Prayers and Meditations — §839
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 839 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
ما دَعَوْتُكَ بِهِ فِي هذِهِ اللَّيْلَةِ الْمُبارَكَةِ الَّتِيْ جَعَلْتَها حاكِيَةً عَنْ أَنِيسِ جَمالِكَ وَمُصاحِبِ وَجْهِكَ قَبْلَ ذِكْرِيْ بَيْنَ يَدَيْكَ وَإِظهارِيْ فِي ساحَةِ قُدْسِكَ، بِحَيْثُ جَعَلْتَ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ مَظْهَرَ أَمْرِكَ وَمَطْلَعَ فِعْلِكَ وَمَكْمَنَ عِلْمِكَ وَمَخْزَنَ حِكْمَتِكَ، وَأُشاهِدُ بِأَنَّ كُلَّ ما خُلِقَ بِقُدْرَتِكَ وَذُوِّتَ بِاقْتِدارِكَ لَوْ يُنْقَصُ مِنْهُ عَلَى قَدْرِ خَرْدَلٍ مِنْ ظُهُوراتِ صِفاتِكَ وَأَسْمائِكَ لَنْ يَتِمَّ أَرْكانُ صُنْعِ صَمَدانِيَّتِكَ وَلَنْ يَكْمُلَ جَواهِرُ حِكْمَةِ رَبَّانِيَّتِكَ، لأنَّ حُرُوفاتِ النَّفْيِ مَعَ بُعْدِهِنَّ عَنْ نَفَحاتِ قُدْسِ عِرْفانِكَ وَمَعَ غَفْلَتِهِنَّ عَنْ بَدائِعِ إِشْراقِ فَجْرِ جَمالِكَ فِي سَمآءِ إِجْلا
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Glorified, immeasurably glorified art Thou, O my Beloved! I swear by Thy glory! I recognize this very moment that Thou hast granted all for which I have supplicated Thee, in this blessed night which, as decreed by Thee, calleth to remembrance Him Who was the Companion of Thy beauty and the Beholder of Thy face, ere I had been mentioned by Thee, or called into being within the court of Thy holiness. I perceive that Thou hast made all things to be the manifestations of Thy behest, and the revelations of Thy handiwork, and the repositories of Thy knowledge, and the treasuries of Thy wisdom. I recognize, moreover, that were any of the revelations of Thy names and Thine attributes to be withheld, though it be the weight of a grain of mustard seed, from whatsoever hath been created by Thy power and begotten by Thy might, the foundations of Thine everlasting handiwork would thereby be made incomplete, and the gems of Thy Divine wisdom would become imperfect. For the letters of negation, no matter how far they may be removed from the holy fragrances of Thy knowledge, and however forgetful they may become of the wondrous splendors of the dawning light of Thy beauty, which are shed from the heaven of Thy majesty, must needs exist in Thy realm, so that the words which affirm Thee may thereby be exalted.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §27: bond slavegleaningsGWB §645: Set ye asidekitab-i-ahdAhd §6: Praykitab-i-iqanKIQ §21: askedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §316: claimeth totablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: idle claimantsthe-hidden-wordsHW §34: I summonepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §238: summoned, and art still summoning
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: Day and nightgleaningsGWB §492: in the night seasonkitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: night-seasonprayers-and-meditationsP&M §497: the nightepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: nightsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §351: in the daytimeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: the day-timeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §839: blessed night
SE rendered اللَّيْلَةِ (al-laylah), الْمُبارَكَةِ (al-mubárakah), جَعَلْتَها (jaʿaltahá), حاكِيَةً (ḥákíahan) as “blessed night, as decreed by Thee, calleth”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: sacred SpotgleaningsGWB §534: Glorifiedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: Sanctify for Thy servantstablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: Sanctified beepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: blestgleaningsGWB §25: sacred Standardprayers-and-meditationsP&M §709: a blessingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: in this
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “hast”, “didst” (10 occurrences)
SE expanded to “as decreed by Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: ordainethfire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §661: aidedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §202: fashionedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §780: ordained themthe-hidden-wordsHW §65: clothewill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §152: make thee
SE expanded to “Him Who was the Companion”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: mangleaningsGWB §548: fellowshipprayers-and-meditationsP&M §323: companionthe-hidden-wordsHW §35: joyful tidings of reunionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: been My companiongleaningsGWB §69: and My companionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §692: my companionthe-hidden-wordsHW §82: communion
beauty 86% countenance 3% radiant 1% revelation 1% glory 1% whose 1% most 1% through 1% exalted 1% meditating 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: AmonggleaningsGWB §181: a little whilekitab-i-ahdAhd §14: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: that immortalprayers-and-meditationsP&M §608: Thy Beingtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: countenancesthe-hidden-wordsHW §51: for My beautywill-and-testamentW&T §5: the most holy Abhá Beauty
This form usually rendered as “intimacy”, “beholder”, “comforter” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: the sakefire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §325: receiveth fromkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: quarter of the Heavensprayers-and-meditationsP&M §769: of the countenancetablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: the light of thethe-hidden-wordsHW §16: thy face unto Mine
remembrance 17% mention 17% praise 17% warning 8% account 8% give 8% remember 8% remembered 8% mentioned 8%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §166: aforementionedgleaningsGWB §725: stigmatizedkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckonedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §132: set forthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §778: each one of the praisestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: proclaimeththe-hidden-wordsHW §44: Make mention of Me
SE rendered ذِكْرِيْ (dhikrí), يَدَيْكَ (yadayk), وَإِظهارِيْ (waʾiẓhárí) as “mentioned, called into being”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: his handgleaningsGWB §448: thine own handskitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: with their own handsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §834: my longing handstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: in Whose hand istablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: with their handsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: thy handgleaningsGWB §506: His Presence
SE expanded to “called into being”
revelation 29% manifestation 16% manifestations 13% manifest 11% revealed 8% hath 6% manifested 5% appeared 5% made 4% revelations 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: shall make manifestfire-tabletFire §38: prevailgleaningsGWB §362: outward behaviorkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: have We graciously revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §103: sent downprayers-and-meditationsP&M §408: to shinetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: the revelation of thy glory
SE rendered وَإِظهارِيْ (waʾiẓhárí), ساحَةِ (sáḥah), قُدْسِكَ، (qudsika،), بِحَيْثُ (biḥayth), جَعَلْتَ (jaʿalt) as “called into being, Thy holiness, hast made”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: to this Holy CourtgleaningsGWB §210: the courtkitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: hallowed sanctuaryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §78: the exalted courtthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: the realmepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §267: shorekitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: presenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §364: of
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: of holinessgleaningsGWB §387: unknowablekitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: purgedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §670: entirely striptablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: Celestial Concoursethe-hidden-wordsHW §151: purgingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: PurgegleaningsGWB §546: is exalted
SE rendered وَإِظهارِيْ (waʾiẓhárí), ساحَةِ (sáḥah), قُدْسِكَ، (qudsika،), بِحَيْثُ (biḥayth), جَعَلْتَ (jaʿalt), شَيْءٍ (shayʾin) as “called into being, Thy holiness, hast made, things”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: inasmuchgleaningsGWB §480: so thatprayers-and-meditationsP&M §674: that I will ceaseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: in such wise thatprayers-and-meditationsP&M §790: and to waitprayers-and-meditationsP&M §840: They are such thatprayers-and-meditationsP&M §199: with suchprayers-and-meditationsP&M §103: and will
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: to do what pleaseth TheegleaningsGWB §489: He willkitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: noneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: that nothing whatsoevertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §9: that isepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: to do
cause 59% revelation 16% behest 7% bidding 4% decree 4% faith 3% commandment 3% command 1% through 1% affairs 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: Cause of Godfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §644: hath been prescribedkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decreekitab-i-iqanKIQ §283: happeningsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §586: Thou hast commanded metablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §33: summonedthe-hidden-wordsHW §17: of My command
This form usually rendered as “dayspring”, “dawning-place”, “source” (125 occurrences)
dayspring 42% dawning-place 21% source 10% manifestation 8% revealer 6% who 4% fountain 3% apprehend 2% fountainhead 2% fountain-head 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the sourcefire-tabletFire §12: RevealergleaningsGWB §337: well-informedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: unawareprayers-and-meditationsP&M §257: wafting from the Dayspringtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: may understand and hearkenthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenancewill-and-testamentW&T §5: the angelic company
This form usually rendered as “acts”, “act”, “hast” (10 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: activitiesgleaningsGWB §453: did ye inflictkitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: motive for such deedsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §263: verily, doestthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: doingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: thine actgleaningsGWB §656: Deal with mekitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: and deeds
This form usually rendered as “repository”, “seat”, “inmost” (13 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §251: repositorygleaningsGWB §168: the inmost shrinekitab-i-iqanKIQ §129: Sourceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §229: Depositoriestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §21: the Heightthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: glorygleaningsGWB §168: their habitationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: the seat
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: and sciencesfire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §122: earthlykitab-i-iqanKIQ §171: made evidentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §776: the contingent worldtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §49: a sign
This form usually rendered as “treasury”, “treasures”, “repository” (11 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: repositoriesgleaningsGWB §630: treasuredkitab-i-ahdAhd §1: the treasurykitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: depository of the divine mysteriesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §141: Thine enshrinedthe-hidden-wordsHW §66: storehousesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: treasures ofgleaningsGWB §230: Treasure
This form usually rendered as “find”, “must”, “compelled” (14 occurrences)
SE expanded to “hath been created”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: the peoplefire-tabletFire §9: the peoplesgleaningsGWB §171: mankitab-i-iqanKIQ §112: no oneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §750: their Creatortablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: how ye were createdepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: of Makers
SE expanded to “by Thy power”
power 45% might 30% strength 7% almighty 7% through 4% authority 3% transcendent 1% all-conquering 1% omnipotent 1% sovereign 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: were powerlessfire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §718: the mightkitab-i-ahdAhd §9: consummate powerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §4: Ponder for a momentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §81: Powerful arttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: are nottablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: the Mighty, the All-Powerful
This form usually rendered as “fashioned”, “hath”, “begotten” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: Thy selfgleaningsGWB §536: by My Selfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: Ancient of Daysprayers-and-meditationsP&M §248: for Thy Beingwill-and-testamentW&T §25: in personepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: self-subsistentgleaningsGWB §327: Living Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §150: innermost Essence
8 occurrences in corpus
This form usually rendered as “detracting”, “diminish”, “cause” (4 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “grain” (2 occurrences)
SE expanded to “Thy names and Thine attributes”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: DescribinggleaningsGWB §101: a special attributekitab-i-iqanKIQ §110: bearersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §779: conceptionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: AttributesgleaningsGWB §120: one of His attributeskitab-i-iqanKIQ §132: men’s praiseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: of Thine attributes.”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §35: through Thy Namefire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §217: of Nameskitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: empty nameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §236: Thy transcendent singlenesstablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §9: in thine own
This form usually rendered as “perfect”, “adequately”, “fulfilled” (11 occurrences)
SE expanded to “be made incomplete”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: completegleaningsGWB §196: fulfilledkitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: inflexibleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §25: stilledthe-hidden-wordsHW §160: fully vouchsafedwill-and-testamentW&T §45: I have declared conclusivelyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: whollygleaningsGWB §708: diligently, and with the utmost
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: the foundationsgleaningsGWB §283: the membersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §550: foundationsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §52: pillarsgleaningsGWB §476: with thy whole beingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §558: My very limbsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: their limbsgleaningsGWB §70: every pillar
SE expanded to “Thine everlasting handiwork”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: revelations of Thine handiworkgleaningsGWB §707: craftsmankitab-i-iqanKIQ §179: “creationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §239: Thy hands have fashionedthe-hidden-wordsHW §13: madewill-and-testamentW&T §6: forgingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §48: craftsmengleaningsGWB §707: their author
SE rendered يَتِمَّ (yatimm), أَرْكانُ (ʾarkán), صُنْعِ (ṣunʿ), صَمَدانِيَّتِكَ (ṣamadánínatik), وَلَنْ (walan), يَكْمُلَ (yakmul), جَواهِرُ (jawáhir) as “be made incomplete, the foundations, Thine everlasting handiwork, would, become imperfect, the gems”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: perfectgleaningsGWB §496: so sanctifiedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §98: gravestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §467: Cause perfectedthe-hidden-wordsHW §160: fulfilledwill-and-testamentW&T §53: greatestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: the utmostgleaningsGWB §13: absolute
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §22: jewelgleaningsGWB §119: praisekitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: Essence of truthfulnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §850: the gem-like utterancesthe-hidden-wordsHW §149: the artificer’sepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §238: EssencegleaningsGWB §222: stones of inestimable valuekitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: luminous Gems
SE rendered يَكْمُلَ (yakmul), جَواهِرُ (jawáhir), حِكْمَةِ (ḥikmah), رَبَّانِيَّتِكَ، (rabbánínatika،), حُرُوفاتِ (ḥurúfát), النَّفْيِ (an-nafy) as “become imperfect, the gems, Thy Divine wisdom, the letters, of negation”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: her LordgleaningsGWB §687: Creatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §45: by the Lordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §184: the Enlightenertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §36: Lord, Most Highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §184: by thy Lord
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: third LettergleaningsGWB §610: every other Letterkitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: contentionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §769: by that Lettertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: a wordwill-and-testamentW&T §11: transgressionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §251: LettergleaningsGWB §168: the second letter
after 47% remoteness 13% far 12% when 9% then 5% notwithstanding 3% upon 3% subsequent 3% future 3% since 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the breathsgleaningsGWB §28: the fragranceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: savoursprayers-and-meditationsP&M §839: the holy fragranceswill-and-testamentW&T §13: sweet savoursepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §148: the breezesgleaningsGWB §111: fragranceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §588: wafted
knowledge 74% wisdom 6% recognize 3% comprehend 3% immeasurable 3% sublime 3% known 3% witness 3% know 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: of knowledgegleaningsGWB §461: learnedkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: the want of capacityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §746: wisetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §57: thinkestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: the breeze
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: notwithstandinggleaningsGWB §150: thoughkitab-i-iqanKIQ §243: In view ofepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: MegleaningsGWB §311: With themkitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: And yetepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §128: AlthoughgleaningsGWB §265: are associated with thee
heedless 26% heedlessness 16% waywardness 12% wayward 11% oblivious 10% unaware 7% have 6% negligence 5% forgetful 4% strayed 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: heedlessnessgleaningsGWB §73: the human heartkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: remained heedlesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §281: ignoredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §428: our waywardnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §152: unwaryepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §194: strayedgleaningsGWB §35: perversity
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: WondrousgleaningsGWB §452: of creationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: Divineprayers-and-meditationsP&M §336: Thy created realmsthe-hidden-wordsHW §65: have createdwill-and-testamentW&T §2: most wondrousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: the FirstgleaningsGWB §286: truth
This form usually rendered as “radiance”, “shining”, “shineth” (70 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: shinefire-tabletFire §41: Thy dawninggleaningsGWB §562: shineth in its meridian splendorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: day-springsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §797: and in the night seasontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §41: beamedthe-hidden-wordsHW §61: radiantepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: the dayspring
dayspring 38% morning 13% dawn 13% daybreak 6% dawning-light 6% break 6% dawning-place 6% daystar 6% dawning 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: dawning-lightgleaningsGWB §67: the workers of iniquitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: peopleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §661: of the Dayspringepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: the DayspringgleaningsGWB §44: wickedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §66: breakprayers-and-meditationsP&M §521: the dawning-place
This form usually rendered as “majesty” (1 occurrences)
revelation 27% hath 15% effulgent 12% shed 12% splendors 8% splendor 8% thou 8% effulgence 4% evidences 4% revelations 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: effulgent splendorsgleaningsGWB §328: reflectethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: effulgent gloriesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §30: are pouredthe-hidden-wordsHW §100: beamepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: RevelationgleaningsGWB §190: bright effulgenceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: splendours
