Prayers and Meditations — §827
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 827 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
يَا مَنْ فِي فِرَاقِكَ ذَابَتِ الْقُلُوْبُ وَالْأَكْبَادُ وَبِنَارِ حُبِّكَ اشْتَعَلَ مَنْ فِي الْبِلَادِ، أَسْأَلُكَ بَاسْمِكَ الَّذِي بِهِ سَخَّرْتَ الآفَاقَ بِأَنْ لَا تَمْنَعَنِي عَمَّا عِنْدَكَ يَا مَالِكَ الْرِّقَابِ. أَيْ رَبِّ تَرَى الْغَرِيْبَ سَرُعَ إِلَى وَطَنِهِ الْأَعْلَى ظِلِّ قِبَابِ عَظمَتِكَ وَجِوَارِ رَحْمَتِكَ وَالْعَاصِي قَصَدَ بَحْرَ غُفْرَانِكَ وَالذَّلِيْلَ بِسَاطَ عِزِّكَ وَالْفَقِيرَ أُفُقَ غَنَائِكَ. لَكَ الْأَمْرُ فِيْمَا تَشَاءُ. أَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ أَنْتَ الْمَحْمُودُ في فِعْلِكَ وَالْمُطَاعُ فِي حُكْمِكَ وَالْمُخْتَارُ في أَمْرِك.
يَا إِلَهِي تَرَى رُوْحِي مُهْتَزًّا فِي جَوَارِحِي وَأَرْكَانِي شَوْقًا لِعِبَادَتِكَ وَشَغَفًا لِذِكْرِكَ وَثَنَائِكَ وَيَشْهَدُ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
O Thou in separation from Whom hearts and souls have melted, and by the fire of Whose love the whole world hath been set aflame! I implore Thee by Thy Name through which Thou hast subdued the whole creation, not to withhold from me that which is with Thee, O Thou Who rulest over all men! Thou seest, O my Lord, this stranger hastening to his most exalted home beneath the canopy of Thy majesty and within the precincts of Thy mercy; and this transgressor seeking the ocean of Thy forgiveness; and this lowly one the court of Thy glory; and this poor creature the orient of Thy wealth. Thine is the authority to command whatsoever Thou willest. I bear witness that Thou art to be praised in Thy doings, and to be obeyed in Thy behests, and to remain unconstrained in Thy bidding.
Translation Notes
separation 38% qur’án 16% distinction 13% scattered 9% separated 5% discern 4% star 4% scatter 4% passing 4% distinguish 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: the Qur’ánfire-tabletFire §1: of separationgleaningsGWB §283: provoke divisionskitab-i-iqanKIQ §94: partprayers-and-meditationsP&M §336: and dissolve asundertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: and the wisdomwill-and-testamentW&T §17: subvert His Wordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: scattered
SE rendered فِرَاقِكَ (firáqik), ذَابَتِ (dhábat), الْقُلُوْبُ (al-qulúb), وَالْأَكْبَادُ (wálʾakbád) as “separation, from, Whom, have melted”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: consumedgleaningsGWB §644: melt awayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §80: hath meltedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §186: are meltedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §834: my heart meltethepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: meltedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §500: would melt awayepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: soul
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: your heartsgleaningsGWB §439: convulsionskitab-i-ahdAhd §4: a pure heartkitab-i-iqanKIQ §81: whose inner beingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §110: hath revolutionizedthe-hidden-wordsHW §120: mindwill-and-testamentW&T §30: agitatedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §67: turn
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: souls of the sincere among Thy servantsgleaningsGWB §456: heartprayers-and-meditationsP&M §137: the heartsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: the soulsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §33: reinsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §186: Our soulsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §500: my heartepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: soul
light 56% splendors 10% lights 6% illumined 5% resplendent 5% most 4% illumine 4% luminous 3% radiance 3% brightness 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: the lightsfire-tabletFire §9: the brightnessgleaningsGWB §78: for lightkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: shining and resplendentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: inextinguishable Lightprayers-and-meditationsP&M §706: oftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: exalted and gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §52: an eternal light
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: love offire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §499: them that love Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: the lustprayers-and-meditationsP&M §415: Whose affectiontablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Daytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §5: do thou love Me
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: burnedfire-tabletFire §50: that shall set aflamegleaningsGWB §668: enkindledkitab-i-iqanKIQ §65: burningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §400: fervortablet-of-ahmadAhmad §10: a flame of firethe-hidden-wordsHW §110: torchepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §59: kindled
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: land to landgleaningsGWB §43: nations and kingdomskitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: loftyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: the whole worldthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: of thy neighborwill-and-testamentW&T §38: Western countriesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §220: Thy citiesgleaningsGWB §511: their territories
أَسْأَلُكَ
literal: ask; ask/request; ask/beseech
This form usually rendered as “beseech”, “implore”, “entreat” (13 occurrences)
SE expanded to “hath been set aflame”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: praygleaningsGWB §157: askedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: seekprayers-and-meditationsP&M §618: and callest to accountepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: Ask, thatgleaningsGWB §259: questionedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §699: begepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §146: beseech
This form usually rendered as “name”, “most”, “through” (158 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: is His namefire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §60: and the heavenskitab-i-iqanKIQ §116: heaven.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §319: any onetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §29: he bear My name
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: Thou hast subjectedgleaningsGWB §670: to subduekitab-i-iqanKIQ §7: scoffprayers-and-meditationsP&M §550: subjectedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: imposed lawskitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: subduedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §649: hast subduedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: Subdue
This form usually rendered as “world”, “whole”, “everywhere” (23 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: Supreme Horizonfire-tabletFire §26: the heavengleaningsGWB §441: everywhereprayers-and-meditationsP&M §258: of the Dayspringthe-hidden-wordsHW §15: the realmepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: worldgleaningsGWB §323: The Dayspring of Gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §293: horizon of Thy grace
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: inaccessiblegleaningsGWB §222: not refusekitab-i-iqanKIQ §213: repelprayers-and-meditationsP&M §532: hath forsakentablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §89: be bereftwill-and-testamentW&T §23: are in no wise permittedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: may withhold
This form usually rendered as “thee”, “thou”, “mouth” (53 occurrences)
SE expanded to “that which is with”
thee 38% thou 21% mouth 8% presence 8% possessions 5% possessest 5% possess 5% which 5% dost 3% things 3%
SE rendered تَمْنَعَنِي (tamnaʿaní), عِنْدَكَ (ʿindak), مَالِكَ (málik), الْرِّقَابِ (ar-riqáb), رَبِّ (rabb), تَرَى (tará) as “to withhold, that which is with, O, Thou, over all men, Thou seest”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the King of KingsgleaningsGWB §357: nokitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: worldly dominionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §737: Who art the Possessortablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: of the Kingdomtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §15: My dominionwill-and-testamentW&T §48: of the
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: educatedgleaningsGWB §611: thy Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: divine decreeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §749: O Thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §47: Oepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: of Divinity
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Thou seestfire-tabletFire §26: seestgleaningsGWB §692: recognizeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §466: Thou dost considerthe-hidden-wordsHW §62: thou mayest obtainwill-and-testamentW&T §5: behold himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: to regardgleaningsGWB §279: ye claim
SE rendered الْرِّقَابِ (ar-riqáb), رَبِّ (rabb), تَرَى (tará), الْغَرِيْبَ (al-gharíb), سَرُعَ (saruʿ), وَطَنِهِ (waṭanih) as “Thou, over all men, Thou seest, O, my Lord, hastening”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §41: Haste yegleaningsGWB §656: I have made hastekitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: “Swiftprayers-and-meditationsP&M §521: would rush forththe-hidden-wordsHW §41: traverseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: hastenedgleaningsGWB §278: would hastenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §207: hasted
SE rendered سَرُعَ (saruʿ), وَطَنِهِ (waṭanih), الْأَعْلَى (al-ʾaʿlá), ظِلِّ (ẓill), قِبَابِ (qibáb), عَظمَتِكَ (ʿaẓmatik) as “my Lord, hastening, to, his most exalted home, beneath the canopy, of Thy majesty”
SE expanded to “beneath the canopy”
SE expanded to “of Thy majesty”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: great a bountygleaningsGWB §504: immeasurably greatkitab-i-iqanKIQ §177: more grievousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: Thy majesty and greatnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §42: Magnifywill-and-testamentW&T §40: more glaringepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: greatestgleaningsGWB §495: the Most Great Name
SE rendered ظِلِّ (ẓill), قِبَابِ (qibáb), عَظمَتِكَ (ʿaẓmatik), وَجِوَارِ (wajiwár), رَحْمَتِكَ (raḥmatik), وَالْعَاصِي (wálʿáṣí), قَصَدَ (qaṣad) as “his most exalted home, beneath the canopy, of Thy majesty, and, within the precincts, of Thy mercy, and this transgressor”
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: evil doingsfire-tabletFire §35: singleaningsGWB §665: the sinfulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §68: grievousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §258: and rebelledwill-and-testamentW&T §17: rebelled against Godepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: my rebelliousnessgleaningsGWB §491: transgressed
This form usually rendered as “direct”, “goal”, “hastened” (19 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: My purposegleaningsGWB §59: He Who is the Desirekitab-i-ahdAhd §10: The objectkitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: meant thatprayers-and-meditationsP&M §296: sole Desirethe-hidden-wordsHW §76: the charmwill-and-testamentW&T §7: purposedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: meant the
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: from the oceanfire-tabletFire §25: a seagleaningsGWB §128: of thekitab-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 §135: the Ocean
غُفْرَانِكَ
literal: forgiving; forgiveness; forgive
This form usually rendered as “forgiveness”, “pardon”, “ocean” (9 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: forgavefire-tabletFire §35: ForgivergleaningsGWB §569: ask forgivenesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: remissionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: cause Thee to forgivewill-and-testamentW&T §13: concourseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: will forgivegleaningsGWB §216: Forgiving
وَالذَّلِيْلَ
literal: abasement; abasement, humiliation
This form usually rendered as “abased”, “low”, “humbled” (12 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: wretchednessgleaningsGWB §501: outward humiliationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: destitutionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §351: by reason ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §14: abase thyselfwill-and-testamentW&T §47: humbled himselfepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: disgracegleaningsGWB §171: the misery
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: court of Thy mercygleaningsGWB §587: outstretched Handkitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: realmprayers-and-meditationsP&M §444: precinctsthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: the domainepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §49: gladnessgleaningsGWB §124: pervasivekitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: outstretched
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: Thy gloryfire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishmentgleaningsGWB §640: glory of all temporal honorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: friendprayers-and-meditationsP&M §761: Most Mightythe-hidden-wordsHW §107: cherishwill-and-testamentW&T §4: endearedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: wilt cherish its excellence
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §263: poorgleaningsGWB §104: destitutionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §142: poverty-strickenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §296: poor creaturesthe-hidden-wordsHW §126: of the poorepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §214: passagesgleaningsGWB §268: my povertykitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: obscure
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: notesgleaningsGWB §268: Thy wealthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §212: melodiesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §347: chantethtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: singethtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: eternal wealththe-hidden-wordsHW §128: all-possessing,”epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the rich
5 occurrences in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: of His Causefire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §363: suchkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decreekitab-i-iqanKIQ §283: happeningsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §591: Thou hast prescribedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §33: summonedthe-hidden-wordsHW §41: to Our command
This form usually rendered as “days” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: upongleaningsGWB §218: in the days to comeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: are in heavenwill-and-testamentW&T §10: through my love forepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: ingleaningsGWB §594: Be as a lampprayers-and-meditationsP&M §775: according towill-and-testamentW&T §10: in the
SE rendered لَكَ (lak), الْأَمْرُ (al-ʾamr), فِيْمَا (fímá), تَشَاءُ (tasháʾ), أَشْهَدُ (ʾashhad) as “creature, the orient, of Thy wealth, Thine, is the authority”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: willinggleaningsGWB §161: to all created things.…kitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: withprayers-and-meditationsP&M §858: Thou wishesttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §9: that isepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: of all created things
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: witness Thy signsfire-tabletFire §48: the placegleaningsGWB §2: I find myself compelledkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appearethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §252: Martyrs”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §315: soon realizetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: dost witnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §46: Seek a martyr’s death
This form usually rendered as “glorious”, “all-praised”, “praiseworthy” (17 occurrences)
glorious 15% all-praised 15% praiseworthy 15% praised 8% glorified 8% glory 8% august 8% all-glorious 8% “praiseworthy 8% act 8%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §73: “Praised begleaningsGWB §219: the All-Praisedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §188: Praise be to Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §301: Magnified betablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: ‘Render thankswill-and-testamentW&T §5: the Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: Praise begleaningsGWB §721: All-Praise
SE rendered الْمَحْمُودُ (al-maḥmúd), فِعْلِكَ (fiʿlik), وَالْمُطَاعُ (wálmuṭáʿ), حُكْمِكَ (ḥukmik) as “willest, that, Thou art, in Thy doings”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: activitiesgleaningsGWB §244: your doingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: deedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §86: doestthe-hidden-wordsHW §153: by deedsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: thou hast donegleaningsGWB §457: have persisted in your waywardnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: and deeds
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: obeyestgleaningsGWB §418: obediencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: believerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §663: Most Powerfultablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to do thiswill-and-testamentW&T §28: Show obedience unto themepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: “ObeygleaningsGWB §264: to be obeyed
This form usually rendered as “behest”, “decree”, “doings” (5 occurrences)
SE rendered وَالْمُطَاعُ (wálmuṭáʿ), حُكْمِكَ (ḥukmik), وَالْمُخْتَارُ (wálmukhtár), أَمْرِك (ʾamrik), إِلَهِي (ʾilahí), تَرَى (tará) as “Thou art, in Thy doings, and, in Thy behests, remain, unconstrained”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: GodgleaningsGWB §10: Hiskitab-i-iqanKIQ §229: divinely-revealedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §205: and the Godthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §18: of the Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: GodheadgleaningsGWB §391: and pertaineth to God Himself
SE rendered إِلَهِي (ʾilahí), تَرَى (tará), رُوْحِي (rúḥí), مُهْتَزًّا (muhtazzan) as “remain, unconstrained, in Thy bidding”
transports 15% stirred 15% shaken 15% vibrateth 8% have 8% trembleth 8% throw 8% whispering 8% therein 8% hath 8%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: have been quickenedgleaningsGWB §29: transportsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §726: whispertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §29: shakenwill-and-testamentW&T §35: made merryepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: tremblethgleaningsGWB §56: whispering breezeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §429: was shaken
SE rendered تَرَى (tará), رُوْحِي (rúḥí), مُهْتَزًّا (muhtazzan), جَوَارِحِي (jawáriḥí) as “unconstrained, in Thy bidding”
gleaningsGWB §163: my bodyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §481: and limbswill-and-testamentW&T §3: sore woundedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §414: the membersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §832: trespassesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §468: limbs of my bodyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §287: membersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §150: The limbs of my body
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §236: membergleaningsGWB §70: every pillarprayers-and-meditationsP&M §550: foundationsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: your limbsgleaningsGWB §244: the limbsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §487: limbsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: the foundationsgleaningsGWB §571: your entire being
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: such as yearn forfire-tabletFire §41: Thy yearninggleaningsGWB §38: bereavementkitab-i-iqanKIQ §263: fervourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §391: as yearnthe-hidden-wordsHW §51: thy longingwill-and-testamentW&T §14: urgingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: yearn
2 occurrences in corpus
remembrance 37% praise 24% remember 8% name 7% remembering 7% mention 4% glorification 4% virtues 4% whose 3% remembered 2%
praise 46% celebrate 9% virtues 9% extol 9% celebrating 7% glorify 6% extolling 6% magnifying 4% muse 2% whose 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: glorifygleaningsGWB §321: createdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: “Secondaryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §500: cease to glorify Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: SecondarilygleaningsGWB §396: magnifyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §434: declare Thy virtuesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: to glorify Thee
