Prayers and Meditations — §824
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 824 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
أَيْ رَبِّ أَنَا عَبْدُكَ وَابْنُ عَبْدِكَ أَكُوْنُ حَاضِرًا قَائِمًا بَيْنَ أَيَادِي مَشيَّتِكَ وَإِرَادَتِكَ وَمَا أُرِيْدُ إِلَّا رِضَائَكَ أَسْأَلُكَ بِبَحْرِ رَحْمَتِكَ وَشَمْسِ فَضْلِكَ بِأَنْ تَفْعَلَ بِعَبْدِكَ مَا تُحِبُّ وَتَرْضَى وَعِزَّتِكَ الْمُقَدَّسَةِ عَنِ الذِّكْرِ وَالثَّنَاءِ كُلُّمَا يَظْهَرُ مِنْ عِنْدِكَ هُوَ مَقْصُوْدُ قَلْبِي وَمَحْبُوبُ فُؤآدِي إِلَهِي إِلَهِي لَا تَنْظُرْ إِلَى آمَالِي وَأَعْمَالِي بَلْ إِلَى إِرَادَتِكَ الَّتِي أَحَاطَتِ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ وَاسْمِكَ الْأَعْظَمِ يَا مَالِكَ الْأُمَمِ مَا أَرَدْتُ إِلَّا مَا أَرَدْتَهُ وَلَا أُحِبُّ إِلَّا مَا تُحِبُّ.
سُبْحَانَك مِنْ أنْ تُوْصَفَ بِوَصْفِ مَا سِوَاك أوْ تُعْرَفَ بِعِرْفَانِ دوْنِك .
Shoghi Effendi Translation
O Thou the Desire of the world and the Beloved of the nations! Thou seest me turning toward Thee, and rid of all attachment to anyone save Thee, and clinging to Thy cord, through whose movement the whole creation hath been stirred up. I am Thy servant, O my Lord, and the son of Thy servant. Behold me standing ready to do Thy will and Thy desire, and wishing naught else except Thy good pleasure. I implore Thee by the Ocean of Thy mercy and the Daystar of Thy grace to do with Thy servant as Thou willest and pleasest. By Thy might which is far above all mention and praise! Whatsoever is revealed by Thee is the desire of my heart and the beloved of my soul. O God, my God! Look not upon my hopes and my doings, nay rather look upon Thy will that hath encompassed the heavens and the earth. By Thy Most Great Name, O Thou Lord of all nations! I have desired only what Thou didst desire, and love only what Thou dost love.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §74: GodhoodgleaningsGWB §612: of your Lordkitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: Voiceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §837: of Thytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §26: O Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: might
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: servantsfire-tabletFire §49: AdoredgleaningsGWB §215: the hearts of His servantskitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: His people?”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §611: among Thy servantstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: of otherswill-and-testamentW&T §38: are servants
SE expanded to “and the son of Thy”
This form usually rendered as “may”, “am”, “shall” (19 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: werefire-tabletFire §35: universegleaningsGWB §584: Be of themkitab-i-iqanKIQ §255: art thou toprayers-and-meditationsP&M §350: I amtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: they combinetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: thou hesitatetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart hath
SE rendered وَابْنُ (wábn), عَبْدِكَ (ʿabdik), أَكُوْنُ (ʾakún), حَاضِرًا (ḥáḍiran), قَائِمًا (qáʾiman) as “and, servant, been, standing”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: Him WhogleaningsGWB §490: to theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §114: Muhammadprayers-and-meditationsP&M §120: that they may standthe-hidden-wordsHW §136: the holy Presencewill-and-testamentW&T §5: His (Bahá’u’lláh’s) Presenceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: Addressing Himself unto thegleaningsGWB §547: creatures
standing 20% standeth 13% have 13% arise 13% agitated 7% viceregent 7% self-subsisting 7% pervadeth 7% acteth 7% may 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: His stationfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §39: the distinctionkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §171: arise toprayers-and-meditationsP&M §601: boundstablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spottablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: that state
SE rendered قَائِمًا (qáʾiman), أَيَادِي (ʾayádí), مَشيَّتِكَ (mashíhatik), وَإِرَادَتِكَ (waʾirádatik) as “standing, will, desire”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: his handgleaningsGWB §490: the perpetratorskitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: with their own handsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §260: whom Thy hand hathtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: in Whose hand istablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: with their handsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: with the handgleaningsGWB §63: all his might
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: wishethgleaningsGWB §439: Please Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: noneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §203: the Daystar of Thy willtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §69: substanceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: He pleaseth
This form usually rendered as “will”, “purpose”, “through” (39 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: that which pleasethgleaningsGWB §188: likekitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: Prophetsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §89: have pantedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: have purposedthe-hidden-wordsHW §106: gaze uponwill-and-testamentW&T §38: meant thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: desireth
This form usually rendered as “wish”, “what”, “seeketh” (19 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §248: disciplesgleaningsGWB §699: determinethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: intendprayers-and-meditationsP&M §829: seekingtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §46: she did desirethe-hidden-wordsHW §8: seekestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: his purposegleaningsGWB §246: He hath wished
رِضَائَكَ
literal: pleasure; pleasure/satisfaction; pleasure, satisfaction
pleasure 44% good 18% good-pleasure 8% will 8% thee 8% unto 5% please 3% pleasure!” 3% sake 3% pleasure’s 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: satisfied with His pleasurefire-tabletFire §48: Thy pleasuregleaningsGWB §252: desirekitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: good-pleasureprayers-and-meditationsP&M §278: and Thy pleasure!”the-hidden-wordsHW §119: his own willwill-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted to His Willepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §262: may God be pleased
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: We praygleaningsGWB §39: thy questionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: seekprayers-and-meditationsP&M §762: Godepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the suppliantgleaningsGWB §656: Grant, I beseech Theeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §618: and callest to accountepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: I implore Thee
SE expanded to “by the Ocean”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the ocean of knowledgefire-tabletFire §3: WheregleaningsGWB §684: an oceankitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: billowsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §263: the healing waterstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: the ancient seawill-and-testamentW&T §2: Twinepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: sea
mercy 90% all-encompassing 2% transcendent 2% heaven 1% court 1% canopy 1% compassion 1% wondrous 1% mercies 1% tender 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: canopy of Thy mercyfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §35: loving providencekitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: Breathprayers-and-meditationsP&M §542: Thine immeasurable mercytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercythe-hidden-wordsHW §89: celestial
SE expanded to “and the Daystar”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: suns of Thy goodly giftsgleaningsGWB §309: of the sunkitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: terms “sun”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §803: Day-Starsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: The sungleaningsGWB §289: countless Luminarieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §33: “suns”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §141: of the Daystar
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 §159: thine actgleaningsGWB §615: have wroughtkitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: motive for such deedsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §752: His actsthe-hidden-wordsHW §153: your deedsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: doethgleaningsGWB §469: hast donekitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: and deeds
This form usually rendered as “cherishest”, “lovest”, “what” (16 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: My lovefire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §343: for His lovekitab-i-iqanKIQ §263: of His loveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §838: my Godtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Daytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §6: thou lovest Me not
SE expanded to “By Thy might”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: the Mightyfire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishmentgleaningsGWB §116: sanctity and glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: more gloriousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §450: tothe-hidden-wordsHW §125: Pride not yourselveswill-and-testamentW&T §10: my prideepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: glorified
This form usually rendered as “sanctified”, “exalted”, “holy” (158 occurrences)
sanctified 30% exalted 18% holy 16% immeasurably 10% sacred 9% sanctify 7% purged 3% blessed 2% pure 2% transcendeth 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: the Kitáb-i-AqdasgleaningsGWB §679: inviolablekitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: are immenselyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: of Thy holy unitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: Celestial Concoursethe-hidden-wordsHW §60: My homeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: of holinessgleaningsGWB §646: purity and holiness
remembrance 25% mention 22% praise 20% mentioned 8% recorded 4% describe 4% remember 4% remembering 4% referred 4% words 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: concerninggleaningsGWB §14: Helpkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckonedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §132: attribute unto Himprayers-and-meditationsP&M §725: call to mindtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: proclaimeththe-hidden-wordsHW §44: I may remember thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: SecondarilygleaningsGWB §396: magnifykitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: “Secondaryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §739: “Praise beepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: glorifygleaningsGWB §3: gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §140: to recountepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §52: second
This form usually rendered as “every”, “whatever”, “loftiest” (20 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “may”, “shall”, “show” (76 occurrences)
may 18% shall 16% show 11% revealed 11% manifested 11% manifest 9% reveal 7% appear 7% make 5% proceedeth 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: Manifestationfire-tabletFire §8: the signsgleaningsGWB §563: Our outwardkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: streamed forthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: Revelation,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §661: my outer beingtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Revelation—a Revelation
thee 38% thou 21% mouth 8% presence 8% possessions 5% possessest 5% possess 5% which 5% dost 3% things 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: amongstgleaningsGWB §279: what ye ownkitab-i-iqanKIQ §93: inspired by Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §204: with Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: in My sightwill-and-testamentW&T §17: of Godepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: belong unto GodgleaningsGWB §293: your possession
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: Goal of my desiregleaningsGWB §672: Haste forth untokitab-i-ahdAhd §10: The objectkitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: areprayers-and-meditationsP&M §666: cherishedthe-hidden-wordsHW §76: the charmwill-and-testamentW&T §7: purposedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: My purpose
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §208: thrown into confusiongleaningsGWB §505: thy soulkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: a pure heartkitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: turningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §559: within my breastthe-hidden-wordsHW §102: human heartwill-and-testamentW&T §23: the spirit of loveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: thine heart
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: soulsgleaningsGWB §91: illuminated heartkitab-i-iqanKIQ §22: pure in heartprayers-and-meditationsP&M §241: our mindsthe-hidden-wordsHW §60: Thy heartwill-and-testamentW&T §48: They haveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §197: men’s heartsgleaningsGWB §453: the souls
SE expanded to “O God, my”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: Behold yefire-tabletFire §48: looking towardgleaningsGWB §561: eyes directedkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: fix his gaze uponkitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: end in viewprayers-and-meditationsP&M §797: mindfultablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: resplendent Beautythe-hidden-wordsHW §121: turn your eyes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: hopegleaningsGWB §395: longing to partakekitab-i-iqanKIQ §4: reflectprayers-and-meditationsP&M §582: hopingthe-hidden-wordsHW §93: desiresepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: my utmost Hopekitab-i-iqanKIQ §267: ponderprayers-and-meditationsP&M §707: him who hath set
This form usually rendered as “deeds”, “such”, “evil” (5 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: perpetratedgleaningsGWB §176: pure and stainless deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: to enforceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §790: such an adorationtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: conformingthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: by your deedswill-and-testamentW&T §24: Consortepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §58: taught
encompassed 32% have 18% compassed 14% hath 14% whisperings 4% enveloped 4% all-encompassing 4% encompasseth 4% blew 4% encompass 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §63: have encompassedfire-tabletFire §9: envelopedgleaningsGWB §488: are encompassedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §265: pervading influenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §4: suffusedthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: besetwill-and-testamentW&T §32: compassed me roundepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: have appeared on
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: in this landfire-tabletFire §36: a desolate landgleaningsGWB §449: in the earthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §682: the foundation of earththe-hidden-wordsHW §1: obtain the gemepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: the earthfire-tabletFire §3: ongleaningsGWB §163: on the plain of Karbilá
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: greatgleaningsGWB §94: potencykitab-i-iqanKIQ §38: the mostprayers-and-meditationsP&M §137: How bewilderingly mysteriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §42: Magnifywill-and-testamentW&T §40: more glaringepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: swear by the greatness of Thy majestygleaningsGWB §533: greatness of the power
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: the KinggleaningsGWB §189: had allowed me to possesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: worldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §852: Thine all-sufficient richestablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: of the Kingdomtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §2: Possesswill-and-testamentW&T §28: righteous
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: in My presencefire-tabletFire §13: the peoplesgleaningsGWB §403: unlettered Onekitab-i-ahdAhd §16: the peoples and kindredskitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: Imámsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §102: such nationsthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: mother’sepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §213: of
SE rendered أُحِبُّ (ʾuḥibb), تُحِبُّ (tuḥibb), سُبْحَانَك (subḥának) as “love”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §115: the mistsgleaningsGWB §190: Glory bekitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: “veilsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §116: Praisedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: Glorified be He thatthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: from on highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: GraciousgleaningsGWB §4: Far, far
SE rendered تُحِبُّ (tuḥibb), سُبْحَانَك (subḥának), تُوْصَفَ (túṣaf) as “love”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: DescribinggleaningsGWB §101: a special attributekitab-i-iqanKIQ §277: reputedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: that shall speak of Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the descriptiongleaningsGWB §627: and of Thine attributeskitab-i-iqanKIQ §191: is characterizedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §230: revealer
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: equalgleaningsGWB §302: besides Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §143: but Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §630: save Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: full heightthe-hidden-wordsHW §20: other than Meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: mountedgleaningsGWB §211: established
thou 31% know 13% discover 13% understand 6% recognition 6% may 6% unacquainted 6% appreciate 6% make 6% reveal 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: recognizedgleaningsGWB §666: the perfumekitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §2: true understandingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §375: all them that have recognizedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §52: do thou observe itepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §194: that thou mayest be
