Prayers and Meditations — §771
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 771 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
الأَبْهى وَمُتَشَبِّثًا بِذَيْلٍ تَشَبَّثَ بِهِ مَنْ فِي الآخِرَةِ وَالأُولی، أَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّيْ أَسْئَلُكَ بِنُورِ وَجْهِكَ الَّذِيْ سَاقَ المُقَرَّبِينَ إِلى سِهامِ قَضائِكَ وَالمُخْلِصِينَ إِلى سُيُوفِ الأَعْداءِ فِي سَبِيلِكَ أَنْ تَكْتُبَ لِي مِنْ قَلَمِكَ الأَعْلى ما كتَبْتَهُ ِلأُمَنائِكَ وَأَصْفِيائِكَ، تَرَانِي يا إِلهِي مُتَمَسِّكًا بِاسْمِكَ الأَقْدَسِ الأَنْوَرِ الأَعَزِّ الأَعْظَمِ العَلِيِّ الأَبْهى وَمُتَشَبِّثًا
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I beseech Thee, O my God, by the light of Thy countenance which impelled them who are nigh unto Thee to meet the darts of Thy decree, and such as are devoted to Thee to face the swords of Thine enemies in Thy path, to write down for me with Thy most exalted Pen what Thou hast written down for Thy trusted ones and Thy chosen ones. 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: (bloodmoney)gleaningsGWB §186: the Faithprayers-and-meditationsP&M §217: Thinethe-hidden-wordsHW §22: effulgent glorywill-and-testamentW&T §56: Glory of Gloriesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: lightsgleaningsGWB §54: inebriation of Thy presenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §239: the brightest realities
وَمُتَشَبِّثًا
literal: cling; clinging; clinging/holding fast
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: laid fast holdgleaningsGWB §511: resolvekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: firmly adherekitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: upheldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §140: to clingwill-and-testamentW&T §17: seize uponepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: hold fastgleaningsGWB §224: scrupulously observe
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: unto My 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
world 42% next 32% concluding 3% culmination 3% can 3% another 3% “life 3% other 3% others 3% end 3%
SE expanded to “and in the world”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: 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 §257: of the past
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: GodgleaningsGWB §563: Divine mercykitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: knowledgeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §205: and the Godthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §53: the Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: of GodgleaningsGWB §391: and pertaineth to God Himself
SE rendered وَالأُولی، (wálʾúlí،), أَللَّهُمَّ (ʾalllahumm), إِنِّيْ (ʾinní), أَسْئَلُكَ (ʾasʾaluk), بِنُورِ (binúr), وَجْهِكَ (wajhik) as “and in the world, I beseech Thee, O my God, by the light, of Thy countenance”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: I implore TheegleaningsGWB §356: We beseechkitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: seekprayers-and-meditationsP&M §611: I beg of Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §152: beseechethgleaningsGWB §337: questionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §762: Godepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: We pray
SE expanded to “by the light”
light 80% illumine 5% radiance 4% brightness 2% illuminate 1% luminary 1% into 1% glory 1% source 1% splendour 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: any Lightfire-tabletFire §26: LightgivergleaningsGWB §179: with the glorykitab-i-ahdAhd §3: shining and resplendentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §136: Luminariesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §232: the beauty of Thytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: exalted and gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §109: the flame
SE expanded to “of Thy countenance”
unbearable 67% impelled 33%
SE expanded to “them who are nigh”
nigh 18% favored 18% enjoy 18% who 14% well-favored 11% near 7% well-favoured 4% favourites 4% brought 4% such 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: shaftsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §304: for the dartsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: the shaftsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §387: the arrowsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: dartsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §116: dartprayers-and-meditationsP&M §571: arrowsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §341: the darts
SE expanded to “of Thy decree”
decree 69% irrevocable 10% dispositions 3% judgment 3% purpose 3% appointments 3% ordained 3% through 3%
وَالمُخْلِصِينَ
literal: sincere; pure; sincere ones
This form usually rendered as “sincere”, “wholly”, “devoted” (44 occurrences)
SE expanded to “and such as are”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: a swordgleaningsGWB §636: annulledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §106: with the swordsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §43: the swordgleaningsGWB §361: swordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §188: by theepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: the swordsgleaningsGWB §620: with the sword
SE expanded to “of Thine enemies”
SE rendered سُيُوفِ (suyúf), الأَعْداءِ (al-ʾaʿdáʾ), سَبِيلِكَ (sabílik), تَكْتُبَ (taktub), لِي (lí) as “the swords, of Thine enemies, for me”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §18: systems of religious beliefgleaningsGWB §4: is barredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §260: My sake.’prayers-and-meditationsP&M §278: Thy path!”the-hidden-wordsHW §51: My pathwill-and-testamentW&T §3: shedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: Thy pathgleaningsGWB §9: for its sake
SE expanded to “Thou hast written”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: the Kitáb-i-AqdasgleaningsGWB §205: the sacred Bookskitab-i-ahdAhd §15: Holy Writkitab-i-iqanKIQ §100: the Book?”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §756: the Sealed Bookthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: have writtenwill-and-testamentW&T §6: such lettersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: Thy Book
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: AbhágleaningsGWB §66: exclaimethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: Pen of Powerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §145: Thy most exalted Penwill-and-testamentW&T §1: by His All-Glorious Penepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: Thy pengleaningsGWB §375: of His Penprayers-and-meditationsP&M §277: Thine own exalted pen
SE expanded to “for Thy trusted ones”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: believegleaningsGWB §530: have already recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: beliefsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §771: for Thy trusted onestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: have ye believedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: bear Him allegiancegleaningsGWB §247: unto them that believekitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: faith—the
SE expanded to “and Thy chosen ones”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: His chosen onesfire-tabletFire §27: andgleaningsGWB §126: exalted Attributeskitab-i-iqanKIQ §211: stainlessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §839: Thy names and Thine attributesthe-hidden-wordsHW §100: crystal purewill-and-testamentW&T §45: Thy Holy Onesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: purity
SE expanded to “Thou seest me”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: hold fastgleaningsGWB §125: adheredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: Clinging untoprayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: cleaving steadfastlytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: Launchepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: will cleavegleaningsGWB §686: musk-laden fragrancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: cling
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the heaven of bountyfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §168: onekitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: whose namesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §632: Well-Guarded Nametablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §121: call
SE expanded to “the Most Holy”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §252: blessedgleaningsGWB §645: untaintedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: Jerusalemprayers-and-meditationsP&M §444: such as devoutly worshiptablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: Celestial Concoursethe-hidden-wordsHW §135: theepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: hallowedgleaningsGWB §384: and sacred
SE expanded to “the Most Mighty”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: gloriousfire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishmentgleaningsGWB §387: His mightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: noble form ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §233: ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: realm of glorywill-and-testamentW&T §10: my prideepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: exalted and
SE expanded to “the Most Great”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §3: glorygleaningsGWB §390: sovereigntykitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: Testimonyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §746: bornethe-hidden-wordsHW §42: of My greatnesswill-and-testamentW&T §25: distinguishedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: of Thy majestygleaningsGWB §51: of His mighty throne.”
