Prayers and Meditations — §599
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 599 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
أَيْ رَبِّ نَوِّرْ بَصَرِيْ بِأَنْوارِ أُفُقِ ظُهُورِكَ وَقَلْبِي بِتَشَعْشُعاتِ شَمْسِ عِلْمِكَ وَحِكْمَتِكَ لأَكُونَ بِكُلِّي مُتَوَجِّهًا إِلى وَجْهِكَ وَمُنْقَطِعًا عَنْ دُونِكَ بِحَيْثُ لا تَمْنَعُنِي الشُّئُوناتُ عَنْ عِرْفانِ مَظْهَرِ نَفْسِكَ وَمَطْلَعِ آياتِكَ وَمَشْرِقِ وَحْيِكَ وَمَصْدَرِ أَمْرِكَ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Illumine mine eyes, O my Lord, with the splendors of the horizon of Thy Revelation, and brighten my heart with the effulgence of the Daystar of Thy knowledge and wisdom, that I may set myself wholly towards Thy face, and be rid of all attachment to any one except Thee, in such wise that the changes and chances of the world will be powerless to hinder me from recognizing Him Who is the Manifestation of Thine own Self, and the Revealer of Thy signs, and the Dayspring of Thy Revelation, and the Repository of Thy Cause.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: of Thy LordgleaningsGWB §327: divinely ordainedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §2: All-Gloriousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §232: Thy Divine andtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: be my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §47: O my God!epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: by My Lord
light 79% radiance 4% illumine 4% brightness 3% splendor 3% illuminate 1% luminary 1% into 1% glimmer 1% glory 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: eyesgleaningsGWB §520: Examine Ourkitab-i-iqanKIQ §237: whose sightprayers-and-meditationsP&M §326: man endued with insighttablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: heartthe-hidden-wordsHW §143: betterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: a keengleaningsGWB §720: discerneth the truth in all things
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: have occurredfire-tabletFire §8: the signsgleaningsGWB §2: and instrumentskitab-i-ahdAhd §3: streamed forthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §198: declared themselvesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §123: may appeartablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §60: for My manifestation
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: troublousgleaningsGWB §179: is in great turmoilkitab-i-iqanKIQ §129: in the heartprayers-and-meditationsP&M §759: the hearts oftablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: and their own heartsthe-hidden-wordsHW §102: human heartwill-and-testamentW&T §35: heart-rendingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: in Mine heart
This form usually rendered as “effulgence” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: knowest betterfire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §322: physical worldkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §124: tokensprayers-and-meditationsP&M §663: world of Thy worldstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: All-WisegleaningsGWB §719: Him Who is the Fountain of wisdomkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: rulershipkitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: attributeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §608: my behesttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: the Wise Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §13: My commandwill-and-testamentW&T §56: Caution and prudence
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: yegleaningsGWB §210: creationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: norprayers-and-meditationsP&M §117: wilttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: they combinetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: lest thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart haththe-hidden-wordsHW §52: that thou mayest become
utterly 22% wholly 17% all-embracing 11% universal 11% entirely 11% supreme 6% all-encompassing 6% abiding 6% great 6% all 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: eachgleaningsGWB §135: each one of these Manifestationskitab-i-iqanKIQ §20: one andprayers-and-meditationsP&M §189: all manner ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §153: all alikewill-and-testamentW&T §58: heepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: everygleaningsGWB §19: the combined forces of all
SE expanded to “towards Thy face”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: my facefire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §338: hath turned his face towardskitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §187: their countenanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §143: from directing his eyes towardstablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hast directed towards me Thy stepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §76: turned towards
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §241: cutgleaningsGWB §310: into pieceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: stilledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: and be so detachedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: severed oneswill-and-testamentW&T §3: highway robbersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: highwaymengleaningsGWB §152: with absolute detachment
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: withoutgleaningsGWB §702: Without itkitab-i-iqanKIQ §143: the likeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §236: any one except Thine own Selfthe-hidden-wordsHW §18: none but Mewill-and-testamentW&T §38: All othersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: all else beside TheegleaningsGWB §505: from all else but
SE expanded to “in such wise that”
تَمْنَعُنِي
literal: prevent; prevented; prevention
This form usually rendered as “withhold”, “thou”, “kept” (10 occurrences)
SE expanded to “powerless to hinder”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: shut you outgleaningsGWB §682: hath been deterredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §277: infiniteprayers-and-meditationsP&M §188: will have the power to turn me backtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §89: no longerwill-and-testamentW&T §23: are in no wise permittedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: hath deterred me
SE rendered بِحَيْثُ (biḥayth), تَمْنَعُنِي (tamnaʿuní), الشُّئُوناتُ (ash-shuʾúnát), عِرْفانِ (ʿirfán), مَظْهَرِ (maẓhar) as “in such wise that, powerless to hinder, recognizing Him, Manifestation of”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: the peoplefire-tabletFire §27: the signsgleaningsGWB §629: assaults ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: concerning Himprayers-and-meditationsP&M §41: Such arethe-hidden-wordsHW §68: My statewill-and-testamentW&T §15: all earthly thingsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §200: station
This form usually rendered as “knowledge”, “understanding”, “recognize” (144 occurrences)
knowledge 32% understanding 23% recognize 8% recognition 7% comprehension 7% know 6% divine 5% recognizing 4% wisdom 3% insight 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: to do that which is praiseworthygleaningsGWB §78: know it notkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: ignoranceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §296: them that have recognized Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §99: HAVE A NAMEepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: seeking to know
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: for myselfgleaningsGWB §305: thy proper selfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §260: beingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: Nay—and to this Thou dost Thyself bear witnesstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §28: Breathewill-and-testamentW&T §44: of the insincereepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §153: a corrupt inclination
This form usually rendered as “dayspring”, “dawning-place”, “source” (125 occurrences)
dayspring 42% dawning-place 20% source 10% who 10% manifestation 6% revealer 5% fountain 3% apprehend 2% fountainhead 2% fountain-head 1%
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 §130: His most mighty signsfire-tabletFire §26: utterancegleaningsGWB §318: of the signskitab-i-iqanKIQ §116: only one verseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §435: the sweetness of Thine utterancestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: by whatthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: wert thou to attain theretowill-and-testamentW&T §9: sacred verse
dayspring 37% dawning-place 17% shining 13% shineth 10% east 8% who 4% resplendent 3% source 3% shone 2% rays 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: the dawnfire-tabletFire §14: Dawning PlacegleaningsGWB §286: issuing forthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §45: risingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §365: to shine brightlytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §27: Floodingthe-hidden-wordsHW §42: shine upon theewill-and-testamentW&T §4: of the world
وَحْيِكَ
literal: revelation; revelation/inspiration; revelation, inspiration
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: RevelationgleaningsGWB §656: of Thy Revelationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §123: the Voice of Inspirationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §72: Thy purposeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: of His RevelationgleaningsGWB §290: is being sent down unto theeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §524: of Thine inspirationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: Thy revelation
cause 62% revelation 14% behest 6% faith 4% bidding 4% commandment 3% decree 2% affairs 2% through 2% command 1%
