Prayers and Meditations — §580
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 580 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
يا مَنْ بَلائُكَ دَواءُ المُقَرَّبِينَ وَسَيْفُكَ رَجاءُ العاشِقِينَ وَسَهْمُكَ مَحْبُوبُ المُشْتاقِينَ وَقَضائُكَ أَمَلُ العَارِفِينَ، أَسْئَلُكَ بِمَحْبُوبِيَّةِ نَفْسِكَ وَبِأَنْوارِ وَجْهِكَ بِأَنْ تُنَزِّلَ عَلَيْنا عَنْ شَطْرِ أَحَدِيَّتِكَ ما يُقَرِّبُنا إِلى نَفْسِكَ، ثُمَّ اسْتَقِمْ يا إِلهِي أَرْجُلَنَا عَلَى أَمْرِكَ وَنَوِّرْ قُلُوبَنا بِأَنْوارِ مَعْرِفَتِكَ وَصُدُورَنَا بِتَجَلِّياتِ أَسْمائِك.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
O Thou Whose tests are a healing medicine to such as are nigh unto Thee, Whose sword is the ardent desire of all them that love Thee, Whose dart is the dearest wish of those hearts that yearn after Thee, Whose decree is the sole hope of them that have recognized Thy truth! I implore Thee, by Thy divine sweetness and by the splendors of the glory of Thy face, to send down upon us from Thy retreats on high that which will enable us to draw nigh unto Thee. Set, then, our feet firm, O my God, in Thy Cause, and enlighten our hearts with the effulgence of Thy knowledge, and illumine our breasts with the brightness of Thy names.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: perpetually afflictedfire-tabletFire §39: calamitygleaningsGWB §441: tormented bykitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: victimsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §189: the adversitiesthe-hidden-wordsHW §49: My trialswill-and-testamentW&T §35: my afflictionsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: Troubles
This form usually rendered as “salve”, “healing” (2 occurrences)
SE expanded to “such as are nigh”
nigh 18% favored 18% enjoy 18% who 14% well-favored 11% near 7% well-favoured 4% favourites 4% brought 4% such 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §43: the swordgleaningsGWB §620: with the swordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §188: by theepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: swordsgleaningsGWB §636: annulledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §559: the assaultsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: a swordgleaningsGWB §361: sword
This form usually rendered as “lovers”, “all”, “hearts” (12 occurrences)
SE expanded to “them that love”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: shaftsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §116: dartepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: the shaftsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §304: for the dartsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: dartsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §571: arrowsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §341: the dartsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §387: the arrows
This form usually rendered as “beloved”, “well-beloved”, “best-beloved” (113 occurrences)
beloved 44% well-beloved 26% best-beloved 12% loved 6% prized 2% who 2% one 2% pleasing 1% god 1% new 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §22: kindlinessfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §36: of the lovekitab-i-iqanKIQ §68: tender affectionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §571: our love for Theetablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Daytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §6: that I may love thee
المُشْتاقِينَ
literal: longing; yearning; longing, yearning
This form usually rendered as “long”, “who”, “such” (25 occurrences)
SE expanded to “those hearts that yearn”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: yearnfire-tabletFire §41: Thy yearninggleaningsGWB §311: great longingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §263: fervourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §133: in their longingthe-hidden-wordsHW §51: thy longingwill-and-testamentW&T §14: urgingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: such as yearn for
decree 69% irrevocable 10% dispositions 3% judgment 3% purpose 3% appointments 3% ordained 3% through 3%
SE expanded to “them that have recognized”
have 17% comprehend 15% all 15% know 12% such 10% understanding 7% understand 7% perceive 7% who 5% every 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: discernmentgleaningsGWB §117: apprehend!”kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §275: “Knowestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §143: who hath acknowledgedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §52: do thou observe itepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: the fragrance
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §152: beseechethgleaningsGWB §217: I beseech Theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: seekprayers-and-meditationsP&M §651: I begepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §146: beseechgleaningsGWB §656: Grant, I beseech Theeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §699: begepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: We pray
This form usually rendered as “thyself”, “own”, “self” (222 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: thy lifegleaningsGWB §295: for His Manifestationkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: thosekitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: a personprayers-and-meditationsP&M §505: Thy Godheadtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §71: for My Selfwill-and-testamentW&T §44: of the insincere
SE expanded to “splendors of the glory”
light 56% splendors 10% lights 6% illumined 5% resplendent 5% most 4% illumine 4% luminous 3% radiance 3% brightness 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: My radiancefire-tabletFire §26: LightgivergleaningsGWB §176: illuminatedkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: shining and resplendentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: inner Lightprayers-and-meditationsP&M §5: be enlightenedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: exalted and gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: gleaming
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: turning towardsfire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §510: fix Thy gaze uponkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: meaningsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §436: shall turn towardstablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: the light of thethe-hidden-wordsHW §41: before Our Face
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: Revealer of signsgleaningsGWB §538: have revealedkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: have already been revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: divinely-revealedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §385: sendeth downtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: ‘Haste theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: gradesthe-hidden-wordsHW §129: have enshrined
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: againstgleaningsGWB §689: the Faith of Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §132: glorified is Heprayers-and-meditationsP&M §225: theirthe-hidden-wordsHW §42: reveal unto theewill-and-testamentW&T §59: upon youepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: the esteemedgleaningsGWB §572: in the
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: the KaabagleaningsGWB §579: God’s sacred Courtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §415: Whose courtepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: North and SouthgleaningsGWB §657: the meadowprayers-and-meditationsP&M §75: toepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §257: HimgleaningsGWB §411: on anything except
SE rendered عَلَيْنا (ʿalayná), شَطْرِ (shaṭr), أَحَدِيَّتِكَ (ʾaḥadídatik), يُقَرِّبُنا (yuqarribuná), نَفْسِكَ، (nafsika،) as “upon us, retreats on high, draw nigh, Thee. Set,”
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 §104: one ofgleaningsGWB §311: any mankitab-i-iqanKIQ §220: the everlasting and goodlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: none oftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: dwellerthe-hidden-wordsHW §28: othersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the IncomparablegleaningsGWB §488: man on earth
SE rendered نَفْسِكَ، (nafsika،), اسْتَقِمْ (istaqim), إِلهِي (ʾilhí), أَرْجُلَنَا (ʾarjulaná) as “Thee. Set,, my God, our feet”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: peoplefire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §39: have championedkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: to be beneath thatkitab-i-iqanKIQ §166: attain the stateprayers-and-meditationsP&M §611: and turned awaytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spottablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: that place
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: mengleaningsGWB §292: a mankitab-i-iqanKIQ §48: soulsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §252: their footstepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: the same feetwill-and-testamentW&T §1: through the aid of menepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: two mengleaningsGWB §621: your feet
cause 59% revelation 16% behest 7% bidding 4% decree 4% faith 3% commandment 3% command 1% through 1% affairs 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: with a soundgleaningsGWB §212: the breastskitab-i-ahdAhd §4: a pure heartkitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: want of understandingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §668: hast turnedthe-hidden-wordsHW §102: human heartwill-and-testamentW&T §23: the spirit of loveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: the heart
بِتَجَلِّياتِ
literal: manifestation; manifest; manifested
This form usually rendered as “effulgent”, “splendors”, “evidences” (13 occurrences)
effulgent 17% splendors 17% evidences 8% revelations 8% bright 8% hath 8% glory 8% splendours 8% sacred 8% brightness 8%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §71: effulgent glorygleaningsGWB §688: unveiledkitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: effulgent gloriesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §326: splendorthe-hidden-wordsHW §117: revealepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: RevelationgleaningsGWB §374: resplendent revelationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: splendours
