Prayers and Meditations — §503
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 503 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
وَتَسْتَنِيرُ بِهِ وُجُوهُهُمْ وَتُسَرُّ بِهِ ذَواتُهُمْ، وَأَنْتَ تَعْلَمُ يا إِلهِي أَنَّ فَرَحَهُمْ فِي اسْتِعْلآءِ أَمْرِكَ وَإِعْلآءِ كَلِمَتِكَ فَأَظْهِرْ يا إِلهِي ما تَقَرُّ بِهِ عُيُونُهُمْ وَقَدِّرْ لَهُمْ خَيْرَ الدُّنْيا وَالآخِرَةِ إِنَّكَ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Send, therefore, unto my loved ones, O my God, what will cheer their hearts, and illumine their faces, and delight their souls. Thou knowest, O my Lord, that their joy is to behold the exaltation of Thy Cause and the glorification of Thy word. Do Thou unveil, therefore, O my God, what will gladden their eyes, and ordain for them the good of this world and of the world which is to come.
Translation Notes
light 56% splendors 10% lights 6% illumined 5% resplendent 5% most 4% illumine 4% luminous 3% radiance 3% brightness 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §39: by their lightfire-tabletFire §26: LightgivergleaningsGWB §117: effulgent lightkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: shining and resplendentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: the Sourceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §346: the glorytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: exalted and gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §52: an eternal light
This form usually rendered as “rejoicest”, “takest”, “delight” (5 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: exulteth with joygleaningsGWB §683: innerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: the divine mysteriesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §652: consciencetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §35: of their heartsthe-hidden-wordsHW §45: thine inmost soulwill-and-testamentW&T §4: the Land of Mysteryepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: Rejoicest
ذَواتُهُمْ،
literal: essence; essence, self; essence/self
This form usually rendered as “own”, “souls” (5 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §156: EssencegleaningsGWB §536: by My Selfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: Ancient of Daysprayers-and-meditationsP&M §319: been fashionedwill-and-testamentW&T §25: in personepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: Thine EssencegleaningsGWB §303: Ancient Beingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: person
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §207: Teacherfire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §312: earthly lifekitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: knowledge.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §401: believetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §57: is My knowledge
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: “Rejoice with great joyfire-tabletFire §12: DelightgleaningsGWB §212: and filled with joyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §341: Exultationwill-and-testamentW&T §57: happinessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §213: gladgleaningsGWB §453: and make merry whileprayers-and-meditationsP&M §341: a fountain of gladness.”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: the sake of thefire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §133: loftinesskitab-i-ahdAhd §16: on thekitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: Concourseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §577: transcendedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: around herthe-hidden-wordsHW §92: the realm on high
cause 59% revelation 16% behest 7% bidding 4% decree 4% faith 3% commandment 3% command 1% through 1% affairs 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: His great and mighty Causefire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §469: matterkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decreekitab-i-iqanKIQ §177: all actsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §200: summonstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: to its dwellersthe-hidden-wordsHW §43: triumph of My cause
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: He Who conversed with Godfire-tabletFire §48: Thy shining wordgleaningsGWB §157: itkitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: of His divine utteranceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §725: speaketh to metablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: gave utterancewill-and-testamentW&T §6: Epistlesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §138: Him Who conversed
This form usually rendered as “reveal”, “revealed”, “manifested” (24 occurrences)
SE expanded to “Do Thou unveil”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: clear and manifestfire-tabletFire §23: springgleaningsGWB §309: shinekitab-i-ahdAhd §11: have We graciously revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: have been made manifestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §748: mighty Manifestationtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Revelation—a Revelation
This form usually rendered as “may”, “gladdened”, “gladden” (7 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: been establishedgleaningsGWB §288: the All-Highest Thronekitab-i-ahdAhd §6: singled outkitab-i-iqanKIQ §223: establishedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §643: have testifiedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: made the seatthe-hidden-wordsHW §92: Solacedwill-and-testamentW&T §8: quietness
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: eyegleaningsGWB §548: hath been ordainedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §17: watersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §779: clearlytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: with their own eyestablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: those of all creationthe-hidden-wordsHW §102: have madewill-and-testamentW&T §33: with Thine eye
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: sufferedfire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §586: the destinieskitab-i-ahdAhd §2: measurekitab-i-iqanKIQ §208: preeminent powerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §333: according to Thine irrevocable decreetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Powerfultablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: the Mighty, the All-Powerful
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: He Who is the UnconditionedgleaningsGWB §488: the bestkitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: How wellprayers-and-meditationsP&M §225: righteousthe-hidden-wordsHW §101: Ponderwill-and-testamentW&T §36: Thy goodly giftsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: best advantagegleaningsGWB §594: virtue
SE expanded to “of this world”
SE expanded to “and of the world”
world 42% next 32% concluding 3% culmination 3% can 3% another 3% “life 3% other 3% others 3% end 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §28: nextgleaningsGWB §257: or of the futurekitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: again.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §279: the world to comeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: concludinggleaningsGWB §305: worldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §366: the life to comeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: the world
