Prayers and Meditations — §671
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 671 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
سُبْحَانَكَ اللَّهُمَّ يا إِلهِي أَسْئَلُكَ بِزَفَراتِ قُلُوبِ العاشِقِينَ وَدُمُوعِ عُيُونِ المُشْتاقِينَ بِأَنْ لا تَجْعَلَنِيْ مَحْرُومًا مِنْ نَفَحاتِ رَحْمانِيَّتِكَ فِي أَيَّامِكَ وَنَغَماتِ وَرْقآءِ وَحْدانِيَّتِكَ عِنْدَ ظُهُورِ أَنْوارِ وَجْهِكَ، فَيا إِلهِي أَنَا المِسْكينُ قَدْ تَشَبَّثْتُ بِذَيْلِ اسْمِكَ الغَنِيِّ وَأَنَا الفانِي قَدْ تَمَسَّكْتُ بِحَبْلِ اسْمِكَ الباقِي، إِذًا أَسْئَلُكَ بِنَفْسِكَ العَلِيِّ الأَعْلى بِأَنْ لا تَدَعَنِي بِنَفْسِيْ وَهَوايَ، خُذْ يَدِي بِأَيادِي اقْتِدارِكَ وَخَلِّصْنِيْ عَنْ غَمَراتِ الظُّنُونِ وَالأَوْهامِ وَطَهِّرْنِيْ عَنْ كُلِّ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Lauded and glorified art Thou, O my God! I entreat Thee by the sighing of Thy lovers and by the tears shed by them that long to behold Thee, not to withhold from me Thy tender mercies in Thy Day, nor to deprive me of the melodies of the Dove that extolleth Thy oneness before the light that shineth from Thy face. I am the one who is in misery, O God! Behold me cleaving fast to Thy Name, the All-Possessing. I am the one who is sure to perish; behold me clinging to Thy Name, the Imperishable. I implore Thee, therefore, by Thy Self, the Exalted, the Most High, not to abandon me unto mine own self and unto the desires of a corrupt inclination. Hold Thou my hand with the hand of Thy power, and deliver me from the depths of my fancies and idle imaginings, and cleanse me of all that is abhorrent unto Thee.
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “Lauded and glorified”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: “Glory to TheegleaningsGWB §152: All-Gloriouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: these grievous “veils of glory,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §137: Glorified, immeasurably glorifiedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: Glorified be He thatthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: from on highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: glorified be HegleaningsGWB §1: Lauded and glorified art Thou
SE expanded to “I entreat Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: askgleaningsGWB §506: and shall be calledkitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: seekprayers-and-meditationsP&M §127: I pray Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: Ask, thatgleaningsGWB §630: pray Theeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: Destroy not, I implore Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §152: beseecheth
This form usually rendered as “sighs”, “groans”, “cries” (17 occurrences)
SE expanded to “by the sighing”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: sighprayers-and-meditationsP&M §391: groanstablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: tearsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: sighsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §671: by the sighingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §187: the criesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §166: my sighsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: unity
SE rendered إِلهِي (ʾilhí), أَسْئَلُكَ (ʾasʾaluk), بِزَفَراتِ (bizafarát), قُلُوبِ (qulúb), العاشِقِينَ (al-ʿáshiqín), وَدُمُوعِ (wadumúʿ) as “O God, I entreat Thee, by the sighing, of, Thy lovers, and by the tears”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §208: thrown into confusiongleaningsGWB §618: shall causekitab-i-ahdAhd §4: a pure heartkitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: turningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §203: from my heartthe-hidden-wordsHW §102: human heartwill-and-testamentW&T §48: with a heartepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: transformed
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: Thy true loversfire-tabletFire §41: LovegleaningsGWB §555: passionate devotionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §65: attainprayers-and-meditationsP&M §711: all them that love Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §81: of loveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: loversgleaningsGWB §673: Beloved
SE expanded to “and by the tears”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: the tearsgleaningsGWB §410: weepprayers-and-meditationsP&M §400: their tearswill-and-testamentW&T §35: tears cameepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: tears of every manprayers-and-meditationsP&M §671: and by the tearsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: the tears they shedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: tears
SE rendered قُلُوبِ (qulúb), العاشِقِينَ (al-ʿáshiqín), وَدُمُوعِ (wadumúʿ), عُيُونِ (ʿuyún), المُشْتاقِينَ (al-mushtáqín) as “of, Thy lovers, and by the tears, long to behold Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: The eyegleaningsGWB §30: thine eyeskitab-i-iqanKIQ §223: visionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §219: mine eyestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: with their own eyestablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: those of all creationthe-hidden-wordsHW §44: eyes and thinewill-and-testamentW&T §18: is appointed
المُشْتاقِينَ
literal: longing; yearning; longing, yearning
SE expanded to “long to behold Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: fervorfire-tabletFire §41: Thy yearninggleaningsGWB §118: thirstkitab-i-iqanKIQ §216: longing desireprayers-and-meditationsP&M §52: they whose hearts yearnthe-hidden-wordsHW §51: thy longingwill-and-testamentW&T §14: urgingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: yearn
SE rendered المُشْتاقِينَ (al-mushtáqín), تَجْعَلَنِيْ (tajʿalaní), مَحْرُومًا (maḥrúman), نَفَحاتِ (nafaḥát), رَحْمانِيَّتِكَ (raḥmánínatik) as “long to behold Thee, withhold from me, Thy tender mercies”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: hath ordainedfire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §699: regardkitab-i-iqanKIQ §17: handiworkprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: didst exaltthe-hidden-wordsHW §12: have bountifully shedwill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: maketh
This form usually rendered as “deprived”, “deprive”, “bereft” (86 occurrences)
SE expanded to “withhold from me”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §32: utterly deprivedgleaningsGWB §563: disappointkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: members of the Holy Householdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §78: faithful seekerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §659: to denythe-hidden-wordsHW §38: forfeitwill-and-testamentW&T §23: depriveth himself of God’s graceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: covering cast over mine honor
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: breathsgleaningsGWB §111: fragrancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: savoursprayers-and-meditationsP&M §38: the sweet smelling fragrancewill-and-testamentW&T §13: the sweet savoursepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §148: the breezesgleaningsGWB §433: grievous afflictionsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §588: wafted
SE expanded to “Thy tender mercies”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: this daygleaningsGWB §504: is this Daykitab-i-iqanKIQ §160: as yetprayers-and-meditationsP&M §155: of Thy dayswill-and-testamentW&T §54: days’ timeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the Judgment DaygleaningsGWB §34: the pastkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of the day
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: sheetfire-tabletFire §23: NightingalegleaningsGWB §66: The Phoenixkitab-i-iqanKIQ §212: the Bird of Heavenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §106: the scrollstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: celestial dovewill-and-testamentW&T §34: scrolls ofepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: its leaves
SE expanded to “extolleth Thy oneness”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: onefire-tabletFire §43: By Thine alonenessgleaningsGWB §99: the essential unitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §216: divineprayers-and-meditationsP&M §153: by the onenesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: believers in the Divine Unitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: lonethe-hidden-wordsHW §69: dust
SE rendered وَحْدانِيَّتِكَ (waḥdánínatik), ظُهُورِ (ẓuhúr), أَنْوارِ (ʾanwár), وَجْهِكَ، (wajhika،) as “extolleth Thy oneness, the light, from Thy face”
revelation 63% manifestation 15% dispensation 8% advent 3% appearance 3% coming 2% manifestations 2% most 1% hath 1% manifest 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §250: it appearedfire-tabletFire §8: the signsgleaningsGWB §448: to manifestkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: daysprings of authority and sourceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: Manifestation of the All-Gloriousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §395: the Manifesttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Revelation—a Revelation
light 40% splendors 25% lights 15% brightness 6% effulgence 3% radiance 3% luminaries 3% dawning 2% effulgent 2% splendor 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: shiningfire-tabletFire §9: the brightnessgleaningsGWB §308: the source of that lightkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: shining and resplendentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: fireprayers-and-meditationsP&M §346: the glorytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: exalted and gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: gleaming
SE expanded to “from Thy face”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: with snow-white facesfire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §667: faceskitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §187: their countenanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §165: of Thy countenancetablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: the light of thethe-hidden-wordsHW §9: thyself
SE rendered أَنْوارِ (ʾanwár), وَجْهِكَ، (wajhika،), فَيا (fayá), إِلهِي (ʾilhí), المِسْكينُ (al-miskín) as “the light, from Thy face, one who is in misery”
This form usually rendered as “wretched”, “poor” (6 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: will cleavegleaningsGWB §227: fixeth his heartkitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: muskprayers-and-meditationsP&M §217: were not kept backtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: Launchepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: holding fastgleaningsGWB §719: Hold ye fastkitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: following the example
تَشَبَّثْتُ
literal: cling; clinging; clinging/holding fast
This form usually rendered as “clung”, “hath”, “clinging” (9 occurrences)
SE expanded to “Behold me cleaving fast to”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: hold fastgleaningsGWB §224: scrupulously observekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: firmly adherekitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: upheldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §760: and clingingwill-and-testamentW&T §17: seize uponepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: taken fast holdgleaningsGWB §411: take firm hold
SE rendered المِسْكينُ (al-miskín), تَشَبَّثْتُ (tashabbatht), بِذَيْلِ (bidhayl), اسْمِكَ (ismik), الغَنِيِّ (al-ghanín), وَأَنَا (waʾaná) as “one who is in misery, Behold me cleaving fast to, Thy Name, the All-Possessing, I am”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: hem of His generosityfire-tabletFire §31: The robegleaningsGWB §223: skirtkitab-i-iqanKIQ §76: robeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §598: to the resplendent hemepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the hemprayers-and-meditationsP&M §150: to the hemepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: hem
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: offire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §85: are in the heavenskitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: The term “heaven”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §116: Most Great Nametablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §29: he bear My name
all-possessing 37% rich 33% dispense 7% afford 3% self-sufficient 3% all 3% can 3% independent 3% truth 3% enrich 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: notesgleaningsGWB §268: the Lord of Wealthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: richesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §161: enrich metablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: singethtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: eternal wealththe-hidden-wordsHW §130: his richesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: Thy riches
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §202: willkitab-i-iqanKIQ §42: thesethe-hidden-wordsHW §120: momentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: tokitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: Althoughepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: He, verilykitab-i-iqanKIQ §218: a moment’sepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: \‘Verily
SE expanded to “is sure to perish”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: perishgleaningsGWB §622: vainkitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: everlastingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §829: this evanescent soultablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §29: mortal gravesthe-hidden-wordsHW §88: that must dieepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: yours perishethgleaningsGWB §486: transitory
SE rendered الفانِي (al-fání), تَمَسَّكْتُ (tamassakt), بِحَبْلِ (biḥabl), اسْمِكَ (ismik), الباقِي، (al-báqí،) as “is sure to perish, behold me clinging to, Thy Name, the Imperishable”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §178: clung togleaningsGWB §267: by Thy Cordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §276: tieepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: CordgleaningsGWB §680: tenaciously toprayers-and-meditationsP&M §69: every tieepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: firm CordgleaningsGWB §719: by the Cord
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: Everlastingfire-tabletFire §30: hiddengleaningsGWB §452: who were madekitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: while there is yetprayers-and-meditationsP&M §277: Thine eternitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: hath remainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §8: eternally liveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §154: remaining
SE expanded to “by Thy Self”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: mere impulsefire-tabletFire §21: passiongleaningsGWB §629: evil passions and desireskitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: heavenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §211: of selfthe-hidden-wordsHW §39: thou desirestwill-and-testamentW&T §36: my spiritepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: firmament
This form usually rendered as “take”, “rein”, “draw” (8 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: his handgleaningsGWB §490: the perpetratorskitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: with their own handsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §790: his doortablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: in Whose hand istablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: with their handsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: its handgleaningsGWB §163: allowed Pharaoh’s rod
SE expanded to “of Thy power”
power 34% might 32% omnipotence 9% dominion 8% through 4% potency 4% sovereign 4% overpowering 2% strength 2% hand 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: Powerfulfire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §657: hath powerkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: measurekitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: for a whileprayers-and-meditationsP&M §447: the potency of Whose mighttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Powerfultablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: the Mighty, the All-Powerful
SE expanded to “and deliver me”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: purefire-tabletFire §1: the sinceregleaningsGWB §233: the sincere loverskitab-i-iqanKIQ §254: trueprayers-and-meditationsP&M §520: devoted to Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: sincere onesthe-hidden-wordsHW §146: absoluteepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: wholly for
SE expanded to “of my fancies”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: deemedfire-tabletFire §24: fancygleaningsGWB §36: of idle fancykitab-i-iqanKIQ §90: doubtfulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §203: all idle fanciestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: superstitionsthe-hidden-wordsHW §57: is thy fancyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: vain imaginings
SE expanded to “and idle imaginings”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: superstitiousfire-tabletFire §24: idle imaginingsgleaningsGWB §410: the vain imaginationskitab-i-iqanKIQ §85: idle and faulty conceptionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §141: his vain imaginationstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: of delusionthe-hidden-wordsHW §83: doubtwill-and-testamentW&T §34: suspicion
SE expanded to “and cleanse me”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: to cleansegleaningsGWB §617: purifyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §281: sanctified methe-hidden-wordsHW §60: cleanse itepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §191: be sanctifiedgleaningsGWB §644: to sanctifyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §429: will purgethe-hidden-wordsHW §120: stainless
