Prayers and Meditations — §142
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 142 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
أَسْئَلُكَ يا إِلهِي بِالكَلِمَةِ العُلْيا الَّتِيْ جَعَلْتَها إِكْسِيرًا فِيْ مَمْلَكَتِكَ وَبِهِ انْقَلَبَ نُحاسُ الوُجُودِ بِالذَّهَبِ الإِبْرِيزِ يا مَنْ بِيَدِكَ مَلَكُوتُ الغَيْبِ وَالشُّهُودِ بِأَنْ تَجْعَلَ مُخْتارِي ما اخْتَرْتَهُ وَمُرادِيْ ما أَرَدْتَهُ لأَكُونَ راضِيًا بِرِضائِكَ وَبِما قَدَّرْتَهُ لِي بِجُودِكَ وَإِحْسانِكَ، إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ المُقْتَدِرُ عَلَى ما تَشاءُ وَإِنَّكَ أَنْتَ العَزِيزُ الحَكِيمُ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I beg of Thee, O my God, by Thy most exalted Word which Thou hast ordained as the Divine Elixir unto all who are in Thy realm, the Elixir through whose potency the crude metal of human life hath been transmuted into purest gold, O Thou in Whose hands are both the visible and invisible kingdoms, to ordain that my choice be conformed to Thy choice and my wish to Thy wish, that I may be entirely content with that which Thou didst desire, and be wholly satisfied with what Thou didst destine for me by Thy bounteousness and favor. Potent art Thou to do as Thou willest. Thou, in very truth, art the All-Glorious, the All-Wise.
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “beseech”, “implore”, “entreat” (186 occurrences)
SE expanded to “I beg of”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: inquiregleaningsGWB §489: be askedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: seek enlightenmentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §142: I beg of Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: askinggleaningsGWB §260: ‘Askkitab-i-iqanKIQ §112: truthsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §835: we beseech Thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: the things that are God’sfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §449: God, the Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §238: God’s divineprayers-and-meditationsP&M §559: I swear by Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
SE expanded to “Thy most exalted Word”
SE rendered إِلهِي (ʾilhí), بِالكَلِمَةِ (biálkalimah), العُلْيا (al-ʿulyá), جَعَلْتَها (jaʿaltahá), إِكْسِيرًا (ʾiksíran) as “my God, Thy most exalted Word, Thou hast ordained, the Divine Elixir”
most 62% exalted 20% inaccessible 5% sublime 2% báb 2% all-highest 2% transcendent 2% high 2% glory 2% heavens 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: glorifiedfire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §406: of the Most Highkitab-i-iqanKIQ §36: their lofty positionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §55: divinetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: raising highthe-hidden-wordsHW §92: the realm on highwill-and-testamentW&T §4: Exalted One
SE expanded to “Thou hast ordained”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §220: suffer themfire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §138: have, moreover, ordainedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §275: May my life beprayers-and-meditationsP&M §169: in whichtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: ordainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §33: I madewill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant that
2 occurrences in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §70: I have no control overgleaningsGWB §31: and the company of the most exalted angelskitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: worldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §340: of the realmstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §2: that thine may bewill-and-testamentW&T §13: every landepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: angels
This form usually rendered as “hath” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: turnethgleaningsGWB §118: mine heartkitab-i-iqanKIQ §237: whose heartprayers-and-meditationsP&M §90: all his affectionstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: and their own heartsthe-hidden-wordsHW §102: human heartwill-and-testamentW&T §48: with a heartepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: changed
SE rendered وَبِهِ (wabih), انْقَلَبَ (inqalab), نُحاسُ (nuḥás), الوُجُودِ (al-wujúd), بِالذَّهَبِ (biáldhdhahab), الإِبْرِيزِ (al-ʾibríz) as “Elixir through whose potency, transmuted, crude metal of human life, purest gold”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: of creationfire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathegleaningsGWB §358: livekitab-i-iqanKIQ §104: come to existprayers-and-meditationsP&M §51: all thingstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §36: Shouldst thou inhalethe-hidden-wordsHW §150: thingswill-and-testamentW&T §40: spread abroad
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §18: communionsgleaningsGWB §193: will ultimately be unitedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: creedsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §142: into purest goldthe-hidden-wordsHW §56: the goldepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §18: ReligiongleaningsGWB §228: unbeliefkitab-i-iqanKIQ §165: of gold
SE rendered نُحاسُ (nuḥás), الوُجُودِ (al-wujúd), بِالذَّهَبِ (biáldhdhahab), الإِبْرِيزِ (al-ʾibríz), بِيَدِكَ (bíadik), مَلَكُوتُ (malakút) as “crude metal of human life, purest gold, Whose hands, kingdoms”
revelation 29% evidences 14% glory 10% purest 10% corporeal 10% evidence 10% disclosed 5% effulgence 5% proof 5% manifestation 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: disclosedgleaningsGWB §30: glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §49: Revealersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §250: to revealtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: thy gloryepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: the revelation of My glorygleaningsGWB §404: purestkitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: manifestation
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: thy handgleaningsGWB §585: mine handkitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: with their own handsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §140: in Whose handwill-and-testamentW&T §16: the Hands (pillars)epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: thine handsgleaningsGWB §62: In His right handkitab-i-iqanKIQ §260: between His hands
invisible 53% unseen 28% unknowable 5% concealment 3% hidden 3% seen 3% secrets 1% things 1% whom 1% impenetrable 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: Unseen, the UnknowablegleaningsGWB §550: innerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §98: disappearedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §834: of the seentablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: while I am absentthe-hidden-wordsHW §143: with detractionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the invisiblegleaningsGWB §254: secrets
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: is well awarefire-tabletFire §48: the placegleaningsGWB §327: Having recognizedkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appearethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §208: factprayers-and-meditationsP&M §846: Thou bearest witnesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: have We found themthe-hidden-wordsHW §58: couldst thou but see
unconstrained 25% unrestrained 13% unconditioned 13% choice 13% (accredited 6% creation 6% have 6% invention 6% preferrest 6% had 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §65: UnrestrainedgleaningsGWB §47: Preferrest thouprayers-and-meditationsP&M §274: desiredthe-hidden-wordsHW §93: Preferepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: UnconstrainedgleaningsGWB §3: inventionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §274: and I had desired for themthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: of brevity
This form usually rendered as “didst”, “what”, “have” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: Better isgleaningsGWB §252: bestkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: what is goodkitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: retired and lived inprayers-and-meditationsP&M §631: wholly directed by Theewill-and-testamentW&T §36: Thy goodly giftsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: chosengleaningsGWB §172: the first choice
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: pleasethgleaningsGWB §275: him that seekethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: divine Purposeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: Thou hast purposedthe-hidden-wordsHW §8: seekestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §250: hath wishedgleaningsGWB §662: whatsoever He pleasethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: given
SE expanded to “I may be”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: ye do butgleaningsGWB §122: Soulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §37: that ye mayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §236: and shalt continuetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: withhold not thyselftablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: lest thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart haththe-hidden-wordsHW §19: thou dost
satisfied 22% content 17% refuse 11% willing 11% contentment 11% pleased 6% name 6% countenanced 6% consent 6% acquiesce 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: Divine good-pleasurefire-tabletFire §48: Thy pleasuregleaningsGWB §192: Be contentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: submissionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §615: and desirestthe-hidden-wordsHW §93: Minewill-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted to His Willepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: contentment
This form usually rendered as “power”, “thou”, “might” (157 occurrences)
bounty 43% bounteousness 10% favor 9% through 9% grace 9% generosity 9% bountiful 5% graciousness 3% bestowal 2% never-failing 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: of His bountyfire-tabletFire §34: GivergleaningsGWB §627: and bountykitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: everlasting gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §513: by Thy bountiful favorthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: My loving-kindnessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: of My generosityfire-tabletFire §34: downpour
This form usually rendered as “bounty”, “bountiful”, “through” (21 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: the beauty thereofgleaningsGWB §621: the emblems of His generositykitab-i-iqanKIQ §39: which of you excelprayers-and-meditationsP&M §142: and favorwill-and-testamentW&T §21: improveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §166: into good onesgleaningsGWB §712: his rewardkitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: loving-kindness
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “pleaseth”, “what” (83 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: He pleasethgleaningsGWB §468: no circumstanceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §104: Primal Willprayers-and-meditationsP&M §196: to equal Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §9: that iswill-and-testamentW&T §5: this one, unworthy though he be
all-glorious 44% almighty 23% mighty 13% gracious 8% all-powerful 3% glorious 2% glory 2% god 2% most 1% exalted 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: gloriousgleaningsGWB §640: of all temporal honor and worldly elevationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §227: He is the Mightyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §341: We swear by Thy mighttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §107: cherishwill-and-testamentW&T §10: my prideepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: the Mighty
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: edictsgleaningsGWB §279: Him Who is the All-Wisekitab-i-ahdAhd §8: of authoritykitab-i-iqanKIQ §26: promulgateprayers-and-meditationsP&M §334: to ordaintablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: the Wise Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §117: the onewill-and-testamentW&T §6: into the hands of the government
