Prayers and Meditations — §75

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 75 of 858.

Source (Arabic)

ُ، ثُمَّ عَرِّفْ يا إِلهِي عِبادَكَ الشَّمْسَ الَّتِيْ أَشْرَقَتْ عَنْ أُفُقِ قَضائِكَ وَتَقْدِيرِكَ وَلا تَجْعَلْهُمْ مَحْرُومِينَ عَنِ الجَنَّةِ الَّتِيْ خَلَقْتَها بِاسْمِكَ الأَبْهى فِيْ جَبَرُوتِكَ الأَعْلی، ثُمَّ أَسْمِعْهُمْ يا إِلهِي نِدائَكَ الأَحْلى لِيَسْرُعُنَّ كُلٌّ إِلى شَطْرِ فَرْدانِيَّتِكَ وَيَعْتَرِفُنَّ بِوَحْدانِيَّتِكَ يا حَبِيبَ قُلُوبِ المُشْتاقِينَ وَيا مَحْبُوبَ أفْئِدَةِ العارِفِينَ، أَسْئَلُكَ

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Enable, then, Thy servants, O my God, to recognize the Daystar that hath shone forth above the horizon of Thine irrevocable decree and purpose, and suffer them not to be deprived of the Paradise which Thou, by Thy name, the All-Glorious, hast called into being in the heavens of Thine exalted omnipotence. Cause them, moreover, O my God, to hearken to Thy most sweet voice, that they may all hasten to recognize Thy unity and acknowledge Thy oneness, O Thou Who art the Beloved of the hearts of all that yearn after Thee, and the Object of the adoration of such as have known Thee!

Translation Notes

عَرِّفْ

ʿarrif ʿ-r-f → “enable” Distinctive

literal: knowledge; know; knower

This form usually rendered as “fragrance”, “recognized”, “sweet” (64 occurrences)

fragrance 46% recognized 12% sweet 12% hath 8% known 6% have 4% perfume 4% who 4% recognize 2% breath 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: and gleaningsGWB §383: can comprehend kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deeds kitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: obscure prayers-and-meditationsP&M §396: the knowledge of Thee tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to see the-hidden-wordsHW §99: HAVE A NAME epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §65: right

إِلهِي

ʾilhí ʾ-l-h → “god”

literal: God; divine; god

god 64% divine 22% god’s 5% lord 4% holy 2% mystic 1% heavenly 1% grace 1% god-given 1% pertaineth 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: divine and celestial gleaningsGWB §191: God’s kitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: knowledge prayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: of Thy Divinity the-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial will-and-testamentW&T §53: the Lord epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: grace gleaningsGWB §23: God’s,”

عِبادَكَ

ʿibádak ʿ-b-d

literal: servants; servant; servant/slave

SE rendered عَرِّفْ (ʿarrif), إِلهِي (ʾilhí), عِبادَكَ (ʿibádak), الشَّمْسَ (ash-shams), أَشْرَقَتْ (ʾashraqat) as “Enable, Thy servants, the Daystar, hath shone forth”

servants 89% people 4% creatures 1% unto 1% all 1% sincere 1% servants’ 1% such 1% comprehension 1% who 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: ye worship fire-tabletFire §50: all the servants gleaningsGWB §388: the worshiper kitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: ‘Worship prayers-and-meditationsP&M §811: to worship Thee tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a service the-hidden-wordsHW §56: Our servants will-and-testamentW&T §12: trusted servants

الشَّمْسَ

ash-shams sh-m-s → “the daystar”

literal: sun; suns; the sun

sun 50% daystar 24% day-star 6% light 6% “sun” 5% luminary 4% orb 2% sunlight 1% most 1% ‘sun’ 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: Sun of Truth gleaningsGWB §401: the splendor kitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: Day-star of prayers-and-meditationsP&M §141: of the Daystar epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: sun in gleaningsGWB §117: Daystar kitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: meanings prayers-and-meditationsP&M §203: and by

أَشْرَقَتْ

ʾashraqat sh-r-q → “hath shone forth”

literal: shining; shine

SE expanded to “hath shone forth”

hath 24% shed 21% shineth 14% shone 10% manifested 7% revealed 7% risen 7% shine 3% illumined 3% lighteth 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: the realms fire-tabletFire §14: Dawning Place gleaningsGWB §406: nor even to make kitab-i-iqanKIQ §71: will arise prayers-and-meditationsP&M §755: the radiance tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §27: Flooding the-hidden-wordsHW §42: shine upon thee epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §17: Dawning-Places

أُفُقِ

ʾufuq ʾ-f-q → “horizon”

literal: horizon; horizons; horizons/regions

horizon 67% dayspring 10% above 5% heaven 5% realm 5% orient 3% supreme 1% works 1% created 1% realms 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: Horizon fire-tabletFire §26: the heaven gleaningsGWB §611: Realm prayers-and-meditationsP&M §137: the world the-hidden-wordsHW §15: the realm epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: above the horizon gleaningsGWB §280: Our realm prayers-and-meditationsP&M §399: dominions

قَضائِكَ

qaḍáʾik q-ḍ-y → “irrevocable decree”

literal: decree; decree/judgment; decreed

decree 69% irrevocable 10% dispositions 3% judgment 3% purpose 3% appointments 3% ordained 3% through 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: hath it been decreed fire-tabletFire §29: of destiny gleaningsGWB §228: meet and seemly kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: is ended kitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: was prayers-and-meditationsP&M §24: the ruling of His will the-hidden-wordsHW §19: have ordained epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: that have happened

وَتَقْدِيرِكَ

wataqdírik q-d-r → “and purpose” Distinctive

literal: power; powerful; amount

This form usually rendered as “irrevocable”, “decree”, “according” (18 occurrences)

irrevocable 31% decree 23% according 8% immutable 8% ruling 8% purpose 8% appointment 8% through 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: Divine fire-tabletFire §48: Ordainer gleaningsGWB §161: hath bestowed kitab-i-ahdAhd §12: granted kitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: men prayers-and-meditationsP&M §491: honored tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Powerful tablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: of His might

تَجْعَلْهُمْ

tajʿalhum j-ʿ-l → “suffer them not”

literal: make; made; to make

SE expanded to “suffer them not”

suffer 40% deprived 20% deprive 20% numbered 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: adorneth fire-tabletFire §44: We have made gleaningsGWB §55: chosen thee kitab-i-iqanKIQ §207: pretentious prayers-and-meditationsP&M §365: Thou hast caused the-hidden-wordsHW §12: have bountifully shed will-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant that epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: hath made

مَحْرُومِينَ

maḥrúmín ḥ-r-m → “to be deprived”

literal: deprived; deprive

SE expanded to “to be deprived”

withhold 50% deprived 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: deprive gleaningsGWB §412: destitute of kitab-i-ahdAhd §15: members of the Holy Household kitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: those that prayers-and-meditationsP&M §846: Wilt Thou withhold the-hidden-wordsHW §31: Deny will-and-testamentW&T §23: depriveth himself of God’s grace epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: the Sanctuary

الجَنَّةِ

al-jannah j-n-n → “the paradise”

literal: paradise; garden; madness

paradise 74% garden 7% loftiest 4% madness 4% all-highest 4% heaven 4% blissful 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: Most Sublime gleaningsGWB §55: His Paradise kitab-i-iqanKIQ §252: lives prayers-and-meditationsP&M §711: my Paradise the-hidden-wordsHW §102: the Beloved will-and-testamentW&T §36: with all my heart epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §222: heavenly gleaningsGWB §127: mansions of heaven

خَلَقْتَها

khalaqtahá kh-l-q → “hast called into being”

literal: creation; create; created

SE expanded to “hast called into being”

creatures 32% creation 19% created 16% hath 9% character 5% people 5% men 4% creator 4% thou 3% among 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: conduct fire-tabletFire §40: wert created gleaningsGWB §426: hath created you kitab-i-iqanKIQ §87: endowed prayers-and-meditationsP&M §797: were created by Thee tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created her the-hidden-wordsHW §14: I created thee epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §4: hath been created

بِاسْمِكَ

biásmik s-m-w → “by thy name”

literal: name; names

SE expanded to “by Thy name”

name 87% most 4% through 2% whose 2% called 1% all-glorious 1% beareth 1% friend 1% shadowing 1% have 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §48: exaltation fire-tabletFire §36: heavenly gleaningsGWB §279: their names kitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: heaven;”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §747: of all things tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: my Lord the-hidden-wordsHW §29: he bear My name

الأَبْهى

al-ʾabhى b-h-w → “the all-glorious”

literal: glory; most glorious; most-glorious

all-glorious 63% most 12% glorious 7% abhá 7% effulgent 5% immortality 2% glory 2% brightest 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: of the All-Glorious gleaningsGWB §661: of Glory prayers-and-meditationsP&M §123: most effulgent the-hidden-wordsHW §22: effulgent glory will-and-testamentW&T §56: Glory of Glories epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: glory gleaningsGWB §186: the Faith prayers-and-meditationsP&M §14: effulgent

جَبَرُوتِكَ

jabarútik j-b-r → “dominion”

literal: dominion

dominion 40% realm 20% heavenly 20% length 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: a tyrant fire-tabletFire §37: the eternal realm gleaningsGWB §267: oppressors kitab-i-iqanKIQ §13: oppression prayers-and-meditationsP&M §42: glory tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §16: the realm the-hidden-wordsHW §1: from will-and-testamentW&T §12: Realm of Glory

الأَعْلی،

al-ʾaʿlí، ʿ-l-w → “exalted” Distinctive

literal: highest; exalted

This form usually rendered as “most”, “high”, “glory” (286 occurrences)

most 45% high 18% glory 10% loftiest 6% exalted 6% highest 5% supreme 4% all-glorious 3% heights 2% one 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: Most High fire-tabletFire §42: highest gleaningsGWB §411: lofty kitab-i-ahdAhd §16: on the kitab-i-iqanKIQ §51: high be He uplifted prayers-and-meditationsP&M §243: will be glorified tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: around her the-hidden-wordsHW §21: on thee

أَسْمِعْهُمْ

ʾasmiʿhum s-m-ʿ → “to hearken”

literal: hear; hearing; heard

incline 50% hearken 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: “Give ear fire-tabletFire §37: Give Thou ear gleaningsGWB §342: their ears kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: sight kitab-i-iqanKIQ §283: make prayers-and-meditationsP&M §481: crieth out tablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hearken to Thy call tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §21: And they heard

نِدائَكَ

nidáʾak n-d-y → “to thy most sweet voice”

literal: call; called; call, voice

SE expanded to “to Thy most sweet voice”

call 41% voice 18% most 12% cry 6% didst 6% whose 6% who 6% enthralling 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §4: the voice fire-tabletFire §37: Thy most sweet call gleaningsGWB §216: the prayer kitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: Herald prayers-and-meditationsP&M §535: by Thy call tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: calling aloud tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §49: And raised the call epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: calling aloud and saying

الأَحْلى

al-ʾaḥlى ḥ-l-w

literal: sweetness; sweetest; sweet

SE rendered أَسْمِعْهُمْ (ʾasmiʿhum), إِلهِي (ʾilhí), نِدائَكَ (nidáʾak), الأَحْلى (al-ʾaḥlى), لِيَسْرُعُنَّ (líasruʿunn), شَطْرِ (shaṭr) as “to hearken, my God, to Thy most sweet voice, that they may all hasten, to”

most 30% sweet 30% sweetest 10% beauty 10% sweetness 10% sweeter 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: Most Sweet fire-tabletFire §41: sweet gleaningsGWB §152: sweetness prayers-and-meditationsP&M §531: of the sweetness the-hidden-wordsHW §72: Sweeter gleaningsGWB §591: in the sweetest of languages prayers-and-meditationsP&M §222: of its sweetness gleaningsGWB §622: beauty

لِيَسْرُعُنَّ

líasruʿunn s-r-ʿ → “that they may all hasten”

literal: hasten

SE expanded to “that they may all hasten”

may 50% all 25% rush 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §41: Haste ye gleaningsGWB §275: hasten ye kitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: “Swift prayers-and-meditationsP&M §619: hath hasted the-hidden-wordsHW §41: traverse epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: hastened gleaningsGWB §656: I have made haste prayers-and-meditationsP&M §168: hastening

شَطْرِ

shaṭr sh-ṭ-r → “to”

literal: direction; direction/side; direction, side

SE rendered لِيَسْرُعُنَّ (líasruʿunn), شَطْرِ (shaṭr), فَرْدانِيَّتِكَ (fardánínatik), وَيَعْتَرِفُنَّ (wayaʿtarifunn) as “that they may all hasten, to, recognize Thy unity, and acknowledge”

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 §130: the direction gleaningsGWB §657: the meadow prayers-and-meditationsP&M §385: of Thy mercy epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §239: to their Capital gleaningsGWB §579: God’s sacred Court prayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: the land epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §257: Him gleaningsGWB §621: towards the

فَرْدانِيَّتِكَ

fardánínatik f-r-d → “recognize thy unity”

literal: oneness; singleness

SE expanded to “recognize Thy unity”

oneness 38% unity 33% singleness 8% transcendent 8% own 4% sovereignty 4% recognize 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §3: oneness fire-tabletFire §17: lonely gleaningsGWB §429: subsequent kitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: unity prayers-and-meditationsP&M §788: in utter loneliness tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: Peerless tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: forlorn will-and-testamentW&T §5: the All-Highest Paradise

بِوَحْدانِيَّتِكَ

biwaḥdánínatik w-ḥ-d → “thy oneness”

literal: unity; one; oneness

unity 76% oneness 12% unto 6% singleness 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: a creature fire-tabletFire §43: of Oneness gleaningsGWB §128: people.”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: that prayers-and-meditationsP&M §230: witness unto His own oneness tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: believers in the Divine Unity tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: lone the-hidden-wordsHW §69: all from one same

حَبِيبَ

ḥabíb ḥ-b-b → “beloved”

literal: love; beloved; beloved ones

lover 36% beloved 21% well-beloved 7% friend 7% exultation 7% unto 7% god 7% most 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: Friend fire-tabletFire §7: of Thy love gleaningsGWB §28: a kitab-i-iqanKIQ §142: love?”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §164: them that are dear tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Day tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved One the-hidden-wordsHW §20: a beloved

قُلُوبِ

qulúb q-l-b → “of the hearts”

literal: heart; hearts

SE expanded to “of the hearts”

hearts 79% souls 5% heart 4% men’s 3% breasts 2% whole 2% human 2% “hearts 2% radiant 1% fearful 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: and gleaningsGWB §656: that I may turn kitab-i-ahdAhd §4: a pure heart kitab-i-iqanKIQ §129: in the heart prayers-and-meditationsP&M §164: within my heart the-hidden-wordsHW §102: human heart will-and-testamentW&T §30: agitated epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: the heart

المُشْتاقِينَ

al-mushtáqín sh-w-q → “yearn after thee” Distinctive

literal: longing; yearning; longing, yearning

This form usually rendered as “long”, “who”, “such” (25 occurrences)

SE expanded to “yearn after Thee”

long 20% who 20% such 13% human 7% thirst 7% whose 7% which 7% hearts 7% yearn 7% pant 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: yearn fire-tabletFire §41: Thy yearning gleaningsGWB §38: bereavement kitab-i-iqanKIQ §216: longing desire prayers-and-meditationsP&M §391: as yearn the-hidden-wordsHW §51: thy longing will-and-testamentW&T §14: urging epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: longing

وَيا

wayá y-ʾ → “o ye”

literal: O; or

SE rendered حَبِيبَ (ḥabíb), قُلُوبِ (qulúb), المُشْتاقِينَ (al-mushtáqín), وَيا (wayá), مَحْبُوبَ (maḥbúb), أفْئِدَةِ (ʾafʾidah), العارِفِينَ، (al-ʿárifína،) as “the Beloved, of the hearts, yearn after Thee, and, the Object of the adoration, of, such as have known Thee”

ye 50% sought 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: O ye kitab-i-iqanKIQ §42: sought epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: O

أفْئِدَةِ

ʾafʾidah f-ʾ-d → “of”

literal: heart; hearts; hearts, souls

SE rendered المُشْتاقِينَ (al-mushtáqín), وَيا (wayá), مَحْبُوبَ (maḥbúb), أفْئِدَةِ (ʾafʾidah), العارِفِينَ، (al-ʿárifína،) as “yearn after Thee, and, the Object of the adoration, of, such as have known Thee”