Prayers and Meditations — §773

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 773 of 858.

Source (Arabic)

أَيْ رَبِّ أَسْئَلُكَ بِنَفْسِكَ وَبِآياتِكَ وَبَيِّناتِكَ وَإِشْراقِ أَنْوارِ شَمْسِ جَمالِكَ وَأَغْصانِكَ بِأَنْ تُكَفِّرَ جَرِيراتِ الَّذِيْنَ تَمَسَّكُوا بِأَحْكامِكَ وَعَمِلُوا بِما أُمِرُوا بِهِ فِي كِتابِكَ، 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 Lord, by Thyself, and by Thy signs, and Thy clear tokens, and the shining light of the Daystar of Thy Beauty, and Thy Branches, to cancel the trespasses of those who have held fast to Thy laws, and have observed what Thou hast prescribed unto them in Thy Book. 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

رَبِّ

rabb r-b-b → “lord”

literal: Lord; lord

lord 93% god 3% creator 1% one 1% art 1% none 1% ruler 1% thou 1% ‘lord 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: her Lord gleaningsGWB §107: Voice of Divinity kitab-i-iqanKIQ §45: by the Lord prayers-and-meditationsP&M §345: omnipotence tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Glorious the-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy God will-and-testamentW&T §26: O Lord epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: of Divinity

أَسْئَلُكَ

ʾasʾaluk s-ʾ-l → “i beseech thee”

literal: ask; ask/request; ask/beseech

SE expanded to “I beseech Thee”

beseech 46% implore 24% entreat 18% beg 5% pray 4% destroy 1% ask 1% deal 1% god 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: I implore Thee gleaningsGWB §260: ‘Ask kitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: seek prayers-and-meditationsP&M §611: I beg of Thee epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §152: beseecheth gleaningsGWB §179: entreat prayers-and-meditationsP&M §835: we beseech Thee epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §146: beseech

بِنَفْسِكَ

binafsik n-f-s → “by thyself”

literal: self; soul; souls

thyself 28% own 26% self 19% thee 15% soul 3% himself 3% unto 2% inmost 2% spirit 2% most 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: his own accord gleaningsGWB §574: your neighbor kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: those kitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: ways and desires prayers-and-meditationsP&M §230: His own nature tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herself the-hidden-wordsHW §32: thy deeds will-and-testamentW&T §44: of the insincere

وَبِآياتِكَ

wabiáyátik ʾ-y-y → “by thy signs”

literal: sign; signs

SE expanded to “by Thy signs”

signs 75% most 13% acknowledged 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: by His verses fire-tabletFire §26: utterance gleaningsGWB §82: Our verses kitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: the verse itself prayers-and-meditationsP&M §39: in Thy signs tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: by what will-and-testamentW&T §6: by the holy verse epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: Thy signs

وَبَيِّناتِكَ

wabayyinátik b-y-n → “thy clear tokens”

literal: clear

SE expanded to “Thy clear tokens”

utterance 25% among 15% amidst 13% amongst 12% before 10% between 8% clear 5% bayán 4% unto 4% utterances 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: the world fire-tabletFire §38: Expounder gleaningsGWB §65: His Tablet kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: among My kitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: these words prayers-and-meditationsP&M §309: and Thy clear tokens the-hidden-wordsHW §155: of wisdom will-and-testamentW&T §58: grievous

وَإِشْراقِ

waʾishráq sh-r-q → “shining”

literal: shining; shine

radiance 20% shining 11% shineth 11% shone 9% night 9% light 9% effulgent 9% revelation 9% rise 9% splendor 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §220: hath dawned fire-tabletFire §41: Thy dawning gleaningsGWB §185: manifested itself kitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: uttermost corners prayers-and-meditationsP&M §586: the splendors tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §27: Flooding the-hidden-wordsHW §61: radiant epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §18: Light

أَنْوارِ

ʾanwár n-w-r → “light”

literal: light; lights; luminous

light 40% splendors 25% lights 15% brightness 6% effulgence 3% radiance 3% luminaries 3% dawning 2% effulgent 2% splendor 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: luminary above fire-tabletFire §26: Lightgiver gleaningsGWB §23: envelop kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: shining and resplendent kitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: Their prayers-and-meditationsP&M §651: by the light tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: exalted and glorious the-hidden-wordsHW §104: gleaming

شَمْسِ

shams sh-m-s → “daystar”

literal: sun; suns; the sun

sun 50% daystar 24% day-star 6% light 6% “sun” 5% luminary 4% orb 2% sunlight 1% most 1% ‘sun’ 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: by the sun gleaningsGWB §357: Most Great Light kitab-i-iqanKIQ §171: the Manifestations prayers-and-meditationsP&M §203: and by epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: the Orb gleaningsGWB §35: Sun of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: of God prayers-and-meditationsP&M §803: Day-Stars

جَمالِكَ

jamálik j-m-l → “thy beauty”

literal: beauty; beautiful

beauty 86% countenance 3% radiant 1% revelation 1% glory 1% whose 1% most 1% through 1% exalted 1% meditating 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: My Beauty gleaningsGWB §416: the Beneficent kitab-i-ahdAhd §14: Gracious kitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: the divine Beauty prayers-and-meditationsP&M §498: By Thy beauty tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: countenances the-hidden-wordsHW §76: of the rose will-and-testamentW&T §3: Abhá Beauty

وَأَغْصانِكَ

waʾaghṣánik gh-ṣ-n → “thy branches”

literal: branch; branches

branches 31% branch 24% aghṣán 14% most 10% boughs 7% have 3% immortal 3% ye 3% one 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: Most Great Branch gleaningsGWB §235: have branched from My Tree kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the Aghṣán prayers-and-meditationsP&M §773: Thy Branches will-and-testamentW&T §19: one epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: My Branches gleaningsGWB §66: the immortal Branch kitab-i-ahdAhd §9: ye My Branches

تُكَفِّرَ

tukaffir k-f-r → “cancel”

literal: disbelieve; disbelieved; disbeliever

betray 50% cancel 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: ye deny not gleaningsGWB §531: cast it behind your backs kitab-i-iqanKIQ §134: the infidels prayers-and-meditationsP&M §798: they repudiated Thee tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: deny will-and-testamentW&T §34: denied Thy wondrous Signs epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: unbelievers gleaningsGWB §221: have repudiated

جَرِيراتِ

jarírát j-r-r → “trespasses”

literal: crime; sins; transgressions

trespasses 50% own 25% evil 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: mighty sins gleaningsGWB §257: your trespasses prayers-and-meditationsP&M §832: sins epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: my sins gleaningsGWB §665: own shortcomings prayers-and-meditationsP&M §858: me my trespasses epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: my wrong-doing prayers-and-meditationsP&M §165: to his evil doings

الَّذِيْنَ

adh-dhín l-dh-y → “those who” Distinctive

literal: those who; who

This form usually rendered as “doubters”, “dependents”, “generations” (13 occurrences)

doubters 17% dependents 17% generations 17% unto 17% such 17% who 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: doubters gleaningsGWB §207: one who kitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: unto prayers-and-meditationsP&M §76: through which epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: which gleaningsGWB §524: that of your dependents kitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: Who prayers-and-meditationsP&M §73: and by Him Whom

تَمَسَّكُوا

tamassakúá m-s-k → “have held fast”

literal: hold fast

SE expanded to “have held fast”

have 30% clung 20% fixeth 10% hold 10% cleaving 10% held 10% joined 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §195: laid fast hold thereon gleaningsGWB §419: prove kitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: bear witness prayers-and-meditationsP&M §671: behold me clinging to tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: Launch epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: cleave tenaciously unto gleaningsGWB §7: strict observance kitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: cling

بِأَحْكامِكَ

biʾaḥkámik ḥ-k-m → “thy laws”

literal: wisdom; wise; judgment

laws 78% precepts 11% commandments 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §18: firmly-established gleaningsGWB §492: and to observe His commandment kitab-i-ahdAhd §6: rulership kitab-i-iqanKIQ §129: judgment prayers-and-meditationsP&M §362: Thy behest tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: shall be tested the-hidden-wordsHW §13: My command will-and-testamentW&T §34: government

وَعَمِلُوا

waʿamilúá ʿ-m-l → “have observed”

literal: deed; deeds; work

have 50% committed 25% observed 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: evil deeds gleaningsGWB §480: deal justly kitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: doeth all prayers-and-meditationsP&M §344: Do tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: conforming the-hidden-wordsHW §39: Walk will-and-testamentW&T §39: transactions epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: have acted

أُمِرُوا

ʾumirúá ʾ-m-r → “thou hast prescribed”

literal: command; matter; cause

SE expanded to “Thou hast prescribed”

thou 67% bidden 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: Cause fire-tabletFire §17: Command gleaningsGWB §449: His Faith kitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decree kitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: meaning prayers-and-meditationsP&M §438: of Thy decree—the tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §33: summoned the-hidden-wordsHW §43: triumph of My cause

كِتابِكَ،

kitábika، k-t-b → “thy book”

literal: book; books; write

book 92% statutes 4% written 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: written gleaningsGWB §510: have pledged kitab-i-ahdAhd §7: in His Book kitab-i-iqanKIQ §7: books and prayers-and-meditationsP&M §219: Book and in Thy Tablets the-hidden-wordsHW §68: have written will-and-testamentW&T §40: Text epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §221: the Books of former times

تَرَانِي

tarání r-ʾ-y → “thou seest me”

literal: see; to see; see/behold

SE expanded to “Thou seest me”

thou 93% behold 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: seeth fire-tabletFire §26: seest gleaningsGWB §163: of the vision prayers-and-meditationsP&M §745: he would the-hidden-wordsHW §62: thou mayest obtain will-and-testamentW&T §5: behold him epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: Thou seest me gleaningsGWB §359: judgment

إِلهِي

ʾilhí ʾ-l-h → “my god”

literal: God; divine; god

god 64% divine 22% god’s 5% lord 4% holy 2% mystic 1% heavenly 1% grace 1% god-given 1% pertaineth 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: Godhead gleaningsGWB §493: divinely revealed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §234: of prayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: my God the-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial will-and-testamentW&T §18: of the Lord epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: grace gleaningsGWB §191: God’s

بِاسْمِكَ

biásmik s-m-w → “thy name”

literal: name; names

name 87% most 4% through 2% whose 2% called 1% all-glorious 1% beareth 1% friend 1% shadowing 1% have 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: the most excellent titles fire-tabletFire §36: heavenly gleaningsGWB §217: of Names kitab-i-iqanKIQ §169: in name prayers-and-meditationsP&M §706: and by Thy Name tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: my Lord the-hidden-wordsHW §121: call

الأَقْدَسِ

al-ʾaqdas q-d-s → “most holy”

literal: holy; sanctified

most 60% holy 15% kitáb-i-aqdas 5% sanctified 5% sacred 5% presence 5% lofty 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: holy gleaningsGWB §557: praise kitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: of eternal holiness prayers-and-meditationsP&M §112: far above tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: Celestial Concourse the-hidden-wordsHW §153: pure and holy epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §153: sanctify gleaningsGWB §670: God’s holy Revelation

الأَعَزِّ

al-ʾaʿazz ʿ-z-z → “most mighty”

literal: mighty; might

most 63% precious 6% inestimable 6% noble 6% more 6% dignitaries 6% mighty 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: exalted be His fire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishment gleaningsGWB §495: His glory kitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of celestial glory prayers-and-meditationsP&M §750: their Glorifier the-hidden-wordsHW §69: of wondrous glory will-and-testamentW&T §10: my pride epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: the glory

الأَعْظَمِ

al-ʾaʿẓam ʿ-ẓ-m → “most great”

literal: greatest; great; greatness

most 61% greater 10% greatest 6% great 5% more 5% supreme 4% mightier 4% transcendeth 2% potency 2% mightiest 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: Mighty gleaningsGWB §494: Most Great Prison kitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: So deep prayers-and-meditationsP&M §833: of Thy grandeur the-hidden-wordsHW §21: plenteous will-and-testamentW&T §25: distinguished epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: most grievous gleaningsGWB §183: most mighty

العَلِيِّ

al-ʿalíl ʿ-l-w → “most exalted”

literal: highest; upon; exalted

most 40% exalted 21% upon 16% do 5% unto 4% over 3% against 2% around 2% inaccessible 2% all 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §98: aloud fire-tabletFire §42: highest gleaningsGWB §453: the Most Exalted kitab-i-ahdAhd §16: on the kitab-i-iqanKIQ §228: to Thee prayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: and in tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: around her the-hidden-wordsHW §20: THE WONDROUS

الأَبْهى

al-ʾabhى b-h-w → “most glorious”

literal: glory; most glorious; most-glorious

all-glorious 63% most 12% glorious 7% abhá 7% effulgent 5% immortality 2% glory 2% brightest 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: are verily glorious gleaningsGWB §54: inebriation of Thy presence prayers-and-meditationsP&M §14: effulgent the-hidden-wordsHW §22: effulgent glory will-and-testamentW&T §56: Glory of Glories epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: glory gleaningsGWB §208: its splendor prayers-and-meditationsP&M §760: the Most Glorious

وَمُتَشَبِّثًا

wamutashabbithan sh-b-th → “clinging”

literal: cling; clinging; clinging/holding fast

clinging 61% clung 11% cling 11% take 6% resolve 6% set 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: laid fast hold gleaningsGWB §411: take firm hold kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: firmly adhere kitab-i-iqanKIQ §184: cleave prayers-and-meditationsP&M §765: clinging will-and-testamentW&T §17: seize upon epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: seized gleaningsGWB §224: scrupulously observe

بِذَيْلٍ

bidhaylin dh-y-l → “hem”

literal: hem; hem, train; hem/tail

hem 97% robe 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: unto My hem fire-tabletFire §31: The robe gleaningsGWB §223: skirt kitab-i-iqanKIQ §76: robe prayers-and-meditationsP&M §150: to the hem epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: hem prayers-and-meditationsP&M §598: to the resplendent hem epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: hem of His generosity

الآخِرَةِ

al-ákhirah ʾ-kh-r → “the world to come”

literal: other

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 world gleaningsGWB §305: world kitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: again.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §623: of the next epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §28: next gleaningsGWB §257: or of the future prayers-and-meditationsP&M §257: and of the next epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: concluding

وَالأُولی

wálʾúlí ʾ-w-l → “this world”

literal: first

world 52% life 10% fitting 5% people 5% first 5% present 5% next 5% primal 5% source 5% ye 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: fitting fire-tabletFire §31: the people gleaningsGWB §536: beginning that hath no beginning kitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: the meaning thereof prayers-and-meditationsP&M §655: world the-hidden-wordsHW §97: Ye that have epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §28: this world gleaningsGWB §99: our first

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