Prayers and Meditations — §719
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 719 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
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 وَلِسانِيْ ناطِقًا بِثَنائِكَ وَوَجْهِيْ مُتَوَجِّهًا إِلى وَجْهِكَ بَعْدَ فَنآءِ ما خُلِقَ بِكَلِمَتِكَ وَيَديْ مُرتَفِعَةً إِلى سَمآءِ جُودِكَ وَعَطائِكَ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I am so carried away by the sweetness of Thine utterances, and so inebriated with the wine of Thy tender mercies, that my voice can never be stilled, nor can my suppliant hands any longer desist from being stretched out towards Thee. Thou seest, O my Lord, how mine eyes are fixed in the direction of Thy grace, and mine ears inclined towards the kingdom of Thine utterance, and my tongue unloosed to celebrate Thy praise, and my face set towards Thy face that surviveth all that hath been created by Thy word, and my hands raised up towards the heaven of Thy bounty and favor.
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “am”, “hath”, “completely” (5 occurrences)
SE expanded to “so carried away”
This form usually rendered as “rapture”, “ecstasy”, “ecstasies” (12 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §236: enrapturefire-tabletFire §3: O EnchantergleaningsGWB §458: hath attractedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: transportsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §563: Enrapture my soulepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: been enrapturedgleaningsGWB §112: filled with ecstasyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §385: be drawn
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §31: Choice WinegleaningsGWB §25: the choice Wineprayers-and-meditationsP&M §155: the choiceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §76: Choice Sealed WinegleaningsGWB §200: Chalice of Immortalityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §395: Thy choice sealed Wineepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: sealed WinegleaningsGWB §233: the wine
This form usually rendered as “favors”, “loving-kindness”, “gifts” (65 occurrences)
favors 32% loving-kindness 13% gifts 13% tender 11% bountiful 8% bounties 6% manifold 5% favor 5% bounty 5% transcendent 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: SubtilegleaningsGWB §327: subtle Realitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §17: purityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §60: and bountythe-hidden-wordsHW §66: as a sign of My loving-kindnessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: these bountiesgleaningsGWB §284: and His giftskitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: the most excellent
SE rendered رَحِيقِ (raḥíq), أَلْطافِكَ (ʾalṭáfik), شَأْنٍ (shaʾanin), يَنْقَطِعُ (yanqaṭiʿ), نِدائِي (nidáʾí) as “wine, tender mercies, stilled, voice”
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 §520: your statekitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: concerning Himprayers-and-meditationsP&M §465: so sure thatthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: My statewill-and-testamentW&T §15: all earthly thingsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: that neither
This form usually rendered as “can”, “cease”, “will” (12 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: barredgleaningsGWB §552: them that have renounced the worldkitab-i-iqanKIQ §11: detached themselves from all saveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §630: detachment from all Thy creaturestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: severed oneswill-and-testamentW&T §11: decisiveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: completely detachedgleaningsGWB §685: rid yourselves of attachment
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: lift up its voicefire-tabletFire §48: Thy CallgleaningsGWB §366: to the voicekitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: call of theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §13: the clamortablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: she thus exclaimedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §30: raised the callepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: His Voice calling
This form usually rendered as “must” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: Our returngleaningsGWB §506: Ye shall, most certainly, returnkitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: fell intoprayers-and-meditationsP&M §783: the One whereunto should returnthe-hidden-wordsHW §139: turned awaywill-and-testamentW&T §53: was thus confoundedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: to cause her to turn unto HimgleaningsGWB §449: Cast away, therefore,
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: with the handgleaningsGWB §619: thekitab-i-iqanKIQ §244: with their handsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §739: from the handwill-and-testamentW&T §16: the Hands (pillars)epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: into the hands ofgleaningsGWB §636: to the carekitab-i-iqanKIQ §260: between His hands
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Desirefire-tabletFire §4: LonginggleaningsGWB §629: may obtainkitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: our hopes were fixedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: my Hopethe-hidden-wordsHW §50: even as dothwill-and-testamentW&T §32: heart’s Desireepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: hope
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: LordgleaningsGWB §327: divinely ordainedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: “O God our Lordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §624: of Thy Lordshiptablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: be my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §47: O my God!epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §69: in his (Bahá’u’lláh’s) Divinity
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: hath ever seenfire-tabletFire §28: Canst Thou seegleaningsGWB §359: we see notkitab-i-iqanKIQ §51: seenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: unconstrainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §37: and to mirror forthwill-and-testamentW&T §5: behold himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: I have not seen
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: the eyesgleaningsGWB §167: with Minekitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: assistprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: the waterstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: with their own eyestablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: thosetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: tearsthe-hidden-wordsHW §102: have made
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: to ConstantinoplegleaningsGWB §226: inkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: landprayers-and-meditationsP&M §524: every directionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: to PersiagleaningsGWB §657: the meadowprayers-and-meditationsP&M §265: over Thy realmsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: from
grace 91% loving-kindness 2% tender 2% bounty 1% token 1% whose 1% bounteousness 1% gracious 1% mercy 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: great bountygleaningsGWB §50: the All-Bountifulkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: the most distinguishedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §203: of Thy mercytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a bountythe-hidden-wordsHW §1: as a token of gracewill-and-testamentW&T §23: virtues
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: Give earfire-tabletFire §37: Give Thou eargleaningsGWB §295: ye hearkitab-i-iqanKIQ §290: that inclineth his earprayers-and-meditationsP&M §120: and catchtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §21: And they heardthe-hidden-wordsHW §45: Thy hearingwill-and-testamentW&T §5: ears in all regions were inclined
This form usually rendered as “set”, “face”, “directed” (21 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: sum offire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §608: the one that turneth towards Himkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: set his facekitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: to turnprayers-and-meditationsP&M §550: countenancestablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hast directed towards me Thy stepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §16: unto Mine
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: He Who is the LordgleaningsGWB §434: the kings of the earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: the peoples and kindreds of the earthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §813: belong unto ittablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §2: Possesswill-and-testamentW&T §13: every landepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: He Who is the King
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: languagesgleaningsGWB §506: from His own mouthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: mouthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §83: His voicetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: her honeyed tonguethe-hidden-wordsHW §101: IN WORDepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §21: in the languagegleaningsGWB §347: that tongue
This form usually rendered as “uttering”, “speak”, “uttered” (53 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §154: that which the Tongue of Testimony hath spokenfire-tabletFire §37: utterethgleaningsGWB §201: Mouthpiecekitab-i-ahdAhd §5: wordskitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: eloquentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §642: to speak forthtablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: hath been moved to disclosewill-and-testamentW&T §2: declared
praise 45% extol 16% celebrate 8% glorify 6% virtues 6% celebrating 6% extolling 5% magnifying 3% glory 3% praises 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: celebrated her praisegleaningsGWB §46: and celebrate His praisekitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: In the midst ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §411: celebratewill-and-testamentW&T §39: anotherepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Thy celebrationgleaningsGWB §3: glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: the latter
This form usually rendered as “perisheth”, “into”, “surviveth” (6 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: perishgleaningsGWB §663: and realize how fleeting are the things that pertain unto itkitab-i-iqanKIQ §238: signifiethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §385: into the courtthe-hidden-wordsHW §117: fleetingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: pass awaygleaningsGWB §708: complete surrenderkitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: vanishing mortals
SE rendered وَجْهِكَ (wajhik), فَنآءِ (fanáʾ), خُلِقَ (khuliq), بِكَلِمَتِكَ (bikalimatik), وَيَديْ (wayady), مُرتَفِعَةً (murtafiʿahan) as “face, surviveth, by, word, hands, raised”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §50: characteristicsfire-tabletFire §40: wert createdgleaningsGWB §311: mankindkitab-i-iqanKIQ §168: “rebirth,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §239: have all been createdtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §14: I created theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: createth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: His Wordfire-tabletFire §48: Thy shining wordgleaningsGWB §346: spokekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: utterkitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: termsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §706: of Thy most exalted Wordtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: one mystic wordthe-hidden-wordsHW §95: faith
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: of His Most Excellent Titlesfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §286: My attributekitab-i-iqanKIQ §39: in terms ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §741: excellencetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
bounty 43% bounteousness 10% favor 9% through 9% grace 9% generosity 9% bountiful 5% graciousness 3% bestowal 2% never-failing 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: Thy bountyfire-tabletFire §34: downpourgleaningsGWB §627: and bountykitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: everlasting gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §286: by Thy graciousnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §126: to be generousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: of His bountyfire-tabletFire §34: Giver
bounty 33% favor 13% generosity 13% bounteousness 13% munificence 7% graciousness 7% favors 7% bounties 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: bountyfire-tabletFire §4: generositygleaningsGWB §655: of Thy bountykitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: conferrethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §598: the Great Giverthe-hidden-wordsHW §66: is My gift to theewill-and-testamentW&T §10: Thy bountiful Graceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: Thy generosity
