Prayers and Meditations — §55
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 55 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
بِفَضْلِكَ، كُنْتُ نائمًا فِيْ رَقْدِ الهَوى أَيْقَظْتَنِي بِنِدائِكَ الأَعْلى وَكَشَفْتَ لِي جَمالَكَ وَأَسْمَعْتَنِي آياتِكَ وَعَرَّفْتَنِي نَفْسَكَ وَأَنْطَقْتَنِي بِذِكْرِكَ وَثَنائِكَ وَجَعَلْتَنِي ثابِتًا فَيْ حُبِّكَ إِلى أَنْ صِرْتُ أَسِيرًا بِأَيْدِي الغافِلِينَ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I lay asleep on the bed of self when lo, Thou didst waken me with the divine accents of Thy voice, and didst unveil to me Thy beauty, and didst enable me to listen to Thine utterances, and to recognize Thy Self, and to speak forth Thy praise, and to extol Thy virtues, and to be steadfast in Thy love. Finally I fell a captive into the hands of the wayward among Thy servants.
Translation Notes
SE rendered بِفَضْلِكَ، (bifaḍlika،), نائمًا (náʾman), رَقْدِ (raqd) as “asleep, the bed”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: the very essence of gracegleaningsGWB §621: upon His grace and bountykitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: learningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §252: by Thy mercytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: bountiesthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: the garmentwill-and-testamentW&T §50: All-Bountiful
This form usually rendered as “off”, “bed” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: fast asleepkitab-i-iqanKIQ §255: slumberprayers-and-meditationsP&M §89: slumbererepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: off the slumberkitab-i-iqanKIQ §18: bedsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: suffer me to sleepepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: othersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §55: the bed
This form usually rendered as “corrupt”, “desires”, “desire” (71 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: the atmospherefire-tabletFire §21: passiongleaningsGWB §334: releasedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: worldly desireprayers-and-meditationsP&M §520: the wingsthe-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 “roused”, “didst”, “hast” (6 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: wakenedgleaningsGWB §257: may shake offkitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: wakingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §311: and roused me upgleaningsGWB §167: roused Meprayers-and-meditationsP&M §829: hath awakened meprayers-and-meditationsP&M §653: awakenedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §564: hast wakened
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §4: the Divine Voicefire-tabletFire §48: Thy CallgleaningsGWB §424: proclaimingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: call of theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §510: He crieth outtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: calling aloudtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §30: raisedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: called
SE rendered أَيْقَظْتَنِي (ʾayqaẓtaní), بِنِدائِكَ (binidáʾik), الأَعْلى (al-ʾaʿlى), وَكَشَفْتَ (wakashaft), لِي (lí), جَمالَكَ (jamálak) as “didst waken, voice, didst unveil, to me, Thy beauty”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: the exaltationfire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §353: exalted be His glorykitab-i-ahdAhd §16: on thekitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: upon theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §321: most august and most exaltedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: around herthe-hidden-wordsHW §20: THE WONDROUS
This form usually rendered as “laid”, “didst” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §197: above all othergleaningsGWB §234: thee in His namekitab-i-iqanKIQ §132: glorified is Heprayers-and-meditationsP&M §360: beforethe-hidden-wordsHW §42: reveal unto theewill-and-testamentW&T §59: upon youepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: againstgleaningsGWB §256: Our trials
beauty 86% countenance 3% radiant 1% revelation 1% glory 1% whose 1% most 1% through 1% exalted 1% meditating 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: among whomgleaningsGWB §125: My beauteous Namekitab-i-ahdAhd §14: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: the adored Beautyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §415: Whose beautytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: countenancesthe-hidden-wordsHW §51: for My beautywill-and-testamentW&T §38: the Abhá Beauty
SE expanded to “didst enable me to listen”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: Give earfire-tabletFire §37: Give Thou eargleaningsGWB §507: awarekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: sightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §258: have knownprayers-and-meditationsP&M §6: incline mine eartablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hearken to Thy calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §21: And they heard
SE expanded to “to Thine utterances”
signs 42% utterances 25% verses 8% repudiated 4% utterance 4% words 4% tokens 4% greatest 4% kingdom 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: versefire-tabletFire §26: utterancegleaningsGWB §318: mighty signskitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: How, We wonderprayers-and-meditationsP&M §747: the kingdom of Thy signstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: by whatwill-and-testamentW&T §6: by the holy verseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: verses
This form usually rendered as “enabled”, “enable”, “didst” (10 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: but knowgleaningsGWB §179: enable them to discoverkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §42: teachingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §455: all that have recognized Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §4: knewepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: is known as
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: neither Myself nor My lifegleaningsGWB §365: handfulkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: thosekitab-i-iqanKIQ §42: selfishprayers-and-meditationsP&M §577: Thy glorytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §121: pure breathwill-and-testamentW&T §58: To none
hath 21% speak 17% spoken 14% speaketh 11% uttering 8% crieth 8% have 6% caused 5% proclaimeth 5% proclaimed 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: caused Me to speakfire-tabletFire §37: utterethgleaningsGWB §198: criethkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: wordskitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: eloquentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §385: hath lifted up His voicewill-and-testamentW&T §2: declaredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: spoke
remembrance 37% praise 24% remember 8% name 7% remembering 7% mention 4% glorification 4% virtues 4% whose 3% remembered 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: mentiongleaningsGWB §176: the messagekitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckonedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: spoken ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §363: in remembrance of Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: proclaimeththe-hidden-wordsHW §67: mention of Me
SE expanded to “to extol Thy virtues”
praise 46% celebrate 9% virtues 9% extol 9% celebrating 7% glorify 6% extolling 6% magnifying 4% muse 2% whose 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Thy celebrationgleaningsGWB §46: celebrate His praisekitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: “Secondaryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §81: and the gloryepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: glorifygleaningsGWB §321: createdprayers-and-meditationsP&M §8: celebrate Thy praiseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: Secondarily
SE rendered بِذِكْرِكَ (bidhikrik), وَثَنائِكَ (wathanáʾik), وَجَعَلْتَنِي (wajaʿaltaní), ثابِتًا (thábitan), حُبِّكَ (ḥubbik) as “Thy praise, to extol Thy virtues, to be, steadfast, Thy love”
This form usually rendered as “established”, “firmly”, “confirmed” (47 occurrences)
established 22% firmly 17% confirmed 13% steadfast 13% firm 9% definitely 9% incontestable 4% indisputably 4% establish 4% fixed 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: canst thou vindicategleaningsGWB §531: for the purpose of vindicatingkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: of His confirmationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §258: potency of God’s invincibleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §153: been demonstratedthe-hidden-wordsHW §72: may endurewill-and-testamentW&T §53: confidenceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: be demonstrated
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: Friendfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §134: Best-Belovedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: of loveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §351: of them thattablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Daytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §67: loving Me
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: interposed themselvesgleaningsGWB §720: proveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §795: I am bewilderedgleaningsGWB §27: assumeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §377: I marvelgleaningsGWB §522: have yeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §55: I fellprayers-and-meditationsP&M §797: that I am made
SE expanded to “into the hands”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: thine handsgleaningsGWB §506: His Presencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: with their own handsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §165: Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: in Whose hand istablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: with their handsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: its handgleaningsGWB §459: your hands
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: heedlessnessgleaningsGWB §214: turned awaykitab-i-ahdAhd §5: remained heedlesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §127: errorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §778: have failedthe-hidden-wordsHW §122: neglectedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: heedless onesgleaningsGWB §476: escape
