Prayers and Meditations — §713
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 713 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
أَنْتَ الَّذِيْ يا إِلهِي فَتَحْتَ بابَ السَّمآءِ بِمِفْتاحِ اسْمِكَ الأَقْدَسِ الأَعَزِّ الأَعْظَمِ الأَبْهى وَدَعَوْتَ الكُلَّ إِلى بَحْرِ اللِّقآءِ، فَلَمَّا ارْتَفَعَ نِدائُكَ الأَحْلى أَخَذَ جَذْبُ النِّدآءِ مَنْ فِي مَلَكُوتِ الأَسْمآءِ وَالمَلأِ الأَعْلی، وَبِهِ مَرَّ عَرْفُ قَمِيصِ ظُهُورِكَ عَلَى العاشِقِينَ مِنْ خَلْقِكَ وَالمُشْتاقِينَ مِنْ بَرِيَّتِكَ، قامُوا وَسَرُعُوا إِلى بَحْرِ وِصالِكَ وَأُفُقِ جَمالِكَ وَخِباءِ ظُهُورِكَ وَمَجْدِكَ وَفُسْطاطِ عِزِّكَ وَلِقائِكَ، وَأَسْكَرَهُمْ رَحِيقُ الوِصالِ عَلَى شَأْنٍ انْقَطَعُوا عَمَّا عِنْدَهُمْ وَما عِنْدَ النَّاسِ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Thou art He, O my God, Who hath unlocked the gate of heaven with the key of Thy Name, the Ever-Blessed, the All-Powerful, the All-Glorious, the Most Great, and hast summoned all mankind to the ocean of Thy presence. No sooner had Thy most sweet voice been raised, than all the inmates of the Kingdom of Names and the Concourse on high were stirred up. By Thy call the fragrance of the raiment of Thy Revelation was wafted over such of Thy creatures as have loved Thee, and such of Thy people as have yearned towards Thee. They rose up and rushed forth to attain the Ocean of Thy meeting, and the Horizon of Thy beauty, and the Tabernacle of Thy Revelation and Thy majesty, and the Sanctuary of Thy Presence and Thy glory. They were so inebriated with the wine of their reunion with Thee, that they rid themselves of all attachment to whatever they themselves and others possessed.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: By Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §568: of the Creatorkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §212: of His graceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §824: remaintablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §197: been openedfire-tabletFire §33: UnlockergleaningsGWB §621: Unlockkitab-i-iqanKIQ §159: prayed for victoryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §612: Do Thou openepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: flung widefire-tabletFire §33: the keygleaningsGWB §112: hath unlocked
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: through the waters ofgleaningsGWB §124: portalkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: door thereofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §79: the presence ofepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: the doorgleaningsGWB §112: the gateskitab-i-iqanKIQ §2: these wordsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §449: from Thy presence
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: thy namefire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §670: all that is in the heavenskitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: empty nameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §315: by the name oftablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
This form usually rendered as “most”, “aqdas”, “holy” (34 occurrences)
most 61% aqdas 10% holy 10% sanctified 3% sacred 3% glory 3% presence 3% sanctity 3% ever-blessed 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: sanctified be HisgleaningsGWB §669: veiledkitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: heavenlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §824: which is far abovetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: hath exaltedthe-hidden-wordsHW §153: pure and holywill-and-testamentW&T §3: Hisepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: holiness
This form usually rendered as “most”, “more”, “how” (24 occurrences)
most 58% more 8% how 8% precious 4% inestimable 4% high-minded 4% priceless 4% dignitaries 4% all-powerful 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: More precious is it thangleaningsGWB §684: most potentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: Dear friend!prayers-and-meditationsP&M §781: resplendenttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §58: splendorwill-and-testamentW&T §38: dearly belovedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §115: the Almighty
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: the weightiestgleaningsGWB §108: God’s limitless bountykitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categoricallykitab-i-iqanKIQ §238: weightyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §830: Greater isthe-hidden-wordsHW §42: Magnifywill-and-testamentW&T §40: more glaringepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: most grievous
all-glorious 72% most 8% abhá 6% glory 6% effulgent 3% everlasting 1% resplendent 1% glorious 1% what 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: the Effulgentfire-tabletFire §48: BahágleaningsGWB §192: of Glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: splendourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: Magnified bethe-hidden-wordsHW §1: THE GLORYepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §23: AbhágleaningsGWB §234: and the brightness of His light
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: summonedgleaningsGWB §503: were to advancekitab-i-ahdAhd §6: Praykitab-i-iqanKIQ §7: summoned themprayers-and-meditationsP&M §396: Thou hast called hertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §53: was calledthe-hidden-wordsHW §99: wear the guise ofwill-and-testamentW&T §36: call upon Thee
all 62% every 25% each 3% whole 2% whatsoever 2% entire 1% everyone 1% continually 1% whatever 1% one 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: oceansgleaningsGWB §684: an oceankitab-i-iqanKIQ §1: the ocean of true understandingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §706: by the oceanwill-and-testamentW&T §2: the Twin surging seasepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: of the oceangleaningsGWB §563: waterskitab-i-iqanKIQ §83: billowing
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: that they shall attain the Presencefire-tabletFire §1: of Thy CountenancegleaningsGWB §188: to attain the presence ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: revealprayers-and-meditationsP&M §48: to meet Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §20: of His Presencethe-hidden-wordsHW §4: have engraved on theewill-and-testamentW&T §5: sowed the seeds
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: the Voice callingfire-tabletFire §37: Thy most sweet callgleaningsGWB §61: through the call ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: criedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §127: Thou didst calltablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: she thus exclaimedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §49: And raised the callepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §98: calleth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: Most Sweetfire-tabletFire §41: How sweet wasgleaningsGWB §629: Thy most sweetprayers-and-meditationsP&M §781: enthrallingtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: honeyedthe-hidden-wordsHW §72: SweetergleaningsGWB §127: most excellentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §531: of the sweetness
SE rendered ارْتَفَعَ (irtafaʿ), نِدائُكَ (nidáʾuk), الأَحْلى (al-ʾaḥlى), أَخَذَ (ʾakhadh), جَذْبُ (jadhb), النِّدآءِ (an-nidáʾ) as “raised, voice, sweet, stirred”
This form usually rendered as “rapture”, “ecstasy”, “ecstasies” (12 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §148: attractfire-tabletFire §3: O EnchantergleaningsGWB §32: have been made to vibratekitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: transportsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §252: Cause them to be so enrapturedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: so carried awaygleaningsGWB §653: fervorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §302: the ecstasies of
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: kingsgleaningsGWB §117: the entire universekitab-i-iqanKIQ §135: the world.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §96: and of Thy realmtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §145: My sacred realmwill-and-testamentW&T §13: every landepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §167: celestial
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §138: people offire-tabletFire §45: are filledgleaningsGWB §56: ye that inhabitkitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: his peopleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §737: filledtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: assemblagetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: Celestial Concoursewill-and-testamentW&T §5: Realm
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: exalted abovefire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §311: loftiest mansionskitab-i-iqanKIQ §36: the most exalted of allprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: and been high abovetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: raising highthe-hidden-wordsHW §20: THE WONDROUSwill-and-testamentW&T §4: Exalted One
This form usually rendered as “one”, “again”, “once” (39 occurrences)
one 24% again 21% once 14% utterly 10% another 10% subsequent 7% “again 3% following 3% later 3% revelation 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: they comegleaningsGWB §163: And againkitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: totallyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §378: been directedthe-hidden-wordsHW §122: followepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: they meetgleaningsGWB §227: will pass straight throughkitab-i-iqanKIQ §7: passed
fragrance 40% hath 15% sweet 13% recognized 12% known 6% have 4% perfume 4% recognize 2% breath 2% recognizeth 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: ComprehendgleaningsGWB §117: of the devoutest of mysticskitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: knowledge and understandingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §75: Enabletablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §4: knewepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §153: recognizing
This form usually rendered as “lovers”, “all”, “longing” (12 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §127: of Lovefire-tabletFire §41: LovegleaningsGWB §676: O ye that thirst after Him!kitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: love’sprayers-and-meditationsP&M §559: and lovethe-hidden-wordsHW §130: the loverwill-and-testamentW&T §13: Divine loveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: lovers
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: created theefire-tabletFire §40: wert createdgleaningsGWB §728: man’s earthly existencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §87: attributesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §222: and all that is thereintablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §12: have created theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: created
وَالمُشْتاقِينَ
literal: longing; yearning; longing, yearning
This form usually rendered as “long”, “all”, “who” (25 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: fervorfire-tabletFire §41: Thy yearninggleaningsGWB §311: great longingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: yearningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §547: which long forthe-hidden-wordsHW §51: thy longingwill-and-testamentW&T §14: urgingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: I yearn after
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: the recoverygleaningsGWB §584: of their Creatorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §101: Thy peopleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: BrieflygleaningsGWB §362: breathe naught butprayers-and-meditationsP&M §681: of all menepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: mankindgleaningsGWB §477: the whole world
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: dignityfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §25: the Qá’imkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: “Resurrection,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §709: with my thoughts fixed steadfastly upon Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: that place
This form usually rendered as “hastened”, “have”, “would” (11 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §41: Haste yegleaningsGWB §78: have made hastekitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: “Swiftprayers-and-meditationsP&M §116: and hastened with such speedthe-hidden-wordsHW §41: traverseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: hastenedgleaningsGWB §278: would hastenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: hasten unto Him
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: will have been brought face to face withfire-tabletFire §2: of Thy reuniongleaningsGWB §684: reachkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: of My presencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: that have attained untoprayers-and-meditationsP&M §500: can give of Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: reachedthe-hidden-wordsHW §62: the joy of reunion
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: the Supreme Horizonfire-tabletFire §19: mengleaningsGWB §285: mansionskitab-i-ahdAhd §1: the Realmkitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: realmsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §733: and recognize this most luminous Horizontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §41: abovewill-and-testamentW&T §34: this world
beauty 85% gaze 2% face 2% whose 2% countenance 1% glory 1% contemplation 1% swear 1% most 1% through 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: of His beautygleaningsGWB §233: and beautykitab-i-ahdAhd §14: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §803: Thy most effulgent Beautytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: upon whose countenancesthe-hidden-wordsHW §88: everlasting beautywill-and-testamentW&T §38: of the Ancient Beauty
tabernacle 67% put 33%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §211: GlorygleaningsGWB §665: and glorifying your actionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: great glory.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §143: Thy most excellent majestyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §83: My gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §434: Thy majestyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: in His most great gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §748: of Thy majesty
1 occurrence in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §76: Choice Sealed WinegleaningsGWB §25: the choice Wineprayers-and-meditationsP&M §155: the choiceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: sealed WinegleaningsGWB §233: the wineprayers-and-meditationsP&M §395: Thy choice sealed Wineepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: WinegleaningsGWB §200: Chalice of Immortality
such 41% station 18% state 8% glory 8% honor 8% through 5% excellence 5% distinction 3% neither 3% people 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §200: stationfire-tabletFire §27: the signsgleaningsGWB §314: the true stature of such a soulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: worthyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §715: things pertainingthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: My statewill-and-testamentW&T §15: all earthly thingsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: The changes and chances
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §139: rid of all attachmentgleaningsGWB §202: neitherkitab-i-iqanKIQ §197: is speechlessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §562: detached myself fromtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: severed oneswill-and-testamentW&T §8: final and decisiveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: them that are rid of all attachment to any save TheegleaningsGWB §376: pare
all 27% possess 20% things 7% own 7% through 7% foes 7% which 7% pertaineth 7% themselves 7% possessed 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: all that They possessedgleaningsGWB §279: what ye ownkitab-i-iqanKIQ §188: withprayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: such as stubbornly oppose Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: on Our partthe-hidden-wordsHW §72: to Mewill-and-testamentW&T §47: in the presence ofepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: hostile
This form usually rendered as “men”, “people”, “mankind” (132 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: of othersgleaningsGWB §641: All menkitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: men’sprayers-and-meditationsP&M §207: Somewill-and-testamentW&T §34: the souls of menepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: men’sgleaningsGWB §41: amongst the peoplekitab-i-iqanKIQ §4: of the people around Him
