Prayers and Meditations — §585
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 585 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
أَسْئَلُكَ يا مَنْ لا تُعْرَفُ بِغَيْرِكَ وَلا تُدْرَكَ بِسِواكَ بِمَظْلُومِيَّةِ مَطْلَعِ أَمْرِكَ بَيْنَ أَراذِلِ خَلْقِكَ وَبِما وَرَدَ عَلَيهِ فِي سَبِيْلِكَ بِأَنْ تَجْعَلَنِيْ فِي كُلِّ الأَحْوالِ راضِيًا بِرِضائِكَ وَناظِرًا إِلى أُفُقِ مَشِيَّتِكَ وَمُسْتَقِيمًا عَلَى مَحَبَّتِكَ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I implore Thee, O Thou Who art inscrutable to all except Thee, and can be comprehended through naught else save Thyself, by the wrongs which He Who is the Dayspring of Thy Cause hath suffered at the hands of the ignoble among Thy creatures, and by what hath befallen Him in Thy path, to grant that I may, at all times, be wholly dissolved in Thee, and fix my gaze upon the horizon of Thy will and be steadfast in Thy love.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: askgleaningsGWB §506: and shall be calledkitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: seekprayers-and-meditationsP&M §651: I begepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §152: beseechethgleaningsGWB §337: questionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §699: begepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the suppliant
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “know”, “discover” (21 occurrences)
SE expanded to “inscrutable to all except”
thou 31% know 13% discover 13% understand 6% recognition 6% may 6% unacquainted 6% appreciate 6% make 6% reveal 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: every understanding heartgleaningsGWB §383: can comprehendkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §17: meaningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §404: may all recognizetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §52: do thou observe itepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: discovered their fragrance
This form usually rendered as “any”, “except”, “save” (35 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “taketh”, “attain”, “can” (5 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: will it fade awaygleaningsGWB §115: graspkitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: failed to perceiveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §254: unravelthe-hidden-wordsHW §66: understandepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: understandinggleaningsGWB §91: taketh inkitab-i-iqanKIQ §136: measured
بِسِواكَ
literal: other than; other-than; besides
This form usually rendered as “except”, “all”, “any” (61 occurrences)
SE expanded to “naught else save Thyself”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: mountedgleaningsGWB §556: of menkitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: besidesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §585: naught else save Thyselftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: full heightthe-hidden-wordsHW §18: but Meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: stablishedgleaningsGWB §697: well-being and tranquillity
SE expanded to “by the wrongs”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: wronged onesfire-tabletFire §2: the darknessgleaningsGWB §452: unjust doerskitab-i-iqanKIQ §66: nightprayers-and-meditationsP&M §267: the transgressorsthe-hidden-wordsHW §144: gloomwill-and-testamentW&T §36: darksomeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: thine iniquity
dayspring 42% dawning-place 21% source 10% manifestation 8% revealer 6% who 4% fountain 3% apprehend 2% fountainhead 2% fountain-head 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: Dawning-Placefire-tabletFire §12: RevealergleaningsGWB §278: revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §26: promised Beautyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §839: the revelationstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: may understand and hearkenthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenancewill-and-testamentW&T §5: the angelic company
SE expanded to “of Thy Cause”
cause 59% revelation 16% behest 7% bidding 4% decree 4% faith 3% commandment 3% command 1% through 1% affairs 1%
This form usually rendered as “abject”, “ignoble” (3 occurrences)
SE expanded to “among Thy creatures”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §197: characterfire-tabletFire §9: the peoplesgleaningsGWB §463: them that dwell on earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §121: the first creationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: to createtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §12: have created theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §166: His creatures
This form usually rendered as “things” (1 occurrences)
SE expanded to “and by what”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §264: their watersgleaningsGWB §292: for the thingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: the watersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §377: by waterthe-hidden-wordsHW §138: foul and mortalepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: with the watersgleaningsGWB §36: such waterprayers-and-meditationsP&M §453: inasmuch as
SE expanded to “in Thy path”
This form usually rendered as “number”, “suffer”, “set” (40 occurrences)
times 30% conditions 15% under 15% all 10% continually 10% condition 5% state 5% circumstances 5% whatever 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: reportsgleaningsGWB §204: How piteous was her plightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §4: Ponder for a momentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §225: round themtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: become veilstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: her statethe-hidden-wordsHW §109: now thatwill-and-testamentW&T §30: untouched
راضِيًا
literal: pleasure; pleasure/satisfaction; pleasure, satisfaction
This form usually rendered as “satisfied”, “content”, “willing” (16 occurrences)
SE expanded to “be wholly dissolved”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §262: may God be pleasedfire-tabletFire §48: Thy pleasuregleaningsGWB §361: the good pleasurekitab-i-iqanKIQ §2: and favourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §60: andthe-hidden-wordsHW §71: Be then contentwill-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted to His Willepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: pleased
SE expanded to “and fix my gaze”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: Meditate onfire-tabletFire §48: looking towardgleaningsGWB §416: whose eyes are directedkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: to turnkitab-i-iqanKIQ §18: respondingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §733: turning their gazetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: Most Great Beautythe-hidden-wordsHW §121: turn your eyes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: Horizonfire-tabletFire §26: the heavengleaningsGWB §385: the realmsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §831: the all-glorious Horizonthe-hidden-wordsHW §15: the realmepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: of the worldgleaningsGWB §691: summit of transcendent gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §116: orient
SE expanded to “of Thy will”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §257: created thingsgleaningsGWB §669: Through His world-pervading Willkitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: the potencyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §618: things—Itablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §9: that isepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: He pleaseth
SE expanded to “and be steadfast”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: straightfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §327: acmekitab-i-ahdAhd §11: to be beneath thatkitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: figureprayers-and-meditationsP&M §519: of Thy transcendent mighttablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spottablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: she rose
love 51% loved 16% beloved 16% well-beloved 5% best-beloved 4% loveth 2% dear 2% lover 2% thou 1% who 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: love of Theefire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §202: of God, my Well-Belovedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: the Best-Belovedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §559: Thy tenderness and love?”tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: I longtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §20: My lover
