Prayers and Meditations — §116
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 116 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
سُبْحَانَكَ اللَّهُمَّ يا إِلهِي أَسْئَلُكَ بِجَمالِ القِدَمِ وَاسْمِكَ الأَعْظَمِ الَّذِيْ فَدَيْتَهُ لِحَياةِ مَنْ فِيْ أَرْضِكَ وَسَمائِكَ وَحَبَسْتَهُ لِعَتْقِ الأَعْناقِ مِنْ سَلاسِلِ النَّفْسِ وَالهَوى بِجُودِكَ وَسَلْطَنَتِكَ بِأَنْ تَجْعَلَنِي مِنَ الَّذِينَ اسْتَنْشَقُوا رائِحَةَ رَحْمَتِك وسَرُعُوا إِلى كَوْثَرِ فَضْلِكَ عَلَى شَأْنٍ ما مَنَعَتْهُمُ السِّهامُ عَنِ التَّوَجُّهِ إِلى شَطْرِكَ وَلا الرِّماحُ عَنِ الإِقْبالِ إِلى أُفُقِ وَحْيِكَ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Praised be Thou, O Lord my God! I implore Thee by Thine Ancient Beauty and Most Great Name, Whom Thou hast sacrificed that all the dwellers of Thine earth and heaven may be born anew, and Whom Thou hast cast into prison that mankind may, as a token of Thy bounty and of Thy sovereign might, be released from the bondage of evil passions and corrupt desires, to number me with those who have so deeply inhaled the fragrance of Thy mercy, and hastened with such speed unto the living waters of Thy grace, that no dart could hinder them from turning unto Thee, nor any spear from setting their faces towards the orient of Thy Revelation.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: Great GodgleaningsGWB §80: cloudskitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: the “veilsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §254: Lauded and glorifiedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: Glorified be He thatthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: from on highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: laudgleaningsGWB §48: the impediments
SE usually renders this root as “god”, “divine”, “god’s”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: divine and celestialgleaningsGWB §191: God’skitab-i-iqanKIQ §191: eternal holinessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: of Thy Divinitythe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §53: the Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: God isgleaningsGWB §563: Divine mercy
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: We praygleaningsGWB §356: We beseechkitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: seekprayers-and-meditationsP&M §707: suppliantepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the suppliantgleaningsGWB §323: to question his Lordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §611: I beg of Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §146: beseech
beauty 83% ancient 5% countenance 2% ornament 2% promised 2% everlasting 2% divine 2% immortal 2% abhá 2% fairest 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §184: seemlygleaningsGWB §612: the Manifestation ofkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: beauty, of the Moonprayers-and-meditationsP&M §796: and Thy beautytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: countenancesthe-hidden-wordsHW §88: a beautywill-and-testamentW&T §3: One of them
SE rendered إِلهِي (ʾilhí), أَسْئَلُكَ (ʾasʾaluk), بِجَمالِ (bijamál), القِدَمِ (al-qidam), وَاسْمِكَ (wásmik), الأَعْظَمِ (al-ʾaʿẓam) as “my God, I implore, Ancient Beauty, Most Great Name”
ancient 47% eternity 13% step 9% feet 7% everlasting 7% eternal 5% ever-abiding 4% steps 4% who 2% stepped 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: feetfire-tabletFire §1: the Most AncientgleaningsGWB §59: of everlasting dayskitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: His imperishable Essenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §705: Thine ancient favortablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: by His presencethe-hidden-wordsHW §26: on his waywill-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted
SE expanded to “Most Great Name”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: Great Namefire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §151: ascended into the heavenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §70: the visibleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §782: the sublimitytablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §146: unto the heaven
SE rendered بِجَمالِ (bijamál), القِدَمِ (al-qidam), وَاسْمِكَ (wásmik), الأَعْظَمِ (al-ʾaʿẓam), فَدَيْتَهُ (fadaytah), لِحَياةِ (liḥayáh) as “Ancient Beauty, Most Great Name, sacrificed, born anew”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: greatgleaningsGWB §508: will be yourkitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: loftyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: have laid mighty holdthe-hidden-wordsHW §42: of My greatnesswill-and-testamentW&T §40: greatest and mostepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: aboundinggleaningsGWB §174: most effective
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: laid downfire-tabletFire §48: of sacrificegleaningsGWB §272: offer upkitab-i-iqanKIQ §259: sacrificedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §387: offeredwill-and-testamentW&T §38: be offered up forepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: that I may sacrificefire-tabletFire §46: Sacrifice
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: My existence would havefire-tabletFire §19: eternal lifegleaningsGWB §651: with shamekitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: “life”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §512: regeneratetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: quickened my soultablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: of lovewill-and-testamentW&T §2: Salutation
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: of earthfire-tabletFire §3: ongleaningsGWB §594: soil of the human heartprayers-and-meditationsP&M §316: earth and heaventhe-hidden-wordsHW §1: obtain the gemepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: on earthfire-tabletFire §36: a desolate landgleaningsGWB §636: thereof
SE expanded to “cast into prison”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: hath been imprisonedgleaningsGWB §718: imprisonprayers-and-meditationsP&M §24: riddest methe-hidden-wordsHW §116: prisonwill-and-testamentW&T §3: confinementepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: cast Him into prisonprayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: and flungwill-and-testamentW&T §6: imprisonment
لِعَتْقِ
literal: emancipation/freedom; emancipation, freedom; emancipation
3 occurrences in corpus
This form usually rendered as “own”, “self”, “soul” (324 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: desiresfire-tabletFire §21: passiongleaningsGWB §629: evil passions and desireskitab-i-iqanKIQ §282: selfish desiresprayers-and-meditationsP&M §175: corrupt inclinationthe-hidden-wordsHW §39: thou desirestwill-and-testamentW&T §36: my spiritepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: by their own caprices
bounty 45% bounteousness 12% generosity 12% through 10% grace 6% favor 4% bountiful 4% billowing 2% bestowal 2% graciousness 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: Thy bountyfire-tabletFire §34: GivergleaningsGWB §35: manifold bountieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §53: pureprayers-and-meditationsP&M §545: bountifully deal with methe-hidden-wordsHW §126: to be generousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: of Thy bounteousnessfire-tabletFire §33: Thy bestowal
This form usually rendered as “sovereignty”, “through”, “beseemeth” (53 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: King ofgleaningsGWB §602: monarchkitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: of the earthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: holy and transcendent unitytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: chiefwill-and-testamentW&T §8: unto a just kingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: of Thy sovereignty
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: set thee kingfire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §426: and ordained you to bekitab-i-iqanKIQ §175: thrustprayers-and-meditationsP&M §389: Enablethe-hidden-wordsHW §12: have bountifully shedwill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: made thee
This form usually rendered as “doubters”, “dependents”, “generations” (13 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: may the soulsfire-tabletFire §30: the breezesgleaningsGWB §367: perfect fellowshipkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: happinesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: concerningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §28: the movertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: honeyedthe-hidden-wordsHW §34: thou mayest live in peace
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 §123: the mercyfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §216: the All-Mercifulkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: of His loving-kindnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §408: Thy loving-kindnesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercythe-hidden-wordsHW §89: celestial
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §41: Haste yegleaningsGWB §278: would hastenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: “Swiftprayers-and-meditationsP&M §578: I have hastenedthe-hidden-wordsHW §41: traverseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: hastenedgleaningsGWB §275: hasten yeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §261: all may haste
SE rendered رَحْمَتِك (raḥmatik), وسَرُعُوا (wsaruʿúá), كَوْثَرِ (kawthar), فَضْلِكَ (faḍlik) as “mercy, hastened, grace”
living 45% kawthar 14% waters 10% river 10% stream 3% cup 3% life-giving 3% through 3% everlasting 3% plenteous 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: the living watersgleaningsGWB §60: the life-giving waters of reunionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: Kawtharprayers-and-meditationsP&M §455: Thy plenteous streamepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: the living waters of Thy pardongleaningsGWB §57: cupkitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: the Kawtharprayers-and-meditationsP&M §455: the living fountain
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 §263: better thangleaningsGWB §621: upon His grace and bountykitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: exponentsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §4: and by Thy gracetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: bountiesthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: the garmentwill-and-testamentW&T §23: virtues
SE rendered كَوْثَرِ (kawthar), فَضْلِكَ (faḍlik), شَأْنٍ (shaʾanin), مَنَعَتْهُمُ (manaʿathum), السِّهامُ (as-sihám) as “grace, hinder, dart”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: My rankgleaningsGWB §254: stationskitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: concerningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §91: exaltationthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: My stateepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: the peoplegleaningsGWB §620: the stationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §856: me back
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: the hostsgleaningsGWB §80: can obscurekitab-i-iqanKIQ §51: mightiest and loftiestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §198: are powerless to detertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §67: shall be hinderedwill-and-testamentW&T §56: hindranceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §153: debarreth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: shaftsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §116: dartepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: dartsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §304: for the dartsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: the shaftsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §571: arrowsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §387: the arrowsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §341: the darts
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: the directiongleaningsGWB §411: on anything exceptprayers-and-meditationsP&M §189: sideepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: faces towardsgleaningsGWB §726: directionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §385: of Thy mercyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: towardsgleaningsGWB §638: your
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: spearskitab-i-iqanKIQ §220: the menacing dartsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §116: spearprayers-and-meditationsP&M §405: from the shaftsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §247: the dartsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §267: most afflictive spearsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §797: the spears
This form usually rendered as “turn”, “turned”, “having” (42 occurrences)
turn 26% turned 16% having 11% setting 11% recognizing 11% return 5% acknowledged 5% conversion 5% direct 5% disinclined 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §146: of oldfire-tabletFire §46: go forwardgleaningsGWB §467: didst believekitab-i-ahdAhd §4: receptive soulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §183: turned their faceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §141: set his face towards Theetablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: been lifted upontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss
This form usually rendered as “horizon”, “dayspring”, “above” (100 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: worldfire-tabletFire §26: the heavengleaningsGWB §198: above the dayspringprayers-and-meditationsP&M §613: the whole worldthe-hidden-wordsHW §15: the realmepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: the horizongleaningsGWB §286: worksprayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: hast subdued
وَحْيِكَ،
literal: revelation; revelation/inspiration; revelation, inspiration
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: Thy revelationgleaningsGWB §583: inspirationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §72: Thy purposeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §73: Divine RevelationgleaningsGWB §656: of Thy Revelationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §738: Thy most sweet remembranceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: of RevelationgleaningsGWB §290: sent down
