Prayers and Meditations — §787
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 787 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
فُهُ لَمْ يَزَلْ كانَ ناظِرًا إِلى شَطْرِ غُفْرانِكَ وَقَلْبُهُ مُتَوَجِّهًا إِلى أُفُقِ فَضْلِكَ وَمَواهِبِكَ، وَإِنِّيْ يا إِلهِي مِنْ أَوَّلِ الْيَوْمِ الَّذِيْ خَلَقْتَنِيْ بِأَمْرِكَ وَأَحْيَيْتَنِيْ مِنْ نَسَماتِ جُودِ رَحْمانِيَّتِكَ ما تَوَجَّهْتُ إِلى أَحَدٍ دُونَكَ، وَقُمْتُ فِي مُقابَلَةِ الأَعْدآءِ بِسَلْطَنَتِكَ وَاقْتِدارِكَ وَدَعَوْتُ الكُلَّ إِلى شَاطِئِ بَحْرِ توحِيْدِكَ وَسَمآءِ عِزِّ تَفْرِيْدِكَ، وَما أَرَدْتُ فِي أَيَّامِيْ حِفْظَ نَفْسِيْ مِنْ طُغاةِ خَلْقِكَ بَلْ إِعْلآءِ ذِكْرِكَ بَيْنَ بَرِيَّتِكَ، وَبِذلِكَ وَرَدَ عَلَيَّ ما لا حَمَلَهُ أَحَدٌ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Ever since the day Thou didst create me at Thy bidding, O my God, and didst arouse me through the gentle winds of Thy tender mercies, I have refused to turn to any one except Thee, and have, through the power of Thy sovereignty and Thy might, arisen to face Thine enemies, and have summoned all mankind unto the shores of the ocean of Thy oneness and the heaven of Thine all-glorious unity. I have sought, all my days, not to guard myself from the mischief of the rebellious among Thy creatures, but rather to exalt Thy name amidst Thy people. I have, thereby, suffered what none of Thy creatures hath suffered.
Translation Notes
11 occurrences in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: invariablygleaningsGWB §387: throughout eternitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: can never fadeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §649: banishthe-hidden-wordsHW §153: hath everwill-and-testamentW&T §24: may vanishepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: From everlastinggleaningsGWB §649: time
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: “Look not uponfire-tabletFire §48: looking towardgleaningsGWB §416: whose eyes are directedkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: Most Sublime Visionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: expectprayers-and-meditationsP&M §151: fixingtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: Most Great Beautythe-hidden-wordsHW §20: OF
SE rendered شَطْرِ (shaṭr), غُفْرانِكَ (ghufránik), وَقَلْبُهُ (waqalbuh), مُتَوَجِّهًا (mutawajjihan) as “face”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: the seatgleaningsGWB §579: God’s sacred Courtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §224: direction ofepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: the KaabagleaningsGWB §411: on anything exceptprayers-and-meditationsP&M §59: Thy manifold bountiesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §257: HimgleaningsGWB §598: the whole world
SE rendered غُفْرانِكَ (ghufránik), وَقَلْبُهُ (waqalbuh), مُتَوَجِّهًا (mutawajjihan) as “face”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: Pardonerfire-tabletFire §35: ForgivergleaningsGWB §257: wash awaykitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: remissionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: of pardonwill-and-testamentW&T §13: concourseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: the ForgivinggleaningsGWB §656: Thy forgiveness
SE rendered وَقَلْبُهُ (waqalbuh), مُتَوَجِّهًا (mutawajjihan) as “face”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: changedgleaningsGWB §165: Mine heartkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: a pure heartkitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: the human heartprayers-and-meditationsP&M §241: our heartsthe-hidden-wordsHW §102: human heartwill-and-testamentW&T §23: the spirit of loveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: thine heart
This form usually rendered as “set”, “towards”, “directed” (21 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: faces of menfire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §637: fasten your eyeskitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: meaningsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §804: through Thy facetablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: the light of thethe-hidden-wordsHW §41: before Our Face
SE rendered مُتَوَجِّهًا (mutawajjihan), أُفُقِ (ʾufuq), فَضْلِكَ (faḍlik), وَمَواهِبِكَ، (wamawáhibika،), وَإِنِّيْ (waʾinní) as “face, I have refused”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: Supreme Horizonfire-tabletFire §26: the heavengleaningsGWB §441: everywhereprayers-and-meditationsP&M §445: the Dayspringthe-hidden-wordsHW §15: the realmepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: the horizongleaningsGWB §611: Realmprayers-and-meditationsP&M §137: the world
SE rendered مُتَوَجِّهًا (mutawajjihan), أُفُقِ (ʾufuq), فَضْلِكَ (faḍlik), وَمَواهِبِكَ، (wamawáhibika،), وَإِنِّيْ (waʾinní) as “face, I have refused”
grace 91% tender 2% dawning-places 1% hand 1% bounty 1% loving-kindness 1% horizon 1% bounteousness 1% favor 1% mercy 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: hand of Thy loving-kindnessgleaningsGWB §196: tender mercykitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: so great an outpouringprayers-and-meditationsP&M §4: and by Thy gracetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a bountythe-hidden-wordsHW §1: the garmentwill-and-testamentW&T §18: wisdom
SE rendered وَمَواهِبِكَ، (wamawáhibika،), وَإِنِّيْ (waʾinní), إِلهِي (ʾilhí) as “I have refused”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: suns of Thy goodly giftsgleaningsGWB §477: hath favored theeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §441: and favorswill-and-testamentW&T §53: Bountyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §15: of all giftsgleaningsGWB §621: upon His grace and bountyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §408: and favors,—Iwill-and-testamentW&T §56: gift
This form usually rendered as “call” (6 occurrences)
SE rendered وَإِنِّيْ (waʾinní), إِلهِي (ʾilhí), أَوَّلِ (ʾawwal), الْيَوْمِ (al-yawm) as “I have refused, day”
SE rendered وَإِنِّيْ (waʾinní), إِلهِي (ʾilhí), أَوَّلِ (ʾawwal), الْيَوْمِ (al-yawm), خَلَقْتَنِيْ (khalaqtaní) as “I have refused, day, didst create me”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: From the inceptiongleaningsGWB §220: ever since the dawnkitab-i-iqanKIQ §234: of the Ancients!”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: Thine own Firstnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §119: ye that havewill-and-testamentW&T §34: the oneepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §221: PrimalgleaningsGWB §440: the early
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: whereongleaningsGWB §618: sooner or laterkitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: ‘On that dayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §755: my dayswill-and-testamentW&T §47: daytimeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: the days of MygleaningsGWB §504: is this Daykitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: people
SE expanded to “didst create me”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: the peoplefire-tabletFire §40: wert createdgleaningsGWB §244: of the entire creationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §112: no oneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §375: Fountaintablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: whyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: the created things
This form usually rendered as “cause”, “revelation”, “behest” (179 occurrences)
SE expanded to “at Thy bidding”
cause 59% revelation 16% behest 7% bidding 4% decree 4% faith 3% commandment 3% command 1% through 1% affairs 1%
This form usually rendered as “quickened”, “didst” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: of lifefire-tabletFire §19: eternal lifegleaningsGWB §29: quickenedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: “life”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §834: I blushtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: quickened my soultablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: of lovewill-and-testamentW&T §2: Salutation
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: breezesgleaningsGWB §692: breath of the breezekitab-i-iqanKIQ §206: one breathprayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: and the breezeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: the breezesgleaningsGWB §655: the sweet savorskitab-i-iqanKIQ §158: galesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §832: the gentle winds
SE rendered وَأَحْيَيْتَنِيْ (waʾaḥyaytaní), نَسَماتِ (nasamát), جُودِ (júd), رَحْمانِيَّتِكَ (raḥmánínatik), تَوَجَّهْتُ (tawajjaht) as “and didst arouse me, gentle winds, of Thy, tender mercies, to turn”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: of Thy bounteousnessfire-tabletFire §33: Thy bestowalgleaningsGWB §477: favorskitab-i-iqanKIQ §53: pureprayers-and-meditationsP&M §793: bounteousness and generositythe-hidden-wordsHW §126: to be generousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §57: bountyfire-tabletFire §34: Giver
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the IncomparablegleaningsGWB §311: any mankitab-i-iqanKIQ §220: the everlasting and goodlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: spirittablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: dwellerthe-hidden-wordsHW §28: othersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: anyonegleaningsGWB §486: unity
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: the constancyfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §518: Know yekitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: “Ariseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §598: most sublime stationtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spottablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: own station
SE rendered أَحَدٍ (ʾaḥadin), دُونَكَ، (dúnaka،), وَقُمْتُ (waqumt), مُقابَلَةِ (muqábalah), الأَعْدآءِ (al-ʾaʿdáʾ), بِسَلْطَنَتِكَ (bisalṭanatik) as “one, except Thee, arisen to, Thine enemies, Thy sovereignty”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: fixed onfire-tabletFire §46: go forwardgleaningsGWB §238: in the pastkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: receptive soulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: previous toprayers-and-meditationsP&M §180: Thy good pleasuretablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: been lifted upontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: the kingsgleaningsGWB §78: with radiant sovereigntykitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: the Ancient of Daysprayers-and-meditationsP&M §736: sovereignty.”tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: chiefwill-and-testamentW&T §8: unto a just kingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: by His sovereignty
SE expanded to “and Thy might”
power 34% might 32% omnipotence 9% dominion 8% through 4% potency 4% sovereign 4% overpowering 2% strength 2% hand 2%
SE expanded to “and have summoned”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: invokethgleaningsGWB §58: “Put awaykitab-i-ahdAhd §6: Praykitab-i-iqanKIQ §11: He invitedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §196: to befriend themtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: idle claimantsthe-hidden-wordsHW §24: I call theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: summoned
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: ocean of God’s bountyfire-tabletFire §3: WheregleaningsGWB §51: the rushing waterskitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: billowsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: ocean oftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §6: the crimson seaswill-and-testamentW&T §2: Twinepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: from the ocean
SE expanded to “of Thy oneness”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: the concord andfire-tabletFire §43: of OnenessgleaningsGWB §540: Through a wordkitab-i-iqanKIQ §193: divine Beingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §843: singlenesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: believers in the Divine Unitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: lonethe-hidden-wordsHW §69: all from one same
SE expanded to “and the heaven”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: in the Most Great Namefire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §286: artskitab-i-iqanKIQ §276: gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §292: Thy most excellent namestablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §44: My heaven
This form usually rendered as “glory”, “transcendent”, “exalted” (190 occurrences)
SE expanded to “of Thine all-glorious”
glory 49% transcendent 20% exalted 10% glorified 4% honor 4% all-glorious 3% mighty 3% most 3% almighty 3% might 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: pridefire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishmentgleaningsGWB §244: the All-Gloriouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: noble form ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §125: Pride not yourselveswill-and-testamentW&T §4: endearedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: the glory
This form usually rendered as “oneness”, “singleness”, “holy” (9 occurrences)
SE expanded to “I have sought”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: desiredgleaningsGWB §202: aspiredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §134: would theyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §86: pleasesttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: They have desiredthe-hidden-wordsHW §57: dost wish forwill-and-testamentW&T §38: meant thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: not sought
This form usually rendered as “protection”, “protect”, “protected” (56 occurrences)
protection 27% protect 20% protected 10% guard 10% security 7% shield 7% preservation 7% safeguarding 7% about 3% hath 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §90: Watch ye, therefore, overgleaningsGWB §636: can never profanekitab-i-ahdAhd §5: safeguardingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §220: shieldedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §377: Thou didst preservetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: Learn wellwill-and-testamentW&T §38: for the protectionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: preserve
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: of My oppressorskitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: errorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §258: have transgressedwill-and-testamentW&T §48: misbelievedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §427: Such of Thy servantswill-and-testamentW&T §47: rebelliousnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §787: mischief of the rebelliousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §378: among Thy creatures
exalt 30% exaltation 19% glorify 15% exalted 7% magnify 7% glorification 7% sake 4% proclaim 4% furthering 4% magnifying 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: upon himfire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §497: Exalted, immeasurably exaltedkitab-i-ahdAhd §16: on thekitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: the heightsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §531: the sublimitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: around herthe-hidden-wordsHW §30: unto thee
This form usually rendered as “remembrance”, “praise”, “remember” (149 occurrences)
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 §169: menfire-tabletFire §7: mankindgleaningsGWB §693: creaturesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §364: among Thy peopleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: creationgleaningsGWB §690: your Lord, the Creatorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: against Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: clear of them
SE expanded to “I have, thereby”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §200: Unto thisgleaningsGWB §30: that most exalted Spotkitab-i-iqanKIQ §37: In such wiseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §384: Therebythe-hidden-wordsHW §3: By its aidwill-and-testamentW&T §34: asepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §138: thisgleaningsGWB §297: Your schemings
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “have”, “befell” (90 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: camegleaningsGWB §561: sufferkitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: was inflictedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §796: they maywill-and-testamentW&T §49: foemenepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §184: hath been perpetratedgleaningsGWB §619: that have comekitab-i-iqanKIQ §277: not to inflict
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: the bearergleaningsGWB §252: wish to be laidkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: sustainingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §225: hearingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §189: enduredwill-and-testamentW&T §48: my forbearanceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: endured steadfastlygleaningsGWB §623: hath suffered
