Prayers and Meditations — §767
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 767 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
أَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْئَلُكَ بِمَظْهَرِ اسْمِكَ المَحْبُوبِ الَّذِيْ بِهِ احْتَرَقَتْ أَكْبادُ العُشَّاقِ وَطارَتْ أَفْئِدَةُ مَنْ فِي الآفاقِ أَنْ تُوَفِّقَنِي عَلَى ذِكْرِكَ بَيْنَ خَلْقِكَ وَثَنائِكَ بَيْنَ بَرِيَّتِكَ، 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 the Manifestation of Thy Name, the Well-Beloved, through Whom the hearts of Thy lovers were consumed and the souls of all that dwell on earth have soared aloft, to aid me to remember Thee amongst Thy creatures, and to extol Thee amidst Thy people. 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 §14: God possessethfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §200: God, the Eternal Truthkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §147: God,’prayers-and-meditationsP&M §738: nametablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: We entreatgleaningsGWB §518: Ye will most certainly be called upon to answerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: questionsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §493: I prayepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: I beseech TheegleaningsGWB §466: Enquire for thyselfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §112: truthsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §618: and callest to account
manifestation 58% revealer 16% who 12% manifest 3% dayspring 2% manifested 2% manifestations 2% revealest 1% focused 1% symbol 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: the Revelationfire-tabletFire §23: springgleaningsGWB §596: unattainablekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: demonstratingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: hath proclaimedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §139: He Who is the Revealertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §52: outwardly it
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 §99: He Who is the Object of all namesfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §210: all who are in the heavenskitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: Exponentsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §250: in heaventablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
beloved 44% well-beloved 26% best-beloved 12% loved 5% one 3% object 3% prized 2% thou 2% pleasing 1% love 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: For the lovefire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §363: devotionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §263: of His loveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §602: they who are dear to Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §20: My loverwill-and-testamentW&T §3: O ye beloved of
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: to be consumedgleaningsGWB §118: caused to sink and perishkitab-i-iqanKIQ §213: consumethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §718: burnethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: fast consuming theewill-and-testamentW&T §51: his heart was consumed with the flameepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: were meltedgleaningsGWB §667: Burn away
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: soulgleaningsGWB §456: heartprayers-and-meditationsP&M §718: my soulepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: by the heartsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: and soulsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: heartsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §137: the heartsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: their broken hearts
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: Thy true loversfire-tabletFire §41: LovegleaningsGWB §673: the Beloved Himselfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §65: his heart’s desireprayers-and-meditationsP&M §713: as have loved Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §130: the loverwill-and-testamentW&T §13: Divine loveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: lovers
SE expanded to “have soared aloft”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: Birdsfire-tabletFire §46: flygleaningsGWB §320: soarethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §102: that haply thou mayest soarprayers-and-meditationsP&M §238: be able to soartablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: riseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: fledgleaningsGWB §338: winged its flight
This form usually rendered as “world”, “whole”, “all” (52 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “strengthen”, “assist”, “graciously” (6 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: Aid megleaningsGWB §356: strengthenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §96: in consonanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §229: Thou hast aidedthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: By its aidwill-and-testamentW&T §13: in one accordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: assistgleaningsGWB §72: may fulfill
remembrance 37% praise 20% remember 9% remembering 9% glorification 5% name 5% whose 5% make 4% mention 3% through 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: the followinggleaningsGWB §3: the holiest of saintskitab-i-ahdAhd §3: mentioningkitab-i-iqanKIQ §209: beenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §500: glorytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mentionthe-hidden-wordsHW §67: as they make mention of Me
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: Thy creaturesfire-tabletFire §9: the peoplesgleaningsGWB §591: begottenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: the peoples of the worldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §320: Fashionertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §12: have created theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §197: character
SE expanded to “to extol Thee”
praise 45% extol 16% celebrate 8% glorify 6% virtues 6% celebrating 6% extolling 5% magnifying 3% glory 3% praises 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: creationgleaningsGWB §122: emergeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §622: are healedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: mankindgleaningsGWB §130: arisenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §563: for Thy creaturesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: BrieflygleaningsGWB §528: heal or cure
SE expanded to “Thou seest me”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: gazefire-tabletFire §28: Canst Thou seegleaningsGWB §53: theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: hypocriteprayers-and-meditationsP&M §85: see Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §37: and to mirror forthwill-and-testamentW&T §32: seest meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: If ye encounter
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: to hold fastgleaningsGWB §486: Cleave thoukitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: poorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §598: and taken holdtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: Launchepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: have clunggleaningsGWB §419: prove their devotionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: seek to justify themselves
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 §5: the sanctitygleaningsGWB §6: the Holy of Holieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: Heavenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §29: purify metablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: hath exaltedthe-hidden-wordsHW §153: such deeds as thesewill-and-testamentW&T §5: angelicepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: holiness
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: the Sunfire-tabletFire §26: LightgivergleaningsGWB §115: oceans of eternal lightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: light;”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §184: the brightness of the lighttablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: splendourthe-hidden-wordsHW §109: the flamewill-and-testamentW&T §13: radiantly
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 §223: exalted andgleaningsGWB §32: the All-Powerfulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: magnificenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §340: Thy might beareth me witnesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §107: cherishwill-and-testamentW&T §38: dearly belovedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: glory of
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §208: the greatnessgleaningsGWB §606: however meritoriouskitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categoricallykitab-i-iqanKIQ §222: mightiestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §109: bonethe-hidden-wordsHW §42: of My greatnesswill-and-testamentW&T §38: very greatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: the Great
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 §165: that samefire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §668: excellencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: immeasurably glorified beyondprayers-and-meditationsP&M §583: and far abovetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: raising highthe-hidden-wordsHW §20: THE WONDROUSwill-and-testamentW&T §17: the 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
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: laid fast holdgleaningsGWB §645: holdeth fastkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: firmly adherekitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: upheldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §150: clungwill-and-testamentW&T §17: seize uponepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: taken fast holdgleaningsGWB §224: scrupulously observe
SE expanded to “the world to come”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §128: recentgleaningsGWB §111: nowkitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: respite them.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §403: in the life which is to comethe-hidden-wordsHW §96: While there is yetwill-and-testamentW&T §42: of lateepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §28: nextgleaningsGWB §573: The “life to come,” on the other hand,
SE expanded to “this world and”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: such as are endued withfire-tabletFire §31: the peoplegleaningsGWB §451: familykitab-i-ahdAhd §15: memberskitab-i-iqanKIQ §259: first, theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §763: all in this world andthe-hidden-wordsHW §119: ye that havewill-and-testamentW&T §34: the one
