Prayers and Meditations — §716
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 716 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
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 إِلى طَمْطامِ بَحْرِ آياتِكَ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Happy indeed is the man that hath turned towards the sanctuary of Thy presence, and rid himself of all attachment to any one except Thyself. He is truly exalted who hath confessed Thy glory, and fixed his eyes upon the Daystar of Thy loving-kindness. He is endued with understanding who is aware of Thy Revelation and hath acknowledged Thy manifold tokens, Thy signs, and Thy testimonies. He is a man of insight whose eyes have been illumined with the brightness of Thy face, and who, as soon as Thy call was raised, hath recognized Thee. He is a man of hearing who hath been led to hearken unto Thy speech, and to draw nigh unto the billowing ocean of Thine utterances.
Translation Notes
SE rendered السَّعِيدَ (as-saʿíd), أَقْبَلَ (ʾaqbal), كَعْبَةِ (kaʿbah) as “turned, sanctuary”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §75: beginningfire-tabletFire §46: press onwardgleaningsGWB §538: in the preceding Revelationkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: time and againkitab-i-iqanKIQ §183: turned their face towardprayers-and-meditationsP&M §612: and turnedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: Thou hast fixed Thy gaze upon metablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss
gleaningsGWB §661: the courtkitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: Sanctuaryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §59: the TabernaclegleaningsGWB §41: Ka‘bprayers-and-meditationsP&M §415: the object of my adorationgleaningsGWB §31: the celestial Kaabaprayers-and-meditationsP&M §322: the adored tabernacleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §405: the sanctuary
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: Presencefire-tabletFire §1: of Thy CountenancegleaningsGWB §382: be united with, Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §102: bestowprayers-and-meditationsP&M §364: to look upontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §20: of His Presencethe-hidden-wordsHW §37: to meet Mewill-and-testamentW&T §17: sow the seeds of
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: withdrewgleaningsGWB §476: can ever touch or hurt theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: falleth shortprayers-and-meditationsP&M §716: rid himselftablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: severed oneswill-and-testamentW&T §3: highway robbersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §139: rid of all attachmentgleaningsGWB §682: all-pervasive
سَوائِكَ
literal: other than; other-than; other than, except
SE expanded to “any one except Thyself”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §32: occupiedgleaningsGWB §616: and fashionedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §248: establishedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §408: all except Thy Selftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: full heightthe-hidden-wordsHW §59: that there I may be establishedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: all else besides MegleaningsGWB §118: imprinted
This form usually rendered as “all-glorious”, “almighty”, “mighty” (241 occurrences)
all-glorious 44% almighty 23% mighty 13% gracious 8% all-powerful 3% glorious 2% glory 2% god 2% most 1% exalted 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: of glorygleaningsGWB §214: the Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §227: He is the Mightyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §418: Thy great glorytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §125: in your glorywill-and-testamentW&T §3: preciousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: hard
hath 25% confessed 21% recognized 13% have 13% confessing 8% hast 4% confess 4% confesseth 4% borne 4% testifieth 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: seeking to knowgleaningsGWB §298: Strive to knowkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §257: unrenownedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: they who aspire to know Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: through the knowledgeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §35: such as have recognized Him
This form usually rendered as “turning”, “turn”, “set” (118 occurrences)
SE expanded to “fixed his eyes”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: turn his face towardsfire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §70: on your faceskitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: to turnprayers-and-meditationsP&M §70: whose eyestablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hast directed towards me Thy stepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §9: not in thyself
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: the OrbgleaningsGWB §286: beholdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §171: the Manifestationsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §824: and the Daystarepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: Sun-likegleaningsGWB §121: Daystarkitab-i-iqanKIQ §45: “Suns,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §803: Day-Stars
This form usually rendered as “all-knowing”, “omniscient”, “all-wise” (121 occurrences)
SE expanded to “endued with understanding”
all-knowing 73% omniscient 9% all-wise 5% knower 4% god 3% knowing 2% knoweth 2% aware 1% understanding 1% who 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: of the worldfire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §437: religious leaderskitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §65: universeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §69: which the world can inflicttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §176: informingfire-tabletFire §12: RevealergleaningsGWB §278: revealedkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: sourceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §45: dawningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §257: from the Dayspringtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: may understandthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenance
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: show forthfire-tabletFire §8: the signsgleaningsGWB §434: such a revelationkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: streamed forthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: literally fulfilledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §409: Him Who is the Manifestation oftablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §158: yield
acknowledged 31% acknowledge 8% whoso 8% testified 8% hath 8% assigned 8% acknowledgeth 8% confessed 8% have 8% recognized 8%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: testifiedgleaningsGWB §151: into the habitationkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: singled outkitab-i-iqanKIQ §223: establishedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §219: to recognizetablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: hath been made the seat ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §59: and there I may abidewill-and-testamentW&T §17: decide
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: the stationfire-tabletFire §27: the signsgleaningsGWB §115: each and every revelationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: concerningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §716: manifold tokensthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: My statewill-and-testamentW&T §15: all earthly thingsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: the people
signs 55% utterances 18% verses 8% most 6% utterance 3% words 3% sweetness 3% repudiated 2% through 2% truth 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: His versesfire-tabletFire §26: utterancegleaningsGWB §547: This signkitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: those which descendedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §760: by Thy mighty Signtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: by whatthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: comethwill-and-testamentW&T §6: by the holy verse
clear 75% testimonies 25%
This form usually rendered as “all-seeing”, “who”, “man” (6 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: of discernmentgleaningsGWB §563: discerning eyekitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: seeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §737: man of insighttablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: heartthe-hidden-wordsHW §107: thy very sightepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §42: Who seethgleaningsGWB §293: the gaze
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: My radiancefire-tabletFire §1: of the lightgleaningsGWB §504: shed illuminationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: Its shiningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §69: of the glorytablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: splendourthe-hidden-wordsHW §13: of My lightwill-and-testamentW&T §13: radiantly
This form usually rendered as “whose” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: evidentgleaningsGWB §483: thine eyeskitab-i-iqanKIQ §19: with divine insightprayers-and-meditationsP&M §699: by Thine eyetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: with their own eyestablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: thosetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: tearsthe-hidden-wordsHW §113: well-spring
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 §193: Among othersgleaningsGWB §594: an ornamentkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §207: charmprayers-and-meditationsP&M §232: the beauty of Thytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §28: her beautythe-hidden-wordsHW §51: for My beautywill-and-testamentW&T §4: another
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: His Most Sweet Voicefire-tabletFire §48: Thy CallgleaningsGWB §216: the prayerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: criedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §369: by Whose summonstablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: were heard calling aloudtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §49: And raised the callepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: Call
SE expanded to “is a man of hearing”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: the All-Hearingfire-tabletFire §48: I have heardgleaningsGWB §451: Hast thou not heardkitab-i-iqanKIQ §283: makeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §289: responded totablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §21: And they heardthe-hidden-wordsHW §45: hear thou therewithwill-and-testamentW&T §5: ears in all regions were inclined
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: blissfulgleaningsGWB §684: partake ofkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: is enabled to achievekitab-i-iqanKIQ §169: achievedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §778: Who hath enteredtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: hath showeredthe-hidden-wordsHW §111: gazeth uponepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: will distinguish
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §71: hearkenedgleaningsGWB §493: hearkened unto His Voicekitab-i-ahdAhd §16: hearingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §527: hearkeningthe-hidden-wordsHW §129: that ye may hearkenepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: heargleaningsGWB §176: hearkenepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: is reported
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: nearlyfire-tabletFire §2: Those who are near unto TheegleaningsGWB §135: favored of Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: Kindredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: heavenlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §364: able to approachtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: the Presencetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: the favoured of God
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: the depthsgleaningsGWB §116: billowing oceanprayers-and-meditationsP&M §855: billowing oceanswill-and-testamentW&T §32: tribulationsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: CatastrophegleaningsGWB §685: seasprayers-and-meditationsP&M §292: and to be submerged by the mighty watersgleaningsGWB §631: ocean
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §266: upon the seagleaningsGWB §629: the oceans ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §1: the ocean of true understandingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: ocean ofwill-and-testamentW&T §2: the Twin surging seasepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: oceangleaningsGWB §233: through the outpouringkitab-i-iqanKIQ §83: billowing
