Prayers and Meditations — §317
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 317 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
إِذًا لَمَّا أَشْهَدُ بِعَجْزِي وَعَجْزِ عِبادِكَ أَسْئَلُكَ بِأَنْوارِ جَمالِكَ بِأَنْ لا تَمْنَعَ بَرِيَّتَكَ عَنْ شاطئِ قُدْسِ أَحَدِيَّتِكَ، ثُمَّ اجْذِبْهُمْ يا إِلهِي بِنَغَماتِ قُدْسِكَ إِلى مَقَرِّ عِزِّ فَرْدانِيَّتِكَ وَمَكْمَنِ قُدْسِ وَحْدانِيَّتِكَ وَإِنَّكَ أَنْتَ المُقْتَدِرُ الحَاكِمُ المُعْطِ المُتَعالِ المُرِيدُ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Having testified, therefore, unto mine own impotence and the impotence of Thy servants, I beseech Thee, by the brightness of the light of Thy beauty, not to refuse Thy creatures attainment to the shores of Thy most holy ocean. Draw them, then, O my God, through the Divine sweetness of Thy melodies, towards the throne of Thy glory and the seat of Thine eternal holiness. Thou art, verily, the Most Powerful, the Supreme Ruler, the Great Giver, the Most Exalted, the Ever-Desired.
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “testify”, “bear”, “"i” (68 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §254: perusefire-tabletFire §48: the placegleaningsGWB §118: to beholdkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appearethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: which he may seeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §828: how it testifiethtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: as thou also dost witnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §45: thou mayest testify
This form usually rendered as “powerlessness”, “unto”, “utter” (7 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: helplessnessgleaningsGWB §327: failkitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: the miracleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §531: and he who is destitute of all strengthwill-and-testamentW&T §49: overwhelmed meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: thy powerlessnessgleaningsGWB §586: frustratekitab-i-iqanKIQ §121: wearied
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: the peoplefire-tabletFire §49: AdoredgleaningsGWB §706: complete servitudekitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: His people?”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: Thou Whom I adoretablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicewill-and-testamentW&T §36: this Thy servantepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: the oppressed
This form usually rendered as “light”, “splendors”, “lights” (168 occurrences)
light 48% splendors 23% lights 13% brightness 4% effulgence 3% resplendent 2% glory 2% luminaries 2% all 1% effulgent 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 §102: of His beautygleaningsGWB §181: a little whilekitab-i-ahdAhd §14: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: the divine Beautyprayers-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 §40: to the Ever-Blest Beauty
This form usually rendered as “can”, “withhold”, “debar” (24 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: hindergleaningsGWB §307: interferekitab-i-iqanKIQ §58: withhold the hand of Mosesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §108: the Most Exaltedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §89: no longerwill-and-testamentW&T §56: hindranceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: in withholding
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: BrieflygleaningsGWB §585: creaturesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §669: and with all that were created by Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: clear of themgleaningsGWB §195: God, your Creatorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §681: of all menepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: mengleaningsGWB §122: emerge
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: shoregleaningsGWB §684: towards its shoreskitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: from the shoresprayers-and-meditationsP&M §123: the shorestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §6: strandepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: sidegleaningsGWB §656: the oceankitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: shores of
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: HolygleaningsGWB §579: God’s sacred Courtkitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: were deliveredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: exalt it abovetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: hath exaltedthe-hidden-wordsHW §85: My holinesswill-and-testamentW&T §3: Hisepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: Saint Paul
SE rendered بَرِيَّتَكَ (baríratak), شاطئِ (sháṭʾ), قُدْسِ (quds), أَحَدِيَّتِكَ، (ʾaḥadídatika،), اجْذِبْهُمْ (ijdhibhum), إِلهِي (ʾilhí) as “creatures, shores, holy, Draw them, my God”
oneness 42% unity 13% glory 13% transcendent 10% divine 6% own 3% holy 3% most 3% incomparable 3% retreats 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: anyonegleaningsGWB §324: Him Who is thekitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: of Truthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §580: Thy retreats on hightablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: dwellerthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: thy neighborepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §208: nonegleaningsGWB §387: human
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: so carried awayfire-tabletFire §3: O EnchantergleaningsGWB §653: fervorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: transportsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §435: transportepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: rapturegleaningsGWB §233: which have causedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §252: Cause them to be so enraptured
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: my Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §549: divinely appointedkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §58: which God stirreth upprayers-and-meditationsP&M §815: are God’stablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
seat 34% habitation 11% spot 11% abide 11% place 9% retreats 6% court 6% throne 4% established 4% confessed 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: SeatgleaningsGWB §30: cheeringkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: singled outkitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: appointedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §618: hath been stablishedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: hath been made the seat ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §59: and there I may abidewill-and-testamentW&T §3: He was incarcerated
glory 42% transcendent 22% exalted 10% all-glorious 5% might 4% glorious 4% most 4% majesty 4% glorified 3% almighty 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: hardgleaningsGWB §494: unfading glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: dignitariesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §316: The glory of Thy might beareth me witnesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §107: cherishwill-and-testamentW&T §38: dearly belovedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: glorified
SE rendered مَقَرِّ (maqarr), عِزِّ (ʿizz), فَرْدانِيَّتِكَ (fardánínatik), وَمَكْمَنِ (wamakman), قُدْسِ (quds) as “seat, glory, holiness”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the Singlefire-tabletFire §17: lonelygleaningsGWB §66: with Whom no partners can be joinedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §191: essentialprayers-and-meditationsP&M §733: and Thy onenesstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: forlornwill-and-testamentW&T §49: aloneepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: Thy oneness
SE rendered مَقَرِّ (maqarr), عِزِّ (ʿizz), فَرْدانِيَّتِكَ (fardánínatik), وَمَكْمَنِ (wamakman), قُدْسِ (quds) as “seat, glory, holiness”
repository 15% habitation 15% seat 15% treasury 8% inmost 8% source 8% repositories 8% height 8% realm 8% shrine 8%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §251: repositorygleaningsGWB §168: the inmost shrinekitab-i-iqanKIQ §129: Sourceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: the retreatstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §21: the Heightthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: shrineepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: retreatsgleaningsGWB §168: their habitation
SE rendered قُدْسِ (quds), وَحْدانِيَّتِكَ (waḥdánínatik), وَإِنَّكَ (waʾinnak), المُقْتَدِرُ (al-muqtadir) as “holiness, Most Powerful”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §42: to unitefire-tabletFire §43: By Thine alonenessgleaningsGWB §569: My lonelinesskitab-i-ahdAhd §14: singlekitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: one singleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §237: of Thy singleness and unitytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: believers in the Divine Unitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: lone
almighty 34% powerful 16% potent 16% most 10% all-powerful 10% lord 5% god 3% omnipotent 3% power 3% strength 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: how great the amountfire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §636: and substituted for itkitab-i-ahdAhd §12: grantedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §273: His rankprayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: of Thy transcendent powertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Powerfulthe-hidden-wordsHW §7: hath been destined
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: itgleaningsGWB §635: and understandingkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: rulershipkitab-i-iqanKIQ §231: unfailingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §257: and choosesttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: the Wise Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §13: My commandwill-and-testamentW&T §56: Caution and prudence
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Thou hast givengleaningsGWB §134: givethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §37: we bestowprayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: Thy generosityepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: hast given megleaningsGWB §464: bestowed upon Uskitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: shall not giveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §480: Thou didst bestow upon them
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §21: transcendent and most sublimefire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §548: All hailkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: they that are exaltedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §664: high!”tablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: raising highthe-hidden-wordsHW §92: the realm on highwill-and-testamentW&T §10: my glory
