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 §84: Ask, thatgleaningsGWB §214: implorekitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: they will ask Theeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §317: beseech Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: We praygleaningsGWB §467: such as seek the truthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §100: seekerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §651: I beg
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “unacquainted”, “make” (21 occurrences)
SE expanded to “inscrutable to all except”
thou 42% unacquainted 11% make 11% couldst 5% recognition 5% truth 5% appreciate 5% acquaint 5% reveal 5% inscrutable 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: ye have believedgleaningsGWB §117: grasp the naturekitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §44: true understandingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §241: I have confessedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: shalt knowepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §233: breath
This form usually rendered as “taketh”, “can”, “attain” (7 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: understandinggleaningsGWB §115: graspkitab-i-iqanKIQ §114: conceived and vainly imaginedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §585: can be comprehendedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: recognizedgleaningsGWB §44: acknowledgingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §179: to comprehendprayers-and-meditationsP&M §352: can see
بِسِواكَ
literal: other than; other-than; other than, except
SE expanded to “naught else save Thyself”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §32: occupiedgleaningsGWB §662: from all else but Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §248: establishedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §732: every one except Thyselftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: full heightthe-hidden-wordsHW §20: other than Meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: stablishedgleaningsGWB §589: created things
SE expanded to “by the wrongs”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: whose crueltyfire-tabletFire §2: the darknessgleaningsGWB §366: of Him Whom the world hath wrongedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: of tyranny.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §303: of the oppressorthe-hidden-wordsHW §144: gloomwill-and-testamentW&T §34: wrought the most glaring crueltyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: wronged
dayspring 42% dawning-place 20% source 10% who 10% manifestation 6% revealer 5% fountain 3% apprehend 2% fountainhead 2% fountain-head 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: risefire-tabletFire §16: embodimentsgleaningsGWB §278: revealedkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: sourceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §61: comprehendprayers-and-meditationsP&M §361: Thy facetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: may understandthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenance
SE expanded to “of Thy Cause”
cause 62% revelation 14% behest 6% faith 4% bidding 4% commandment 3% decree 2% affairs 2% through 2% command 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 §87: attributesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §298: that hath been createdtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: how ye were createdepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: created thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: touchedgleaningsGWB §561: however great the tribulation We may sufferkitab-i-iqanKIQ §265: summons ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §364: what hath befallenwill-and-testamentW&T §49: in the midst of my woesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: there befellgleaningsGWB §466: Mine arrivalkitab-i-iqanKIQ §244: instance
SE expanded to “in Thy path”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: the pathgleaningsGWB §574: the footstepskitab-i-iqanKIQ §273: path!”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §248: for the saketablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: in My paththe-hidden-wordsHW §46: My pathwill-and-testamentW&T §3: shed streamsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: in Thy path
This form usually rendered as “number”, “grant”, “suffer” (40 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: Makefire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §63: as ordainedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: the foulest beetleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §142: to ordaintablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: ordainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §33: I have madewill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant that
times 31% conditions 28% circumstances 14% all 8% ever 6% condition 3% state 3% may 3% conduct 3% continually 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: the condition thereofgleaningsGWB §307: an external objectkitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: secretprayers-and-meditationsP&M §188: continuallytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: shall not wavertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: her statethe-hidden-wordsHW §109: now thatwill-and-testamentW&T §30: untouched
راضِيًا
literal: pleasure; pleasure/satisfaction; satisfied
This form usually rendered as “satisfied”, “content”, “refuse” (24 occurrences)
SE expanded to “be wholly dissolved”
satisfied 22% content 17% refuse 11% willing 11% contentment 11% pleased 6% name 6% countenanced 6% consent 6% acquiesce 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §197: praiseworthyfire-tabletFire §48: Thy pleasuregleaningsGWB §172: goodlykitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: which shall please Thee.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §69: and Thy good-pleasurethe-hidden-wordsHW §93: Minewill-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted to His Willepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: content
SE expanded to “and fix my gaze”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: horizonsfire-tabletFire §19: mengleaningsGWB §602: thekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: dawning-placekitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: the day-springprayers-and-meditationsP&M §733: and recognize this most luminous Horizontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §41: abovewill-and-testamentW&T §5: regions
SE expanded to “of Thy will”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: wishethgleaningsGWB §635: anything whatsoeverkitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: to a stern businessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §584: by 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
SE expanded to “and be steadfast”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: have arisenfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §459: ye treated Mekitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §150: senseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §103: Cause us, then, to be so steadfasttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: that place
love 50% beloved 16% loved 14% well-beloved 6% best-beloved 4% dear 3% thou 2% who 2% all 1% lover 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: grainfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §299: of His love!”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §263: of His loveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §478: of them that love metablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §30: wouldst not have ascribedwill-and-testamentW&T §18: ye beloved
