Prayers and Meditations — §673
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 673 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
سُبْحَانَكَ اللَّهُمَّ يا إِلهِي تَرَاني مُقْبِلاً إِلَيْكَ وَمُتَوَجِّهًا إِلى شَطْرِ فَضْلِكَ وَأَلْطافِكَ، أَسْئَلُكَ بِاسْمِكَ الَّذِيْ بِهِ سَقَيْتَ المُوَحِّدِينَ خَمْرَ رَحْمَتِكَ وَالمُقَرَّبِينَ كَوْثَرَ عِنايَتِكَ بِأَنْ تَجْعَلَنِيْ بِكُلِّي مُنْقَطِعًا عَنِ الأَوْهامِ وَمُقْبِلاً إِلى شَطْرِ فَضْلِكَ يا مَوْلَى الأَنامِ، يا إِلهِي أَيِّدْنِي فِي أَيَّامِ ظُهُورِ مَظْهَرِ أَمْرِكَ وَمَطْلَعِ وَحْ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Lauded be Thy name, O Lord my God! Thou seest how I have turned myself toward Thee, and set my face in the direction of Thy grace and Thy gifts. I implore Thee, by Thy name through which Thou didst enable all them that have recognized Thy unity to partake of the wine of Thy mercy, and all such as have drawn nigh unto Thee to quaff the living waters of Thy loving-kindness, to rid me entirely of all vain imaginings, and to incline me in the direction of Thy grace, O Thou Who art the Lord of all men!
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §233: “GlorifiedgleaningsGWB §620: the Glorifiedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §32: Immeasurably highprayers-and-meditationsP&M §131: Lauded betablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: Glorified be He thatthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: from on highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: GlorifiedgleaningsGWB §557: hymns of glory
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: God isgleaningsGWB §391: and pertaineth to God Himselfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: the mystic trumpetprayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: my Godthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §18: of the Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: gracegleaningsGWB §493: divinely revealed
مُقْبِلاً
literal: before; acceptance; approach
This form usually rendered as “set”, “fixed”, “face” (40 occurrences)
SE expanded to “I have turned myself”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: before theefire-tabletFire §46: go forwardgleaningsGWB §303: Ere that hourkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: receptive soulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: the tribesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §556: resting her heart upontablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: been lifted upontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss
This form usually rendered as “unto” (4 occurrences)
SE expanded to “and set my face”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §166: the facefire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §29: directed towards me Thy stepskitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: meaningsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §143: from directing his eyes towardstablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: the light of thethe-hidden-wordsHW §41: before Our Face
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: to ConstantinoplegleaningsGWB §226: inprayers-and-meditationsP&M §32: the nationsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: the seatgleaningsGWB §591: the right handprayers-and-meditationsP&M §470: shoresepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: My prisongleaningsGWB §282: the presence
SE expanded to “of Thy grace”
grace 91% tender 2% dawning-places 1% hand 1% bounty 1% loving-kindness 1% horizon 1% bounteousness 1% favor 1% mercy 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §224: through His gracegleaningsGWB §479: the gracekitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: exalted youprayers-and-meditationsP&M §782: Thy gracious providencetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: bountiesthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: the garmentwill-and-testamentW&T §18: wisdom
SE expanded to “and Thy gifts”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §15: bountiesgleaningsGWB §137: providencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: etherealprayers-and-meditationsP&M §793: favors and Thy giftsthe-hidden-wordsHW §109: loving and kindnesswill-and-testamentW&T §27: as a signepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: most sanctifiedgleaningsGWB §122: subtle
SE expanded to “I implore Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the suppliantgleaningsGWB §467: Find outkitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: seekprayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: hath been set aflameepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: Ask, thatgleaningsGWB §214: imploreprayers-and-meditationsP&M §611: I beg of Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: pray
SE expanded to “by Thy name”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: and of heavenfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §151: ascended into the heavenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §26: “Heavenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: of the nametablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §146: unto the heaven
This form usually rendered as “thou” (1 occurrences)
gleaningsGWB §60: partakeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §604: and causedthe-hidden-wordsHW §111: cup-bearerwill-and-testamentW&T §49: drinkprayers-and-meditationsP&M §622: are given drinkprayers-and-meditationsP&M §455: waterethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §673: Thou didst enableprayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: suffer me to quaff
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: nonefire-tabletFire §43: of OnenessgleaningsGWB §668: knit your soulskitab-i-iqanKIQ §150: no manprayers-and-meditationsP&M §843: transcendent unitytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: believers in the Divine Unitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: lonethe-hidden-wordsHW §69: all from one same
SE expanded to “to partake of the wine”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: with the winegleaningsGWB §65: of the words ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §298: the wine ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §139: from the celestial winegleaningsGWB §73: the drunkennessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §673: to partake of the winegleaningsGWB §552: draughtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: of the wine
SE expanded to “of Thy mercy”
mercy 90% all-encompassing 2% transcendent 2% heaven 1% court 1% canopy 1% compassion 1% wondrous 1% mercies 1% tender 1%
nigh 18% favored 18% enjoy 18% who 14% well-favored 11% near 7% well-favoured 4% favourites 4% brought 4% such 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §146: nearer accessfire-tabletFire §3: oceangleaningsGWB §575: that are nigh unto Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: Kindredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §150: favouritesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §529: who seek to draw nightablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: favouredthe-hidden-wordsHW §130: His presence
SE expanded to “to quaff the living waters”
living 45% kawthar 14% waters 10% river 10% stream 3% cup 3% life-giving 3% through 3% everlasting 3% plenteous 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: the living waters of Thy pardongleaningsGWB §57: cupkitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: the Kawtharprayers-and-meditationsP&M §155: through the living fountainepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: watersgleaningsGWB §60: the life-giving waters of reunionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: Kawtharprayers-and-meditationsP&M §269: the everlasting streams
SE expanded to “of Thy loving-kindness”
This form usually rendered as “number”, “suffer”, “set” (40 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: makethfire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §486: givenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §237: castprayers-and-meditationsP&M §242: set methe-hidden-wordsHW §12: have bountifully shedwill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: hath ordained
This form usually rendered as “wholly”, “all-embracing”, “utterly” (13 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: Every singlegleaningsGWB §613: whole universekitab-i-ahdAhd §12: everyonekitab-i-iqanKIQ §20: one andprayers-and-meditationsP&M §260: The noblest of noblestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: bethe-hidden-wordsHW §49: Forwill-and-testamentW&T §36: whomsoever
SE rendered تَجْعَلَنِيْ (tajʿalaní), بِكُلِّي (bikullí), مُنْقَطِعًا (munqaṭiʿan), الأَوْهامِ (al-ʾawhám), وَمُقْبِلاً (wamuqbiláan) as “rid, me entirely, all vain imaginings, and to incline me”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: torn in piecesgleaningsGWB §152: with absolute detachmentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: renounceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §362: may detach themselvestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: severed onestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: They passedwill-and-testamentW&T §11: decisiveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: of renunciation
SE expanded to “all vain imaginings”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: imaginingsfire-tabletFire §24: idle imaginingsgleaningsGWB §626: corrupt imaginationskitab-i-iqanKIQ §85: idle and faulty conceptionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §796: and vain imaginationstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: of delusionthe-hidden-wordsHW §83: doubtwill-and-testamentW&T §34: suspicion
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: a ViceregentgleaningsGWB §38: are endowedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: continuousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §3: for Thy loved oneswill-and-testamentW&T §49: have rainedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §239: order of the MawlavisgleaningsGWB §112: all the holy Oneskitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: provinces
SE expanded to “of all men”
SE rendered مَوْلَى (mawlá), الأَنامِ، (an-námi،), إِلهِي (ʾilhí), أَيِّدْنِي (ʾayyidní) as “Lord, of all men”
aid 36% assist 24% strengthened 8% assisted 8% enable 4% strengthen 4% hath 4% graciously 4% hast 4% confirmeth 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: assistgleaningsGWB §729: graciously assistprayers-and-meditationsP&M §375: Aid themthe-hidden-wordsHW §35: confirmeth thee inwill-and-testamentW&T §26: Give them Thy graceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: aidgleaningsGWB §478: strengthenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §546: be assisted
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §239: the days whengleaningsGWB §34: the pastkitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: on a certain dayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §454: Thine own dayswill-and-testamentW&T §47: daytimeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: when all the tribesgleaningsGWB §27: Day.”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §255: Many a day
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 §226: be revealedfire-tabletFire §38: prevailgleaningsGWB §562: Their outward conductkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: have We graciously revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: noontideprayers-and-meditationsP&M §265: to show forthtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: the revelation of thy glory
cause 59% revelation 16% behest 7% bidding 4% decree 4% faith 3% commandment 3% command 1% through 1% affairs 1%
dayspring 42% dawning-place 21% source 10% manifestation 8% revealer 6% who 4% fountain 3% apprehend 2% fountainhead 2% fountain-head 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: becoming knownfire-tabletFire §12: RevealergleaningsGWB §197: shinekitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: the Manifestationsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §521: shedding Thy radiancetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: may understand and hearkenthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenancewill-and-testamentW&T §5: the angelic company
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: of RevelationgleaningsGWB §290: sent downprayers-and-meditationsP&M §567: the horizonepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §73: Divine RevelationgleaningsGWB §656: of Thy Revelationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §513: Thine inspirationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: RevelationgleaningsGWB §583: inspiration
