Prayers and Meditations — §760
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 760 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
أَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّيْ أَسْئَلُكَ بِالآيَةِ الكُبْرى وَظُهُورِ فَضْلِكَ بَيْنَ الوَرَى أَنْ لا تَطْرُدَنِي عَنْ بابِ مَدِينَةِ لِقائِكَ وَلا تُخَيِّبَنِي عَنْ ظُهُوراتِ فَضْلِكَ بَيْنَ خَلْقِكَ، تَرَانِي يا إِلهِي مُتَمَسِّكًا بِاسْمِكَ الأَقْدَسِ الأَنْوَرِ الأَعَزِّ الأَعْظَمِ العَلِيِّ الأَبْهى وَمُتَشَبِّثًا بِذَيْلٍ تَشَبَّثَ بِهِ مَنْ فِي الآخِرَةِ وَالأُولی،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I beseech Thee, O my God, by Thy mighty Sign, and by the revelation of Thy grace amongst men, to cast me not away from the gate of the city of Thy presence, and to disappoint not the hopes I have set on the manifestations of Thy grace amidst Thy creatures. Thou seest me, O my God, holding to Thy Name, the Most Holy, the Most Luminous, the Most Mighty, the Most Great, the Most Exalted, the Most Glorious, and clinging to the hem of the robe to which have clung all in this world and in the world to come.
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “O my God”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: God hathfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §725: O my God”kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §34: of Truthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §559: I swear by Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: We praygleaningsGWB §313: Thou hast asked Me concerningkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: the intricaciesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §317: beseech Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: askgleaningsGWB §476: examinekitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: questionersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §493: I pray
SE expanded to “Thy mighty Sign”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: by His versesfire-tabletFire §26: utterancegleaningsGWB §96: of the signs of My Revelationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: verses ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §840: are but the signstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: by whatthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: comethwill-and-testamentW&T §34: Thy wondrous Signs
SE rendered إِنِّيْ (ʾinní), أَسْئَلُكَ (ʾasʾaluk), بِالآيَةِ (biáláyah), الكُبْرى (al-kubrى), وَظُهُورِ (waẓuhúr), فَضْلِكَ (faḍlik) as “I, beseech, Thy mighty Sign, by the revelation, Thy grace”
most 50% mighty 11% supreme 9% transcendent 7% great 5% unfailing 5% immeasurable 5% all-encompassing 5% monstrous 2% grievous 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: GreatgleaningsGWB §82: in proud disdainkitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: by the disdainful.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §535: most gracioustablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: showeth pridetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: entirethe-hidden-wordsHW §123: haughtinesswill-and-testamentW&T §6: more glaring
SE expanded to “by the revelation”
revelation 59% manifestation 16% dispensation 8% advent 4% appearance 3% made 3% through 2% divine 2% every 2% unveiled 2%
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 §261: bettergleaningsGWB §720: scienceskitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: God’s holy graceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §359: bounteousnesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a bountythe-hidden-wordsHW §1: as a token of gracewill-and-testamentW&T §12: All-Bountiful
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: of MankindgleaningsGWB §718: all beingthe-hidden-wordsHW §160: beneathepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: mengleaningsGWB §423: all thingsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: all peoplesgleaningsGWB §63: the worldepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: mankind
SE expanded to “cast me not away”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: cast them outgleaningsGWB §243: Our banishmentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §260: outcastprayers-and-meditationsP&M §222: Cast not awayepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: to have been banishedgleaningsGWB §464: reject Uskitab-i-iqanKIQ §114: cast Him out from their midstprayers-and-meditationsP&M §720: cast away
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §127: the CitygleaningsGWB §555: from the Citykitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: In these citiesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §371: the habitationtablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: each onewill-and-testamentW&T §3: to the Great Cityepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: A Great CitygleaningsGWB §438: civilization
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: His attaining Our Presencefire-tabletFire §1: of Thy CountenancegleaningsGWB §464: send down upon youkitab-i-iqanKIQ §17: the face of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §665: behold the countenance oftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §20: of His Presencethe-hidden-wordsHW §4: have engraved on theewill-and-testamentW&T §4: sowed
تُخَيِّبَنِي
literal: disappoint; disappoint, frustrate; disappointed
SE expanded to “to disappoint not”
prayers-and-meditationsP&M §449: Cast me notwill-and-testamentW&T §54: lost their causeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §657: disappointestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §817: Disappointprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: withholdprayers-and-meditationsP&M §857: Shatter not the hopesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §707: Deny him notprayers-and-meditationsP&M §405: hath turned away
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: a virtuous characterfire-tabletFire §40: wert createdgleaningsGWB §321: All that is createdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: I would not have createdprayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: Thou didst causetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §14: I created theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: a praiseworthy character
SE expanded to “Thou seest me”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: to regardfire-tabletFire §26: seestgleaningsGWB §77: We point outkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: hypocriteprayers-and-meditationsP&M §269: that they may behold Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §37: and to mirror forthwill-and-testamentW&T §35: saw meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §191: hath never beheld
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §146: lay fast holdgleaningsGWB §176: firmly adherekitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: following the exampleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §785: joinedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: Launchepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: seized upongleaningsGWB §655: the fragrancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §37: firmly to cling unto
name 85% most 6% whose 3% through 1% treasured 1% brightness 1% called 1% all-glorious 1% invested 1% bearer 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §34: so noblefire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §97: the realms abovekitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: heaven;”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §750: Bearerstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
most 61% aqdas 10% holy 10% sanctified 3% sacred 3% glory 3% presence 3% sanctity 3% ever-blessed 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: have sanctified themselvesgleaningsGWB §96: immensely exaltedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: purgedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §112: far above the reach and ken of the understandingtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: hath exaltedthe-hidden-wordsHW §151: purgingwill-and-testamentW&T §5: angelicepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: unsullied
most 58% more 8% how 8% precious 4% inestimable 4% high-minded 4% priceless 4% dignitaries 4% all-powerful 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §115: the AlmightygleaningsGWB §214: the Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of celestial gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §418: Thy great glorytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §58: splendorwill-and-testamentW&T §38: dearly belovedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: exalted
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §3: glorygleaningsGWB §606: first and foremostkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categoricallykitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: too vastprayers-and-meditationsP&M §532: and Thy majestythe-hidden-wordsHW §42: Magnifywill-and-testamentW&T §5: bitterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: most grievous
most 62% exalted 20% inaccessible 5% sublime 2% báb 2% all-highest 2% transcendent 2% high 2% glory 2% heavens 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: exalted be Hefire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §633: most exalted mightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §36: their lofty positionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §664: high!”tablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: raising highthe-hidden-wordsHW §92: the realm on highwill-and-testamentW&T §4: Exalted One
all-glorious 72% most 8% abhá 6% glory 6% effulgent 3% everlasting 1% resplendent 1% glorious 1% what 1%
وَمُتَشَبِّثًا
literal: cling; clinging; clinging/holding fast
SE expanded to “and clinging to”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: hold fastgleaningsGWB §396: cleavekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: firmly adherekitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: set our hearts onprayers-and-meditationsP&M §128: and clung steadfastlywill-and-testamentW&T §17: seize uponepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: clung untogleaningsGWB §411: take firm hold on
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the hemfire-tabletFire §31: The robegleaningsGWB §645: the hem of Our Robekitab-i-iqanKIQ §76: robeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §797: the veilthe-hidden-wordsHW §77: holdepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: the hem of His robegleaningsGWB §647: to the hem of the Robe
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: aftergleaningsGWB §305: apartkitab-i-iqanKIQ §171: that knoweth no endprayers-and-meditationsP&M §182: and in the life beyondthe-hidden-wordsHW §96: While there is yetwill-and-testamentW&T §42: of lateepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: declininggleaningsGWB §527: the rest
SE expanded to “world to come”
