Prayers and Meditations — §56

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 56 of 858.

Source (Arabic)

مِنْ عِبادِكَ، إِذًا تَرَى غُرْبَتِيْ فِيْ أَيَّامِكَ وَاشْتِياقِيْ بِلِقائِكَ وَشَوْقِيْ إِلى سَاحَةِ عِزِّ فَرْدانِيَّتِكَ وَاهْتِزازِي مِنْ هُبُوبِ أَرْيَاحِ رَحْمَانِيَّتِكَ، أَسْئَلُكَ

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Thou beholdest, therefore, the exile which I suffer in Thy days, and art aware of my vehement longing to look upon Thy face, and of mine irrepressible yearnings to enter the court of Thy glory, and of the stirrings of my heart under the influences of the winds of Thy mercy.

Translation Notes

عِبادِكَ،

ʿibádika، ʿ-b-d

literal: servants; servant; servant/slave

SE rendered عِبادِكَ، (ʿibádika،), تَرَى (tará), غُرْبَتِيْ (ghurbatí) as “Thou beholdest, exile”

servants 89% people 4% creatures 1% unto 1% all 1% sincere 1% servants’ 1% such 1% comprehension 1% who 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: a slave fire-tabletFire §49: Adored gleaningsGWB §388: the worshiper kitab-i-iqanKIQ §2: mortal men prayers-and-meditationsP&M §711: the adoration tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a service the-hidden-wordsHW §3: of others will-and-testamentW&T §23: of the servants

تَرَى

tará r-ʾ-y → “thou beholdest”

literal: see; to see; see/behold

thou 53% seest 16% beholdest 12% behold 6% wert 2% regard 2% seest?” 2% discover 2% dost 2% art 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: Wert thou to look fire-tabletFire §26: seest gleaningsGWB §273: any eye to gaze prayers-and-meditationsP&M §136: maketh any distinction the-hidden-wordsHW §62: thou mayest obtain will-and-testamentW&T §5: behold him epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Thou seest gleaningsGWB §432: eclipseth

غُرْبَتِيْ

ghurbatí gh-r-b → “exile”

literal: exile

exile 67% banishment 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: West fire-tabletFire §18: a foreign land gleaningsGWB §594: a home for the stranger kitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: or toward the west prayers-and-meditationsP&M §269: raven tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: banishment tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: of exile will-and-testamentW&T §35: my exile

أَيَّامِكَ

ʾayyámik y-w-m → “thy days”

literal: day; days; today

days 85% day 10% own 2% utterance 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: the days gleaningsGWB §504: is this Day kitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: the Last Day.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §174: the Ayyám-i-Há (the Days will-and-testamentW&T §54: days’ time epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §263: on the Day gleaningsGWB §66: “On this Day kitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: on a certain day

وَاشْتِياقِيْ

wáshtíáqí sh-w-q → “vehement longing”

literal: longing

longing 43% yearning 10% yearn 9% long 9% desire 7% such 5% vehement 5% who 5% bereavement 3% eagerness 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: longing fire-tabletFire §41: Thy yearning gleaningsGWB §1: human kitab-i-iqanKIQ §263: fervour prayers-and-meditationsP&M §266: eagerness the-hidden-wordsHW §51: thy longing will-and-testamentW&T §14: urging epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: I yearn after

بِلِقائِكَ

biliqáʾik l-q-y → “to look upon thy face” Distinctive

literal: meeting; meeting, encounter

This form usually rendered as “presence”, “whose”, “drawn” (17 occurrences)

SE expanded to “to look upon Thy face”

presence 50% whose 6% drawn 6% look 6% beholding 6% glory 6% entrance 6% unto 6% meeting 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: Presence fire-tabletFire §1: of Thy Countenance gleaningsGWB §22: to attain kitab-i-iqanKIQ §71: behold prayers-and-meditationsP&M §850: deliver unto them tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §20: the Kingdom of His Presence the-hidden-wordsHW §37: to meet Me will-and-testamentW&T §41: kindling

سَاحَةِ

sáḥah s-w-ḥ → “court”

literal: court; court, arena

court 71% sanctuary 14% exalted 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §267: shore gleaningsGWB §210: the court kitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: hallowed sanctuary prayers-and-meditationsP&M §78: the exalted court the-hidden-wordsHW §146: at the court epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: to this Holy Court kitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: presence prayers-and-meditationsP&M §364: of

عِزِّ

ʿizz ʿ-z-z → “thy glory”

literal: glory; mighty; might

glory 49% transcendent 20% exalted 10% glorified 4% honor 4% all-glorious 3% mighty 3% most 3% almighty 3% might 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: true glory fire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishment gleaningsGWB §50: the Gracious kitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: friend prayers-and-meditationsP&M §694: uplifted the-hidden-wordsHW §125: Pride not yourselves will-and-testamentW&T §4: endeared epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: Mighty

فَرْدانِيَّتِكَ

fardánínatik f-r-d

literal: oneness; singleness

SE rendered وَشَوْقِيْ (washawqí), سَاحَةِ (sáḥah), عِزِّ (ʿizz), فَرْدانِيَّتِكَ (fardánínatik), وَاهْتِزازِي (wáhtizází) as “irrepressible yearnings, the court, Thy glory, the stirrings”

oneness 38% unity 33% singleness 8% transcendent 8% own 4% sovereignty 4% recognize 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §146: One, the Incomparable fire-tabletFire §17: lonely gleaningsGWB §251: His oneness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §191: essential prayers-and-meditationsP&M §75: recognize Thy unity tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: Peerless tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: forlorn will-and-testamentW&T §12: Holy

وَاهْتِزازِي

wáhtizází h-z-z → “transports” Distinctive

literal: shake; shook; trembling

This form usually rendered as “stirrings” (1 occurrences)

transports 15% stirred 15% shaken 15% vibrateth 8% have 8% trembleth 8% throw 8% whispering 8% therein 8% hath 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: have been quickened gleaningsGWB §282: throw into commotion prayers-and-meditationsP&M §429: was shaken tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §29: shaken will-and-testamentW&T §35: made merry epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: vibrateth gleaningsGWB §29: transports prayers-and-meditationsP&M §467: stirred up

هُبُوبِ

hubúb h-b-b

literal: blowing; blow; blow/waft

SE rendered وَاهْتِزازِي (wáhtizází), هُبُوبِ (hubúb), أَرْيَاحِ (ʾaryáḥ), رَحْمَانِيَّتِكَ، (raḥmánínatika،) as “the stirrings, the winds, of Thy mercy”