Prayers and Meditations — §715
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 715 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
ِرُ النَّاسَ بِأَمْواجِ بَحْرِ عَطائِكَ وَإِشْراقاتِ شُمُوسِ سَمآءِ مَواهِبِكَ، إِنَّ السَّعِيدَ مَنْ أَقْبَلَ إِلى كَعْبَةِ لِقائِكَ وَانْقَطَعَ عَنْ سَوائِكَ وَالعَزِيزَ مَنِ اعْتَرَفَ بِعِزِّكَ وَتَوَجَّهَ إِلى شَمْسِ عِنايَتِكَ وَالعَلِيمَ مَنِ اطَّلَعَ بِظُهُورِكَ وَأَقَرَّ بِشُئُوناتِكَ وَآياتِكَ وَبَيِّناتِكَ وَالبَصيرَ مَنْ تَنَوَّرَتْ عَيْناهُ بِنُورِ جَمالِكَ وَعَرَفَكَ إِذِ ارْتَفَعَ نِدائُكَ وَالسَّميعَ مَنْ فازَ بِإِصْغآءِ بَيانِكَ وَتَقَرَّبَ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I swear by Thy glory, O Thou the Lord of all being and the Enlightener of all things visible and invisible! Whoso hath quaffed from the hands of Thy bounteousness the living waters of Thy love will never allow the things pertaining to Thy creatures to keep him back from Thee, neither will he be dismayed at the refusal of all the dwellers of Thy realm to acknowledge Thee. Before all who are in heaven and on earth such a man will cry aloud, and announce unto the people the tumult of the Ocean of Thy bounty and the splendors of the Luminaries of the heaven of Thy bestowals.
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “unto the people”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §192: mengleaningsGWB §637: the hearts of menkitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: amongst the peoplewill-and-testamentW&T §34: the souls of menepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: mankindgleaningsGWB §578: of your neighborkitab-i-iqanKIQ §192: most of the peopleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: men’s repudiation
SE expanded to “of the Ocean”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: from the oceanfire-tabletFire §3: WheregleaningsGWB §233: the outpouring gracekitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: billowsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: ocean oftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §6: the crimson seaswill-and-testamentW&T §2: Twinepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: of the sea
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: Thy generosityfire-tabletFire §4: generositykitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: show kindnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §312: Thy manifold bestowalsthe-hidden-wordsHW §66: iswill-and-testamentW&T §10: Thy bountiful Graceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §3: of bountyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §176: of Thy graciousness
luminaries 46% suns 19% sun 8% sun-like 4% countless 4% daystars 4% day-star 4% manifestations 4% truth 4% “suns” 4%
SE expanded to “of the heaven”
SE expanded to “of Thy bestowals”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §15: of all giftsgleaningsGWB §621: upon His grace and bountyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: bounties vouchsafedwill-and-testamentW&T §56: giftepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §152: All-BounteousgleaningsGWB §477: hath favored theeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §619: of Thy favorswill-and-testamentW&T §56: the gift
SE rendered سَمآءِ (samáʾ), مَواهِبِكَ، (mawáhibika،), السَّعِيدَ (as-saʿíd), أَقْبَلَ (ʾaqbal) as “of the heaven, of Thy bestowals, Before”
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “set”, “turned” (51 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: tribesfire-tabletFire §46: go forwardgleaningsGWB §406: was acceptedkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: receptive soulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §191: foregoing pagesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §649: set towardstablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: been lifted upontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss
SE rendered أَقْبَلَ (ʾaqbal), كَعْبَةِ (kaʿbah) as “Before”
gleaningsGWB §661: the courtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §680: object of my adorationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §711: my Lodestarprayers-and-meditationsP&M §28: object of the adorationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §711: the Lodestarprayers-and-meditationsP&M §59: the Tabernacleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §458: my Sanctuaryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §659: sanctuary
SE rendered أَقْبَلَ (ʾaqbal), كَعْبَةِ (kaʿbah), لِقائِكَ (liqáʾik) as “Before”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: have spokenfire-tabletFire §33: to the Divine PresencegleaningsGWB §397: instilledkitab-i-iqanKIQ §154: of the “Divine Presence”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §805: unto Thy presencetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §16: of eternal reunionthe-hidden-wordsHW §4: engravedwill-and-testamentW&T §41: kindling
SE rendered وَانْقَطَعَ (wánqaṭaʿ), سَوائِكَ (sawáʾik), وَالعَزِيزَ (wálʿazíz) as “glory”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: fadegleaningsGWB §163: my persecutors decapitated mekitab-i-iqanKIQ §197: is speechlessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §24: cease to operatetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: severed onestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: They passedwill-and-testamentW&T §11: decisiveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: of detachment
SE rendered سَوائِكَ (sawáʾik), وَالعَزِيزَ (wálʿazíz) as “glory”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: all else besides MegleaningsGWB §589: createdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §248: been establishedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §208: by thistablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: full heightthe-hidden-wordsHW §18: but Meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: mountedgleaningsGWB §573: aught else but Him
This form usually rendered as “all-glorious”, “almighty”, “mighty” (159 occurrences)
all-glorious 39% almighty 23% mighty 16% gracious 7% glorious 4% all-powerful 2% exalted 2% god 2% hard 2% most 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: is the Almightyfire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishmentgleaningsGWB §640: greater honorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of powerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §492: of Thy great glorythe-hidden-wordsHW §107: cherishwill-and-testamentW&T §4: endearedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: on thy glory
SE rendered وَالعَزِيزَ (wálʿazíz), اعْتَرَفَ (iʿtaraf) as “glory”
hath 32% confessed 16% recognized 11% confessing 11% hast 5% confess 5% borne 5% testifieth 5% acknowledge 5% have 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: recognizedgleaningsGWB §179: enable them to discoverkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: the sagesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §583: borne witnesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §99: HAVE A NAMEepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: Wisdom
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: hast set thy facefire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §29: directed towards me Thy stepskitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: to turnprayers-and-meditationsP&M §165: of Thy countenancetablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: the light of thethe-hidden-wordsHW §9: thyself
all-knowing 73% omniscient 8% knower 5% knoweth 3% god 3% aware 2% understanding 2% discerning 2% himself 2% all-wise 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: of the knowledgefire-tabletFire §3: EnchantergleaningsGWB §437: religious leaderskitab-i-iqanKIQ §212: acquired learningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §481: knowest full welltablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §14: seekest thou enlightenment
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §90: Arisefire-tabletFire §12: RevealergleaningsGWB §230: fountainkitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: the day-springsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §24: Image oftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §17: May knowthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenancewill-and-testamentW&T §5: the angelic company
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: proclaiming His Causefire-tabletFire §38: prevailgleaningsGWB §594: an upholder and defenderkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: daysprings of authority and sourceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §136: literallyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §137: Thou hast manifestedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Revelation—a Revelation
acknowledged 33% acknowledge 8% testifieth 8% testified 8% hath 8% assigned 8% confessed 8% have 8% witnessed 8%
state 15% manifold 15% changes 10% station 10% rank 10% tokens 10% glory 10% excellence 10% distinction 5% worldly 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: distinctiongleaningsGWB §135: a glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: theseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §412: the manifold revelationswill-and-testamentW&T §15: all earthly thingsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: the stategleaningsGWB §283: corrupt inclinationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: way
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Thy signsgleaningsGWB §384: signprayers-and-meditationsP&M §25: what theepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: For whatgleaningsGWB §537: versesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §468: with whichepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: a signgleaningsGWB §609: the verses
all-seeing 67% seeth 33%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: outward eyesgleaningsGWB §357: will ye not, then, beholdkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: hearingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: understandingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §442: our eyesthe-hidden-wordsHW §143: betterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: All-SeeinggleaningsGWB §286: uttered
light 56% splendors 10% lights 6% illumined 5% resplendent 5% most 4% illumine 4% luminous 3% radiance 3% brightness 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §39: by their lightfire-tabletFire §1: of the lightgleaningsGWB §31: splendorkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: shining and resplendentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: effulgent gloriesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §174: of the splendors oftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: exalted and gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: gleaming
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §259: of Aynu’l-BaqargleaningsGWB §505: thine eyekitab-i-iqanKIQ §221: manifestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §212: all eyestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: with their own eyestablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: those of all creationthe-hidden-wordsHW §44: eyes and thinewill-and-testamentW&T §19: chosen
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 §122: AmonggleaningsGWB §4: of Thy Beautykitab-i-ahdAhd §14: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: the divine Beautyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §796: and Thy beautytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §28: her beautythe-hidden-wordsHW §51: for My beautywill-and-testamentW&T §5: Blessed Beauty
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: His Voicefire-tabletFire §37: Thy most sweet callgleaningsGWB §299: will hailkitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: call of theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §482: and cry outtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: calling aloudtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §30: raisedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: cry out
all-hearing 50% hearer 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: the earfire-tabletFire §48: I have heardgleaningsGWB §724: the All-Hearingkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: sightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: earprayers-and-meditationsP&M §285: as shall incline their earstablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hearken to Thy calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §21: And they heard
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: they may attain untogleaningsGWB §506: themkitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: attained untoprayers-and-meditationsP&M §743: hath inhaledtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: hath showeredthe-hidden-wordsHW §111: gazeth uponepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: will distinguishgleaningsGWB §657: vouchsafed
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: hath given eargleaningsGWB §563: recognizeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §527: hearkeningthe-hidden-wordsHW §129: that ye may hearkenepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: is reportedgleaningsGWB §415: be attentiveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §71: hearkenedgleaningsGWB §176: hearken
