Prayers and Meditations — §563
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 563 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
أَيْ رَبِّ فَاكْشِفْ غِطَاءَ عَيْنِيْ لأرَى ما أَرَدْتَهُ لِبَرِيَّتِكَ وَأُشاهِدَ آثارَ قُدْرَتِكَ فِي مَظاهِرِ صُنْعِكَ، أَيْ رَبِّ فَاجْذِبْنِي بِآياتِكَ الكُبْرى ثُمَّ أَنْقِذْنِيْ مِنْ غَمَراتِ النَّفْسِ وَالهَوی، ثُمَّ اكْتُبْ لِيْ خَيْرَ الدُّنْيا وَالآخِرَةِ إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ المُقْتَدِرُ عَلَى ما تَشاءُ لا إِلهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ العَزِيزُ المُسْتَعانُ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Remove the veil from mine eyes, O my Lord, that I may recognize what Thou hast desired for Thy creatures, and discover, in all the manifestations of Thy handiwork, the revelations of Thine almighty power. Enrapture my soul, O my Lord, with Thy most mighty signs, and draw me out of the depths of my corrupt and evil desires. Write down, then, for me the good of this world and of the world to come. Potent art Thou to do what pleaseth Thee. No God is there but Thee, the All-Glorious, Whose help is sought by all men.
Translation Notes
SE rendered رَبِّ (rabb), فَاكْشِفْ (fákshif), غِطَاءَ (ghiṭáʾ), عَيْنِيْ (ʿayní) as “Remove, the veil, from mine eyes”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: educatedgleaningsGWB §669: of the Lord, their Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §258: the Almightyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §751: my Rulertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: be my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §36: Lord, Most Highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: their Lord
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §115: dispelgleaningsGWB §139: uncoveredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §11: appeared from behindprayers-and-meditationsP&M §55: didst unveiltablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: solveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: visiongleaningsGWB §509: that ye might take offkitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: rend asunder
SE expanded to “from mine eyes”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: springgleaningsGWB §609: His eyeskitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: assistprayers-and-meditationsP&M §470: and how mine eyestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: with their own eyestablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: thosetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: tearsthe-hidden-wordsHW §102: have made
This form usually rendered as “discover”, “may”, “behold” (17 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: thou wouldst beholdfire-tabletFire §26: seestgleaningsGWB §533: Perceived ye notkitab-i-iqanKIQ §237: “What thinkestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §375: am persuadedthe-hidden-wordsHW §146: hypocrisywill-and-testamentW&T §5: behold himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: have I perceived
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “have”, “what” (28 occurrences)
لِبَرِيَّتِكَ
literal: creation; creatures; creation/creatures
SE expanded to “for Thy creatures”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: the recoverygleaningsGWB §195: God, your Creatorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §669: and with all that were created by Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: mengleaningsGWB §130: arisenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §794: and Thy peopleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: creationgleaningsGWB §584: of their Creator
This form usually rendered as “recognize”, “find”, “would” (14 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: martyrdomfire-tabletFire §48: the placegleaningsGWB §665: will be looking upon youkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appearethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §63: readily recognizeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §24: the pleasanttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: as thou also dost witnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §136: openly manifest
This form usually rendered as “signs”, “evidences”, “writings” (81 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: these writingsgleaningsGWB §550: remnantkitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: offer upprayers-and-meditationsP&M §543: the signs and tokensthe-hidden-wordsHW §122: follow inwill-and-testamentW&T §34: that which hath been revealedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §91: His signsgleaningsGWB §551: The force
SE expanded to “Thine almighty power”
power 44% might 24% through 13% almighty 5% strength 4% omnipotence 3% whose 3% authority 2% greatness 1% transcendent 1%
SE expanded to “all the manifestations”
manifestations 67% exponents 11% manifestation 5% who 4% embodiments 4% emblems 3% through 3% symbols 2% revealers 2% person 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: had occurredfire-tabletFire §23: springgleaningsGWB §130: Dispensationskitab-i-ahdAhd §8: dayspringskitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: whose outward behaviourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §333: Whom Thou hast sent downtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §157: give forth
SE expanded to “of Thy handiwork”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: of Thine handiworkgleaningsGWB §154: the ablest handskitab-i-iqanKIQ §270: hath performedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: sweet inventionthe-hidden-wordsHW §14: I made theewill-and-testamentW&T §6: forgingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §48: craftsmengleaningsGWB §286: Fashioner
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §138: ecstasiesfire-tabletFire §3: O EnchantergleaningsGWB §233: which have causedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: transportsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §764: have been enrapturedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: rapturegleaningsGWB §32: have been made to vibrateprayers-and-meditationsP&M §290: to enrapture
SE expanded to “Thy most mighty signs”
signs 55% utterances 18% verses 8% most 6% utterance 3% words 3% sweetness 3% repudiated 2% through 2% truth 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §67: the signfire-tabletFire §26: utterancegleaningsGWB §157: in His signskitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: thoseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §105: in Thy signstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: by whatthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: wert thou to attain theretowill-and-testamentW&T §6: the Holy Writings
SE rendered فَاجْذِبْنِي (fájdhibní), بِآياتِكَ (biáyátik), الكُبْرى (al-kubrى), أَنْقِذْنِيْ (ʾanqidhní) as “Enrapture, Thy most mighty signs, draw me out”
most 50% mighty 11% supreme 9% transcendent 7% great 5% unfailing 5% immeasurable 5% all-encompassing 5% monstrous 2% grievous 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: supremegleaningsGWB §23: most grievouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: densest of allprayers-and-meditationsP&M §535: most gracioustablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: showeth pridetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: entirethe-hidden-wordsHW §123: haughtinesswill-and-testamentW&T §7: gravest
SE expanded to “draw me out”
SE rendered أَنْقِذْنِيْ (ʾanqidhní), غَمَراتِ (ghamarát), النَّفْسِ (an-nafs), وَالهَوی، (wálhawí،), اكْتُبْ (iktub), لِيْ (lí) as “draw me out, the depths, and evil desires, Write down, me”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: by MyselfgleaningsGWB §691: the Godheadkitab-i-iqanKIQ §17: fancyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §333: Whose selftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: even as one soulwill-and-testamentW&T §44: of the insincereepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §200: the souls
SE expanded to “and evil desires”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: by their own capricesfire-tabletFire §21: passiongleaningsGWB §414: the immensitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §181: their selfish desiresprayers-and-meditationsP&M §444: heights oftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §9: and passionthe-hidden-wordsHW §114: into the firmament ofwill-and-testamentW&T §15: self
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §221: in numerous booksgleaningsGWB §222: Scriptureskitab-i-ahdAhd §15: Writkitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: one of his compositionsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: and written downthe-hidden-wordsHW §72: then writewill-and-testamentW&T §41: Holy Textepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §127: Book
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §267: bettergleaningsGWB §563: the piouskitab-i-ahdAhd §3: what is goodkitab-i-iqanKIQ §41: godlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §490: unconstrained powerwill-and-testamentW&T §24: goodwillepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: chosegleaningsGWB §417: whatsoever He willeth
SE expanded to “of this world”
SE rendered اكْتُبْ (iktub), لِيْ (lí), خَيْرَ (khayr), الدُّنْيا (ad-dunyá), وَالآخِرَةِ (wálákhirah), المُقْتَدِرُ (al-muqtadir) as “Write down, me, the good, of this world, Potent”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: newgleaningsGWB §7: and the end of all thingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §257: Latterprayers-and-meditationsP&M §293: and of the world which is to comethe-hidden-wordsHW §96: While there is yetwill-and-testamentW&T §42: of lateepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: the endgleaningsGWB §327: in the future
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: willinggleaningsGWB §300: that whichkitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: of the Will of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §702: according to Thy willtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §69: substancewill-and-testamentW&T §5: this one, unworthy though he be
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: By Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §105: Call of God Himselfkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §102: Supreme Beingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §141: my Lordtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
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 §115: the AlmightygleaningsGWB §604: most augustkitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: of all dominionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §260: of Thy glorytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §58: splendorwill-and-testamentW&T §3: preciousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: is the Almighty
SE rendered إِلهَ (ʾilh), العَزِيزُ (al-ʿazíz), المُسْتَعانُ، (al-mustaʿánu،) as “God, the All-Glorious”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: assisted bygleaningsGWB §479: Let Him be thy helperkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: aidkitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: helpprayers-and-meditationsP&M §8: power to succor Theewill-and-testamentW&T §40: associatesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: raised funds to supportgleaningsGWB §172: reinforce
