Prayers and Meditations — §718

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 718 of 858.

Source (Arabic)

وقِهِ، قَدْ أَخَذَنِيْ جَذْبُ بَيانِكَ وَسُكْرُ رَحِيقِ أَلْطافِكَ عَلَى شَأْنٍ لا يَنْقَطِعُ نِدائِي وَلا تَرْجِعُ إِلَيَّ يَدُ رَجائِيْ، أَيْ رَبِّ تَرَى عَيْنِيْ ناظِرَةً إِلى شَطْرِ فَضْلِكَ وَسَمْعِي مُتَوَجِّهًا إِلى مَلَكُوتِ بَيانِكَ

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Look, then, O Thou my God Who settest my soul on fire, upon the tears I shed, and the sighs I utter, and the anguish that afflicteth my heart and the fire that consumeth my being. Thy glory beareth me witness, O Thou, the Light of the world! The fire of Thy love that burneth continually within me hath so inflamed me that whoever among Thy creatures approacheth me, and inclineth his inner ear towards me, cannot fail to hear its raging within each of my veins.

Translation Notes

وقِهِ،

wqihi، w-q-y → “fear” Distinctive

literal: fear; to fear

This form usually rendered as “look” (1 occurrences)

fear 63% let 8% lay 5% righteousness 5% virtue 5% god-fearing 3% integrity 3% beware 3% most 3% purity 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: integrity and uprightness fire-tabletFire §21: of purity gleaningsGWB §474: walk uprightly kitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: about prayers-and-meditationsP&M §484: “Fear the-hidden-wordsHW §110: purest virtue will-and-testamentW&T §1: protected epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: most pious

أَخَذَنِيْ

ʾakhadhaní ʾ-kh-dh → “have” Distinctive

literal: take; take/seize; seize

This form usually rendered as “hath”, “inflamed” (3 occurrences)

hath 50% inflamed 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: with His seizing power fire-tabletFire §15: overcome gleaningsGWB §47: have bewildered kitab-i-iqanKIQ §4: to lay violent hold prayers-and-meditationsP&M §172: Enrapture him tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: choose tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: Seize thou the-hidden-wordsHW §38: lest

جَذْبُ

jadhb j-dh-b → “attract” Distinctive

literal: attract; attraction; attract, draw

This form usually rendered as “rapture”, “ecstasies”, “blissful” (12 occurrences)

rapture 22% ecstasies 22% blissful 11% eagerness 11% ecstasy 11% joy 11% fire 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: enraptured fire-tabletFire §3: Thy gleaningsGWB §618: kindle kitab-i-iqanKIQ §216: ecstasy prayers-and-meditationsP&M §385: be drawn epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: been enraptured gleaningsGWB §32: have been made to vibrate kitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: uplifting their transports

بَيانِكَ

bayánik b-y-n → “among” Distinctive

literal: utterance

This form usually rendered as “utterance”, “words”, “speech” (14 occurrences)

utterance 80% words 10% speech 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: amidst fire-tabletFire §23: to speak forth gleaningsGWB §669: to the things kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: among My kitab-i-iqanKIQ §136: expounding prayers-and-meditationsP&M §279: testimony the-hidden-wordsHW §155: of wisdom will-and-testamentW&T §36: from

وَسُكْرُ

wasukr s-k-r → “inebriated”

literal: drunkenness

drunkenness 36% inebriated 27% state 9% drunk 9% inebriating 9% burneth 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: state of strange stupor fire-tabletFire §21: drunkenness gleaningsGWB §77: in their drunkenness prayers-and-meditationsP&M §718: burneth continually epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: inebriated fire-tabletFire §19: agonies of death gleaningsGWB §528: so drunk prayers-and-meditationsP&M §535: with

رَحِيقِ

raḥíq r-ḥ-q

literal: wine; pure wine/nectar

SE rendered جَذْبُ (jadhb), بَيانِكَ (bayánik), وَسُكْرُ (wasukr), رَحِيقِ (raḥíq), أَلْطافِكَ (ʾalṭáfik), شَأْنٍ (shaʾanin) as “The fire of Thy love, among, burneth continually”

wine 46% choice 31% sealed 4% glorious 4% unto 4% pure 4% save 4% cup 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: Wine gleaningsGWB §233: the wine prayers-and-meditationsP&M §176: unto the choice wine epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: sealed Wine gleaningsGWB §200: glorious Chalice prayers-and-meditationsP&M §781: pure beverage epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §31: Choice Wine gleaningsGWB §25: the choice Wine

أَلْطافِكَ

ʾalṭáfik l-ṭ-f

literal: kindness; kindness, grace

SE rendered بَيانِكَ (bayánik), وَسُكْرُ (wasukr), رَحِيقِ (raḥíq), أَلْطافِكَ (ʾalṭáfik), شَأْنٍ (shaʾanin) as “among, burneth continually”

favors 34% gifts 13% loving-kindness 11% tender 11% bounties 9% favor 7% bounty 5% bountiful 5% manifold 4% fragrance 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: most sanctified gleaningsGWB §340: the manifold bounties kitab-i-iqanKIQ §239: lovingkindness prayers-and-meditationsP&M §408: and mercy the-hidden-wordsHW §85: attentive will-and-testamentW&T §27: as a sign epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: loving-kindness gleaningsGWB §327: subtle Reality

شَأْنٍ

shaʾanin sh-ʾ-n

literal: state

SE rendered شَأْنٍ (shaʾanin), يَنْقَطِعُ (yanqaṭiʿ), نِدائِي (nidáʾí) as “the sighs”

such 24% station 18% honor 12% through 12% neither 6% people 6% glory 6% dignity 6% low 6% splendor 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: My rank gleaningsGWB §496: to be kitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: concerning prayers-and-meditationsP&M §374: power the-hidden-wordsHW §68: My state epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: that neither gleaningsGWB §314: stature prayers-and-meditationsP&M §506: that she will

يَنْقَطِعُ

yanqaṭiʿ q-ṭ-ʿ

literal: detachment; detached

SE rendered شَأْنٍ (shaʾanin), يَنْقَطِعُ (yanqaṭiʿ), نِدائِي (nidáʾí) as “the sighs”

cease 20% will 20% detached 10% touch 10% absolute 10% may 10% extinguished 10% detach 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: barred gleaningsGWB §299: the emblems of true detachment.”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: have renounced prayers-and-meditationsP&M §252: will detach ourselves tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: severed ones tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: They passed will-and-testamentW&T §11: decisive epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: cut it off

نِدائِي

nidáʾí n-d-y → “voice”

literal: call, voice

voice 50% sighs 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: His Voice fire-tabletFire §48: Thy Call gleaningsGWB §31: calling kitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: call of the prayers-and-meditationsP&M §430: cry tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: calling aloud tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §30: raised epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: cry out

تَرْجِعُ

tarjiʿ r-j-ʿ

literal: return; returning; to return

SE rendered يَنْقَطِعُ (yanqaṭiʿ), نِدائِي (nidáʾí), تَرْجِعُ (tarjiʿ), يَدُ (yad), رَجائِيْ، (rajáʾí،) as “the sighs”

return 47% “return” 14% returned 9% applicable 5% turn 4% shall 4% come 4% refer 4% return.” 4% “return 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: returned gleaningsGWB §245: did return kitab-i-iqanKIQ §20: come again prayers-and-meditationsP&M §325: carried back tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: repaired to the-hidden-wordsHW §120: repair will-and-testamentW&T §38: must be referred epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: to turn aside

يَدُ

yad y-d-y

literal: hand; hands; by-hand

SE rendered نِدائِي (nidáʾí), تَرْجِعُ (tarjiʿ), يَدُ (yad), رَجائِيْ، (rajáʾí،), رَبِّ (rabb), تَرَى (tará) as “the sighs, my God, settest my”

hand 61% hands 21% allowed 4% right 4% all 4% care 4% whose 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: hands gleaningsGWB §163: by the sword kitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: with their own hands prayers-and-meditationsP&M §795: in my hands tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: in Whose hand is tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: with their hands epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: hand of Thy loving-kindness gleaningsGWB §482: assaults

رَجائِيْ،

rajáʾí، r-j-w

literal: hope; hope, desire; hope/desire

SE rendered رَجائِيْ، (rajáʾí،), رَبِّ (rabb), تَرَى (tará), عَيْنِيْ (ʿayní) as “my God, settest my, my heart”

hope 29% heart’s 21% supreme 14% wish 14% desire 7% thou 7% aspiration 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: my supreme Aspiration fire-tabletFire §4: Longing gleaningsGWB §627: in the hope kitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: hopeth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §157: my Desire the-hidden-wordsHW §50: yearneth will-and-testamentW&T §32: heart’s Desire epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Desire

رَبِّ

rabb r-b-b → “my god”

literal: Lord; lord

lord 93% god 3% creator 1% one 1% art 1% none 1% ruler 1% thou 1% ‘lord 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: might gleaningsGWB §380: created thing kitab-i-iqanKIQ §277: celestial prayers-and-meditationsP&M §833: before Thy Lordship tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Glorious the-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy God will-and-testamentW&T §47: O epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: its Lord

تَرَى

tará r-ʾ-y → “thou”

literal: see; to see; see/behold

thou 53% seest 16% beholdest 12% behold 6% wert 2% regard 2% seest?” 2% discover 2% dost 2% art 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: We beheld fire-tabletFire §26: seest gleaningsGWB §692: recognize prayers-and-meditationsP&M §85: see Thee the-hidden-wordsHW §62: thou mayest obtain will-and-testamentW&T §5: behold him epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: gazed gleaningsGWB §611: the unseen

عَيْنِيْ

ʿayní ʿ-y-n → “eyes”

literal: eye; eyes

mine 69% eyes 15% own 8% heart 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: the well-spring gleaningsGWB §157: your eyes kitab-i-iqanKIQ §221: manifest prayers-and-meditationsP&M §252: their eyes tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: with their own eyes tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: those of all creation the-hidden-wordsHW §58: with Mine eye will-and-testamentW&T §19: chosen

ناظِرَةً

náẓirahan n-ẓ-r

literal: look; looking

SE rendered رَبِّ (rabb), تَرَى (tará), عَيْنِيْ (ʿayní), ناظِرَةً (náẓirahan), شَطْرِ (shaṭr), فَضْلِكَ (faḍlik), وَسَمْعِي (wasamʿí) as “my God, settest my, my heart, inner ear”

fix 24% turned 17% fixed 10% gaze 10% hast 7% consider 7% keep 7% guided 7% turn 7% looking 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: turned towards fire-tabletFire §48: looking toward gleaningsGWB §406: as a token kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: to turn kitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: expect prayers-and-meditationsP&M §140: Cast upon tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: resplendent Beauty the-hidden-wordsHW §60: My place of revelation

شَطْرِ

shaṭr sh-ṭ-r

literal: direction; direction/side; direction, side

SE rendered تَرَى (tará), عَيْنِيْ (ʿayní), ناظِرَةً (náẓirahan), شَطْرِ (shaṭr), فَضْلِكَ (faḍlik), وَسَمْعِي (wasamʿí), مُتَوَجِّهًا (mutawajjihan) as “settest my, my heart, inner ear, inclineth his”

direction 47% towards 20% court 16% seat 4% prison 2% north 2% upper 2% capital 2% persia 2% constantinople 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: to Persia gleaningsGWB §405: throne prayers-and-meditationsP&M §444: abode epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: the direction gleaningsGWB §416: My court prayers-and-meditationsP&M §189: side epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: the Kaaba gleaningsGWB §598: the whole world

فَضْلِكَ

faḍlik f-ḍ-l

literal: grace; grace/favor; grace, favor

SE rendered عَيْنِيْ (ʿayní), ناظِرَةً (náẓirahan), شَطْرِ (shaṭr), فَضْلِكَ (faḍlik), وَسَمْعِي (wasamʿí), مُتَوَجِّهًا (mutawajjihan) as “my heart, inner ear, inclineth his”