Prayers and Meditations — §680
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 680 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
يا مَنْ وَجْهُكَ كَعْبَتِيْ وَجَمالُكَ حَرَمِيْ وَشَطْرُكَ مَطْلَبِيْ وَذِكْرُكَ رَجائِيْ وَحُبُّكَ مُؤنِسِيْ وَعِشْقُكَ مُوجِدِيْ وَذِكْرُكَ أَنِيسِيْ وَقُرْبُكَ أَمَلِي وَوَصْلُكَ غايَةُ رَجائِي وَمُنْتَهى مَطْلَبِيْ، أَسْئَلُكَ أَنْ لا تُخَيِّبَنِيْ عَمَّا قَدَّرْتهُ لِخِيْرَةِ عِبادِكَ، ثُمَّ ارْزُقْنِيْ خَيْرَ الدُّنْيا وَالآخِرَةِ وَإِنَّكَ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
O Thou Whose face is the object of my adoration, Whose beauty is my sanctuary, Whose habitation is my goal, Whose praise is my hope, Whose providence is my companion, Whose love is the cause of my being, Whose mention is my solace, Whose nearness is my desire, Whose presence is my dearest wish and highest aspiration, I entreat Thee not to withhold from me the things Thou didst ordain for the chosen ones among Thy servants. Supply me, then, with the good of this world and of the next.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: a bright and friendly facefire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §548: the exertionkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: to turnprayers-and-meditationsP&M §70: whose eyestablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: the light of thethe-hidden-wordsHW §9: thyself
SE expanded to “object of my adoration”
gleaningsGWB §661: the courtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §348: the adored Sanctuaryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §322: the adored tabernacleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §711: the Lodestarprayers-and-meditationsP&M §405: the sanctuaryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §59: the Tabernacleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: and the sanctuaryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §28: object of the adoration
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 §100: My BeautygleaningsGWB §134: glorykitab-i-ahdAhd §14: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: themprayers-and-meditationsP&M §804: through Thy beautytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §28: her beautythe-hidden-wordsHW §51: for My beautywill-and-testamentW&T §3: Abhá Beauty
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §76: debarredgleaningsGWB §412: destitute ofkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: members of the Holy Householdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §78: faithful seekerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §318: withhold him notthe-hidden-wordsHW §31: Denywill-and-testamentW&T §23: depriveth himself of God’s graceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: Sanctuary of Wisdom
وَشَطْرُكَ
literal: direction; direction/side; direction, side
This form usually rendered as “thee”, “whose”, “abode” (6 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: the KaabagleaningsGWB §569: unto the courtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §32: the nationsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: towardsgleaningsGWB §638: yourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §444: abodeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: upper chambergleaningsGWB §405: throne
remembrance 37% praise 24% remember 8% name 7% remembering 7% mention 4% glorification 4% virtues 4% whose 3% remembered 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: through thy remembrancegleaningsGWB §375: to such wordskitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckonedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: quotingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §500: glorytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: proclaimeththe-hidden-wordsHW §67: mention of Me
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: lovefire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §36: of the lovekitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: the lustprayers-and-meditationsP&M §529: unto Him Who istablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: I longtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §47: Is it thy wish
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: been My companiongleaningsGWB §594: Be unjust to no manprayers-and-meditationsP&M §90: enjoyed intimate communionthe-hidden-wordsHW §133: let him betake himselfepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: mangleaningsGWB §441: No two menprayers-and-meditationsP&M §680: solacethe-hidden-wordsHW §93: life
SE rendered رَجائِيْ (rajáʾí), وَحُبُّكَ (waḥubbuk), مُؤنِسِيْ (muʾnisí), وَعِشْقُكَ (waʿishquk), مُوجِدِيْ (mújidí), وَذِكْرُكَ (wadhikruk) as “hope, love, companion, cause of my being, mention”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: Thy true loversfire-tabletFire §41: LovegleaningsGWB §118: heartskitab-i-iqanKIQ §65: attainprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: of Thine ardent lovers tothe-hidden-wordsHW §130: his belovedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: loversgleaningsGWB §555: passionate devotion
This form usually rendered as “begetter”, “cause” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: hath discoveredfire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathegleaningsGWB §669: of His creatureskitab-i-iqanKIQ §104: come to existprayers-and-meditationsP&M §705: is begottentablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: may findthe-hidden-wordsHW §60: OFwill-and-testamentW&T §4: the firm
This form usually rendered as “hope”, “utmost”, “mine” (9 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: cherish the hopegleaningsGWB §395: longing to partakekitab-i-iqanKIQ §4: longingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §680: desirethe-hidden-wordsHW §93: desiresepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: my utmost Hopekitab-i-iqanKIQ §267: ponderprayers-and-meditationsP&M §692: my hope
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: majestyfire-tabletFire §2: of Thy reuniongleaningsGWB §122: cleansingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §110: reflectedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §409: in order thattablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §5: may attainthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: to attain the presenceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: is
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: made to errfire-tabletFire §8: heightgleaningsGWB §725: Desirekitab-i-iqanKIQ §26: ultimateprayers-and-meditationsP&M §335: the highest aspirationthe-hidden-wordsHW §10: surely strayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §407: highest aspirationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §247: the cherished desire
SE rendered وَوَصْلُكَ (wawaṣluk), غايَةُ (gháyah), رَجائِي (rajáʾí), وَمُنْتَهى (wamuntahى), مَطْلَبِيْ، (maṭlabí،), أَسْئَلُكَ (ʾasʾaluk) as “presence, dearest wish, aspiration, entreat”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: unnumberedfire-tabletFire §29: of thegleaningsGWB §111: limitlesskitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categorically forbiddenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: that which is forbiddenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §375: highest thoughtstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §24: them that comprehendthe-hidden-wordsHW §39: deny
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: praygleaningsGWB §260: ‘Askkitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: seekprayers-and-meditationsP&M §618: and callest to accountepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §146: beseechgleaningsGWB §157: askedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §651: I begepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §152: beseecheth
تُخَيِّبَنِيْ
literal: disappoint; disappoint, frustrate; disappointed/frustrated
prayers-and-meditationsP&M §680: withholdprayers-and-meditationsP&M §578: as one disappointedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §405: hath turned awayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §415: Disappoint me notprayers-and-meditationsP&M §707: Denyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §457: the hopesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §857: Shatterprayers-and-meditationsP&M §846: Wilt Thou shatter
This form usually rendered as “power”, “thou”, “might” (157 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “good”, “better”, “best” (83 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §267: bettergleaningsGWB §663: choose to treadkitab-i-iqanKIQ §270: hath the authorityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §208: good thingthe-hidden-wordsHW §101: Ponderwill-and-testamentW&T §36: Thy goodly giftsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: chosengleaningsGWB §183: hath drained
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: a slavefire-tabletFire §50: all the servantsgleaningsGWB §74: the heartskitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: the people ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §257: Thy servanttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicethe-hidden-wordsHW §56: Our servantswill-and-testamentW&T §10: wronged servant
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: attaingleaningsGWB §688: sustaining gracekitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: partake of theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §320: Supply uswill-and-testamentW&T §36: Vouchsafe unto themgleaningsGWB §581: suffice to enrichkitab-i-iqanKIQ §247: attained unto His Courtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §382: to supply
world 42% next 32% concluding 3% culmination 3% can 3% another 3% “life 3% other 3% others 3% end 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: the worldgleaningsGWB §295: to lastkitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: again.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §366: the life to comeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: concludinggleaningsGWB §116: can have no endprayers-and-meditationsP&M §428: restepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §28: next
SE rendered خَيْرَ (khayr), الدُّنْيا (ad-dunyá), وَالآخِرَةِ (wálákhirah), وَإِنَّكَ (waʾinnak) as “good, world, next”
