Prayers and Meditations — §640
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 640 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
أَيْ رَبِّ أَنَا المُشْتاقُ فِي حُبِّكَ بِما لا يَشْتاقُهُ أَحَدٌ هذا جَسَدِيْ بَيْنَ يَدَيْكَ وَرُوحِيْ تِلْقآءَ وَجْهِكَ فَافْعَلْ بِهِما ما شِئْتَ لإِعْلآءِ كَلِمَتِكَ وَإِبْرازِ ما كُنِزَ فِي خَزائِنِ عِلْمِكَ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
In the love I bear to Thee, O my Lord, my heart longeth for Thee with a longing such as no heart hath known. Here am I with my body between Thy hands, and my spirit before Thy face. Do with them as it may please Thee, for the exaltation of Thy word, and the revelation of what hath been enshrined within the treasuries of Thy knowledge.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: of DivinitygleaningsGWB §107: Lordshipkitab-i-iqanKIQ §258: God’sprayers-and-meditationsP&M §44: Rulertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: be my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §10: O Lord my Godepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: before the Lord
This form usually rendered as “yearning”, “yearn”, “heart” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: prizedfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §164: My Best-Belovedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: my friendprayers-and-meditationsP&M §554: in my love for Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §67: loving Mewill-and-testamentW&T §3: His loved ones)
SE rendered حُبِّكَ (ḥubbik), يَشْتاقُهُ (yashtáquh), أَحَدٌ (ʾaḥadun), جَسَدِيْ (jasadí), يَدَيْكَ (yadayk) as “love, known, body, Thy hands”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: alonegleaningsGWB §669: human mindkitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: of Truthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §85: to equal or rivaltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: dwellerthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: over the otherepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: the unitygleaningsGWB §115: Who is it
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: My limbsgleaningsGWB §246: My bodykitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: carrionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §45: my earthlytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: her bodythe-hidden-wordsHW §120: framewill-and-testamentW&T §13: its mortal frameepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: the body
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: at the mercy of rulersgleaningsGWB §636: to the carekitab-i-iqanKIQ §244: with their handsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: presencewill-and-testamentW&T §58: the Hands (pillars) of the Cause of Godepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: thine handsgleaningsGWB §184: at the handskitab-i-iqanKIQ §260: between His hands
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: By Presencefire-tabletFire §33: to the Divine PresencegleaningsGWB §37: of beholding the Facekitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: that they shall ever meet Himprayers-and-meditationsP&M §140: set forth beforetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §20: of His Presencethe-hidden-wordsHW §4: have engraved on theewill-and-testamentW&T §17: sow the seeds of
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §220: turning their faces towardsfire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §652: Presencekitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §156: beforeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §165: of Thy countenancetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hast directed towards me Thy stepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §9: not in thyself
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: doethgleaningsGWB §168: are doingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: He accomplishethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §750: handiworkthe-hidden-wordsHW §153: your deedsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: hath dealtgleaningsGWB §363: Their very deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §177: doing
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: things were createdgleaningsGWB §698: ordainedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §104: Primal Willprayers-and-meditationsP&M §255: and through the potency of Thy willtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §49: everythingwill-and-testamentW&T §5: this one, unworthy though he be
exalt 25% glorify 19% exaltation 13% sake 13% magnify 9% exalted 6% magnifying 6% proclaim 3% may 3% glorification 3%
This form usually rendered as “evidence”, “proof”, “demonstrate” (9 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: disclosedgleaningsGWB §204: as proofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §49: Revealersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §97: demonstratingtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: thy gloryepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: the revelation of My glorygleaningsGWB §112: the effulgencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: manifestation
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: is treasuredgleaningsGWB §630: treasurieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: depositoriesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §640: enshrinedthe-hidden-wordsHW §58: storesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §35: treasuresgleaningsGWB §627: obtaining their share ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: the treasuries
treasuries 40% treasures 15% all 10% within 10% stronghold 5% treasury 5% out 5% repositories 5% storehouses 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: all the treasuresgleaningsGWB §353: they whose hearts are the repositorieskitab-i-ahdAhd §1: the treasurykitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: are treasuredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §131: enshrinedthe-hidden-wordsHW §66: storehousesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: repositoriesgleaningsGWB §479: thy treasures
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: of the worldfire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §305: this same worldkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §236: the Christian divinesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §442: world and all thattablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
