Prayers and Meditations — §733
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 733 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
أَسْئَلُكَ يا إِلهِي بِقُوَّتِكَ وَقُدْرَتِكَ وَسُلْطانِكَ الَّذِيْ أَحاطَ مَنْ فِي سَمآئِكَ وَأَرْضِكَ بِأَنْ تُعَرِّفَ العِبادَ هذا السَّبِيلَ المُبِينَ وَهذا الصِّراطَ المُسْتَقِيمَ ليَعْتَرِفُوا بِوَحْدانِيَّتِكَ وَفَرْدانِيَّتِكَ بِيَقِينٍ لا تَعْتَرِيهِ أَوْهامُ المُرِيبِينَ وَلا تَحْجُبُهُ ظُنُونُ الهآئِمِينَ، أَيْ رَبِّ أَنِرْ أَبْصارَ عِبادِكَ وَقُلُوبَهُمْ بِنُورِ عِرْفانِكَ لِيَطَّلِعُوا بِهذا المَقامِ الأَسْنى وَالأُفُقِ الأَبْهى لِئَلا يَمْنَعَهُمُ النُّعاقُ عَنِ النَّظَرِ إِلى إِشْراقِ نُورِ التَّوْحِيدِ وَلا يَصُدَّهُمْ عَنِ التَّوَجُّهِ إِلى أُفُقِ التَّجْرِيْدِ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I beg of Thee, O my God, by Thy power, and Thy might, and Thy sovereignty, which have embraced all who are in Thy heaven and on Thy earth, to make known unto Thy servants this luminous Way and this straight Path, that they may acknowledge Thy unity and Thy oneness, with a certainty which the vain imaginations of the doubters will not impair, nor the idle fancies of the wayward obscure. Illumine, O my Lord, the eyes of Thy servants, and brighten their hearts with the splendors of the light of Thy knowledge, that they may apprehend the greatness of this most sublime station, and recognize this most luminous Horizon, that haply the clamor of men may fail to deter them from turning their gaze towards the effulgent light of Thy unity, and to hinder them from setting their faces toward the Horizon of detachment.
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “beseech”, “implore”, “entreat” (186 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: We praygleaningsGWB §179: entreatkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: the intricaciesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §221: I moreover entreat Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the suppliantgleaningsGWB §630: I pray Theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §195: the questionsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §317: beseech Thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: Godheadfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §148: this God-givenkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §237: his rejection by Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §233: Thy Divinetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §52: strengthenedgleaningsGWB §389: these powerskitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: might?”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §109: art, truly, the Almightythe-hidden-wordsHW §68: of mightwill-and-testamentW&T §40: utmostepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: assiduouslygleaningsGWB §125: with the power of My might
power 44% might 24% through 13% almighty 5% strength 4% omnipotence 3% whose 3% authority 2% greatness 1% transcendent 1%
sovereignty 52% power 17% through 16% sovereign 5% almighty 2% surpassing 2% most 2% sublimity 2% whose 2% before 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: the higher powersgleaningsGWB §3: to Thy sovereigntykitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: of the Kingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §156: through the power of Thy sovereigntytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: chiefwill-and-testamentW&T §54: the Crownepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: one king
This form usually rendered as “encompassed”, “hath”, “envelop” (75 occurrences)
encompassed 45% hath 17% envelop 11% pervaded 6% embraced 6% have 4% surrounded 4% surround 2% throughout 2% enveloped 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: surroundfire-tabletFire §9: envelopedgleaningsGWB §257: encompassethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §114: exercisethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §59: have assailedthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: besetwill-and-testamentW&T §5: from all sides afflictedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §63: have encompassed
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: of His Namefire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §326: these nameskitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: heaven”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §319: any onetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: worldfire-tabletFire §3: sandsgleaningsGWB §584: the dwellers on earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §231: the peoples of the worldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §117: all the dwellers of the earthtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: the landsthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: in the realmepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: the Land
thou 42% unacquainted 11% make 11% couldst 5% recognition 5% truth 5% appreciate 5% acquaint 5% reveal 5% inscrutable 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §35: such as have recognized HimgleaningsGWB §198: to know and recognizekitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §2: understanding and recognitionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §725: am made to recognizetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §4: knewepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: recognition
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §260: Abdu’-Salamfire-tabletFire §49: AdoredgleaningsGWB §702: his hearerskitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: pious worshipprayers-and-meditationsP&M §381: they who serve Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicewill-and-testamentW&T §36: this Thy servantepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: them that serve Him
This form usually rendered as “manifest”, “palpable”, “resplendent” (88 occurrences)
manifest 30% palpable 12% resplendent 9% expounder 9% luminous 9% evident 7% lucid 7% perspicuous 7% clear 5% plainly 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: the ornament of utterancefire-tabletFire §23: to speak forthgleaningsGWB §480: with themkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: amidst Mykitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: the power of utteranceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §583: and glorificationtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: absolutethe-hidden-wordsHW §120: see
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: a guiding lightgleaningsGWB §568: His Pathkitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: “sirat,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §750: Thy straight Pathepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: PathgleaningsGWB §464: the pathepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: WaygleaningsGWB §85: is verily the Straight Path
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §23: In this connectionfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §503: proclamationkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §21: timesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §331: Thy compelling powertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: that place
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: the Onefire-tabletFire §43: By Thine alonenessgleaningsGWB §404: indivisiblekitab-i-ahdAhd §14: singlekitab-i-iqanKIQ §26: of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §843: transcendent unitytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: believers in the Divine Unitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: lone
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: Thy onenessfire-tabletFire §17: lonelygleaningsGWB §2: of onenesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §248: peerlessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §733: and Thy onenesstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: forlornwill-and-testamentW&T §12: Holyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: Incomparable
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: that thou mayest be well assuredfire-tabletFire §24: Thy certitudegleaningsGWB §519: that believe in Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §7: believedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §17: the assuredthe-hidden-wordsHW §29: Know thou of a truthepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: be well assuredgleaningsGWB §18: true believer
This form usually rendered as “impair” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: which is afflictedgleaningsGWB §527: hath been afflictedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §37: Urvatu’lprayers-and-meditationsP&M §497: earthgleaningsGWB §199: Divestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: to the cordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §733: impairprayers-and-meditationsP&M §128: the handle
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: superstitiousfire-tabletFire §24: idle imaginingsgleaningsGWB §148: idle imaginationskitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: people of doubtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §673: all vain imaginingstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: of delusionthe-hidden-wordsHW §83: doubtwill-and-testamentW&T §34: suspicion
doubt 44% doubters 16% doubteth 9% doubtest 6% doubter 6% misgivings 6% doubted 3% suspicious.’” 3% doubter.” 3% doubts 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §156: doubtgleaningsGWB §555: and misgivingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: as suspicious.’”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §609: idle fanciesthe-hidden-wordsHW §13: a doubt thereofepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: doubterskitab-i-iqanKIQ §216: misgivingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §670: of the doubters
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: the most veiledgleaningsGWB §287: the dense veilskitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: intervening veilprayers-and-meditationsP&M §858: have shut offtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: her browthe-hidden-wordsHW §33: dost thou veil thyselfwill-and-testamentW&T §4: veil theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: deter thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: thou dost imagine thyselffire-tabletFire §24: fancygleaningsGWB §36: of idle fancykitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: held it as certainprayers-and-meditationsP&M §203: all idle fanciestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: superstitionsthe-hidden-wordsHW §63: thy fanciesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: idle fancies
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: them that rove distraughtgleaningsGWB §720: of them that wander distraught in the wilderness of errorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §711: all such as have erredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: erred grievouslygleaningsGWB §703: those that are far astrayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §733: of the waywardgleaningsGWB §615: the supreme Protector
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: the LordgleaningsGWB §152: heavenlykitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: “O God our Lordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §834: Thou the Lordtablet-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 §169: before the Lord
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: radiancefire-tabletFire §9: the brightnessgleaningsGWB §118: matchless Beautykitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: ancient splendourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §97: hath been diffusedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: splendourthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: gleamingwill-and-testamentW&T §13: radiantly
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: of discernmentgleaningsGWB §538: eyewitnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: understandingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §492: with the eyestablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: heartthe-hidden-wordsHW §143: betterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §17: visiongleaningsGWB §35: discerning observer
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: My heartgleaningsGWB §662: his heartkitab-i-iqanKIQ §164: transmutethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §786: and whose eyestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: and their own heartsthe-hidden-wordsHW §102: human heartwill-and-testamentW&T §23: sincereepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: transformed
لِيَطَّلِعُوا
literal: rising-place; dawning-place; countenance
This form usually rendered as “may” (1 occurrences)
dayspring 31% dawning-place 15% daysprings 14% who 9% source 7% countenance 6% revealers 6% dawning-places 4% manifestation 4% rise 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: the Dawning-Placefire-tabletFire §24: exponentsgleaningsGWB §506: and partakekitab-i-ahdAhd §8: sourceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §17: Revealersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §840: a manifestationtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: may understandthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenance
This form usually rendered as “most”, “sublime”, “august” (12 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §251: yearsgleaningsGWB §159: sublimeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §46: loftiesttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: and grandeurthe-hidden-wordsHW §64: enlightenmentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: In the yeargleaningsGWB §441: for many a long yearprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: most exalted
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 §9: the Glory of God (Bahá)fire-tabletFire §48: BahágleaningsGWB §234: and the brightness of His lightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: splendourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §533: the Self-Exaltingthe-hidden-wordsHW §15: My gloryepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: honoredgleaningsGWB §280: glory
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §116: the night-seasongleaningsGWB §320: dreamkitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: night seasonprayers-and-meditationsP&M §167: the nightsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: the night seasonkitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: night-seasonepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: nightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: Many a night
This form usually rendered as “may”, “withhold”, “will” (16 occurrences)
SE expanded to “fail to deter”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: hindergleaningsGWB §74: is debarredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: ceasedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §733: may fail to detertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §157: goodlywill-and-testamentW&T §23: are in no wise permittedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: deterreth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §214: such as shout aloudgleaningsGWB §619: loud clamorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §112: clamorous impostorwill-and-testamentW&T §35: foreboders of evilepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §44: prattlergleaningsGWB §605: clamorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §733: clamor of mengleaningsGWB §605: enemy
This form usually rendered as “observe”, “eye”, “because” (97 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “shining”, “shed”, “brightness” (70 occurrences)
shining 17% shed 11% brightness 11% effulgent 11% shineth 11% shone 8% light 8% revelation 8% rise 8% splendor 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: shineth forthfire-tabletFire §41: Thy dawninggleaningsGWB §406: nor even to makekitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: in the uttermost corners of the Eastprayers-and-meditationsP&M §283: and the Dawning-Placetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §42: to illuminethe-hidden-wordsHW §61: radiantwill-and-testamentW&T §4: of the world
This form usually rendered as “hinder” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: wouldst set thy facefire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §512: may journeykitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §156: beforeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §134: and every soul was directedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hast directed towards me Thy stepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §41: before Our Face
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: No soonergleaningsGWB §128: the detachedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: are detached from all else but Himprayers-and-meditationsP&M §136: sanctitywill-and-testamentW&T §9: is onlygleaningsGWB §305: having stripped itselfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §5: puregleaningsGWB §319: that are the symbols of detachment
