Prayers and Meditations — §763
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 763 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
عَلَى صَفَحاتِ الوَجْهِ كما يَتَحَرَّكَ عَلَى صَفَحاتِ الأَلْواحِ قَلَمُكَ الأَعْلى وَبِها تَضَوَّعَتْ رائِحَةُ مِسْكَ المَعَانِي فِي مَلَكُوتِ الإِنْشآءِ أَنْ تُقيمَنِي عَلَى خِدْمَةِ أَمْرِكَ عَلَى شَأْنٍ لا يَعْقُبُهُ القُعُودُ وَلا تَمْنَعُهُ إِشاراتُ الَّذِينَ جادَلُوا بِآياتِكَ وَأَعْرَضُوا عَنْ وَجْهِكَ، تَرَانِي يا إِلهِي مُتَمَسِّكًا بِاسْمِكَ الأَقْدَسِ الأَنْوَرِ الأَعَزِّ الأَعْظَمِ العَلِيِّ الأَبْهى وَمُتَشَبِّثًا بِذَيْلٍ تَشَبَّث
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I beseech Thee, O my God, by Thy hair which moveth across Thy face, even as Thy most exalted pen moveth across the pages of Thy Tablets, shedding the musk of hidden meanings over the kingdom of Thy creation, so to raise me up to serve Thy Cause that I shall not fall back, nor be hindered by the suggestions of them who have caviled at Thy signs and turned away from Thy face. 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
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: the sakefire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §267: the face of menkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: quarter of the Heavensprayers-and-meditationsP&M §834: lift uptablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: the light of thethe-hidden-wordsHW §41: before Our Face
3 occurrences in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: stirring upfire-tabletFire §27: MovergleaningsGWB §170: movementkitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: complyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §157: my Movertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §16: May wingwill-and-testamentW&T §10: and senselessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: stirred
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: the Lawh-i-Fu’adgleaningsGWB §677: Tablets.…kitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: symbolicprayers-and-meditationsP&M §19: the Written Tablettablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Bookswill-and-testamentW&T §1: in the Preserved Tabletepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: My TabletgleaningsGWB §664: the Scriptures
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: My PengleaningsGWB §719: Our Penkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: Pen of Powerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §780: Thywill-and-testamentW&T §1: by His All-Glorious Penepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §35: by Thy PengleaningsGWB §493: Pen of Revelationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §109: of Thy pen
1 occurrence in corpus
SE rendered قَلَمُكَ (qalamuk), الأَعْلى (al-ʾaʿlى), وَبِها (wabihá), تَضَوَّعَتْ (taḍawwaʿat), رائِحَةُ (ráʾiḥah), مِسْكَ (misk), المَعَانِي (al-maʿání) as “pen, most exalted, shedding the, musk, hidden meanings”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: diffusegleaningsGWB §367: degradethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §666: shedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: have diffusedgleaningsGWB §51: hath shedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §155: have been shed abroadepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: be shed abroadgleaningsGWB §211: and power
This form usually rendered as “fragrance”, “sweet”, “breath” (20 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: tranquillityfire-tabletFire §30: the breezesgleaningsGWB §246: My soulkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: happinesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: savoursprayers-and-meditationsP&M §203: by the fragrancestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: honeyedthe-hidden-wordsHW §34: thou mayest live in peace
musk 67% musk-laden 33%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §3: “EarthgleaningsGWB §354: the Lord of all nameskitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: worldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §143: Thou Who art the Kingtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: of the Kingdomtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §2: Possesswill-and-testamentW&T §48: of the
الإِنْشآءِ
literal: creation; creation/origination; creation, composition
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: ofgleaningsGWB §428: creationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §174: of Thy creationwill-and-testamentW&T §7: erectedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §797: of Thine inventionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §623: Thy creationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §333: unto all Thy creaturesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §257: of Thy creatures
SE rendered مَلَكُوتِ (malakút), الإِنْشآءِ (an-nsháʾ), تُقيمَنِي (tuqímaní), خِدْمَةِ (khidmah), أَمْرِكَ (ʾamrik) as “kingdom, creation, Cause”
people 28% station 26% arise 15% self-subsisting 8% connection 5% resurrection 4% steadfast 4% have 4% such 3% may 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: resistethfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §319: attain a stationkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: of the “Day of Resurrection,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §238: authoritytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spottablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: that state
SE rendered الإِنْشآءِ (an-nsháʾ), تُقيمَنِي (tuqímaní), خِدْمَةِ (khidmah), أَمْرِكَ (ʾamrik), شَأْنٍ (shaʾanin) as “creation, Cause”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: servedgleaningsGWB §499: endeavorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: servantprayers-and-meditationsP&M §790: him adequate servicewill-and-testamentW&T §19: important servicesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: servicegleaningsGWB §419: promote the welfarekitab-i-iqanKIQ §127: went
cause 59% revelation 16% behest 7% bidding 4% decree 4% faith 3% commandment 3% command 1% through 1% affairs 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: Cause of Godfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §692: have commanded youkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decreekitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: to proclaimprayers-and-meditationsP&M §231: is the source of authoritytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §33: summonedthe-hidden-wordsHW §30: My command
SE rendered خِدْمَةِ (khidmah), أَمْرِكَ (ʾamrik), شَأْنٍ (shaʾanin), يَعْقُبُهُ (yaʿqubuh), القُعُودُ (al-quʿúd) as “Cause”
SE rendered أَمْرِكَ (ʾamrik), شَأْنٍ (shaʾanin), يَعْقُبُهُ (yaʿqubuh), القُعُودُ (al-quʿúd), تَمْنَعُهُ (tamnaʿuh) as “Cause, hindered”
SE rendered يَعْقُبُهُ (yaʿqubuh), القُعُودُ (al-quʿúd), تَمْنَعُهُ (tamnaʿuh), إِشاراتُ (ʾishárát) as “hindered, the suggestions”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §263: remainethgleaningsGWB §546: the heightskitab-i-iqanKIQ §122: the rules of grammarprayers-and-meditationsP&M §852: any refugewill-and-testamentW&T §38: after the mannerepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: standardsgleaningsGWB §453: your seatskitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: rituals
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §153: obstaclegleaningsGWB §205: the veilkitab-i-iqanKIQ §213: repelprayers-and-meditationsP&M §705: withhold ittablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §89: no longerwill-and-testamentW&T §56: hindranceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: could deter
suggestions 20% allusions 13% hints 13% evil 13% vain 7% blasphemous 7% implications 7% references 7% strivings 7% doubt 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: the descriptiongleaningsGWB §355: allusionskitab-i-iqanKIQ §220: and blasphemous whisperingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §676: suggestionsthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: milkgleaningsGWB §19: can adequately describekitab-i-iqanKIQ §283: referencesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §333: the whisperings
This form usually rendered as “doubters”, “dependents”, “generations” (13 occurrences)
SE expanded to “at Thy signs”
signs 42% utterances 25% verses 8% repudiated 4% utterance 4% words 4% tokens 4% greatest 4% kingdom 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: by His versesfire-tabletFire §26: utterancegleaningsGWB §320: a testimonykitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: acquaintedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §39: in Thy signstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: by whatwill-and-testamentW&T §6: by the holy verseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: verse
SE expanded to “and turned away”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: that have gone astraygleaningsGWB §568: denied and contendedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: opposed and caviledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §589: estrangementtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: turns awaythe-hidden-wordsHW §24: thee turn awaywill-and-testamentW&T §17: opposed Godepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: who hath turned aside
SE expanded to “Thou seest me”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: to regardfire-tabletFire §26: seestgleaningsGWB §77: have appearedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: appearthe-hidden-wordsHW §62: thou mayest obtainwill-and-testamentW&T §5: behold himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: regardgleaningsGWB §47: thou hast halted
SE expanded to “O my God”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: divine and celestialgleaningsGWB §391: and pertaineth to God Himselfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §232: divine Beingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §371: O my Godthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §18: of the Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: GodheadgleaningsGWB §493: divinely revealed
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: Great Namefire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §286: producedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: Hisprayers-and-meditationsP&M §102: by Thy Most Great Nametablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §9: in thine own
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: exaltedgleaningsGWB §330: transcendethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: of those Manifestations of Holinessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §602: Thy puritytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: Celestial Concoursethe-hidden-wordsHW §151: purgingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: to the sanctitygleaningsGWB §359: Manifestations
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: the lightsfire-tabletFire §9: the brightnessgleaningsGWB §562: The Daystarkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: shining and resplendentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: Theirprayers-and-meditationsP&M §758: the dawning lighttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: exalted and gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §52: an eternal light
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: Almightyfire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishmentgleaningsGWB §615: God’s transcendent glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: dignitariesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §694: upliftedthe-hidden-wordsHW §107: cherishwill-and-testamentW&T §10: my prideepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: wilt cherish its excellence
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: aboundinggleaningsGWB §717: The source of all majestykitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: truthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §746: bornethe-hidden-wordsHW §42: Magnifywill-and-testamentW&T §40: greatest and mostepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: great a bountygleaningsGWB §408: great is
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: of the All-GloriousgleaningsGWB §186: the Faithprayers-and-meditationsP&M §760: the Most Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §22: effulgent glorywill-and-testamentW&T §56: Glory of Gloriesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: are verily gloriousgleaningsGWB §661: of Gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §239: the brightest realities
وَمُتَشَبِّثًا
literal: cling; clinging; clinging/holding fast
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: clinging togleaningsGWB §411: take firm holdkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: firmly adherekitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: upheldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §150: and clungwill-and-testamentW&T §17: seize uponepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: taken fast holdgleaningsGWB §647: Cling
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: hemfire-tabletFire §31: The robegleaningsGWB §223: skirtkitab-i-iqanKIQ §76: robeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §598: to the resplendent hemepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the hemprayers-and-meditationsP&M §150: to the hemepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: unto My hem
