever-Forgiving”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: forgivenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §840: for the exercise of Thy forgivenesswill-and-testamentW&T §13: vastepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: will forgivefire-tabletFire §35: forgiveness
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: His mercyfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §35: loving-kindnesskitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: of His loving-kindnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §4: and by Thy mercytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: in token of His mercy
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: Divinefire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §161: the providence of the Almightykitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: God verilyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §856: holinesstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §255: magnified be Hisfire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §299: the Inaccessiblekitab-i-iqanKIQ §32: exalted areprayers-and-meditationsP&M §243: will be glorifiedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: raising highthe-hidden-wordsHW §23: Noblewill-and-testamentW&T §17: the Exalted One
This form usually rendered as “self-sufficing” (1 occurrences)
suffice 28% sufficient 25% content 13% can 6% full 6% all-sufficing 6% would 6% insufficient 3% will 3% sufficiently 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: sufficegleaningsGWB §510: be Thy sufficingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §168: unanswerableprayers-and-meditationsP&M §820: it would sufficethe-hidden-wordsHW §18: suffice theewill-and-testamentW&T §34: Not contentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: sufficientgleaningsGWB §298: can ever profit thee
المُتَباهِ
literal: most-glorious; most glorious; glory
This form usually rendered as “self-exalting” (1 occurrences)
all-glorious 62% glory 12% most 7% abhá 5% bahá 5% effulgent 4% honored 1% brightness 1% everlasting 1% resplendent 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: the Glory of God (Bahá)fire-tabletFire §48: BahágleaningsGWB §280: glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: splendourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §733: most luminousthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: THE GLORYepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: honoredgleaningsGWB §288: of everlasting might
all-glorious 44% almighty 23% mighty 13% gracious 8% all-powerful 3% glorious 2% glory 2% god 2% most 1% exalted 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: gloriousgleaningsGWB §489: He exaltethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: dignitariesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §418: Thy great glorytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §125: in your glorywill-and-testamentW&T §4: endearedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: the Mighty
all-knowing 73% omniscient 9% all-wise 5% knower 4% god 3% knowing 2% knoweth 2% aware 1% understanding 1% who 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: knowingfire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §87: could ye but understand itkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: The chief priestsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §778: hast taughttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
