Prayers and Meditations — §772
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 772 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
بِذَيْلٍ تَشَبَّثَ بِهِ مَنْ فِي الآخِرَةِ وَالأُولی، أَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْئَلُكَ بِاسْمِكَ الَّذِيْ بِهِ سَمِعْتَ نِدآءَ العاشِقِينَ وَضَجِيْجَ المُشْتاقِينَ وَصِرِيخَ المُقَرَّبِينَ وَحَنِينَ المُخْلِصِينَ وَبِهِ قَضَيْتَ أَمَلَ الآمِلِينَ وَأَعْطَيْتَهُمْ ما أَرادُوا بِفَضْلِكَ وَأَلْطافِكَ وَبِالاسْمِ الَّذِيْ بِهِ ماجَ بَحْرُ الغُفْرانِ أَمامَ وَجْهِكَ وَأَمْطَرَ سَحابُ الكَرَمِ عَلَى أَرِقَّائِكَ أَنْ تَكْتُبَ لِمَنْ أَقْبَلَ إِلَيْكَ وَصَامَ بِأَمْرِكَ أَجْرَ الَّذِينَ لَمْ يَتَكَلَّمُوا إِلاَّ بِإِذْنِكَ وَأَلْقَوْا ما عِنْدَهُمْ فِي سَبِيلِكَ وَحُبِّكَ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I beseech Thee, O my God, by Thy Name through which Thou hast hearkened unto the call of Thy lovers, and the sighs of them that long for Thee, and the cry of them that enjoy near access to Thee, and the groaning of them that are devoted to Thee, and through which Thou hast fulfilled the wishes of them that have set their hopes on Thee, and hast granted them their desires, through Thy grace and Thy favors, and by Thy Name through which the ocean of forgiveness surged before Thy face, and the clouds of Thy generosity rained upon Thy servants, to write down for everyone who hath turned unto Thee, and observed the Fast prescribed by Thee, the recompense decreed for such as speak not except by Thy leave, and who forsook all that they possessed in Thy path and for love of Thee.
Translation Notes
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 §165: hem of His generosityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §150: to the hemepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the hem
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: clung untogleaningsGWB §411: take firm holdkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: firmly adherekitab-i-iqanKIQ §184: cleaveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §598: that hath clungwill-and-testamentW&T §17: seize uponepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: hold fastgleaningsGWB §645: holdeth fast
SE rendered الآخِرَةِ (al-ákhirah), وَالأُولی، (wálʾúlí،), أَللَّهُمَّ (ʾalllahumm), إِنِّي (ʾinní) as “O my God, I beseech Thee”
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 §28: nextgleaningsGWB §691: otherkitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: again.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §623: of the nextepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: concludinggleaningsGWB §305: worldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §344: world to comeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: the world
SE rendered وَالأُولی، (wálʾúlí،), أَللَّهُمَّ (ʾalllahumm), إِنِّي (ʾinní) as “O my God, I beseech Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: firstfire-tabletFire §31: the peoplegleaningsGWB §99: our firstkitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: the meaning thereofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §454: earliestthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: Ye that haveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: the firstgleaningsGWB §629: this present world
SE expanded to “O my God”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: DivinitygleaningsGWB §563: Divine mercykitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: knowledgeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: my Godthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §53: the Holy Writepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: of GodgleaningsGWB §493: divinely revealed
This form usually rendered as “call” (6 occurrences)
SE expanded to “I beseech Thee”
SE rendered أَللَّهُمَّ (ʾalllahumm), إِنِّي (ʾinní), أَسْئَلُكَ (ʾasʾaluk), بِاسْمِكَ (biásmik) as “O my God, I beseech Thee, by Thy Name”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §146: beseechgleaningsGWB §629: I entreat Theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: seekprayers-and-meditationsP&M §657: hath soughtepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: askgleaningsGWB §630: pray Theeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §594: entreat Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: pray
SE expanded to “by Thy Name”
SE expanded to “Thou hast hearkened”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §186: dost now hearfire-tabletFire §37: Give Thou eargleaningsGWB §522: Hearken untokitab-i-ahdAhd §3: sightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §290: that inclineth his earprayers-and-meditationsP&M §615: and hearkenedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hearken to Thy calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §21: And they heard
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: calling aloud sayingfire-tabletFire §48: Thy CallgleaningsGWB §632: cryingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: Heraldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §482: and cry outtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: calling aloudtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §49: And raised the callepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: didst supplicate
SE expanded to “of Thy lovers”
SE expanded to “and the sighs”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: groangleaningsGWB §647: clamorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §44: lamentationtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: wailedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: sighsgleaningsGWB §619: groanethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §62: the lamentationsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: groaning
المُشْتاقِينَ
literal: longing; yearning; longing, yearning
SE expanded to “them that long for Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: I yearn afterfire-tabletFire §41: Thy yearninggleaningsGWB §424: in longingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: yearningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §15: that long for Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §51: thy longingwill-and-testamentW&T §14: urgingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: yearn
SE expanded to “and the cry”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: cry outgleaningsGWB §619: their lamentation and weepingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §62: the criestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: such a cryepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §241: cryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §319: its crytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: utteredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: cried out to
المُقَرَّبِينَ
literal: nearness; near; bring near
SE expanded to “them that enjoy near access to Thee”
nigh 18% favored 18% enjoy 18% who 14% well-favored 11% near 7% well-favoured 4% favourites 4% brought 4% such 4%
وَحَنِينَ
literal: lamentation, yearning; lamentation; yearning/lamentation
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: crygleaningsGWB §170: groanethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §105: voice of His lamentationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §138: lamentationgleaningsGWB §118: moansprayers-and-meditationsP&M §195: lamentingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: lamentationsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §319: the voice
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §191: free thyselffire-tabletFire §1: the sinceregleaningsGWB §405: whollykitab-i-iqanKIQ §254: trueprayers-and-meditationsP&M §750: are wholly devotedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: sincere onesthe-hidden-wordsHW §146: absoluteepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: souls of the sincere among Thy servants
SE expanded to “Thou hast fulfilled”
hast 18% didst 9% ordained 9% destine 9% accomplished 9% decreed 9% decree 9% thou 9% destined 9% whatsoever 9%
This form usually rendered as “whose”, “aspire”, “who” (6 occurrences)
SE expanded to “them that have set their hopes on Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: cherish the hopegleaningsGWB §395: longing to partakekitab-i-iqanKIQ §4: reflectprayers-and-meditationsP&M §405: those who have setthe-hidden-wordsHW §123: OF DESIREepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: my utmost Hopekitab-i-iqanKIQ §267: ponderprayers-and-meditationsP&M §582: hoping
SE expanded to “and hast granted them”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Thou hast givengleaningsGWB §464: bestowed upon Uskitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: goodly giftprayers-and-meditationsP&M §480: fail to repay Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: giftepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: hast given megleaningsGWB §355: describekitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: give
SE rendered الآمِلِينَ (al-ámilín), وَأَعْطَيْتَهُمْ (waʾaʿṭaytahum), أَرادُوا (ʾarádúá), بِفَضْلِكَ (bifaḍlik), وَأَلْطافِكَ (waʾalṭáfik) as “them that have set their hopes on Thee, and hast granted them, through Thy grace, and Thy favors”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: purposedgleaningsGWB §699: determinethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: intendprayers-and-meditationsP&M §117: Thy decreetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §46: she did desirethe-hidden-wordsHW §8: seekestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §248: disciplesgleaningsGWB §448: is His Will
SE expanded to “through Thy grace”
SE expanded to “and Thy favors”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: is puregleaningsGWB §679: light and untrammeledkitab-i-iqanKIQ §45: irreproachable and purest Symbolsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §151: gracethe-hidden-wordsHW §109: loving and kindnesswill-and-testamentW&T §27: as a signepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: most sanctifiedgleaningsGWB §100: discriminating
SE expanded to “ocean of forgiveness surged”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: surgethgleaningsGWB §563: rushing of the waterskitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: stilledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §25: the restlessnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §76: billowing seasepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: billowing ocean of Thy favorgleaningsGWB §62: been profferedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: surge
SE rendered وَبِالاسْمِ (wabiálásm), ماجَ (máj), بَحْرُ (baḥr), الغُفْرانِ (al-ghufrán), أَمامَ (ʾamám) as “and by Thy Name, the ocean of forgiveness surged, before Thy face”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §220: the oceansfire-tabletFire §25: a seagleaningsGWB §357: how vast the oceanskitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: billowsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: ocean oftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: the ancient seawill-and-testamentW&T §2: Twinepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: oceans
SE rendered ماجَ (máj), بَحْرُ (baḥr), الغُفْرانِ (al-ghufrán), أَمامَ (ʾamám), وَجْهِكَ (wajhik), وَأَمْطَرَ (waʾamṭar) as “the ocean of forgiveness surged, before Thy face, rained”
forgiveness 50% pardon 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: to beg Thy forgivenessfire-tabletFire §35: ForgivergleaningsGWB §656: Thy forgivenesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: remissionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §619: of Thy forgivenesswill-and-testamentW&T §13: concourseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: forgivenessgleaningsGWB §257: wash away
SE expanded to “before Thy face”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: the ImamsgleaningsGWB §312: mankindkitab-i-iqanKIQ §198: Apostleshipprayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: all the peoplesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: before the throne of Thy justicegleaningsGWB §172: of menkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: spiritual leadersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: Imams
SE rendered ماجَ (máj), بَحْرُ (baḥr), الغُفْرانِ (al-ghufrán), أَمامَ (ʾamám), وَجْهِكَ (wajhik), وَأَمْطَرَ (waʾamṭar), سَحابُ (saḥáb), الكَرَمِ (al-karam) as “the ocean of forgiveness surged, before Thy face, rained, the clouds”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: departurefire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §28: the countenancekitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: meaningsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §550: countenancestablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: the light of thethe-hidden-wordsHW §16: thy face unto Mine
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: showersfire-tabletFire §4: rainsgleaningsGWB §282: the showerskitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: rain down stonesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §404: Rain downgleaningsGWB §545: rain and floodsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §298: have rained down their raingleaningsGWB §35: showers of
SE rendered أَمامَ (ʾamám), وَجْهِكَ (wajhik), وَأَمْطَرَ (waʾamṭar), سَحابُ (saḥáb), الكَرَمِ (al-karam), أَرِقَّائِكَ (ʾariqqáʾik) as “before Thy face, rained, the clouds, upon Thy servants”
clouds 77% showers 6% thick 4% outpourings 4% which 2% clouded 2% intervening 2% showering 2% veil 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §21: thick cloudsgleaningsGWB §308: by the cloudskitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: its showering bountiesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §261: veilepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: cloudsgleaningsGWB §117: showerskitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: the showersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §598: of the clouds
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: Thy bountyfire-tabletFire §4: bestowalgleaningsGWB §656: most gracious favorkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: All-Powerfulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §66: exaltedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §662: All-Bountiful Onewill-and-testamentW&T §50: Graciousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: bounty
ascended 20% ascend 20% ascension 13% advancement 7% ladder 7% have 7% attained 7% spiritual 7% separation 7% promotion 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §48: laddergleaningsGWB §311: its separationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: soaredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: them to scaleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: ascendgleaningsGWB §453: untilprayers-and-meditationsP&M §779: adequately describeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: advancement
SE rendered أَرِقَّائِكَ (ʾariqqáʾik), تَكْتُبَ (taktub), لِمَنْ (liman), أَقْبَلَ (ʾaqbal), إِلَيْكَ (ʾilayk) as “upon Thy servants, for everyone who, hath turned, unto Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: all the booksgleaningsGWB §39: holy Bookkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: in His Bookkitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: Last Judgmentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §771: Thou hast writtenthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: have writtenwill-and-testamentW&T §40: Textepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: books
This form usually rendered as “whosoever”, “above”, “all” (232 occurrences)
SE expanded to “for everyone who”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: reconcilefire-tabletFire §46: press onwardgleaningsGWB §611: hast fixed thy gazekitab-i-ahdAhd §4: receptive soulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: for having turned awayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §556: resting her heart upontablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: been lifted upontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss
SE expanded to “and observed the Fast prescribed”
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 §205: at Hisfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §202: was biddenkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decreekitab-i-iqanKIQ §283: happeningsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §251: prescribed unto Himtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: to its dwellersthe-hidden-wordsHW §30: My command
This form usually rendered as “doubters”, “dependents”, “generations” (13 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: wordfire-tabletFire §48: Thy shining wordgleaningsGWB §132: idle talkkitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: words utteredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §99: With everytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: gave utterancewill-and-testamentW&T §6: Epistlesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: third word
SE expanded to “by Thy leave”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: by My leavegleaningsGWB §466: by his leaveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §356: mine earwill-and-testamentW&T §34: the mindsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: leavegleaningsGWB §132: your earsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §546: and judgmentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: ear
This form usually rendered as “who” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: the Presencefire-tabletFire §33: to the Divine PresencegleaningsGWB §233: of reunionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §102: bestowprayers-and-meditationsP&M §743: reuniontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §20: the Kingdom of His Presencethe-hidden-wordsHW §4: engravedwill-and-testamentW&T §41: kindling
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: in the sightgleaningsGWB §432: obtainkitab-i-iqanKIQ §188: withprayers-and-meditationsP&M §709: Thy sidethe-hidden-wordsHW §72: to Mewill-and-testamentW&T §34: in the midstepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: in the possessiongleaningsGWB §279: the earthly things
SE expanded to “and for love of Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §67: lovethfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §694: for the lovekitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: faithfulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §491: cherish the desiretablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Daytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §47: Is it thy wish
