Prayers and Meditations — §770
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 770 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
بِذَيْلٍ تَشَبَّثَ بِهِ مَنْ فِي الآخِرَةِ وَالأُولی، أَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّيْ أَسْئَلُكَ بِنارِ مَحَبَّتِكَ الَّتِيْ بِها طارَ النَّوْمُ عَنْ عُيُونِ أَصْفِيائِكَ وَأَوْليائِكَ وَأَقامَتْهُمْ فِي الأَسْحارِ لِذِكْرِكَ وَثَنائِكَ أَنْ تَجْعَلَنِيْ مِمَّنْ فازَ بِما أَنْزَلْتَهُ فِي كِتابِكَ وَأَظْهَرْتَهُ بِإِرادَتِكَ، تَرَانِي يا إِلهِي مُتَمَسِّكًا بِاسْمِكَ الأَقْدَسِ الأَنْوَرِ الأَعَزِّ الأَعْظَمِ العَلِيِّ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I beseech Thee, O my God, by the fire of Thy love which drove sleep from the eyes of Thy chosen ones and Thy loved ones, and by their remembrance and praise of Thee at the hour of dawn, to number me with such as have attained unto that which Thou hast sent down in Thy Book and manifested through Thy will. 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 §107: hemfire-tabletFire §31: The robegleaningsGWB §223: skirtkitab-i-iqanKIQ §76: robeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §150: to the hemepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: hem of His generosityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §598: to the resplendent hemepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the hem
تَشَبَّثَ
literal: cling; clinging; clinging/holding fast
This form usually rendered as “have”, “clung”, “hold” (27 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: laid fast holdgleaningsGWB §224: scrupulously observekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: firmly adherekitab-i-iqanKIQ §184: cleaveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §624: and seizedwill-and-testamentW&T §17: seize uponepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: seizedgleaningsGWB §645: holdeth fast
SE expanded to “the world to come”
world 42% next 32% concluding 3% culmination 3% can 3% another 3% “life 3% other 3% others 3% end 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: the worldgleaningsGWB §527: everykitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: again.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §459: in the worldepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: concludinggleaningsGWB §280: anotherprayers-and-meditationsP&M §675: and the world to comeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §28: next
SE rendered الآخِرَةِ (al-ákhirah), وَالأُولی، (wálʾúlí،), أَللَّهُمَّ (ʾalllahumm), إِنِّيْ (ʾinní) as “the world to come, and in, God, , O my”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: the firstfire-tabletFire §31: the peoplegleaningsGWB §99: our firstkitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: the interpretationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §17: and of the nextthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: Ye that haveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §28: this worldgleaningsGWB §279: those gone before you
This form usually rendered as “call” (6 occurrences)
SE expanded to “, O my”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: askgleaningsGWB §629: I entreat Theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: seekprayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: hath been set aflameepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: praygleaningsGWB §337: questionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §707: suppliantepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: I implore Thee
SE expanded to “by the fire”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: firegleaningsGWB §558: without firekitab-i-iqanKIQ §123: “hell,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §33: Thy firethe-hidden-wordsHW §143: the fire ofwill-and-testamentW&T §53: mischief-kindlingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: the firegleaningsGWB §312: hell fire
SE expanded to “of Thy love”
love 51% loved 16% beloved 16% well-beloved 5% best-beloved 4% loveth 2% dear 2% lover 2% thou 1% who 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: all who adore Theefire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §477: thou lovestkitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: myprayers-and-meditationsP&M §498: His love for Theetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: I longtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §6: that I may love thee
SE rendered مَحَبَّتِكَ (maḥabbatik), طارَ (ṭár), النَّوْمُ (an-nawm), عُيُونِ (ʿuyún), أَصْفِيائِكَ (ʾaṣfíáʾik) as “of Thy love, sleep, from, eyes, of Thy chosen ones”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §37: little sleepgleaningsGWB §305: thy dreamkitab-i-iqanKIQ §259: entitledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §701: to sleepepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: sleep ofgleaningsGWB §347: became knownkitab-i-iqanKIQ §254: the sleepprayers-and-meditationsP&M §564: my sleep
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §248: identicalgleaningsGWB §562: a reflectionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §223: visionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §718: my hearttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: with their own eyestablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: those of all creationthe-hidden-wordsHW §58: with Mine eyewill-and-testamentW&T §18: to appoint
SE expanded to “of Thy chosen ones”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: chosenfire-tabletFire §27: andgleaningsGWB §126: exalted Attributeskitab-i-iqanKIQ §273: onesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §147: and Thy chosen onesthe-hidden-wordsHW §100: crystal purewill-and-testamentW&T §45: Thy Holy Onesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: His chosen ones
SE expanded to “and Thy loved ones”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: thy LordgleaningsGWB §112: all the holy Oneskitab-i-iqanKIQ §19: endowedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §147: Thy dear oneswill-and-testamentW&T §49: have rainedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §239: order of the MawlavisgleaningsGWB §543: and be notkitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: friends!”
SE rendered أَصْفِيائِكَ (ʾaṣfíáʾik), وَأَوْليائِكَ (waʾawlíáʾik), وَأَقامَتْهُمْ (waʾaqámathum), الأَسْحارِ (as-sḥár), لِذِكْرِكَ (lidhikrik) as “of Thy chosen ones, and Thy loved ones, at the hour of dawn, by their remembrance”
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 §76: those exalted gradesfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §641: honorkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: to be beneath thatkitab-i-iqanKIQ §21: timeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §226: to cleave steadfastlytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spottablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: that state
SE expanded to “at the hour of dawn”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: dawngleaningsGWB §464: magic.”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: the dawnprayers-and-meditationsP&M §770: at the hour of dawnthe-hidden-wordsHW §126: midnightepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §27: Many a dawngleaningsGWB §482: at every break of daykitab-i-iqanKIQ §121: sorcery.’”
SE expanded to “by their remembrance”
remembrance 37% praise 24% remember 8% name 7% remembering 7% mention 4% glorification 4% virtues 4% whose 3% remembered 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: mention of HimgleaningsGWB §663: celebrating His praisekitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckonedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §98: His most great testimonyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §605: Which of my tribulationstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: proclaimeththe-hidden-wordsHW §44: Make mention of Me
SE expanded to “and praise of Thee”
praise 46% celebrate 9% virtues 9% extol 9% celebrating 7% glorify 6% extolling 6% magnifying 4% muse 2% whose 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: SecondarilygleaningsGWB §46: celebrate His praisekitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: “Secondaryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §259: extollingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Thy celebrationgleaningsGWB §117: praiseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §375: and extol Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: to glorify Thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: “Consecratefire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §579: and regardeth it askitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: fanciful imagesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §278: “Dyethe-hidden-wordsHW §33: I have madewill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: ordained
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: he sufferedgleaningsGWB §159: will be endowedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: grantprayers-and-meditationsP&M §586: hath enteredtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: hath showeredthe-hidden-wordsHW §111: gazeth uponepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: that attain thereuntogleaningsGWB §432: God’s blessed ones
SE expanded to “Thou hast sent down”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: were revealedgleaningsGWB §505: revealkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: have already been revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: have rainedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §770: Thou hast sent downtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: ‘Haste theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §42: then descendedthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: thy goal
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: writinggleaningsGWB §350: historical recordskitab-i-ahdAhd §15: Holy Writkitab-i-iqanKIQ §210: Book,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §756: the Sealed Bookthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: have writtenwill-and-testamentW&T §6: letters and documentsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: the Divine Books
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §17: bring forthfire-tabletFire §8: the signsgleaningsGWB §293: may be indubitably manifestedkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: have We graciously revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §13: hath beenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §16: laying baretablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Revelation—a Revelation
SE expanded to “through Thy will”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §167: purposedgleaningsGWB §232: is Our wishkitab-i-iqanKIQ §20: go awayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §328: didst purposetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: They have desiredthe-hidden-wordsHW §106: gaze uponwill-and-testamentW&T §38: meant thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: seek thou Him
SE expanded to “Thou seest me”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §191: beheldfire-tabletFire §26: seestgleaningsGWB §77: have appearedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §153: assigneththe-hidden-wordsHW §62: thou mayest obtainwill-and-testamentW&T §5: behold himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: Thou seest megleaningsGWB §47: thou hast halted
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: hath clunggleaningsGWB §561: tokitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: bear witnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §671: behold me clinging totablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: Launchepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: have clunggleaningsGWB §396: cleave ye tenaciouslykitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: musk
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: in the namefire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §591: heaven and of earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: skiesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: I implore Theetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §146: unto the heaven
SE expanded to “the Most Holy”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §98: the holy valegleaningsGWB §13: glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: Jerusalemprayers-and-meditationsP&M §621: immensely exaltedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: Celestial Concoursethe-hidden-wordsHW §139: of My mercyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §252: blessedgleaningsGWB §203: sanctified beings
SE expanded to “the Most Luminous”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: the splendorsfire-tabletFire §9: the brightnessgleaningsGWB §667: with the flamekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: shining and resplendentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §34: shineprayers-and-meditationsP&M §408: the luminariestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: exalted and gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §13: of My light
SE expanded to “the Most Mighty”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: All-Powerful, thefire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishmentgleaningsGWB §134: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of powerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §324: strength and glorythe-hidden-wordsHW §125: Pride not yourselveswill-and-testamentW&T §10: my prideepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: blest
SE expanded to “the Most Great”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: greatestgleaningsGWB §392: so great a bountykitab-i-iqanKIQ §247: most excellent favourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §344: immensethe-hidden-wordsHW §93: all-gloriouswill-and-testamentW&T §40: more glaringepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: most grievousgleaningsGWB §375: the All-Powerful
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §152: glorified be Hefire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §424: hasten ye untokitab-i-ahdAhd §16: on thekitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: most exalted Beingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §236: In Thine unapproachable loftinesstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: around herthe-hidden-wordsHW §23: Noble
