Prayers and Meditations — §653
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 653 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
لَكَ الحَمْدُ يا إِلهِي بِما أَيْقَظْتَنِيْ بَعْدَ نَوْمِيْ وَأَظْهَرْتَنِيْ بَعْدَ غَيْبَتِيْ وَأَقَمْتَنِيْ بَعْدَ رَقْدِيْ، أَصْبَحْتُ مُتَوَجِّهًا إِلى أَنْوارِ فَجْرِ ظُهُورِكَ الَّذِيْ بِهِ أَنارَتْ آفاقُ سَمَواتِ قُدْرَتِكَ وَعَظَمَتِكَ وَمُعْتَرِفًا بِآياتِكَ وَمُوقِنًا بِكِتابِكَ وَمُتَمَسِّكًا بِحَبْلِكَ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I give praise to Thee, O my God, that Thou hast awakened me out of my sleep, and brought me forth after my disappearance, and raised me up from my slumber. I have wakened this morning with my face set toward the splendors of the Daystar of Thy Revelation, through Which the heavens of Thy power and Thy majesty have been illumined, acknowledging Thy signs, believing in Thy Book, and holding fast unto Thy Cord.
Translation Notes
SE rendered لَكَ (lak), الحَمْدُ (al-ḥamd), إِلهِي (ʾilhí), أَيْقَظْتَنِيْ (ʾayqaẓtaní) as “to, God, awakened”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: I yield Thee thanksgleaningsGWB §219: All praisekitab-i-iqanKIQ §72: Ahmad andprayers-and-meditationsP&M §626: give praisetablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: ‘Render thankswill-and-testamentW&T §40: the Lord be praisedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: gloriousgleaningsGWB §401: most blessed
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: from Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §374: of the revelation of Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §142: God!”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §136: Thou Who art the Lordtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
This form usually rendered as “roused”, “didst”, “hast” (6 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §254: “MustayqizgleaningsGWB §257: may shake offkitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: wakingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §138: hath been awakenedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: wakenedgleaningsGWB §167: roused Me from My slumberprayers-and-meditationsP&M §311: and roused me upprayers-and-meditationsP&M §55: didst waken
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “hast”, “manifest” (5 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §209: hath been revealedfire-tabletFire §8: the signsgleaningsGWB §129: when they appearedkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: streamed forthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §35: effulgentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: Thou didst reveal Himtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §14: I gave thee being
This form usually rendered as “absence”, “disappearance”, “while” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: Unseen, the UnknowablegleaningsGWB §34: of concealmentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §273: hiddenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §653: disappearancetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: while I am absentthe-hidden-wordsHW §143: with detractionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: hath been obscuredgleaningsGWB §278: of things hidden
SE expanded to “raised me up”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: unto the field offire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §600: arise to aidkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: Day of Judgmentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §112: to speak in Thy nametablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: her own station
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: those that are fast asleepgleaningsGWB §86: will ye sleepkitab-i-iqanKIQ §255: slumberprayers-and-meditationsP&M §520: continue to slumberepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: the slumberkitab-i-iqanKIQ §18: bedsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §55: the bedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: asleep
SE expanded to “have wakened this morning”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §236: inclinefire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §652: Presencekitab-i-ahdAhd §4: set his facekitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: to turnprayers-and-meditationsP&M §718: and inclinethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hast directed towards me Thy stepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §76: turned towards
light 48% splendors 23% lights 13% brightness 4% effulgence 3% resplendent 2% glory 2% luminaries 2% all 1% effulgent 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §39: by their lightfire-tabletFire §1: of the lightgleaningsGWB §124: these resplendent Lightskitab-i-iqanKIQ §65: splendoursprayers-and-meditationsP&M §807: His splendortablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: splendourthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: gleamingwill-and-testamentW&T §13: radiantly
dayspring 35% morning 12% dawn 12% dawning 12% daybreak 6% dawning-light 6% break 6% dawning-place 6% daystar 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: impiousgleaningsGWB §37: Dayspringkitab-i-iqanKIQ §66: breakprayers-and-meditationsP&M §758: dawningepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: daybreakgleaningsGWB §77: of the workers of iniquitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: to the people of iniquityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §13: wicked doers
This form usually rendered as “world”, “whole”, “all” (52 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: offire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §416: upon My namekitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: heaven”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §706: and by Thy Nametablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
power 44% might 24% through 13% almighty 5% strength 4% omnipotence 3% whose 3% authority 2% greatness 1% transcendent 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: men of understandinggleaningsGWB §669: the profoundest thinkerkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §34: of true knowledgeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §292: and acknowledgedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: shalt knowepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: hath acknowledged
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 §232: by His versesfire-tabletFire §26: utterancegleaningsGWB §628: and all the signs of the universekitab-i-iqanKIQ §234: in the versesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §736: one versetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: by whatthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: wert thou to attain theretowill-and-testamentW&T §9: sacred verse
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: them who are well assuredfire-tabletFire §24: Thy certitudegleaningsGWB §388: truekitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: steadfastprayers-and-meditationsP&M §779: havethe-hidden-wordsHW §29: Know thou of a truthepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: that ye may have firm faithgleaningsGWB §299: that hast truly believed
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §127: BookgleaningsGWB §347: Scriptures ofkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: Writkitab-i-iqanKIQ §7: books andprayers-and-meditationsP&M §228: in His Booksthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: and have written for theewill-and-testamentW&T §6: Epistlesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: destined
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: clung togleaningsGWB §7: strict observancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: worldlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §128: have laid holdtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: Launchepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §202: adoptgleaningsGWB §686: musk-ladenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: Clinging unto
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: the cordgleaningsGWB §267: by Thy Cordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §824: to Thy cordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: unto the cordgleaningsGWB §719: by the Cordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §591: on Thy cordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §178: clung togleaningsGWB §680: tenaciously to
