Prayers and Meditations — §764
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 764 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
أَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّيْ أَسْئَلُكَ بِاسْمِكَ الَّذِيْ جَعَلْتَهُ سُلْطانَ الأَسْمآءِ وَبِهِ انْجَذَبَ مَنْ فِي الأَرْضِ وَالسَّمآءِ أَنْ تُرِيَنِيْ شَمْسَ جَمالِكَ وَتَرْزُقَنِيْ خَمْرَ بَيانِكَ، 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 Name which Thou hast made the King of Names, by which all who are in heaven and all who are on earth have been enraptured, to enable me to gaze on the Daystar of Thy Beauty, and to supply me with the wine of Thine utterance. 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”
SE expanded to “I beseech Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: I beseech TheegleaningsGWB §631: Grant thatkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: the intricaciesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §654: Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: We entreatgleaningsGWB §306: Thou hast asked Mekitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: questioningsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §142: I beg of Thee
SE expanded to “by Thy Name”
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 §213: exaltedfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §496: lofty heightskitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: heaven;”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §168: called by Thine own nametablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
SE expanded to “Thou hast made”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: made theefire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §55: chosen theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: the waysprayers-and-meditationsP&M §421: Thou hast reservedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: ordainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §33: I madewill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant that
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: my KinggleaningsGWB §134: the King of Kingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §102: undisputed sovereigntyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §550: and by the sublimity of Thy sovereigntytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: chiefwill-and-testamentW&T §41: warrantepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: kings
SE rendered سُلْطانَ (sulṭán), الأَسْمآءِ (as-smáʾ), وَبِهِ (wabih), انْجَذَبَ (injadhab), الأَرْضِ (ar-rḍ), وَالسَّمآءِ (wálssamáʾ) as “the King, of Names, earth, heaven”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §148: attractfire-tabletFire §3: O EnchantergleaningsGWB §618: kindlekitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: transportsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §712: enraptured meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §22: lodestonegleaningsGWB §603: the lodestoneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §290: to enrapture
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: the worldfire-tabletFire §3: sandsgleaningsGWB §192: earth.”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §141: fieldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §252: earth andtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: the landsthe-hidden-wordsHW §95: within itepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: in the land
SE expanded to “Thou seest me”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: Thou beholdestfire-tabletFire §28: Canst Thou seegleaningsGWB §134: mirrors capable of reflecting the glory of these Manifestationskitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: Beholdest thou notprayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: unconstrainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §37: and to mirror forthwill-and-testamentW&T §32: seest meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: have I perceived
SE expanded to “of Thy Beauty”
beauty 85% gaze 2% face 2% whose 2% countenance 1% glory 1% contemplation 1% swear 1% most 1% through 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: My BeautygleaningsGWB §93: His imagekitab-i-ahdAhd §14: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: And it came to pass thatprayers-and-meditationsP&M §311: of Thy facetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: upon whose countenancesthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: and by My beautywill-and-testamentW&T §4: another
SE expanded to “and to supply me with”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: nourish themselvesgleaningsGWB §688: sustaining gracekitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: all partake ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §279: supplywill-and-testamentW&T §36: Vouchsafe unto themepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: attaingleaningsGWB §98: partakekitab-i-iqanKIQ §247: drunk
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: with the winegleaningsGWB §319: mealprayers-and-meditationsP&M §673: to partake of the winethe-hidden-wordsHW §139: dregsgleaningsGWB §552: draughtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: of the winegleaningsGWB §65: of the words ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §535: Thy manifold wisdom
SE expanded to “of Thine utterance”
SE expanded to “holding to Thy Name”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: actedgleaningsGWB §524: hold ye fast untokitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: cling untoprayers-and-meditationsP&M §627: we yet have clungtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: Launchepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: seized upongleaningsGWB §394: in their pursuit ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: Clinging unto
SE expanded to “the Most Holy”
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 §84: His holinessgleaningsGWB §674: holy and everlastingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: are immensely exalted aboveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §558: infinitely exaltedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: hath exaltedthe-hidden-wordsHW §153: such deeds as thesewill-and-testamentW&T §38: Mostepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: have sanctified themselves
SE expanded to “the Most Luminous”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: celestialfire-tabletFire §1: of the lightgleaningsGWB §195: gloriouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §26: light ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §706: the Daystartablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: splendourthe-hidden-wordsHW §12: Get thou from it thy radiancewill-and-testamentW&T §13: radiantly
SE expanded to “the Most Mighty”
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 §155: your glorygleaningsGWB §244: the All-Gloriouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of powerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §694: Thou hast exaltedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §58: splendorwill-and-testamentW&T §3: preciousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: the Mighty
SE expanded to “the Most Great”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: the greatness of Thy majestygleaningsGWB §243: sorekitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categoricallykitab-i-iqanKIQ §229: greater thanprayers-and-meditationsP&M §212: surpassingthe-hidden-wordsHW §42: of My greatnesswill-and-testamentW&T §7: atrociousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: Azim
SE expanded to “the Most Exalted”
most 62% exalted 20% inaccessible 5% sublime 2% báb 2% all-highest 2% transcendent 2% high 2% glory 2% heavens 1%
SE expanded to “the Most Glorious”
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 the”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: clung untogleaningsGWB §645: holdeth fastkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: firmly adherekitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: set our hearts onprayers-and-meditationsP&M §770: and clinging towill-and-testamentW&T §17: seize uponepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: laid fast holdgleaningsGWB §396: cleave
SE expanded to “the world to come”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: the world to comegleaningsGWB §305: apartkitab-i-iqanKIQ §173: “last”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §366: the life to comethe-hidden-wordsHW §96: While there is yetwill-and-testamentW&T §42: of lateepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: aftergleaningsGWB §629: the next
SE expanded to “in this world and in”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: From the inceptionfire-tabletFire §31: the peoplegleaningsGWB §423: your ultimate objectivekitab-i-ahdAhd §15: memberskitab-i-iqanKIQ §278: the people ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §544: this world andthe-hidden-wordsHW §119: ye that havewill-and-testamentW&T §58: falsely interpret
