Prayers and Meditations — §208
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 208 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
أَيْ رَبِّ أَسْأَلُكَ بِهذِهِ النَّارِ المُشْتَعِلَةِ المُلْتَهِبَةِ فِي الآفاقِ بِأَنْ تَخْرُقَ حُجُباتِ الَّتِيْ مَنَعَتْنِي عَنِ الحُضُورِ تَلْقاءَ عَرْشِ عَظَمَتِكَ وَالوُقُوفِ لَدَى بابِكَ، أَيْ رَبِّ قَدِّرْ لِي كُلَّ خَيْرٍ نَزَّلْتَهُ فِي كِتابِكَ وَلا تُبْعِدْنِي عَنْ جِوارِ رَحْمَتِكَ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I beseech Thee, O my Lord, by this Fire which blazeth and rageth in the world of creation, to rend asunder the veils that have hindered me from appearing before the throne of Thy majesty, and from standing at the door of Thy gate. Do Thou ordain for me, O my Lord, every good thing Thou didst send down in Thy Book, and suffer me not to be far removed from the shelter of Thy mercy.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §74: GodhoodgleaningsGWB §381: the bettermentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §110: holyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §359: rulerstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: be my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §10: O Lord my Godepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: its Lord
SE expanded to “I beseech Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: Ask, thatgleaningsGWB §323: for any man to question his Lordkitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: the questionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §354: I ask Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: I imploregleaningsGWB §265: entreatykitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: questionsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §828: to beg of Thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: firegleaningsGWB §593: the fire of hellkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: flamelikeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §174: my Firetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §10: of firewill-and-testamentW&T §53: mischief-kindlingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: thine own firegleaningsGWB §558: without fire
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: burned highfire-tabletFire §50: that shall set aflamegleaningsGWB §700: If he be kindledkitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: the fiercer groweth the blazeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §184: inflamedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §10: as a flamethe-hidden-wordsHW §110: torchepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: burned with such a hot flame
gleaningsGWB §118: consumingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §498: glowgleaningsGWB §71: undyingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §558: the consuming power of its flameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §25: hotter and hotterprayers-and-meditationsP&M §268: or abate the consuming flameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §208: rageth
SE expanded to “the world of creation”
rend 33% tear 19% rent 14% whole 5% have 5% miracles 5% having 5% completely 5% vehemently 5% cleave 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: rent the veils asundergleaningsGWB §536: Tear ye asunderkitab-i-iqanKIQ §177: to rend them asunderprayers-and-meditationsP&M §521: Cleave asunderepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §115: tear awaygleaningsGWB §640: completely dissipatedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §211: so vehemently rentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: have, verily, been rent asunder
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: curtainsgleaningsGWB §641: have been shut out as by a veil from its glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §204: obscureprayers-and-meditationsP&M §539: to be shut out as by a veiltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: her browthe-hidden-wordsHW §150: thewill-and-testamentW&T §4: veil theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: veiled
SE expanded to “have hindered me”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: inaccessiblegleaningsGWB §584: will never defeatkitab-i-iqanKIQ §27: prevent them from attaining untoprayers-and-meditationsP&M §108: the Most Exaltedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §157: goodlywill-and-testamentW&T §56: hindranceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: We have forbidden you
This form usually rendered as “presence”, “came”, “come” (14 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: his honorgleaningsGWB §355: is comekitab-i-iqanKIQ §67: of Abrahamprayers-and-meditationsP&M §172: of Thine exaltationthe-hidden-wordsHW §122: His holywill-and-testamentW&T §8: to the presenceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: themgleaningsGWB §163: and deposited it
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: behold the countenancefire-tabletFire §1: of Thy CountenancegleaningsGWB §37: of beholding the Facekitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: attainment unto the presenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §364: beholding Thy facetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §20: of His Presencethe-hidden-wordsHW §4: have engraved on theewill-and-testamentW&T §17: sow the seeds of
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: its mighty thronegleaningsGWB §118: realities ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: Throne.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: throne ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §120: OF MY THRONEepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: pillar ofgleaningsGWB §279: His thronekitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: thrones
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: mightygleaningsGWB §27: majesty.”kitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categoricallykitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: overpowering majestyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §85: Most Great Namethe-hidden-wordsHW §42: of My greatnesswill-and-testamentW&T §5: bitterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: most grievous
hesitation 50% standing 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: placefire-tabletFire §28: doth My pen haltgleaningsGWB §62: tarry notkitab-i-iqanKIQ §85: graspedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §295: Motionless liesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: of such as tarrygleaningsGWB §103: establishedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: Trustees
SE rendered عَرْشِ (ʿarsh), عَظَمَتِكَ (ʿaẓamatik), وَالوُقُوفِ (wálwuqúf), لَدَى (ladá), بابِكَ، (bábika،), رَبِّ (rabb), قَدِّرْ (qaddir) as “throne, Thy majesty, standing, at, door of Thy gate, my Lord, ordain”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: in the sight ofgleaningsGWB §720: through the guidance ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: in the face ofepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: atgleaningsGWB §279: beforeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §331: when brought beforeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: fromgleaningsGWB §386: when brought face to face with
SE expanded to “door of Thy gate”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: doorgleaningsGWB §387: His doorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: door thereofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §79: the presence ofepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: ChaptergleaningsGWB §210: its doorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §2: these wordsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §208: the door of Thy gate
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: best advantagegleaningsGWB §509: surely, be a manifest advantagekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: what is goodkitab-i-iqanKIQ §41: godlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §490: unconstrained powerwill-and-testamentW&T §38: for the goodepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: to be preferredgleaningsGWB §252: best
نَزَّلْتَهُ
literal: send down; descending; descend
This form usually rendered as “sent”, “have”, “hath” (30 occurrences)
SE expanded to “Thou didst send down”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: sent me downgleaningsGWB §655: rain downkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: that which We have revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §288: hath it been revealedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §770: Thou hast sent downtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: Haste theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: gradesthe-hidden-wordsHW §129: have enshrined
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §184: His BookgleaningsGWB §73: in the Scriptureskitab-i-ahdAhd §15: Writkitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: of the Bookprayers-and-meditationsP&M §755: of these Booksthe-hidden-wordsHW §72: Writewill-and-testamentW&T §32: Thy Holy Bookepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §262: will write down
SE rendered نَزَّلْتَهُ (nazzaltah), كِتابِكَ (kitábik), تُبْعِدْنِي (tubʿidní), جِوارِ (jiwár), رَحْمَتِكَ (raḥmatik) as “Thou didst send down, Thy Book, shelter, of Thy mercy”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the fugitivegleaningsGWB §326: realitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §193: Essencesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §313: and within the borders of Thy courttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: the nearnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: and the essencewill-and-testamentW&T §2: pearlepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: He that secludeth himself
SE expanded to “of Thy mercy”
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 §220: will show them mercyfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §688: heavenly delightkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §67: of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §636: Have pity, then, upon metablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: in token of His mercy
