Prayers and Meditations — §748
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 748 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
فَيا إِلهِي وَإِلهَ الأَسْمآءِ وَفاطِرَ الأَرْضِ وَالسَّمآءِ هذا يَوْمٌ فِيهِ يُناجِيكَ مَنِ اشْتَعَلَ صَدْرُهُ مِنْ نارِ وَصْلِكَ، فَأَيْنَ الفَصْلُ يا إِلهِي لِيُعْرَفَ بِهِ الوَصْلُ عِنْدَ ظُهُورِ نُورِ فَرْدانِيَّتِكَ وَبُرُوزِ إِشْراقِ شَمْسِ وَحْدانِيَّتِكَ، أَسْتَغْفِرُكَ يا إِلهِي عَنْ كُلِّ ذلِكَ وَعَنْ كُلِّ ما جَرى وَيَجْرِيْ عَلَيْهِ قَلَمِي فِي أَيَّامِكَ، أَشْهَدُ بِأَنَّكَ ما جَعَلْتَ المُنَاجاةَ شَأْنِي بَلْ شَأْنَ مَنْ سَبَقَنِي بِأَمْرِكَ وَإِرادَتِكَ وَجَعَلْتَ الآياتِ مَخْصُوصَةً بِهذا الظُّهُورِ العَظِيمِ وَالنَّبَأِ الَّذِيْ تَزَيَّنَتْ بِهِ صَحآئِفُ مَجْدِكَ وَلَوْحُكَ الحَفِيظُ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
This, then, O my God and the God of all names, and the Creator of earth and heaven, is the Day whereon He Whose heart gloweth with the flaming fire of Thy presence is calling upon Thee. Where can separation from Thee be found, O my God, so that reunion with Thee may be clearly recognized at the appearance of the Light of Thy unity, and the revelation of the splendors of the Sun of Thy oneness? I ask pardon of Thee, O my God, for all that hath been said, and for whatsoever hath flowed out, and is now flowing out from my Pen in Thy days. I testify that Thou hast decreed that the offering of prayer should befit not me, but Him Who hath, at Thy bidding and in conformity with Thy pleasure, preceded me. Rather hast Thou ordained that the revelation of verses should be specially attributed unto this mighty Manifestation, and to This Announcement that hath adorned the Scrolls of Thy majesty and Thy Tablet in which account is kept.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: in the heavenfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §391: which cometh down from Heavenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §39: in terms ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §729: the loftinesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: the CreatorgleaningsGWB §292: Mouthpiecekitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: “cleavingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §466: and the Creatorthe-hidden-wordsHW §139: aimepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: would cleave asundergleaningsGWB §117: Essencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: cloven asunder
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: countryfire-tabletFire §3: sandsgleaningsGWB §254: and of the earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §51: “The whole earthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §364: Thy realmtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: the landsthe-hidden-wordsHW §95: within itepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §76: the very earth
This form usually rendered as “calling” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: prayerfire-tabletFire §25: SaviorgleaningsGWB §119: rescuingkitab-i-ahdAhd §16: salvationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: escapeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §749: whereby they can supplicate Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §10: is safeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §233: sorrowful invocation
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: burnethfire-tabletFire §50: that shall set aflamegleaningsGWB §668: enkindledkitab-i-iqanKIQ §65: burningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §298: been kindledtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §10: as a flamethe-hidden-wordsHW §110: torchepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §59: kindled
This form usually rendered as “breast”, “breasts”, “seat” (21 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §32: seat of honorgleaningsGWB §567: in their heartskitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: cameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §149: by Him Who is the Fountainheadthe-hidden-wordsHW §93: soulswill-and-testamentW&T §34: the heartsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: men’s breastsgleaningsGWB §192: bosom
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: thine own firegleaningsGWB §551: latterkitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: utter perditionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §718: itstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §10: of firewill-and-testamentW&T §53: mischief-kindlingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §37: afiregleaningsGWB §597: set on fire
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “expounded”, “meaning” (6 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: circumstantial accountgleaningsGWB §379: circumstantiallykitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: detailsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §275: hast separatedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: shall be distinguishedthe-hidden-wordsHW §81: awaywill-and-testamentW&T §7: enlarged uponepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: have been distinctly set forth
can 24% recognize 19% know 14% known 10% comprehend 10% recognizeth 5% maketh 5% discover 5% perceive 5% apprehendeth 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: confessedgleaningsGWB §317: leading into His knowledgekitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §91: were ye of them that comprehendprayers-and-meditationsP&M §584: every knowledgetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §57: thinkestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §35: such as have recognized Him
This form usually rendered as “revelation”, “manifestation”, “dispensation” (397 occurrences)
revelation 59% manifestation 16% dispensation 8% advent 4% appearance 3% made 3% through 2% divine 2% every 2% unveiled 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: Revelationfire-tabletFire §23: springgleaningsGWB §391: Divine Revelationkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: dayspringskitab-i-iqanKIQ §169: which it doth impartprayers-and-meditationsP&M §734: Thou wouldst reveal Thy Selftablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §128: break forth
light 79% radiance 4% illumine 4% brightness 3% splendor 3% illuminate 1% luminary 1% into 1% glimmer 1% glory 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: Thy onenessfire-tabletFire §17: lonelygleaningsGWB §384: singlenesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §248: peerlessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §781: unity,—Itablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: forlornwill-and-testamentW&T §5: the All-Highest Paradiseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: the Peerless
revelation 29% evidences 14% glory 10% purest 10% corporeal 10% evidence 10% disclosed 5% effulgence 5% proof 5% manifestation 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: disclosedgleaningsGWB §550: revelationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §49: Revealersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §97: demonstratingtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: thy gloryepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: the revelation of My glorygleaningsGWB §357: of the revelationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: manifestation
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 §193: dawnfire-tabletFire §22: radiancegleaningsGWB §504: hath shed illumination uponkitab-i-iqanKIQ §45: the Eastsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §766: shineth forth abovetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §42: to illuminethe-hidden-wordsHW §103: At many a dawnwill-and-testamentW&T §4: of the world
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: The sungleaningsGWB §35: Sun ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §45: “Suns,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §203: and by the Daystarepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: sunlightgleaningsGWB §34: the lightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: these termsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §858: of the Daystar
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: unto Thy unityfire-tabletFire §43: By Thine alonenessgleaningsGWB §39: and unitykitab-i-ahdAhd §14: singlekitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: sameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §438: they who adore Thy unitytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: believers in the Divine Unitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: lone
This form usually rendered as “beg”, “forgive”, “ask” (5 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: \‘I beg forgivenessfire-tabletFire §35: forgivenessgleaningsGWB §375: implore pardonkitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: We ask forgiveness of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §619: of Thy forgivenesswill-and-testamentW&T §13: vastepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: forgivefire-tabletFire §35: Forgiver
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “have”, “conduct” (17 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: flowedgleaningsGWB §31: sailkitab-i-iqanKIQ §34: is brandedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §108: hath flowed down fromtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §33: her handmaidensthe-hidden-wordsHW §142: hath emboldenedwill-and-testamentW&T §5: delugedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: to execute
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: the PengleaningsGWB §59: O Penkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: by the Penprayers-and-meditationsP&M §109: of Thy penwill-and-testamentW&T §13: every climeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: Thy pengleaningsGWB §281: of Whose Penprayers-and-meditationsP&M §798: from the pen
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: regardedfire-tabletFire §48: the placegleaningsGWB §317: perceivingkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appearethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §103: this worldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §440: acknowledgethtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: as thou also dost witnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §136: openly manifest
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “hast”, “whom” (59 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §258: regardingfire-tabletFire §27: the signsgleaningsGWB §481: thy rankkitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: His waysprayers-and-meditationsP&M §856: a detachmentthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: My statewill-and-testamentW&T §15: all earthly thingsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: the station
This form usually rendered as “cause”, “revelation”, “behest” (244 occurrences)
cause 62% revelation 14% behest 6% faith 4% bidding 4% commandment 3% decree 2% affairs 2% through 2% command 1%
will 47% purpose 16% through 13% conformity 8% desire 5% operation 3% according 3% good 3% accordance 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: associationgleaningsGWB §188: intent onkitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: decreedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §86: pleasestthe-hidden-wordsHW §57: dost wish forwill-and-testamentW&T §38: the Purposeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: hath never had any wish for thee savegleaningsGWB §2: through the operation of
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: of signsfire-tabletFire §26: utterancegleaningsGWB §547: signs andkitab-i-iqanKIQ §116: only one verseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §305: through the influence of Thine utterancestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: by whatthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: comethwill-and-testamentW&T §6: by the holy verse
specially 29% confined 14% purpose 7% especially 7% special 7% order 7% particularly 7% specifically 7% only 7% distinct 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §38: specificallygleaningsGWB §198: have chosen youkitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: such giftsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: Thou hast singled outthe-hidden-wordsHW §143: have designedwill-and-testamentW&T §36: pour upon themepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: for the purpose ofgleaningsGWB §101: specially designated
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: supremegleaningsGWB §491: more severekitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categoricallykitab-i-iqanKIQ §110: comparative potencyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §212: surpassingthe-hidden-wordsHW §21: plenteouswill-and-testamentW&T §40: more glaringepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: Azim
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: ProphetgleaningsGWB §451: Apostlekitab-i-iqanKIQ §55: Manifestationsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §748: and to This Announcementepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: AnnouncementgleaningsGWB §100: Prophets,”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §5: behaviour of the Prophetsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §147: of Thy Prophets
This form usually rendered as “decked”, “hath”, “have” (5 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: My ScripturesgleaningsGWB §583: bearing aloft a chalicekitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: epistlesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §784: and Thy Scripturesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: BookgleaningsGWB §323: the sacred Scriptureskitab-i-iqanKIQ §185: holy booksprayers-and-meditationsP&M §748: the Scrolls
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: lauded be HisgleaningsGWB §665: and glorifying your actionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: great glory.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §509: Thy gloryepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: in His most great gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §748: of Thy majestyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §83: My gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §57: majesty
tablet 42% tablets 38% scriptures 4% hath 3% symbolic 3% manifest 3% allusions 3% resplendent 2% shone 2% lawh 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: illuminedgleaningsGWB §689: writingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: allusionsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §154: risentablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Bookswill-and-testamentW&T §7: a documentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §80: a perspicuous TabletgleaningsGWB §585: Tablet of
This form usually rendered as “preserved”, “unfailing”, “guarded” (5 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §16: watch overgleaningsGWB §125: shield themselveskitab-i-ahdAhd §5: safeguardingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §249: “Guardedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §450: Help me to guardtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: Learn welltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §22: guardianthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: watch over thee
