Prayers and Meditations — §448
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 448 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
أَيْ رَبِّ أَنَا الَّذِيْ تَوَجَّهْتُ إِلَيْكَ خَالِصًا لِوَجْهِكَ وَأَقْبَلْتُ إِلى حَرَمِ الأُنْسِ وَكَعْبَةِ القُدْسِ مُقِرًّا بِقُدْرَتِكَ وَسَلْطَنَتِكَ، إِلى أَنْ وَرَدْتُ المَدِيْنَةَ الَّتِيْ فِيْهَا تَجَلَّيْتَ عَلَى كُلِّ الأَشْياءِ بِكُلِّ أَسْمائِكَ وَعَاشَرتُ مَعَ أَحِبَّائِكَ وَوَجَدْتُ مِنَ البَيْتِ نَفَحَاتِ قُدْسِكَ وَفَوْحَاتِ أُنْسِكَ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I am he, O my Lord, who, wholly for Thy sake, hath turned his face unto Thee, and who, while acknowledging Thy power and Thy sovereignty, hath directed his steps towards Thy dearly-loved Sanctuary, and Thine adored and hallowed Court. In this state I have reached the City (Baghdád) wherein, in the full glory of Thy names, Thou didst reveal Thy Self unto all created things. In it I have communed with Thy loved ones, and from the House within its walls I have inhaled the breaths of Thy holiness and perceived the fragrances of Thy fellowship.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: Our LordgleaningsGWB §564: Lord ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: of Lordsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §833: before Thy Lordshiptablet-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 §30: is our Lord
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: O thou who hast set thy face towardsfire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §29: and hast directed towards me Thy stepskitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: meaningsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §854: and guard their facestablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hast directed towards me Thy stepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §41: before Our Face
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §73: such as are devoted to Theefire-tabletFire §1: the sinceregleaningsGWB §535: Detachkitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: with the sincere in heartprayers-and-meditationsP&M §15: they who are wholly devoted to Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §110: purestwill-and-testamentW&T §34: Thy devotedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: set it free
This form usually rendered as “have”, “hast”, “turned” (7 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §191: made worthyfire-tabletFire §46: go forwardgleaningsGWB §622: formerlykitab-i-ahdAhd §4: receptive soulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §169: of a former Dispensationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §203: turn unto Theetablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: been lifted upontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss
sanctuary 43% tabernacle 13% forbidden 9% habitations 9% had 4% hath 4% court 4% dishonor 4% holy 4% precincts 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §32: utterly deprivedgleaningsGWB §381: have deprived themselves ofkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: Holy Householdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §78: faithful seekerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §322: towards the sanctuarythe-hidden-wordsHW §38: forfeitwill-and-testamentW&T §23: depriveth himselfepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §153: depriveth
man 18% perceived 9% fellowship 9% men 9% attached 9% eternal 9% dearly-loved 9% enjoyed 9% commune 9% reunion 9%
gleaningsGWB §31: the celestial Kaabakitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: Sanctuaryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §415: the object of my adorationgleaningsGWB §41: Ka‘bprayers-and-meditationsP&M §405: the sanctuarygleaningsGWB §661: the courtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §59: the Tabernacleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §66: attaining the adored sanctuary
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: His holinessgleaningsGWB §707: One immeasurably exalted abovekitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: Heavenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §846: Thy sanctifiedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: hath exaltedthe-hidden-wordsHW §153: pure and holywill-and-testamentW&T §38: Mostepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: of holiness
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 §33: the residencegleaningsGWB §56: are gladdenedkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: singled outkitab-i-iqanKIQ §184: acceptprayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: the confession of theirtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: hath been made the seat ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §44: be solacedwill-and-testamentW&T §32: fathomless
power 44% might 24% through 13% almighty 5% strength 4% omnipotence 3% whose 3% authority 2% greatness 1% transcendent 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: hast powerfire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §67: and the greatness of its powerkitab-i-ahdAhd §12: grantedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: providedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §114: Do Thou destinetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Powerfulthe-hidden-wordsHW §22: I have hung
sovereignty 74% through 8% power 6% transcendent 2% kingship 2% own 2% rejected 2% sovereign 2% whose 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: the higher powersgleaningsGWB §174: The highest essence and most perfect expressionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §132: potenciesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §651: and Whose sovereigntytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: chiefwill-and-testamentW&T §7: power of the Crownepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: through the power of My might
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §255: how grievous hath been the plight ofgleaningsGWB §213: There hath befallenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §156: attainingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: attained Thy courtwill-and-testamentW&T §49: in the midst of my woesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: happen to visitgleaningsGWB §462: We receivekitab-i-iqanKIQ §244: instance
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §127: the CitygleaningsGWB §31: its citieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: within these Citiesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §371: the habitationtablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: each onewill-and-testamentW&T §3: to the Great Cityepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: The citiesgleaningsGWB §438: civilization
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “having” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: with the effulgentgleaningsGWB §621: of His glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: effulgent gloriesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §30: and on whom are pouredthe-hidden-wordsHW §100: the sun beam falls alike uponepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: effulgencegleaningsGWB §118: revelationskitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: glory
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: He willethgleaningsGWB §2: of Thy Purposekitab-i-iqanKIQ §48: whomsoever He willethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §626: or wilt desiretablet-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 62% every 25% each 3% whole 2% whatsoever 2% entire 1% everyone 1% continually 1% whatever 1% one 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: thefire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §112: of Heavenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §39: in terms ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §116: Most Great Nametablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
This form usually rendered as “associated”, “have”, “consorted” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §224: peoplegleaningsGWB §260: ye congregationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §115: intercourseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §852: a scorethe-hidden-wordsHW §145: to commune with Mewill-and-testamentW&T §43: companyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: Our fellow-prisonersgleaningsGWB §523: O
SE expanded to “Thy loved ones”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §73: Well-Belovedfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §676: Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: faithfulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §69: for the saketablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §20: My loverwill-and-testamentW&T §48: Beloved One
This form usually rendered as “perceiveth”, “have” (2 occurrences)
perceiveth 50% have 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §48: man’s lifefire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathegleaningsGWB §257: lifekitab-i-iqanKIQ §135: Yet,prayers-and-meditationsP&M §242: recognizetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: they may findthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: that ye may obtainwill-and-testamentW&T §16: grown
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §262: dwellethgleaningsGWB §210: O House of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §654: for the mansionswill-and-testamentW&T §38: this Houseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: the homegleaningsGWB §512: his own homeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §19: Fanewill-and-testamentW&T §38: to the Universal House
This form usually rendered as “sweet”, “breezes”, “fragrances” (84 occurrences)
sweet 28% breezes 20% fragrances 16% breaths 13% breath 9% fragrance 9% ecstasy 1% vitalizing 1% assail 1% breeze 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: breezesgleaningsGWB §203: sweet savorskitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: the perfumeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §38: the sweet smelling fragrancewill-and-testamentW&T §13: the sweet savoursepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the breathsgleaningsGWB §116: a breathkitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: sweet savours
This form usually rendered as “deprive”, “perceived” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: have passed overgleaningsGWB §694: ladenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §448: and perceived the fragrancesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: breathsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §129: breathingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §138: hath been shed abroadprayers-and-meditationsP&M §138: the sweet smellprayers-and-meditationsP&M §493: shed
