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 §150: “Glory to Theefire-tabletFire §14: veiledgleaningsGWB §557: ancientkitab-i-iqanKIQ §51: Praise be to Himprayers-and-meditationsP&M §240: glorified be Thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: Glorified be He thatthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: from on highwill-and-testamentW&T §42: Gracious God
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: my Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §123: the Divinity Itselfkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §238: God’s divineprayers-and-meditationsP&M §606: Thou the Lordtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: I imploregleaningsGWB §214: implorekitab-i-iqanKIQ §195: the questionsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §142: I beg of Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: askinggleaningsGWB §476: examinekitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: questionsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §221: I moreover entreat Thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: the fairest and most comely of womengleaningsGWB §3: Thy Beautykitab-i-ahdAhd §14: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §322: in the contemplation of Thy beautytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §28: her beautythe-hidden-wordsHW §51: for My beautywill-and-testamentW&T §5: the most holy Abhá Beauty
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”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §76: the feetfire-tabletFire §1: the Most AncientgleaningsGWB §174: Ever-Abidingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: of ancient gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: of the Uncreatedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: with Thy footstepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §52: immortalwill-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted
SE expanded to “Most Great Name”
name 85% most 6% whose 3% through 1% treasured 1% brightness 1% called 1% all-glorious 1% invested 1% bearer 1%
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 §504: inconceivably mightykitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categoricallykitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: more gloriousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §172: excellentthe-hidden-wordsHW §42: Magnifywill-and-testamentW&T §7: atrociousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: mighty
This form usually rendered as “have”, “offered”, “whom” (8 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: laid downfire-tabletFire §46: SacrificegleaningsGWB §151: be a sacrifice unto Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §259: I have sacrificed myselfprayers-and-meditationsP&M §387: Thou hast offered me up as a sacrificetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: be a sacrifice to Theewill-and-testamentW&T §38: be offered up forepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: of sacrifice
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: abashedfire-tabletFire §19: eternal lifegleaningsGWB §48: it would empower me to revivekitab-i-ahdAhd §16: the regenerationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: quickenedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §110: endued with new lifetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: for having quickened my soulwill-and-testamentW&T §2: Salutation
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: all who are on earthfire-tabletFire §36: a desolate landgleaningsGWB §192: earth.”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: this earthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §727: and all who are on Thy earthtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: the landsthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: the same landepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: those regions
This form usually rendered as “whom” (1 occurrences)
SE expanded to “cast into prison”
cast 13% imprisonment 13% imprisoned 13% hath 13% prison 13% imprison 7% whom 7% flung 7% riddest 7% bondage 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: imprisonmentgleaningsGWB §718: imprisonprayers-and-meditationsP&M §23: and the prison into which I am castthe-hidden-wordsHW §116: prisonwill-and-testamentW&T §3: confinementepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: were they imprisonedgleaningsGWB §221: castprayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: and flung
This form usually rendered as “own”, “self”, “soul” (323 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: of mengleaningsGWB §283: of the fleshkitab-i-iqanKIQ §136: the least of menprayers-and-meditationsP&M §505: with each others’ concernstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §71: OF HIS SELFwill-and-testamentW&T §44: of the insincereepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: the faithful
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §191: desirefire-tabletFire §21: passiongleaningsGWB §470: the promptings of thine evil desireskitab-i-iqanKIQ §76: the Desire of thy heartprayers-and-meditationsP&M §519: their corrupt inclinationstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §9: and passionthe-hidden-wordsHW §127: OF PASSIONwill-and-testamentW&T §15: self
bounty 43% bounteousness 10% favor 9% through 9% grace 9% generosity 9% bountiful 5% graciousness 3% bestowal 2% never-failing 2%
This form usually rendered as “sovereignty”, “through”, “power” (53 occurrences)
sovereignty 74% through 8% power 6% transcendent 2% kingship 2% own 2% rejected 2% sovereign 2% whose 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: through the power of My mightgleaningsGWB §66: all sovereigntykitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: ascendencyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: transcendenttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §103: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §54: the Crownepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: King
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: adornethfire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §51: thou hast been madekitab-i-iqanKIQ §275: May my life beprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: Thou hasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: ordainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: Set it thenwill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant that
اسْتَنْشَقُوا
literal: inhale, breathe in; inhaling; inhale
This form usually rendered as “have” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: soulfire-tabletFire §30: the breezesgleaningsGWB §167: His quickening Spiritkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: happinesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: the breath of lifeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §285: winetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §25: of heaventhe-hidden-wordsHW §1: of spirit
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 §155: of the All-Mercifulfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §12: charitykitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §160: divineprayers-and-meditationsP&M §39: Thine all-encompassing mercytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: in token of His mercy
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: hastenedgleaningsGWB §77: They hastenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: hasten unto Himprayers-and-meditationsP&M §578: I have hastenedthe-hidden-wordsHW §41: traverseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: hurried alonggleaningsGWB §31: Hasten forthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: “Swift
SE rendered رَحْمَتِك (raḥmatik), وسَرُعُوا (wsaruʿúá), كَوْثَرِ (kawthar), فَضْلِكَ (faḍlik) as “mercy, hastened, grace”
living 56% waters 9% river 9% through 6% stream 3% cup 3% life-giving 3% everlasting 3% plenteous 3% after 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: through the living watersgleaningsGWB §435: streamprayers-and-meditationsP&M §155: through the living fountainepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: living watersgleaningsGWB §60: the life-giving watersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §89: fountainepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: the living watersgleaningsGWB §57: cup
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 §30: of the gracegleaningsGWB §388: a token of His gracious favor unto menkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §266: learnedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: and the virtuetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a bountythe-hidden-wordsHW §1: as a token of gracewill-and-testamentW&T §12: All-Bountiful
SE rendered كَوْثَرِ (kawthar), فَضْلِكَ (faḍlik), شَأْنٍ (shaʾanin), مَنَعَتْهُمُ (manaʿathum), السِّهامُ (as-sihám) as “grace, hinder, dart”
such 41% station 18% state 8% glory 8% honor 8% through 5% excellence 5% distinction 3% neither 3% people 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: distinctionfire-tabletFire §27: the signsgleaningsGWB §516: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §260: attentionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §264: my glorythe-hidden-wordsHW §68: My statewill-and-testamentW&T §15: all earthly thingsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: the state
This form usually rendered as “have”, “powerless”, “debarred” (13 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: inaccessiblegleaningsGWB §605: deter him from cleaving untokitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: detachmentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §657: keep backtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §89: no longerwill-and-testamentW&T §56: hindranceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: withhold it from shining
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: the shaftsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §571: arrowsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: dartsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §387: the arrowsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: shaftsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §116: dartprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: the dartsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §304: for the darts
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: O thou who hast set thy face towardsfire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §156: with a facekitab-i-ahdAhd §4: set his facekitab-i-iqanKIQ §187: their countenanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §292: and set my facetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hast directed towards me Thy stepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §9: not in thyself
شَطْرِكَ
literal: direction; direction/side; direction, side
This form usually rendered as “whose”, “unto”, “upon” (6 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: to PersiagleaningsGWB §598: the whole worldkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: landprayers-and-meditationsP&M §211: in the directionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: chambergleaningsGWB §726: directionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §561: and turned my face in the direction ofepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: from
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: spearskitab-i-iqanKIQ §220: the menacing dartsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §405: from the shaftsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §267: most afflictive spearsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §116: spearprayers-and-meditationsP&M §425: the arrowsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §797: the spearsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §247: the darts
This form usually rendered as “turn”, “turned”, “turning” (42 occurrences)
turn 23% turned 23% turning 12% conversion 8% faith 8% setting 8% recognizing 8% having 4% return 4% acknowledged 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: whereby they may turnfire-tabletFire §46: go forwardgleaningsGWB §696: will welcomekitab-i-ahdAhd §15: time and againkitab-i-iqanKIQ §241: embraceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §133: enter intotablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: Thou hast fixed Thy gaze upon metablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss
This form usually rendered as “horizon”, “dayspring”, “above” (195 occurrences)
وَحْيِكَ،
literal: revelation; revelation/inspiration; revelation, inspiration
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: shall be revealedgleaningsGWB §583: Divine inspirationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §123: the Voice of Inspirationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §360: inspirationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: of RevelationgleaningsGWB §290: is being sent down unto theeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §524: of Thine inspirationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: of His Revelation
