Prayers and Meditations — §711
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 711 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
لَكَ الحَمْدُ يا إِلهِي وَإِلهَ العالَمِينَ وَمَقْصُودِي وَمَقْصُودَ العارِفِينَ وَمَحْبُوبِيْ وَمَحْبُوبَ المُوَحِّدِينَ وَمَعْبُودِيْ وَمَعْبُودَ المُقَرَّبِيْنَ وَمُنايَ وَمُنَى المُخْلِصِيْنَ وَرَجائِي وَرَجاءَ الآمِلِينَ وَمَلاذِي وَمَلاذَ القاصِدِيْنَ وَمَلْجَأيْ وَمَلْجَأَ اللآئِذِينَ وَمَقْصَدِيْ وَمَقْصَدَ المُتَوَجِّهِينَ وَمَنْظَرِيْ وَمَنْظَرَ النَّاظِرِيْنَ وَجَنَّتِي وَجَنَّةَ البالِغِينَ وَكَعْبَتِيْ وَكَعْبَةَ المُشْتاقِينَ وَجَذْبِي وَجَذْبَ العاشِقِينَ وَنُورِيْ وَنُورَ الهائِمِينَ التَّائِبِينَ وَوَلَهِيْ وَوَلَهَ الذَّاكرِينَ وَكَهْفِيْ وَكَهْفَ الهارِبِينَ وَحِصْنِيْ وَحِصْنَ الخائِفِينَ وَرَبِّيْ وَرَبَّ مَنْ فِي السَّمَواتِ وَالأَرَضِيْنَ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Praise be unto Thee, Who art my God and the God of all men, and my Desire and the Desire of all them that have recognized Thee, and my Beloved and the Beloved of such as have acknowledged Thy unity, and the Object of my adoration and of the adoration of them that have near access to Thee, and my Wish and the Wish of such as are wholly devoted to Thee, and my Hope and the Hope of them that have fixed their hearts upon Thee, and my Refuge and the Refuge of all such as have hastened towards Thee, and my Haven and the Haven of whosoever hath repaired unto Thee, and my Goal and the Goal of all them that have set themselves towards Thee, and my Object and the Object of those who have fixed their gaze upon Thee, and my Paradise and the Paradise of them that have ascended towards Thee, and my Lodestar and the Lodestar of all such as yearn after Thee, and my Joy and the Joy of all them that love Thee, and my Light and the Light of all such as have erred and asked to be forgiven by Thee, and my Exultation and the Exultation of all them that remember Thee, and my Stronghold and the Stronghold of all such as have fled to Thee, and my Sanctuary and the Sanctuary of all that dread Thee, and my Lord and the Lord of all such as dwell in the heavens and on the earth!
Translation Notes
SE rendered الحَمْدُ (al-ḥamd), إِلهِي (ʾilhí), وَإِلهَ (waʾilh) as “God, God of all men”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: Praise begleaningsGWB §162: Praise be to Theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: the Muhammadan Dispensationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §122: I give praisetablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: ‘Render thankswill-and-testamentW&T §40: the Lord be praisedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: praisedgleaningsGWB §635: most blessed and all-glorious
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §78: Himfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §293: from the Lordkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §253: divinely-appointedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §141: my Lordtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
SE rendered إِلهِي (ʾilhí), وَإِلهَ (waʾilh), العالَمِينَ (al-ʿálamín), وَمَقْصُودِي (wamaqṣúdí), وَمَقْصُودَ (wamaqṣúd) as “God, God of all men, Desire, the Desire of all them”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §32: sciencesfire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §254: His knowledge embracethkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: these signsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §164: well awaretablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: your endgleaningsGWB §118: wayfarerskitab-i-ahdAhd §10: The objectkitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: the purpose thereofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §482: Thou One Desirethe-hidden-wordsHW §76: seekethwill-and-testamentW&T §47: my heart’s Desireepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: them who haste to meet Thee
SE expanded to “have recognized Thee”
all 22% have 17% comprehend 13% every 10% such 8% who 8% know 8% understand 5% perceive 5% initiated 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: such as had known HimgleaningsGWB §112: hast caused all the holy Ones to confesskitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: acknowledgeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §219: that we may recognize Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §99: HAVE A NAMEepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §233: breath
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: desirefire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §432: cherishethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §142: love?”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §491: I still cherish the desiretablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §30: wouldst not have ascribedwill-and-testamentW&T §48: Beloved One
This form usually rendered as “have”, “such”, “truly” (26 occurrences)
SE expanded to “acknowledged Thy unity”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §213: alonefire-tabletFire §43: By Thine alonenessgleaningsGWB §358: of all menkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: singlekitab-i-iqanKIQ §150: no manprayers-and-meditationsP&M §837: may laud and magnify Thy unitytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: believers in the Divine Unitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: lone
SE expanded to “Object of my adoration”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: My believing servantsfire-tabletFire §49: AdoredgleaningsGWB §668: your neighborkitab-i-iqanKIQ §232: those whoprayers-and-meditationsP&M §108: unto Thy servantstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicewill-and-testamentW&T §12: trusted servantsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: mankind
المُقَرَّبِيْنَ
literal: nearness; near; bring near
This form usually rendered as “such”, “nigh”, “who” (59 occurrences)
SE expanded to “near access to”
such 18% nigh 16% who 14% enjoy 14% favored 12% have 10% all 8% well-favored 6% shall 2% well-favoured 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: draw her nighfire-tabletFire §2: Those who are near unto TheegleaningsGWB §83: his kindredkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: Kindredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §250: of the divine Presenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §669: hast failed to approachtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: the Presencetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: the favoured of God
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: \‘Wish ye, thenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §259: yearnedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §341: Desirekitab-i-iqanKIQ §253: “Wishprayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: and my Highest Wishkitab-i-iqanKIQ §260: cravedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §711: my Wishprayers-and-meditationsP&M §652: O my Hope
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: of the sincerefire-tabletFire §1: the sinceregleaningsGWB §617: to be entirely divestedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §254: trueprayers-and-meditationsP&M §769: them who are devoted to Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §146: absolutewill-and-testamentW&T §34: Thy devotedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: sincere
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: my supreme Aspirationfire-tabletFire §4: LonginggleaningsGWB §629: may obtainkitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: our hopes were fixedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §578: Thee alone do I seekthe-hidden-wordsHW §50: yearnethwill-and-testamentW&T §32: heart’s Desireepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: hopeth
This form usually rendered as “such”, “have”, “whose” (7 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §21: of all aspirationsgleaningsGWB §395: longing to partakekitab-i-iqanKIQ §8: Meditateprayers-and-meditationsP&M §582: hopingthe-hidden-wordsHW §93: desiresepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §21: this aspirationgleaningsGWB §35: Reflectkitab-i-iqanKIQ §13: ponder upon
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: havenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §372: hath sought Thy shelterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: refugeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §535: who hath fled to Thee for shelterprayers-and-meditationsP&M §711: whosoever hath repaired unto Theeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §67: to seek Thy shelterprayers-and-meditationsP&M §711: my Refugeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §672: to seek Thee as my Refuge
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: refugegleaningsGWB §594: a havenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §241: seek the sheltering shadowprayers-and-meditationsP&M §711: the HavengleaningsGWB §534: asylum to which ye can fleeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §470: shelterprayers-and-meditationsP&M §222: havenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §711: my Haven
المُتَوَجِّهِينَ
literal: face; attention; turning
This form usually rendered as “all” (1 occurrences)
SE expanded to “set themselves towards Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §3: with radiant facesfire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §510: fix Thy gaze uponkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §187: their countenanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §649: setting their faces towardtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hast directed towards me Thy stepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §41: before Our Face
SE expanded to “fixed their gaze upon Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: ParadisegleaningsGWB §55: unto the garden of delightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: “paradise”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: this Paradisetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: the highest paradisethe-hidden-wordsHW §102: the Belovedwill-and-testamentW&T §44: with all your heartepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: possessed
This form usually rendered as “who”, “wise”, “have” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: thou wouldst attainfire-tabletFire §11: reachedgleaningsGWB §139: the stage of maturitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: more eloquent thanprayers-and-meditationsP&M §239: to reachtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: messagetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: she reachedthe-hidden-wordsHW §12: bountifully
gleaningsGWB §661: the courtkitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: Sanctuaryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §415: the object of my adorationgleaningsGWB §31: the celestial Kaabaprayers-and-meditationsP&M §711: my LodestargleaningsGWB §41: Ka‘bprayers-and-meditationsP&M §322: the adored tabernacleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: and the sanctuary
المُشْتاقِينَ
literal: longing; yearning; longing, yearning
This form usually rendered as “long”, “all”, “who” (25 occurrences)
SE expanded to “yearn after Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §22: lodestonefire-tabletFire §3: O EnchantergleaningsGWB §458: hath attractedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: transportsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §711: my Joyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: rapturegleaningsGWB §112: filled with ecstasyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §143: and been carried away
This form usually rendered as “lovers”, “all”, “longing” (12 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: Thy true loversfire-tabletFire §41: LovegleaningsGWB §676: O ye that thirst after Him!kitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: love’sprayers-and-meditationsP&M §186: in my lovethe-hidden-wordsHW §121: the Beloved Onewill-and-testamentW&T §13: Divine loveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: lovers
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §264: the firefire-tabletFire §48: flaminggleaningsGWB §538: clear proof of Our claimkitab-i-iqanKIQ §37: the dawning lightprayers-and-meditationsP&M §807: His splendortablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: splendourthe-hidden-wordsHW §109: the flamewill-and-testamentW&T §13: radiantly
SE rendered العاشِقِينَ (al-ʿáshiqín), وَنُورِيْ (wanúrí), وَنُورَ (wanúr), الهائِمِينَ (al-háʾimín), التَّائِبِينَ (at-táʾibín), وَوَلَهِيْ (wawalahí) as “love Thee, Light, Exultation”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: erred grievouslygleaningsGWB §720: of them that wander distraught in the wilderness of errorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §733: of the waywardepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: them that rove distraughtgleaningsGWB §703: those that are far astrayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §711: all such as have erredgleaningsGWB §615: the supreme Protector
SE rendered وَنُورِيْ (wanúrí), وَنُورَ (wanúr), الهائِمِينَ (al-háʾimín), التَّائِبِينَ (at-táʾibín), وَوَلَهِيْ (wawalahí), وَوَلَهَ (wawalah) as “Light, Exultation, the Exultation of all them”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: they repentgleaningsGWB §616: and ask pardonprayers-and-meditationsP&M §793: are forgiven by Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §231: repent yegleaningsGWB §257: ask forgivenessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: such as have repentedgleaningsGWB §270: to recant his faithepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: Forgiving
الذَّاكرِينَ
literal: mention; remembrance; mentioned
This form usually rendered as “all” (2 occurrences)
SE expanded to “that remember Thee”
remembrance 24% praise 17% mention 15% mentioned 11% remember 7% make 7% recorded 6% recount 5% remembering 5% describe 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §139: concerning themgleaningsGWB §584: and, shouting aloud, acclaimkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: mentioningkitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: meantprayers-and-meditationsP&M §468: Thee will I magnifytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mentionthe-hidden-wordsHW §67: as they make mention of Me
2 occurrences in corpus
1 occurrence in corpus
stronghold 67% sanctuary 33%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: tower of strengthgleaningsGWB §594: a tower of strengthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: married manprayers-and-meditationsP&M §385: the fortress-town ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §34: abide thereinwill-and-testamentW&T §12: impregnableepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: the strongholdgleaningsGWB §490: a stronghold
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: fearfulgleaningsGWB §246: am afraidkitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: when I feared youprayers-and-meditationsP&M §852: their fearthe-hidden-wordsHW §54: Fear notwill-and-testamentW&T §34: fear fell uponepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: I feargleaningsGWB §246: shall be afraid
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: I have nurturedgleaningsGWB §381: the bettermentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: Lord.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §359: O Thou Who art the Rulertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: be my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §10: O Lord my Godepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: His
SE expanded to “the heavens and”
SE expanded to “on the earth”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: soilfire-tabletFire §3: sandsgleaningsGWB §254: and of the earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §156: realmprayers-and-meditationsP&M §383: and on Thy earthtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: the landsthe-hidden-wordsHW §95: within itepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: Holy Land
