Prayers and Meditations — §669
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 669 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
فَيا إِلهِي وَمحْبُوبِيْ وَغايَةَ أَمَلِيْ افْعَلْ بِعِبادِكَ وَبَرِيَّتِكَ ما يَنْبَغِيْ لِجَمالِكَ وَعَظَمَتِكَ وَما يَلِيقُ لِكَرَمِكَ وَمَواهِبِكَ، إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الَّذِيْ سَبَقَتْ رَحْمَتُكَ العالَمِينَ وَأَحاط فَضْلُكَ مَنْ فِي السَّمواتِ وَالأَرَضِينَ، مَنِ الَّذِيْ ناداكَ وَما أَجَبْتَهُ؟ وَمَنِ الَّذِيْ أَقْبَلَ إِلَيْكَ وَما تَقَرَّبْتَ إِلَيْهِ؟ وَمَنِ الَّذِيْ تَوَجَّهَ بِوَجْهِهِ إِلى وَجْهِكَ وَما تَوَجَّهَتْ إِلَيْهِ لَحَظاتُ عِنايَتِكَ؟ أَشْهَدُ حِينَئِذٍ بِأَنَّ إِقْبالَكَ عِبادَكَ سَبَقَ إِقْبالَهُمْ إِيَّاكَ وَذِكْرَكَ إِيَّاهُمْ كانَ قَبْلَ ذِكْرِهِمْ إِيَّاكَ وَلَكَ الفَضْلُ يا مَنْ بِيَدِكَ مَلَكُوتُ العَطآءِ وَجَبَرُوتُ القَضآءِ.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Deal Thou, therefore, O my God, my Beloved, my supreme Desire, with Thy servants and with all that were created by Thee as would beseem Thy beauty and Thy greatness, and would be worthy of Thy generosity and gifts. Thou art, in truth, He Whose mercy hath encompassed all the worlds, and Whose grace hath embraced all that dwell on earth and in heaven. Who is there that hath cried after Thee, and whose prayer hath remained unanswered? Where is he to be found who hath reached forth towards Thee, and whom Thou hast failed to approach? Who is he that can claim to have fixed his gaze upon Thee, and toward whom the eye of Thy loving-kindness hath not been directed? I bear witness that Thou hadst turned toward Thy servants ere they had turned toward Thee, and hadst remembered them ere they had remembered Thee. All grace is Thine, O Thou in Whose hand is the kingdom of Divine gifts and the source of every irrevocable decree.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: made to errfire-tabletFire §8: heightgleaningsGWB §725: Desirekitab-i-iqanKIQ §26: ultimateprayers-and-meditationsP&M §407: highest aspirationthe-hidden-wordsHW §10: surely strayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §680: dearest wishprayers-and-meditationsP&M §335: the highest aspiration
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: hopegleaningsGWB §395: longing to partakekitab-i-iqanKIQ §8: consider and reflectprayers-and-meditationsP&M §692: my hopethe-hidden-wordsHW §123: OF DESIREepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: my utmost Hopekitab-i-iqanKIQ §4: reflectprayers-and-meditationsP&M §669: supreme
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: thou hast donegleaningsGWB §244: your doingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: deeds—fromprayers-and-meditationsP&M §257: Thou doestthe-hidden-wordsHW §153: by deedsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: thine actgleaningsGWB §168: are doingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: His doings?”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: servantsfire-tabletFire §50: all the servantsgleaningsGWB §706: complete servitudekitab-i-iqanKIQ §232: those whoprayers-and-meditationsP&M §84: Consider nottablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: of otherswill-and-testamentW&T §23: of the servants
وَبَرِيَّتِكَ
literal: creation; creatures; creation, creatures
SE expanded to “all that were created”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: clear of themfire-tabletFire §7: mankindgleaningsGWB §693: creaturesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §749: Thy creationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: mengleaningsGWB §584: of their Creatorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §681: of all menepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: creation
beauty 86% countenance 3% radiant 1% revelation 1% glory 1% whose 1% most 1% through 1% exalted 1% meditating 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: fairest and most comelygleaningsGWB §416: the Beneficentkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: the beauty of the roseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §230: Beauteoustablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §28: her beautythe-hidden-wordsHW §68: and by My beautywill-and-testamentW&T §5: the most holy Abhá Beauty
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §208: greatnessgleaningsGWB §621: bountiful favorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: a mighty Dayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: have laid mighty holdthe-hidden-wordsHW §21: plenteouswill-and-testamentW&T §25: distinguishedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: greatestgleaningsGWB §481: excessive riches
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: unseemlygleaningsGWB §486: befittethkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: best befitprayers-and-meditationsP&M §441: and beseemed notepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: fitgleaningsGWB §656: great gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §731: falleth shortepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: worthy
bounty 36% generosity 27% favor 9% bountiful 9% shadow 3% bestowal 3% bounteousness 3% graciousness 3% grace 3% through 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §152: All-BounteousgleaningsGWB §477: hath favored theeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §137: Thy giftswill-and-testamentW&T §56: giftepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: suns of Thy goodly giftsgleaningsGWB §569: and bountyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §408: and favors,—Iwill-and-testamentW&T §10: a bounty
hath 52% surpassed 16% preceded 6% encompasseth 6% excelled 3% surpasseth 3% surpassing 3% permeated 3% grasp 3% encompassed 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: committed it before MegleaningsGWB §134: escaped themkitab-i-iqanKIQ §188: may encompassprayers-and-meditationsP&M §724: in bygone agesthe-hidden-wordsHW §52: Hastenepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §43: hath, verily, encompassedgleaningsGWB §257: surpassethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §273: grasp
mercy 90% all-encompassing 2% transcendent 2% heaven 1% court 1% canopy 1% compassion 1% wondrous 1% mercies 1% tender 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: My knowledgefire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §259: certain scienceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §181: beingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §778: hast taughttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §104: existence
This form usually rendered as “encompassed”, “hath”, “envelop” (75 occurrences)
encompassed 40% hath 16% envelop 11% pervaded 7% embraced 7% have 4% comprehend 4% all-encompassing 4% surrounded 4% surround 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: encompassedfire-tabletFire §9: envelopedgleaningsGWB §305: encompassed Uskitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: supremacyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §199: have so envelopedthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: besetwill-and-testamentW&T §32: compassed me roundepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: throughout
grace 91% tender 2% dawning-places 1% hand 1% bounty 1% loving-kindness 1% horizon 1% bounteousness 1% favor 1% mercy 1%
SE expanded to “cried after Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §98: callethfire-tabletFire §48: Thy CallgleaningsGWB §405: Divine Heraldkitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: call of theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §669: cried after Theetablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: calling aloudtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §30: raisedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: Call
SE expanded to “hath remained unanswered”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: answer tofire-tabletFire §4: AnswerergleaningsGWB §594: an answererkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: repliesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §650: wont to answertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §53: hearkenedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: answeredgleaningsGWB §39: the answer
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “set”, “turned” (51 occurrences)
SE expanded to “reached forth towards Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: hath turnedfire-tabletFire §46: go forwardgleaningsGWB §257: acknowledge the truthkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: receptive soulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §229: in a bygone ageprayers-and-meditationsP&M §673: and to incline metablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: been lifted upontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss
SE rendered وَمَنِ (waman), أَقْبَلَ (ʾaqbal), إِلَيْكَ (ʾilayk), تَقَرَّبْتَ (taqarrabt), إِلَيْهِ؟ (ʾilayhi؟) as “who, reached forth towards Thee, hast failed to approach, toward whom”
SE expanded to “hast failed to approach”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: the well-favored and sincere onesfire-tabletFire §3: oceangleaningsGWB §581: may approachkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: Kindredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: a sacrificeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §445: of drawing nigh untotablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: favouredthe-hidden-wordsHW §11: near unto thee
This form usually rendered as “turning”, “turn”, “set” (116 occurrences)
SE expanded to “fixed his gaze upon Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §239: proceededfire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §617: all attachment tokitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: meaningsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §484: set your faces towardstablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: the light of thethe-hidden-wordsHW §16: thy face unto Mine
This form usually rendered as “eyes”, “glance”, “eye” (4 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “"beware”, “beware” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: versegleaningsGWB §363: whatkitab-i-iqanKIQ §234: believe notwill-and-testamentW&T §9: sacred verseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: signskitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: revealed verseswill-and-testamentW&T §6: the Holy Writingsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: the verses
remembrance 37% praise 24% remember 8% name 7% remembering 7% mention 4% glorification 4% virtues 4% whose 3% remembered 2%
signs 50% verses 18% verse 11% utterances 6% sign 6% words 4% what 3% repudiated 1% utterance 1% mighty 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: by His versesfire-tabletFire §26: utterancegleaningsGWB §374: these signskitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: How, We wonderprayers-and-meditationsP&M §288: with the signstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: by whatwill-and-testamentW&T §6: by the holy verseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: repudiated Thy signs
5 occurrences in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: HandgleaningsGWB §615: under the eyes ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: with their own handsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §165: Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: in Whose hand istablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: with their handsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: hand of Thy loving-kindnessgleaningsGWB §63: all his might
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: provincesgleaningsGWB §425: of the earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: angelprayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: “All dominiontablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: of the Kingdomtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §20: inthe-hidden-wordsHW §2: Possesswill-and-testamentW&T §28: righteous
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §178: bestowfire-tabletFire §4: generositykitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: show kindnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §470: bounteousnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §66: iswill-and-testamentW&T §10: Thy bountiful Graceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: bountyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §598: the Great Giver
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §224: the Realm of Gloryfire-tabletFire §37: the eternal realmgleaningsGWB §632: the Kingdomkitab-i-iqanKIQ §13: oppressionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §140: heavenly realmtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §16: the realmthe-hidden-wordsHW §7: Our exalted dominionwill-and-testamentW&T §12: Realm of Glory
decree 52% irrevocable 14% destiny 5% decreed 5% ruling 5% tribulations 5% meet 5% irrevocably 5% fate 5%
