Prayers and Meditations — §140
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 140 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
أَيْ رَبِّ فَانْظُرْ هذا الفَقِيرَ بِلَحَظاتِ أَعْيُنِ غَنَائِكَ وَنَوِّرْ قَلْبَهُ بِنُورِ مَعْرِفَتِكَ لِيَعْرِفَ حَقائِقَ اللاَّهُوتِ وَأَسْرارَ الجَبَرُوتِ وَظُهُوراتِ المَلَكُوتِ وَشُئُوناتِ النَّاسُوتِ تِلْقاءَ ظُهُورِ مَظْهَرِ نَفْسِكَ، ثُمَّ اجْعَلْهُ يا إِلهِي مُقْبِلاً إِلى أُفُقِ عِنايَتِكَ وَمُسْتَقِيمًا عَلَى حُبِّكَ وَناطِقًا بِذِكْرِكَ وَمُتَمَسِّكًا بِحَبْلِ حُبِّكَ وَمُتَشَبِّثًا بِذَيْلِ كَرَمِكَ وَمُنادِيًا بِاسْمِكَ بَيْنَ خَلْقِكَ وَمُثْنِيًا بِثَنائِكَ فِيْ دِيارِكَ عَلَى شَأْنٍ لا تَمْنَعُهُ الأَحْجابُ عَنِ اسْمِكَ الوَهَّابِ وَلا تَحْجُبُهُ السُّبُحَاتُ عَنِ التَّوَجُّهِ إِلَيْكَ يا مَنْ بِيَدِكَ جَبَروُتُ الآياتِ وَمَلَكُوتُ الأَسْمآءِ وَالصِّفاتِ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Cast upon this poor and desolate creature, O my Lord, the glance of Thy wealth, and flood his heart with the beams of Thy knowledge, that he may apprehend the verities of the unseen world, and discover the mysteries of Thy heavenly realm, and perceive the signs and tokens of Thy kingdom, and behold the manifold revelations of this earthly life all set forth before the face of Him Who is the Revealer of Thine own Self. Direct, then, his eyes, O my God, towards the horizon of Thy loving-kindness, and make steadfast his heart in its attachment to Thee, and unloose his tongue to praise Thee, and make him able to hold fast the cord of Thy love, and to cling to the hem of Thy bounteousness, and to proclaim Thy name amidst Thy creatures, and to recount Thy virtues throughout Thy realm, in such wise that no obstacle will deter him from turning to Thy name, the All-Bountiful, and no veil shut him out from Thee, in Whose hand is the dominion of utterance and the kingdom of all names and attributes!
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: of DivinitygleaningsGWB §36: everlastingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §258: the Almightyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §10: is the vassal of nonetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: be my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §47: O my God!epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: of your Lord
This form usually rendered as “look”, “consider”, “gaze” (34 occurrences)
SE expanded to “poor and desolate creature”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: this particular imputationgleaningsGWB §151: to this themekitab-i-iqanKIQ §208: the same taskprayers-and-meditationsP&M §350: my miserythe-hidden-wordsHW §128: poor,”epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §214: These passagesgleaningsGWB §148: these wordskitab-i-iqanKIQ §142: poor?”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: wiped outgleaningsGWB §310: as thou hast observedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §207: the perusalprayers-and-meditationsP&M §521: the glancethe-hidden-wordsHW §154: I beheld, and lo!will-and-testamentW&T §5: witnessingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: observegleaningsGWB §168: I beheld
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §264: springsgleaningsGWB §306: individualitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §221: manifestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §381: Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: with their own eyestablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: thosetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: tearsthe-hidden-wordsHW §102: have made
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: shall profit theegleaningsGWB §268: Thy wealthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: the wealthyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §346: he who is possessed of richestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: singethtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: the eternal wealththe-hidden-wordsHW §130: wealthy manwill-and-testamentW&T §27: independent of
light 79% radiance 4% illumine 4% brightness 3% splendor 3% illuminate 1% luminary 1% into 1% glimmer 1% glory 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: the lightsfire-tabletFire §48: and with the fire ofgleaningsGWB §309: with its lightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §65: splendoursprayers-and-meditationsP&M §734: most resplendenttablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: splendourthe-hidden-wordsHW §12: Get thou from it thy radiancewill-and-testamentW&T §13: radiantly
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §43: men’s heartsgleaningsGWB §179: is in great turmoilkitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: in Our bleeding heartprayers-and-meditationsP&M §166: mine own hearttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: and their own heartsthe-hidden-wordsHW §67: nor heartswill-and-testamentW&T §23: sincereepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: the heart
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: WisdomgleaningsGWB §127: know hiskitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: seize the significanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §233: Thine immeasurable knowledgetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §52: do thou observe itepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: man of judgment
This form usually rendered as “realities”, “reality”, “essence” (23 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §153: the one true GodgleaningsGWB §137: deservethkitab-i-ahdAhd §16: hearingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: attributed toprayers-and-meditationsP&M §231: and truththe-hidden-wordsHW §92: mysterieswill-and-testamentW&T §2: Celestialepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: One True God
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §241: rejoicest thereingleaningsGWB §470: takest delightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §220: of the mysteriesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §834: and the mysteriestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §35: of their heartsthe-hidden-wordsHW §95: self-satisfiedwill-and-testamentW&T §42: darklyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: joy
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: a tyrantfire-tabletFire §37: the eternal realmgleaningsGWB §51: sovereigntykitab-i-iqanKIQ §98: tyrannyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §312: and the duration of the heaven of Thine omnipotencetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §32: highest heaventhe-hidden-wordsHW §7: Our exalted dominionwill-and-testamentW&T §38: of necessity prompteth
revelations 32% manifestations 14% revelation 13% evidences 11% manifold 8% tokens 8% all 7% manifestation 4% signs 1% testimonies 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: of KingsgleaningsGWB §69: the Sovereign Lord ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §69: the whole of that landprayers-and-meditationsP&M §481: Thou Who art the Lordtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §2: that thine may bewill-and-testamentW&T §15: farepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: Lord
This form usually rendered as “manifold”, “changes”, “tokens” (37 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: that neitherfire-tabletFire §27: the signsgleaningsGWB §435: Those virtues that befit his dignitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: thingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §228: excellencethe-hidden-wordsHW §68: My statewill-and-testamentW&T §15: all earthly thingsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §59: rank
SE rendered المَلَكُوتِ (al-malakút), وَشُئُوناتِ (washuʾúnát), النَّاسُوتِ (an-násút), تِلْقاءَ (tilqáʾ), ظُهُورِ (ẓuhúr) as “kingdom, life, before, Revealer”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: mengleaningsGWB §279: which menkitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: mankindprayers-and-meditationsP&M §713: otherstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §22: the world belowepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: your neighborgleaningsGWB §55: the peoplekitab-i-iqanKIQ §261: generation
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: that they shall attain the Presencefire-tabletFire §1: of Thy CountenancegleaningsGWB §22: for this wondrous Daykitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: “attainment unto the Divine Presence”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §805: unto the presencetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §20: of His Presencethe-hidden-wordsHW §37: to meet Mewill-and-testamentW&T §5: sowed the seeds
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §249: fivegleaningsGWB §287: every mankitab-i-iqanKIQ §114: resideth withinprayers-and-meditationsP&M §333: in Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §18: with Mewill-and-testamentW&T §44: souls such as theseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: yourselves
This form usually rendered as “grant”, “let”, “"consecrate” (22 occurrences)
grant 23% let 15% “consecrate 8% imagine 8% knit 8% strengthen 8% single 8% “dye 8% enable 8% cause 8%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: hath ordainedfire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §699: let him putkitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: and hath made Meprayers-and-meditationsP&M §673: ridtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: ordainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §65: clothe thyself therewithwill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant that
This form usually rendered as “turn”, “face”, “turning” (41 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: oldfire-tabletFire §46: press onwardgleaningsGWB §272: Haste thee to attain the presence ofkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: receptive soulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: towardprayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: and set themselves towardstablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: been lifted upontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: above the horizonfire-tabletFire §19: mengleaningsGWB §441: everywherekitab-i-ahdAhd §1: the Realmkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: the day-springprayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: the whole creationtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §41: abovewill-and-testamentW&T §34: all regions
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §60: to such a passfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §689: his glorykitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §267: argumentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §112: that they may remaintablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: Wherein
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: the Best-Belovedfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §555: of fervid lovekitab-i-iqanKIQ §142: love?”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §423: that are dear to Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §67: loving Mewill-and-testamentW&T §18: ye beloved
This form usually rendered as “uttering”, “speak”, “uttered” (53 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: have exclaimed, sayingfire-tabletFire §37: utterethgleaningsGWB §192: the voicekitab-i-ahdAhd §5: wordskitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: eloquentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §482: lift up its voicetablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: hath been moved to disclosewill-and-testamentW&T §2: declared
remembrance 37% praise 20% remember 9% remembering 9% glorification 5% name 5% whose 5% make 4% mention 3% through 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: thesegleaningsGWB §619: a glimmerkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckonedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §256: to whom we have referredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §359: celebrate Thy praisetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mentionthe-hidden-wordsHW §67: as they make mention of Me
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: hath clunggleaningsGWB §125: centered their attentionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: bear witnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §518: cleaving fasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: Launchepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: cleave tenaciously untogleaningsGWB §295: ye producekitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: We cleave
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: to the cordgleaningsGWB §684: life-veinprayers-and-meditationsP&M §598: on Thy strong cordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: unto the cordgleaningsGWB §719: by the Cordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §204: and clung to the cord ofepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §178: clung togleaningsGWB §267: by Thy Cord
وَمُتَشَبِّثًا
literal: cling; clinging; clinging/holding fast
This form usually rendered as “bounty”, “generosity”, “favor” (39 occurrences)
bounty 46% generosity 23% favor 8% bountiful 8% grace 5% bestowal 3% bounteousness 3% through 3% thou 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: My voice that callethfire-tabletFire §48: Thy CallgleaningsGWB §61: through the call ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: criedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §510: He crieth outtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: were heard calling aloudtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §30: raised the callepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: the Voice calling
name 85% most 6% whose 3% through 1% treasured 1% brightness 1% called 1% all-glorious 1% invested 1% bearer 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the heavenfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §449: in the heavenskitab-i-iqanKIQ §48: “heaven”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §750: Bearerstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §28: a goodly characterfire-tabletFire §40: wert createdgleaningsGWB §358: created thingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §121: the first creationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §375: Fountaintablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §83: creatorsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: the created things
This form usually rendered as “recount” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Thy celebrationgleaningsGWB §5: the praisekitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: Thereuponprayers-and-meditationsP&M §325: muse on Thy virtueswill-and-testamentW&T §39: anotherepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: to glorify TheegleaningsGWB §205: that magnify His Namekitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: the latter
This form usually rendered as “lands”, “throughout” (2 occurrences)
lands 50% throughout 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §220: Thy landsfire-tabletFire §18: landgleaningsGWB §62: hath been borne roundkitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: remote fromprayers-and-meditationsP&M §427: Thy citiesthe-hidden-wordsHW §122: remotewill-and-testamentW&T §23: Dispensationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: countries
This form usually rendered as “can”, “withhold”, “debar” (24 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: forbade itgleaningsGWB §479: He withholdethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: turn awayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §736: keep you backtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §89: no longerwill-and-testamentW&T §56: hindranceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: prevented
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: veiled fromgleaningsGWB §373: ignorantkitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: sayingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §33: are shut out as by a veil from Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: her browthe-hidden-wordsHW §33: dost thou veil thyselfwill-and-testamentW&T §4: veil theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: a veil
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §152: All-BounteousgleaningsGWB §631: and Divine generosityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §162: and Thy bounteousnesswill-and-testamentW&T §10: a bountyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: All-BountifulgleaningsGWB §655: of Thy manifold favorsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §630: Thy manifold giftswill-and-testamentW&T §56: gift
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: \‘Glorifiedfire-tabletFire §14: veiledgleaningsGWB §387: Far be it from His glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §291: Glorified beprayers-and-meditationsP&M §428: from immersing ourselvestablet-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 §36: journeyedfire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §30: before thy facekitab-i-ahdAhd §4: set his facekitab-i-iqanKIQ §187: their countenanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §494: to cause them to turn their facestablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hast directed towards me Thy stepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §9: not in thyself
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: at the mercy ofgleaningsGWB §619: thekitab-i-iqanKIQ §260: between His handsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §140: in Whose handwill-and-testamentW&T §13: Hands (pillars)epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: with the handgleaningsGWB §615: the eyeskitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: with their own hands
This form usually rendered as “signs”, “verses”, “words” (179 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: DescribinggleaningsGWB §117: the highest praisekitab-i-iqanKIQ §32: be magnifiedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §315: gloryepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: depict that placegleaningsGWB §95: a certain attribute of Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §277: reputedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §132: Thine attributes
