Prayers and Meditations — §824
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 824 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
يَا مَقْصُوْدَ الْعَالَمِ وَمَحْبُوبَ الْأُمَمِ تَرَانِي مُقْبِلاً إِلَيكَ مُنْقَطِعًا عَمَّا سِوَاكَ مُتَمَسِّكًا بِحَبْلِكَ الَّذِي بِحَرَكَتِهِ تَحَرَّكَتِ الْمُمْكِنَاتُ. 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.
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 §141: thy goalgleaningsGWB §672: Haste forth untokitab-i-ahdAhd §3: The aimkitab-i-iqanKIQ §33: signifyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §458: my Goalthe-hidden-wordsHW §76: seekethwill-and-testamentW&T §25: By this House is meantepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: purpose
SE expanded to “of the world”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: for thy learningfire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §40: the commentatorskitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §21: signprayers-and-meditationsP&M §663: world of Thy worldstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
beloved 44% well-beloved 26% best-beloved 12% loved 5% one 3% object 3% prized 2% thou 2% pleasing 1% love 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: My lovefire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §299: of His love!”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: the lustprayers-and-meditationsP&M §355: my love fortablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §20: a belovedwill-and-testamentW&T §5: “My foolish loved ones
SE expanded to “of the nations”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: the Imamsfire-tabletFire §13: the peoples of the earthgleaningsGWB §286: is a motherkitab-i-ahdAhd §16: peoples and kindreds of the earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §93: people of theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §506: Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §104: mother’swill-and-testamentW&T §5: following
SE expanded to “Thou seest me”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: gazedfire-tabletFire §28: Canst Thou seegleaningsGWB §260: seest?”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §51: seenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §755: Thou hast seen andthe-hidden-wordsHW §62: thou mayest obtainwill-and-testamentW&T §35: saw meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: to regard
SE expanded to “turning toward Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: former agesfire-tabletFire §46: press onwardgleaningsGWB §287: be rejectedkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: time and againkitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: in the breasts of the faithfulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §246: that they may turntablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: been lifted upontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: detachmentgleaningsGWB §656: detached from all else but Theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §98: be stayedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §630: to rid himselftablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: severed oneswill-and-testamentW&T §8: final and decisiveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: ceasegleaningsGWB §299: the emblems of true detachment.”
SE expanded to “to anyone save Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: all else besides MegleaningsGWB §374: besides Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §159: unto themprayers-and-meditationsP&M §512: naught else except Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: full heightthe-hidden-wordsHW §128: all saveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §71: all else but HimgleaningsGWB §571: except His remembrance
SE expanded to “and clinging to”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: enduredgleaningsGWB §501: proclaimed their allegiancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §243: those that have clung toprayers-and-meditationsP&M §760: holdingtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: Launchepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §39: cleaveth fast untogleaningsGWB §486: Cleave thoukitab-i-iqanKIQ §173: clinging
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: the cordgleaningsGWB §719: by the Cordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §204: and clung to the cord ofepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: the firm cordgleaningsGWB §267: by Thy Cordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §276: tieepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: unto the cordgleaningsGWB §684: life-vein
SE expanded to “through whose movement”
SE rendered بِحَرَكَتِهِ (biḥarakatih), تَحَرَّكَتِ (taḥarrakat), الْمُمْكِنَاتُ (al-mumkinát), رَبِّ (rabb), عَبْدُكَ (ʿabduk) as “through whose movement, creation hath been stirred up, my Lord, Thy servant”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: attainable infire-tabletFire §20: every creaturegleaningsGWB §708: of all mankindkitab-i-iqanKIQ §105: they that are createdprayers-and-meditationsP&M §438: of all created thingsthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: in existencewill-and-testamentW&T §23: earthlyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: Placeless
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: O LordgleaningsGWB §122: Himselfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §129: eternal holinessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §751: my Rulertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: be my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §10: O Lord my Godepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §208: of the Lord
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: “Servitudefire-tabletFire §50: all the servantsgleaningsGWB §327: man’skitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: worshippedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: is Thy servanttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicewill-and-testamentW&T §12: trusted servantsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: the servants of God
This form usually rendered as “may”, “am”, “shall” (20 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: it weregleaningsGWB §705: We, verily, arekitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: so that he should have beenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §101: fallentablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: they combinetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: lest thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart haththe-hidden-wordsHW §11: that thou mayest abide
SE rendered وَابْنُ (wábn), عَبْدِكَ (ʿabdik), أَكُوْنُ (ʾakún), حَاضِرًا (ḥáḍiran), قَائِمًا (qáʾiman), أَيَادِي (ʾayádí) as “the son, of Thy servant, Behold me, do Thy will”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: came to see HimgleaningsGWB §538: seekkitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: His blessed Personprayers-and-meditationsP&M §120: that they may standthe-hidden-wordsHW §110: in the holy presencewill-and-testamentW&T §10: byepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §128: MajestygleaningsGWB §347: He
SE rendered عَبْدِكَ (ʿabdik), أَكُوْنُ (ʾakún), حَاضِرًا (ḥáḍiran), قَائِمًا (qáʾiman), أَيَادِي (ʾayádí) as “of Thy servant, Behold me, do Thy will”
qá’im 50% standing 11% have 11% arise 7% agitated 4% “the 4% who 4% viceregent 4% self-subsisting 4% representative 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §195: Qayyumfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §718: these peoplekitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: companyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §238: Thine all-compelling authoritytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: that place
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: its handgleaningsGWB §40: both His handskitab-i-iqanKIQ §244: with their handsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §260: Thy hand hath subjectedwill-and-testamentW&T §58: the Hands (pillars) of the Cause of Godepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: thine handsgleaningsGWB §523: to the handskitab-i-iqanKIQ §260: between His hands
SE rendered أَيَادِي (ʾayádí), مَشيَّتِكَ (mashíhatik), وَإِرَادَتِكَ (waʾirádatik), أُرِيْدُ (ʾuríd) as “do Thy will, Thy desire, wishing”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: thingsgleaningsGWB §378: the universekitab-i-iqanKIQ §48: whomsoever He willethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §263: by the power of Thy mighttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §69: substancewill-and-testamentW&T §5: this one, unworthy though he be
This form usually rendered as “will”, “purpose”, “through” (39 occurrences)
will 47% purpose 16% through 13% conformity 8% desire 5% operation 3% according 3% good 3% accordance 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: might desire itgleaningsGWB §619: of His Willkitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: decreedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §251: achieving Thy purposethe-hidden-wordsHW §106: wouldst thou gazewill-and-testamentW&T §38: meant thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §42: pleasethgleaningsGWB §699: ariseth
SE expanded to “except Thy good pleasure”
pleasure 30% good 21% good-pleasure 13% sake 13% will 6% thee 6% unto 4% content 2% please 2% pleasure!” 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: countenancedfire-tabletFire §48: Thy pleasuregleaningsGWB §361: the good pleasurekitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: submissionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §577: and in our obedience to Thy pleasurethe-hidden-wordsHW §40: My good pleasurewill-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted to His Willepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §197: praiseworthy
SE expanded to “I implore Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: askethgleaningsGWB §629: I entreat Theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: they will ask Theeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §354: I ask Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §152: beseechethgleaningsGWB §467: by askingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: ponderprayers-and-meditationsP&M §654: Thee
SE expanded to “by the Ocean”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: oceangleaningsGWB §116: deepkitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: billowsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §149: Thy most great Oceanwill-and-testamentW&T §2: the Twin surging seasepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §99: seasgleaningsGWB §51: the rushing waterskitab-i-iqanKIQ §83: billowing
SE expanded to “of Thy mercy”
mercy 90% transcendent 2% shadowing 2% all-encompassing 2% compassion 1% merciful 1% wondrous 1% virtue 1% mercies 1% tender 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: of His mercyfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §35: loving-kindnesskitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: heavenlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §247: of Thy wondrous Mercytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: in token of His mercy
SE expanded to “and the Daystar”
SE expanded to “of Thy grace”
grace 91% loving-kindness 2% tender 2% bounty 1% token 1% whose 1% bounteousness 1% gracious 1% mercy 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §224: through His gracegleaningsGWB §479: the gracekitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: all these exponents of learningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §111: by Thy gracetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a bountythe-hidden-wordsHW §1: as a token of gracewill-and-testamentW&T §12: All-Bountiful
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: Thou hast dealtgleaningsGWB §487: they have treatedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §177: wroughtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §639: and would dothe-hidden-wordsHW §153: by deedsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: doethgleaningsGWB §492: Do, therefore,kitab-i-iqanKIQ §61: the deeds
SE expanded to “By Thy might”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: as a mark of honorgleaningsGWB §495: His glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of powerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §100: may be exaltedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §58: splendorwill-and-testamentW&T §4: endearedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: Strong
This form usually rendered as “sanctified”, “holy”, “exalted” (158 occurrences)
sanctified 25% holy 17% exalted 17% immeasurably 10% sacred 9% sanctify 7% immensely 5% most 3% transcendeth 3% purged 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: holinessgleaningsGWB §330: transcendethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §100: loftyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §96: the sacrednesstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: hath exaltedthe-hidden-wordsHW §153: such deeds as thesewill-and-testamentW&T §3: Hisepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: Holy
This form usually rendered as “mention”, “remembrance”, “mentioned” (404 occurrences)
mention 23% remembrance 18% mentioned 16% praise 14% recorded 6% words 6% recount 5% referred 5% make 4% references 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §224: have made mentiongleaningsGWB §295: of Himkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: mentioningkitab-i-iqanKIQ §267: will citeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §319: were I to praise Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mentionthe-hidden-wordsHW §44: I may remember thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: to celebrate His praisegleaningsGWB §396: magnifykitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: the latterprayers-and-meditationsP&M §833: to praise Theewill-and-testamentW&T §39: anotherepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: praise TheegleaningsGWB §646: your praisekitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: “Secondary
This form usually rendered as “may”, “shall”, “show” (75 occurrences)
may 16% shall 14% show 11% revealed 11% reveal 9% manifested 9% manifest 9% whom 7% will 7% revelation 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: presencegleaningsGWB §450: Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: from before Theeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §293: in Thy presencetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: on Our partthe-hidden-wordsHW §72: to Mewill-and-testamentW&T §54: inimicalepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: what thou dost possess
SE expanded to “of my heart”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: heartsgleaningsGWB §462: I entertainkitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: to any heartprayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: all their heartstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: and their own heartsthe-hidden-wordsHW §67: nor heartswill-and-testamentW&T §35: heart-rendingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: My heart
SE expanded to “of my soul”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: heartsgleaningsGWB §1: the human heartkitab-i-iqanKIQ §5: true understandingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §241: our mindsthe-hidden-wordsHW §60: Thy heartwill-and-testamentW&T §48: They haveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §73: of the heartsgleaningsGWB §506: your souls
SE expanded to “God, my God”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: Hefire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §531: By the righteousness of the one true Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §142: God!”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §252: Lord our Godtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
SE rendered فُؤآدِي (fuʾádí), إِلَهِي (ʾilahí), إِلَهِي (ʾilahí), تَنْظُرْ (tanẓur), آمَالِي (ámálí), وَأَعْمَالِي (waʾaʿmálí) as “of my soul, God, my God, and my doings”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: thou, who hast fixed thy gaze upon Mefire-tabletFire §48: looking towardgleaningsGWB §37: await His comingkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: to turnkitab-i-iqanKIQ §192: becauseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §585: and fix my gazetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: Beautythe-hidden-wordsHW §154: waited expectant
SE rendered إِلَهِي (ʾilahí), إِلَهِي (ʾilahí), تَنْظُرْ (tanẓur), آمَالِي (ámálí), وَأَعْمَالِي (waʾaʿmálí) as “God, my God, and my doings”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: of my hopegleaningsGWB §602: aspirationskitab-i-iqanKIQ §13: ponder uponprayers-and-meditationsP&M §333: to aspire afterthe-hidden-wordsHW §123: OF DESIREepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: cherish the hopegleaningsGWB §395: longing to partakekitab-i-iqanKIQ §8: Meditate
This form usually rendered as “deeds”, “such”, “evil” (5 occurrences)
SE expanded to “and my doings”
SE rendered إِرَادَتِكَ (ʾirádatik), أَحَاطَتِ (ʾaḥáṭat), السَّمَوَاتِ (as-samawát), وَالْأَرْضَ (wálʾarḍ) as “Thy will, the heavens, and the earth”
encompassed 30% have 23% compassed 13% hath 13% enveloped 3% all-encompassing 3% encompasseth 3% blew 3% encompass 3% embraced 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: surroundfire-tabletFire §9: envelopedgleaningsGWB §257: encompassethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §11: besiegedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §83: and have encompassedthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: besetwill-and-testamentW&T §14: was noised abroadepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: overshadoweth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: heavensfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §43: before His namekitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: sacredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §492: the heaven oftablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
SE expanded to “and the earth”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: of earthfire-tabletFire §36: a desolate landgleaningsGWB §245: amongst menkitab-i-iqanKIQ §141: fieldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §364: Thy realmtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: the landsthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: the same landepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: to the soil
SE rendered وَالْأَرْضَ (wálʾarḍ), وَاسْمِكَ (wásmik), الْأَعْظَمِ (al-ʾaʿẓam), مَالِكَ (málik), الْأُمَمِ (al-ʾumam) as “and the earth, By Thy, Thou Lord, of all nations”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §179: nationgleaningsGWB §426: King of Kingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: mortalsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §776: contingenttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §145: My sacred realmwill-and-testamentW&T §13: every landepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: they themselves
