Prayers and Meditations — §172
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 172 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
وَلَوْ أَنَّ يا إِلهِي هذا شَأْنٌ كَبِيرٌ وَمَقامٌ عَظِيمٌ، لأنَّ غَيْرَكَ كَيْفَ يَقْدِرُ أَنْ يَأْتِيَ بِما يَكُونُ لائِقًا لِحَضْرَتِكَ وَمُسْتَحِقًّا لِجَلالِكَ وَلكِنْ أَنْتَ الْكَرِيمُ وَأَنْتَ الرَّحِيمُ يَشْهَدُ كُلُّ الذَّرَّاتِ بِأَنَّكَ أَنْتَ الغَفُورُ العَطُوفُ المُعْطِ العَزِيزُ الحَكِيمُ، يا إِلهِي فَانْظُرْ إِلَيْهِ بِطَرْفِ عِنايَتِكَ وَلِحاظِ مَكْرُمَتِكَ، ثُمَّ اجْذِبْهُ بِنَغَماتِ مَصْدَرِ وَحْيِكَ عَلَى مَقامٍ يَكُونُ بِكُلِّهِ فانِيًا فِيْ رِضائِكَ وَآمِلاً بِما قَدَّرْتَهُ فِيْ أَلْواحِكَ، ثُمَّ اجْعَلْ قَلْبَهُ قَوِيًّا بِاسْمِكَ القَوِيِّ الأَمِينِ لِيُخْرِجَ يَدَ الْقُوَّةِ وَيَنْصُرَ بِها أَمْرَكَ عِنْدَ ظُهُورِ نُورِ جَمالِكَ وَطُلُوعِ شَمْسِ إِجْلالِكَ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Exalted though this station may be, O my God, and however excellent this position—for who else except Thyself hath the power to show forth what may be deemed worthy of Thine exaltation and befit Thy greatness—yet Thou art He Who is the All-Bountiful, the Most Compassionate. All the atoms of the earth testify that Thou art the Ever-Forgiving, the Benevolent, the Great Giver, the All-Glorious, the All-Wise. Look, then, upon him, O my God, with the eyes of Thy loving-kindness, and cast upon him the glance of Thy generosity. Enrapture him, moreover, with the sweet melodies of Him Who is the Fountainhead of Thy Revelation, in such wise that he may wholly surrender his will to Thy pleasure, and fix his hopes upon the things Thou didst ordain in Thy Tablets. Strengthen, then, his heart by Thy name, the Almighty, the Faithful, that he may draw forth the hand of power, and with it help Thy Cause when the light of Thy beauty is manifested and the Daystar of Thy majesty is risen.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: God isfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §449: God, the Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §212: of His graceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §815: are God’stablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
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 §258: regardingfire-tabletFire §27: the signsgleaningsGWB §520: your statekitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: His waysprayers-and-meditationsP&M §264: my glorythe-hidden-wordsHW §68: My statewill-and-testamentW&T §15: all earthly thingsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: The changes and chances
SE rendered إِلهِي (ʾilhí), شَأْنٌ (shaʾanun), كَبِيرٌ (kabírun), وَمَقامٌ (wamaqámun), عَظِيمٌ، (ʿaẓímun،) as “my God, station, this, excellent”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: swelleth with pridegleaningsGWB §122: unfailingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §235: Vain and haughtyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §684: the greeting “Alláh-u-Abhá,”tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: showeth pridetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: entirethe-hidden-wordsHW §123: haughtinesswill-and-testamentW&T §6: more glaring
SE expanded to “in such wise”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: shall standfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §401: Seat of glorykitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §20: championedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §140: and make steadfast his hearttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: remaineth motionless
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §3: glorygleaningsGWB §491: more severekitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categoricallykitab-i-iqanKIQ §221: no other testimony can excelprayers-and-meditationsP&M §643: to Whose majestythe-hidden-wordsHW §42: Magnifywill-and-testamentW&T §8: fierceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: dire
This form usually rendered as “any”, “all”, “aught” (36 occurrences)
SE expanded to “else except Thyself”
This form usually rendered as “can”, “hath”, “have” (33 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §211: uttergleaningsGWB §691: be the authorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: should come down to themprayers-and-meditationsP&M §487: didst comethe-hidden-wordsHW §32: shall comeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: brought it to theegleaningsGWB §297: devisekitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: He bestoweth His grace
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: completely wiped outgleaningsGWB §242: claim yekitab-i-iqanKIQ §56: in His own Beingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §336: the contingent world hath set for himtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: they combinetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: lest thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart haththe-hidden-wordsHW §43: thyself
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: worthygleaningsGWB §481: is unworthy ofkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: best befitprayers-and-meditationsP&M §237: would be wholly unworthythe-hidden-wordsHW §157: have been and will ever be forepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: deservethgleaningsGWB §395: is worthyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §331: can befit
This form usually rendered as “thee”, “highness”, “station” (19 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: met UsgleaningsGWB §292: the lips ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: of Providenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §633: have, at Thy bidding, metthe-hidden-wordsHW §122: His holywill-and-testamentW&T §15: ofepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: thegleaningsGWB §339: when breathing their last
SE rendered يَكُونُ (yakún), لائِقًا (láʾiqan), لِحَضْرَتِكَ (liḥaḍratik), وَمُسْتَحِقًّا (wamustaḥiqqan), لِجَلالِكَ (lijalálik), وَلكِنْ (walkin) as “may be, deemed worthy, Thine exaltation, Thy, greatness—yet”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: realitiesgleaningsGWB §123: Essencekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: righteousnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §154: God’sprayers-and-meditationsP&M §106: about Whomthe-hidden-wordsHW §137: of your deservingwill-and-testamentW&T §27: a fixed money offering (Ḥuqúq)epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: Him Who is the Truth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: All-GloriousgleaningsGWB §546: grandeurkitab-i-iqanKIQ §5: divineprayers-and-meditationsP&M §162: and Thy gloryepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: magnified begleaningsGWB §374: magnified be His namekitab-i-iqanKIQ §183: hallowedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §172: Thy greatness
most 53% all-bountiful 25% generous 6% all-bounteous 3% noble 3% god 3% blessed 2% bountiful 2% sublime 2% goodness 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: the Bountifulfire-tabletFire §4: bestowalgleaningsGWB §159: the Most Bountifulkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: All-Powerfulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §48: bountifulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §775: and bountiful favortablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: the Generous Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §126: To give
SE expanded to “the Most Compassionate”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §192: great mercyfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §92: gracekitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §160: divineprayers-and-meditationsP&M §598: of Thy tender merciestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: in token of His mercy
beareth 25% testifieth 23% testify 19% bear 13% unto 4% will 4% confesseth 4% would 4% witnesseth 2% witness 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §251: perceivethfire-tabletFire §48: the placegleaningsGWB §555: will perceivekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appearethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §138: the martyrdomprayers-and-meditationsP&M §529: and bearest witnesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: have We found themthe-hidden-wordsHW §47: to shed thy life-blood on the dust, a martyr
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: leavegleaningsGWB §555: within every atomkitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: the dustprayers-and-meditationsP&M §635: the atoms of the earthepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: atomsgleaningsGWB §385: atomkitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: “Leaveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §316: atoms of the earth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: to beg Thy forgivenessfire-tabletFire §35: forgivenessgleaningsGWB §66: the Forgiving!”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: to forgiveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §109: art the Ever-Forgivingwill-and-testamentW&T §13: vastepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: beg forgivenessfire-tabletFire §35: Forgiver
gleaningsGWB §631: Graciousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §318: Thy mercifulnesswill-and-testamentW&T §23: the affectionsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §73: Thy gracious providenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §257: of Thy loving providenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §515: Thy tender merciesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: of Thy gracious providenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §263: of Thy tender mercies
SE expanded to “the Great Giver”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: bountygleaningsGWB §464: bestowed upon Uskitab-i-iqanKIQ §37: we bestowprayers-and-meditationsP&M §54: hast bestowed upon meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: the All-BounteousgleaningsGWB §134: givethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: shall not giveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §697: the All-Bountiful
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 §223: exalted andgleaningsGWB §116: existencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of powerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §370: the God of strengthtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §58: splendorwill-and-testamentW&T §3: preciousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: Hath thy pomp
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: will rulegleaningsGWB §169: Gird up the loinskitab-i-ahdAhd §6: rulershipkitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: ordinancesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §675: Supreme Ordainertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: the Wise Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §13: My commandwill-and-testamentW&T §8: of the governments
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: Look ye uponfire-tabletFire §48: looking towardgleaningsGWB §667: to rest his heartkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: to turnkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: by reason ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §853: Wilt Thou not beholdtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: Beautythe-hidden-wordsHW §154: waited expectant
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: in these regionsgleaningsGWB §135: with thine inward eyekitab-i-iqanKIQ §223: both theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §371: mine eyetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: with her browwill-and-testamentW&T §38: those partsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: in various placesgleaningsGWB §70: in the daytime
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: considerationfire-tabletFire §26: gracegleaningsGWB §188: of glorykitab-i-ahdAhd §6: investedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: through the abundant graceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §286: by Thy bountythe-hidden-wordsHW §160: by the gracewill-and-testamentW&T §6: in the aforementioned manner
This form usually rendered as “cast” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: carefully examinedgleaningsGWB §213: eyeskitab-i-iqanKIQ §61: Were the eye of the heart to openprayers-and-meditationsP&M §140: glancethe-hidden-wordsHW §154: I beheld, and lo!will-and-testamentW&T §5: witnessingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: ConcerngleaningsGWB §327: readily admit
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §236: enrapturefire-tabletFire §3: O EnchantergleaningsGWB §112: filled with ecstasykitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: transportsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §325: with such ecstasiesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §148: attractgleaningsGWB §32: have been made to vibrateprayers-and-meditationsP&M §293: So enravish me
وَحْيِكَ
literal: revelation; revelation/inspiration; revelation, inspiration
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: of His RevelationgleaningsGWB §656: of Thy Revelationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §123: the Voice of Inspirationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §333: of Thyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: is revealedgleaningsGWB §583: Divine inspirationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §524: of Thine inspirationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: of Revelation
This form usually rendered as “all”, “every”, “each” (962 occurrences)
all 62% every 25% each 3% whole 2% whatsoever 2% entire 1% everyone 1% continually 1% whatever 1% one 1%
This form usually rendered as “mortal”, “transient”, “perisheth” (51 occurrences)
mortal 40% transient 10% perisheth 10% evanescent 7% surrender 7% transitory 7% die 7% fleeting 7% reduced 3% perish 3%
pleasure 30% good 21% good-pleasure 13% sake 13% will 6% thee 6% unto 4% content 2% please 2% pleasure!” 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §197: praiseworthyfire-tabletFire §48: Thy pleasuregleaningsGWB §614: Will ye be content withkitab-i-iqanKIQ §2: and favourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §615: and desirestthe-hidden-wordsHW §71: desiredwill-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted to His Willepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §177: pleased
tablets 90% scriptures 10%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: the TabletgleaningsGWB §539: hath been revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §41: the symbolicprayers-and-meditationsP&M §228: His Tabletstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Bookswill-and-testamentW&T §7: documentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: thesegleaningsGWB §230: hath been unfolded
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 §152: make theefire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §699: regardkitab-i-iqanKIQ §124: the abject beetleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §226: Do not bringtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: ordainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §12: have bountifully shedwill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant that
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: the heartsgleaningsGWB §44: whose inner beingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: transmuting influenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §628: with their whole heartstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: and their own heartsthe-hidden-wordsHW §110: within your heartswill-and-testamentW&T §35: heart-rendingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: heart
strong 22% all-powerful 13% almighty 13% most 13% potent 9% strength 9% mighty 9% omnipotent 4% powerful 4% sustained 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: by the powergleaningsGWB §404: into heavenly powerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: might?”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §199: with Thy strengththe-hidden-wordsHW §68: of mightwill-and-testamentW&T §54: exertionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: through the powergleaningsGWB §246: and His might
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 §30: towards the heavenfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §168: of their nameskitab-i-iqanKIQ §169: in nameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: invested with Thy titletablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: trustworthygleaningsGWB §621: with the ornament of honestykitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: beliefsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §555: into confidencetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: have ye believedthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: confidewill-and-testamentW&T §42: to return to the True Faithepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: Trustees
This form usually rendered as “spring”, “altereth”, “shall” (12 occurrences)
SE expanded to “draw forth the”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §239: “BegonegleaningsGWB §466: departed outkitab-i-iqanKIQ §211: spring forthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §3: uttertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: drawn forththe-hidden-wordsHW §104: thou didst issuewill-and-testamentW&T §17: cast him outepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §34: release
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: at the mercy ofgleaningsGWB §167: in Mine handskitab-i-iqanKIQ §260: between His handsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §834: my longing handswill-and-testamentW&T §13: Hands (pillars)epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: handgleaningsGWB §40: both His handskitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: with their own hands
This form usually rendered as “championed”, “succoreth” (3 occurrences)
championed 50% succoreth 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: have aidedfire-tabletFire §29: ChampiongleaningsGWB §419: whosoever will aid themkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: can renderkitab-i-iqanKIQ §47: single-handedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: Thou wilt aidthe-hidden-wordsHW §43: obtain the victorywill-and-testamentW&T §5: triumphant assistance
cause 62% revelation 14% behest 6% faith 4% bidding 4% commandment 3% decree 2% affairs 2% through 2% command 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: timefire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §711: no earthly thing whatsoeverkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: hath prescribed for himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §53: of God’s holy Causeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §807: had been prescribedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commandsthe-hidden-wordsHW §157: results
This form usually rendered as “revelation”, “manifestation”, “dispensation” (397 occurrences)
revelation 59% manifestation 16% dispensation 8% advent 4% appearance 3% made 3% through 2% divine 2% every 2% unveiled 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: would remain unknownfire-tabletFire §23: springgleaningsGWB §563: God’s Revelationkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: demonstratingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: every Revelationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §538: hast called me into beingtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §14: I gave thee being
light 79% radiance 4% illumine 4% brightness 3% splendor 3% illuminate 1% luminary 1% into 1% glimmer 1% glory 1%
beauty 85% gaze 2% face 2% whose 2% countenance 1% glory 1% contemplation 1% swear 1% most 1% through 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: the fairest and most comely of womengleaningsGWB §20: a glimmerkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §9: light of the countenanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §116: Ancient Beautytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §28: her beautythe-hidden-wordsHW §88: a beautywill-and-testamentW&T §4: another
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §195: the fountain-headfire-tabletFire §24: exponentsgleaningsGWB §342: to Him Who is the Dayspring ofkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: sourceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §45: graspprayers-and-meditationsP&M §639: hasten forthtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: may understandthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenance
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: of the sunsgleaningsGWB §112: Thine abiding glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §146: and the Luminaryepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the sunsgleaningsGWB §34: the lightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: sun hathprayers-and-meditationsP&M §803: Day-Stars
