Prayers and Meditations — §474
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 474 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
وَلكِنْ يا إِلهِي أُحِبُّ أَنْ تَأْمُرَنِي بِإِظْهارِ ما هُوَ المَكْنُونُ فِي عِلْمِكَ لِيَطِيرُنَّ المُخْلِصُونَ مِن الاشْتِياقِ إِلى هَوآءِ أَحَدِيَّتِكَ وَيَضْطَرِبُنَّ المُشْرِكُونَ وَيَرْجِعُنَّ إِلى أَسْفَلِ الجَحِيمِ المَقَامِ الَّذيْ قَدَّرْتَ لَهُمْ بِسُلْطَانِكَ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
What I desire, however, O my God, is that Thou shouldst bid me unveil the things which lie hid in Thy knowledge, so that they who are wholly devoted to Thee may, in their longing for Thee, soar up into the atmosphere of Thy oneness, and the infidels may be seized with trembling and may return to the nethermost fire, the abode ordained for them by Thee through the power of Thy sovereign might.
Translation Notes
SE rendered وَلكِنْ (walkin), إِلهِي (ʾilhí), أُحِبُّ (ʾuḥibb), تَأْمُرَنِي (taʾamuraní) as “however, desire, Thou shouldst bid”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §78: for the sake of Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §123: the Divinity Itselfkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §191: eternal holinessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §837: of Thy Divinitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven
This form usually rendered as “love”, “cherish”, “loved” (29 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: wishfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §235: and are My loverskitab-i-iqanKIQ §278: those who profess to be Our friendsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §10: Thou didst wishtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §127: lovedwill-and-testamentW&T §38: that love
SE expanded to “Thou shouldst bid”
cause 56% revelation 15% things 6% faith 4% bidding 4% behest 4% command 3% affairs 3% commandments 3% bidden 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: hath been prescribedfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §692: by breaking His commandmentskitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Willkitab-i-iqanKIQ §98: could be their stay and guide?prayers-and-meditationsP&M §434: Thou hadst prescribedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commandsthe-hidden-wordsHW §52: My command unto thee
This form usually rendered as “manifest”, “may”, “proclaim” (69 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §17: concealedgleaningsGWB §52: the Invisible of the Invisibleskitab-i-ahdAhd §14: smoulderethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §320: that are hid from the eyes of mentablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: have been laid upepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: hiddengleaningsGWB §29: lay hiddenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §474: the things which lie hid
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §32: Such arts and sciencesfire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §549: human learningkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §76: teachprayers-and-meditationsP&M §146: of Thy knowledgetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the Birdfire-tabletFire §46: flygleaningsGWB §713: the appearance of the Birdskitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: they soarprayers-and-meditationsP&M §238: be able to soartablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: have never attainedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: soaredgleaningsGWB §685: that bird
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: them who are devoted to Godfire-tabletFire §1: the sinceregleaningsGWB §60: the true servants of Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §56: deliveredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §671: and deliver methe-hidden-wordsHW §146: absolutewill-and-testamentW&T §34: Thy devotedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: wholly for
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: such as yearn for Theefire-tabletFire §41: Thy yearninggleaningsGWB §57: vehement desire!”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §76: longing desireprayers-and-meditationsP&M §427: of their desire for Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §51: thy longingwill-and-testamentW&T §14: urgingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: longing
atmosphere 48% heights 16% immensity 6% heavens 6% heaven 6% desire 3% firmament 3% limitless 3% precincts 3% sublimities 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: the promptings of thine own desiresfire-tabletFire §21: passiongleaningsGWB §25: corrupt desireskitab-i-iqanKIQ §114: and manifestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §90: his sore longing aftertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: spherethe-hidden-wordsHW §39: thou desirestwill-and-testamentW&T §15: self
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 §165: anygleaningsGWB §135: profane and mortal eyeskitab-i-iqanKIQ §212: those who are initiatedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §337: incomparable Selftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: dwellerthe-hidden-wordsHW §141: any man’sepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §207: no mangleaningsGWB §494: God
وَيَضْطَرِبُنَّ
literal: disturbed; be disturbed; agitation
This form usually rendered as “dismayed”, “seized” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §63: tempestuousgleaningsGWB §161: Dismayed and overpoweredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §267: troubledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §852: their distresstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: rain blows upon theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: smotethe-hidden-wordsHW §67: shall be perturbedwill-and-testamentW&T §53: sunk into
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §156: partnergleaningsGWB §164: the perversekitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: an act of blasphemyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §798: them that have joined partners with Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §153: are the property ofwill-and-testamentW&T §5: my partnerepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: O thou who dost associate a partner with GodgleaningsGWB §385: associate
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: return unto HimgleaningsGWB §555: contemplatekitab-i-iqanKIQ §156: “return”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §375: arethe-hidden-wordsHW §87: sink back towill-and-testamentW&T §53: was thus confoundedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: Our returngleaningsGWB §560: referred
gleaningsGWB §151: shall be abasedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: the uttermost depthsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §530: the lowest abyssgleaningsGWB §151: and he that is abasedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: The abased amongst youprayers-and-meditationsP&M §804: lowestgleaningsGWB §552: into the nethermostkitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: nethermost
This form usually rendered as “station”, “connection”, “such” (339 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: connectionfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §554: these essential conditionskitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: amongstprayers-and-meditationsP&M §570: risen up against themtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: remaineth motionless
SE rendered الجَحِيمِ (al-jaḥím), المَقَامِ (al-maqám), قَدَّرْتَ (qaddart), بِسُلْطَانِكَ، (bisulṭánika،) as “fire, abode, through the power”
SE expanded to “through the power”
sovereignty 52% power 17% through 16% sovereign 5% almighty 2% surpassing 2% most 2% sublimity 2% whose 2% before 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: sovereigntygleaningsGWB §481: Allow notkitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: of the Kingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §474: through the power of Thy sovereign mighttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §103: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §41: warrantepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: by His sovereignty
