Prayers and Meditations — §799
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 799 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
فَوَعِزَّتِكَ يا مَحْبُوبِي لَنْ يَقْدِرَ القَلَمُ أَنْ يَذْكُرَ ما وَرَدَ مِنْهُمْ عَلَى مَظْهَرِ أَمْرِكَ وَمَطْلَعِ وَحْيِكَ وَمَشْرِقِ إِلْهامِكَ، فَلَكَ الحَمْدُ فِي كُلِّ ذلِكَ وَإِنِّي وَعِزَّتِكَ يا إِلهِي قَدْ كُنْتُ مُشْتاقًا لِما قُدِّرَ فِي سَمآءِ قَضائِكَ وَمَلَكُوتِ تَقْدِيْرِكَ لأنَّ ما يَرِدُ عَلَيَّ فِي سَبِيْلِكَ هُو مَحبوبُ ذاتِي وَمَقْصُودُ نَفْسِيْ، وَهذا لَمْ يَكنْ إِلاَّ بِحَوْلِكَ وَقُوَّتِكَ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Thy glory beareth me witness, O my Beloved! My pen is powerless to describe what their hands have wrought against Him Who is the Manifestation of Thy Cause, and the Dayspring of Thy Revelation, and the Dawning-Place of Thine inspiration. For all this I give praise to Thee. I swear by Thy glory, O my God! My heart yearneth after the things ordained by Thee in the heaven of Thy decree and the kingdom of Thine appointment. For whatsoever befalleth me in Thy path is the beloved of my soul and the goal of my desire. This, verily, is to be ascribed to naught except Thy power and Thy might.
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “Thy glory beareth me witness”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: is the AlmightygleaningsGWB §92: noblekitab-i-iqanKIQ §227: He is the Mightyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §23: Thy glory beareth me witnesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §58: splendorwill-and-testamentW&T §3: preciousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §115: the Almighty
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: I lovefire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §251: and disdainfully reject His loved oneskitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: of loveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §103: our love towards Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §24: thine ownwill-and-testamentW&T §48: Beloved One
This form usually rendered as “can”, “hath”, “have” (33 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: as much asfire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §74: One Who is the Most Powerfulkitab-i-ahdAhd §12: grantedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §114: What woeful sufferingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §623: Thy might, verily, is equal totablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: are notthe-hidden-wordsHW §149: value
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §58: Pen of thegleaningsGWB §630: Thy most exalted Penkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: by the Penprayers-and-meditationsP&M §753: any penwill-and-testamentW&T §54: to appear asepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: Thy pengleaningsGWB §66: exclaimethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §798: from the pen
describe 29% remembered 14% remember 7% others 7% reveal 7% commemorated 7% numbered 7% admonish 7% vaunted 7% recounted 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: the remembrancegleaningsGWB §168: replykitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckonedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: whisperingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §326: praisethtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mentionthe-hidden-wordsHW §5: name thy name
manifestation 58% revealer 16% who 12% manifest 3% dayspring 2% manifested 2% manifestations 2% revealest 1% focused 1% symbol 1%
cause 62% revelation 14% behest 6% faith 4% bidding 4% commandment 3% decree 2% affairs 2% through 2% command 1%
dayspring 42% dawning-place 20% source 10% who 10% manifestation 6% revealer 5% fountain 3% apprehend 2% fountainhead 2% fountain-head 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: the Sourcefire-tabletFire §16: embodimentsgleaningsGWB §93: by them is revealedkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: sourceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §171: a Soulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §791: and the evidencestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: may understandthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenance
وَحْيِكَ
literal: revelation; revelation/inspiration; revelation, inspiration
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: of His RevelationgleaningsGWB §290: is being sent down unto theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §123: the Voice of Inspirationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §72: Thy purposeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: is revealedgleaningsGWB §656: of Thy Revelationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §360: inspirationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: Thy revelation
dayspring 37% dawning-place 17% shining 13% shineth 10% east 8% who 4% resplendent 3% source 3% shone 2% rays 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: shinefire-tabletFire §14: Dawning PlacegleaningsGWB §504: hath shed illumination uponkitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: in the uttermost corners of the Eastprayers-and-meditationsP&M §757: was lifted upon themtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §27: Floodingthe-hidden-wordsHW §42: shine upon theewill-and-testamentW&T §4: of the world
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: inspirationgleaningsGWB §662: will, no doubt, inspireprayers-and-meditationsP&M §198: didst inspireepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: Thine InspirationgleaningsGWB §691: Divine inspirationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §125: InspiregleaningsGWB §163: inspired meprayers-and-meditationsP&M §223: Inspire then my soul
SE rendered وَحْيِكَ (waḥyik), وَمَشْرِقِ (wamashriq), إِلْهامِكَ، (ʾilhámika،), فَلَكَ (falak), الحَمْدُ (al-ḥamd) as “Thy Revelation, Dawning-Place, inspiration, praise”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: I yield Thee thanksgleaningsGWB §717: All praise bekitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: His praise”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §630: I give praise to Theetablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: ‘Render thankswill-and-testamentW&T §40: the Lord be praisedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: praisedgleaningsGWB §569: Unto Him do I render thanks and praise
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: I adjure thee by Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §449: God, the Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §147: God,’prayers-and-meditationsP&M §835: our Godtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: such as yearn for Theefire-tabletFire §41: Thy yearninggleaningsGWB §424: in longingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §263: fervourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §501: even as one sore athirst panteththe-hidden-wordsHW §51: thy longingwill-and-testamentW&T §14: urgingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: I yearn after
decree 66% irrevocable 13% dispositions 3% decreed 3% judgment 3% purpose 3% appointments 3% irrevocably 3% through 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §41: hath it been decidedfire-tabletFire §29: of destinygleaningsGWB §493: hath come to passkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: is endedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §39: requirementsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §546: appointmentsthe-hidden-wordsHW §46: for that which I ordainwill-and-testamentW&T §39: exigencies
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: KinggleaningsGWB §279: will possess themkitab-i-iqanKIQ §141: all that is thereinprayers-and-meditationsP&M §146: Thou the Possessortablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §116: this worldwill-and-testamentW&T §15: farepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: kings
This form usually rendered as “entire”, “may”, “complete” (15 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: His Exalted BeinggleaningsGWB §117: Selfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: the very recessesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §843: unto Thine Essencewill-and-testamentW&T §25: in personepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: in His EssencegleaningsGWB §327: the mystery ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §32: their own Selves
This form usually rendered as “purpose”, “desire”, “meant” (196 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: their hearts’ DesiregleaningsGWB §359: aimkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: The objectkitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: to meanprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: and realize the aimsthe-hidden-wordsHW §76: seekethwill-and-testamentW&T §7: purposedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §202: Our purpose
This form usually rendered as “myself”, “one”, “soul” (224 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: He WhogleaningsGWB §203: themkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: twoprayers-and-meditationsP&M §237: Thy most exalted Selftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §9: unto Mewill-and-testamentW&T §27: the peopleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §90: your own selves
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “there”, “can” (50 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: the realitiesgleaningsGWB §190: wheneverkitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: Beingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §799: My hearttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: withhold not thyselftablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: lest thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart haththe-hidden-wordsHW §4: My essence
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §127: Come what mightgleaningsGWB §494: Oncekitab-i-iqanKIQ §276: Wherefore, thenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §739: through the power of Thy mighttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: become veilstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: her statethe-hidden-wordsHW §109: now thatwill-and-testamentW&T §8: In whatsoever condition he may be
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: StronggleaningsGWB §390: ascendancykitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: might?”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §122: of Thy strengththe-hidden-wordsHW §68: of mightwill-and-testamentW&T §53: the powerepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: into the sensegleaningsGWB §246: and His might
