Prayers and Meditations — §458
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 458 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
أَيْ رَبِّ فَاجْعَلْ رَجَائِي أَنْتَ وَقَصْدِيْ أَنْتَ وَأَمَلِي أَنْتَ وَمَقْصَدِي أَنْتَ وَبَيْتِي أَنْتَ وَكَعْبَتِي أَنْتَ وَمَطْلَبِي جَمَالَكَ المُشْرِقَ العَزِيزَ المَحْمُودَ، أَيْ رَبِّ أَسْئَلُكَ بِمَا أَنْتَ عَلَيْهِ بِأَنْ تُرْسِلَ عَنْ يَمِينِ قُدْرَتِكَ ما تُعَزِّزُ بِهِ أَحِبَّائَكَ وَتَخْذُلُ بِهِ أَعْدَائَكَ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Be Thou, O my Lord, my sole Desire, my Goal, mine only Hope, my constant Aim, my Habitation and my Sanctuary. Let the object of mine ardent quest be Thy most resplendent, Thine adorable, and ever-blessed Beauty. I implore Thee, O my Lord, by whatsoever is of Thee, to send, from the right hand of Thy might, that which will exalt Thy loved ones and abase Thine enemies.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: is our LordgleaningsGWB §381: the Educatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §228: the Lord thy Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §521: of Thy sovereigntytablet-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 §110: \‘Lord
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 §81: hath exaltedfire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §486: as fashionedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §124: the abject beetleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §837: that all hearts maytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: ordainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §65: clothe thyself therewithwill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant that
This form usually rendered as “hope”, “heart’s”, “wish” (17 occurrences)
SE expanded to “my sole Desire”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: hopefire-tabletFire §4: LonginggleaningsGWB §627: in the hopekitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: our hopes were fixedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §728: confidencethe-hidden-wordsHW §50: even as dothwill-and-testamentW&T §32: heart’s Desireepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Desire
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: thy goalgleaningsGWB §563: No man that seeketh Uskitab-i-ahdAhd §10: The objectkitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: objectprayers-and-meditationsP&M §747: and the Goal of my desirethe-hidden-wordsHW §76: seekethwill-and-testamentW&T §47: my heart’s Desireepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: That which is meant
SE expanded to “mine only Hope”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §21: of all aspirationsgleaningsGWB §395: longing to partakekitab-i-iqanKIQ §4: longingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §415: is my hopethe-hidden-wordsHW §123: OF DESIREepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §21: this aspirationgleaningsGWB §602: aspirationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §267: ponder
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: that same housegleaningsGWB §618: his chamberprayers-and-meditationsP&M §19: Fanewill-and-testamentW&T §38: That which this bodyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: a housegleaningsGWB §222: an edificeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §677: my homewill-and-testamentW&T §25: one
SE expanded to “and my Sanctuary”
gleaningsGWB §31: the celestial Kaabakitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: Sanctuaryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §405: the sanctuarygleaningsGWB §661: the courtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §711: my LodestargleaningsGWB §41: Ka‘bprayers-and-meditationsP&M §348: adored Sanctuaryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §66: attaining the adored sanctuary
This form usually rendered as “goal”, “any”, “desire” (11 occurrences)
SE expanded to “Let the object”
SE rendered وَكَعْبَتِي (wakaʿbatí), وَمَطْلَبِي (wamaṭlabí), جَمَالَكَ (jamálak), المُشْرِقَ (al-mushriq), العَزِيزَ (al-ʿazíz) as “and my Sanctuary, Let the object, Thy most resplendent, Thine adorable”
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 §234: on one occasiongleaningsGWB §669: readilykitab-i-ahdAhd §14: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: the divine Beautyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: of Thy countenancetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §28: her beautythe-hidden-wordsHW §68: and by My beautywill-and-testamentW&T §4: another
This form usually rendered as “dayspring”, “dawning-place”, “shining” (140 occurrences)
SE expanded to “Thy most resplendent”
dayspring 37% dawning-place 17% shining 13% shineth 10% east 8% who 4% resplendent 3% source 3% shone 2% rays 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: shinethfire-tabletFire §14: Dawning PlacegleaningsGWB §666: an examplekitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: revelationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §833: Him Who is the Dayspring oftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §41: beamedthe-hidden-wordsHW §63: it may shinewill-and-testamentW&T §4: of the world
This form usually rendered as “all-glorious”, “almighty”, “mighty” (241 occurrences)
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 §150: Thy mightgleaningsGWB §244: the All-Gloriouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §227: He is the Mightyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: The power of Thy might beareth me witness!tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §107: cherishwill-and-testamentW&T §10: my prideepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: on thy glory
glorious 24% all-praised 12% glorified 12% most 12% praiseworthy 12% praised 6% all-praised.” 6% august 6% “praiseworthy 6% act 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: Praise begleaningsGWB §635: most blessed and all-gloriouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §72: Ahmad andprayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: Thou art to be praisedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: ‘Render thankswill-and-testamentW&T §40: the Lord be praisedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: God be praisedgleaningsGWB §29: All praise be to Thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: We praygleaningsGWB §300: questionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §195: the questionsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §87: to appearepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: Ask, thatgleaningsGWB §157: shall not be askedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §192: wisdomprayers-and-meditationsP&M §229: I, therefore, beseech Thee
messengers 24% apostle 23% messenger 14% sent 13% send 8% apostles 5% messengership 4% entrusted 4% hath 3% prophet 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: His ApostlegleaningsGWB §270: sent and fetchedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §236: a Messengerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §311: the messengerstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: of the Messengersthe-hidden-wordsHW §71: waftedwill-and-testamentW&T §53: treatisesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the Apostle of God
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §220: Thy right handgleaningsGWB §537: on his right handkitab-i-iqanKIQ §275: the right hand sideprayers-and-meditationsP&M §668: towards the right handwill-and-testamentW&T §5: the rightepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: right handgleaningsGWB §128: to draw nighkitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: on the right hand
SE expanded to “of Thy might”
power 44% might 24% through 13% almighty 5% strength 4% omnipotence 3% whose 3% authority 2% greatness 1% transcendent 1%
SE expanded to “Thy loved ones”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §45: that loveth Mefire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §631: O Beloved of our heartskitab-i-iqanKIQ §252: what devotionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §210: their love towards Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §30: wouldst not have ascribedwill-and-testamentW&T §48: Beloved One
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: him who was of His enemiesfire-tabletFire §33: Thy foesgleaningsGWB §184: of Mine enemieskitab-i-ahdAhd §5: enmitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: His enemiesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §229: adversariesthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: Transgresswill-and-testamentW&T §58: whatsoever else
