Prayers and Meditations — §511
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 511 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
فَيا إِلهِي طَهِّرْ قُلُوبَ بَرِيَّتِكَ بِسَلْطَنَتِكَ وَاقْتِدارِكَ لِيُؤَثِّرَ فِيهِمْ كَلِماتُكَ، لَمْ أَدْرِ يا إِلهِي ما فِي قُلُوبِهِمْ وَما يَظُنُّونَ فِي حَقِّكَ كَأَنَّهُمْ ظَنُّوا بِأَنَّكَ تَدْعُوهُمْ إِلى أُفُقِكَ الأَعْلَى لِيَزْدادَ بِذلِكَ شَأْنُكَ وَعِزُّكَ، وَإِنَّهُمْ لَوْ عَلِمُوا أَنَّكَ تَدْعُوهُمْ إِلى ما يَحْيى بِهِ قُلُوبُهُمْ وَتَبْقَى بِهِ أَنْفُسُهُمْ ما فَرُّوا عَنْ حُكُومَتِكَ وَما تَبَعَّدُوا عَنْ ظِلِّ سِدْرَةِ فَردانِيَّتِكَ، فَاكْشِفْ يا إِلهِي أَبْصَارَ خَلْقِكَ لِيَرَوْا مَظْهَرَ نَفْسِكَ مُقَدَّسًا عَمَّا عِنْدَهُمْ وَما يَدْعُوهُمْ إِلى أُفُقِ وَحْدانِيَّتِكَ إِلاَّ خالِصًا لِوَجْهِكَ فِي حِينِ الَّذِيْ لا يَطْمَئِنُّ لِنَفْسِهِ حَيوةً فِي أَقَلِّ مِنْ ساعَةٍ، لَوْ يُرِيْدُ نَفْسَهُ ما يُلْقِيْها بَيْنَ أَيْدِيْ أَعْدائِكَ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Purify, O my God, the hearts of Thy creatures with the power of Thy sovereignty and might, that Thy words may sink deep into them. I know not what is in their hearts, O my God, nor can tell the thoughts they think of Thee. Methinks that they imagine that Thy purpose in calling them to Thine all-highest horizon is to heighten the glory of Thy majesty and power. For had they been satisfied that Thou summonest them to that which will recreate their hearts and immortalize their souls, they would never have fled from Thy governance, nor deserted the shadow of the tree of Thy oneness. Clear away, then, the sight of Thy creatures, O my God, that they may recognize Him Who showeth forth the Godhead as One Who is sanctified from all that pertaineth unto them, and Who, wholly for Thy sake, is summoning them to the horizon of Thy unity, at a time when every moment of His life is beset with peril. Had His aim been the preservation of His own Self, He would never have left it at the mercy of Thy foes.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: O my Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §148: this God-givenkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §89: sent by Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §559: I swear by Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
SE rendered فَيا (fayá), إِلهِي (ʾilhí), طَهِّرْ (ṭahhir), قُلُوبَ (qulúb), بَرِيَّتِكَ (baríratik), بِسَلْطَنَتِكَ (bisalṭanatik) as “Purify, O, my God, hearts, creatures, power of Thy sovereignty”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: His most holygleaningsGWB §165: men!”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: Purgeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §535: wash methe-hidden-wordsHW §60: cleanse itepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §191: be sanctifiedgleaningsGWB §619: purgedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §671: and cleanse me
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: thine heartgleaningsGWB §462: I entertainkitab-i-iqanKIQ §13: upheavalprayers-and-meditationsP&M §155: of my hearttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: and their own heartsthe-hidden-wordsHW §102: human heartwill-and-testamentW&T §35: heart-rendingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: with a sound
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: the recoverygleaningsGWB §477: the whole worldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §122: Thy creaturesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: clear of themgleaningsGWB §48: peopleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §385: of Thy creaturesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: mankindgleaningsGWB §621: His creatures
SE expanded to “power of Thy sovereignty”
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 §13: KinggleaningsGWB §632: the Source of all sovereigntykitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: rulethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §440: Thy sovereign mighttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: chiefwill-and-testamentW&T §41: warrantepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: one king
power 39% might 31% omnipotence 10% dominion 8% through 3% evidences 2% overpowering 2% greatness 2% hand 2% immensity 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: destinedfire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §138: have been foreordainedkitab-i-ahdAhd §12: grantedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: according to the measure ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §353: by Thy mighttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: are notthe-hidden-wordsHW §9: There is
SE rendered بِسَلْطَنَتِكَ (bisalṭanatik), وَاقْتِدارِكَ (wáqtidárik), لِيُؤَثِّرَ (líuʾaththir), فِيهِمْ (fíhim), كَلِماتُكَ، (kalimátuka،) as “power of Thy sovereignty, might, them, words”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §91: His signsgleaningsGWB §378: particular influencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §213: forceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §737: and Thy signsthe-hidden-wordsHW §122: follow inwill-and-testamentW&T §1: writ and revealedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: these writingsgleaningsGWB §390: evidence
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: Who conversed with Godfire-tabletFire §48: Thy shining wordgleaningsGWB §113: their wordskitab-i-ahdAhd §14: single utterancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §207: fallaciesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §336: and Who, by yet another wordtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: gave utterancethe-hidden-wordsHW §95: faith
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: I know notgleaningsGWB §287: Tear asunderprayers-and-meditationsP&M §463: I knowthe-hidden-wordsHW §83: rise toepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: knowing notgleaningsGWB §338: accomplishmentsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §558: How mysteriousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: know not
This form usually rendered as “what”, “bear”, “held” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: Thinkest thoufire-tabletFire §24: fancygleaningsGWB §36: of idle fancykitab-i-iqanKIQ §98: fanciedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §721: my thoughttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: superstitionsthe-hidden-wordsHW §63: thy fanciesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: the vain imaginings
SE rendered قُلُوبِهِمْ (qulúbihim), يَظُنُّونَ (yaẓunnún), حَقِّكَ (ḥaqqik), كَأَنَّهُمْ (kaʾannahum), ظَنُّوا (ẓannúá), بِأَنَّكَ (biʾannak) as “hearts, they think of, Methinks, imagine, that”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: He summonethgleaningsGWB §492: We pray to God on thy behalfkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: Praykitab-i-iqanKIQ §206: claimsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §305: Leave nottablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §53: was calledthe-hidden-wordsHW §99: wear the guise ofwill-and-testamentW&T §36: call upon Thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: thy horizonfire-tabletFire §19: mengleaningsGWB §220: to turn their faces towards the Dayspringkitab-i-ahdAhd §1: the Realmkitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: realmsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §520: Thy creationtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §41: abovewill-and-testamentW&T §34: this world
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: Gloryfire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §353: exalted be His glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §36: the most exalted of allprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: and can aidtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: raising highthe-hidden-wordsHW §20: THE WONDROUSwill-and-testamentW&T §4: Exalted One
This form usually rendered as “exalt”, “waxeth”, “have” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §57: add fresh recruitsgleaningsGWB §417: exaltethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §5: innumerableprayers-and-meditationsP&M §25: waxeth hotter and hotterwill-and-testamentW&T §35: waxed fiercerepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §128: more fiercelygleaningsGWB §168: “Thus farkitab-i-iqanKIQ §206: extravagance
This form usually rendered as “majesty”, “exaltation”, “station” (9 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §59: rankfire-tabletFire §27: the signsgleaningsGWB §418: His glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §267: understandingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §856: nothing whatsoeverthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: My statewill-and-testamentW&T §15: all earthly thingsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §200: station
This form usually rendered as “glory”, “great”, “majesty” (34 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: Thy mightgleaningsGWB §134: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: more gloriousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §365: what shall exalttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §125: in your glorywill-and-testamentW&T §38: dearly belovedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: By Thy glory
This form usually rendered as “professions”, “had” (2 occurrences)
professions 50% had 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: teachingfire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §322: it would be necessary to inquire intokitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: true knowledgeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §45: on the face of the earthtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
endure 50% immortalize 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: can there remainfire-tabletFire §30: hiddengleaningsGWB §250: fast approachingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: survivedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §368: the continuance of lifetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §10: life eternaltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §8: deathlessthe-hidden-wordsHW §96: there is yet
own 36% themselves 30% souls 9% within 6% hearts 6% lives 4% proper 2% what 2% persons 2% heedlessness 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: passionsgleaningsGWB §570: in his heartkitab-i-iqanKIQ §5: and doubtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: within himselftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §9: unto Mewill-and-testamentW&T §44: of the insincereepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: they
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: thou wouldst fleegleaningsGWB §463: and wouldst flee for refugekitab-i-iqanKIQ §55: fleeingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §222: place to flee toepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: fled awaygleaningsGWB §138: would flee in consternationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: overlookprayers-and-meditationsP&M §511: fled
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: will rulegleaningsGWB §592: and doethkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: of authoritykitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: declareprayers-and-meditationsP&M §59: the Wisetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: the Wise Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §117: the onewill-and-testamentW&T §6: into the hands of the government
This form usually rendered as “deserted” (1 occurrences)
after 48% when 14% remoteness 12% far 7% then 5% notwithstanding 3% since 3% subsequent 3% future 3% subsequently 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: all elsefire-tabletFire §3: distantgleaningsGWB §464: till the day whenkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: time and againkitab-i-iqanKIQ §190: withoutprayers-and-meditationsP&M §80: remoteness from Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: remotethe-hidden-wordsHW §97: Yet, notwithstanding
shadow 60% beneath 15% shelter 8% shade 7% through 2% unto 2% faith 2% face 2% sheltering 2% overshadowed 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: shadowgleaningsGWB §517: beneath your shadowkitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: shelter of His shadowprayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: beneaththe-hidden-wordsHW §104: shadewill-and-testamentW&T §2: seeketh the shelterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: overshadowedgleaningsGWB §123: Through
tree 41% lote-tree 23% burning 11% divine 5% bush 5% sadratu’l-muntahá 5% sadrih 5% sadratu’l-muntaha 1% upon 1% sadratu’l 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: the Divine Lote-TreegleaningsGWB §399: Sadratu’l-Muntahákitab-i-iqanKIQ §290: the Sadratu’lprayers-and-meditationsP&M §73: of the Tree oftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §8: within the deathless treewill-and-testamentW&T §16: Lote-Treesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: Divine Lote-TreegleaningsGWB §175: the Burning Bush
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §1: the Incomparablefire-tabletFire §17: lonelygleaningsGWB §163: helplessnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §191: essentialprayers-and-meditationsP&M §242: Thy sovereigntytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: forlornwill-and-testamentW&T §5: the All-Highest Paradiseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: Thy oneness
This form usually rendered as “clear”, “remove” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §177: made apparentgleaningsGWB §285: have been rent asunderkitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: removalprayers-and-meditationsP&M §563: Removetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: solveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §115: dispelgleaningsGWB §381: were liftedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §11: appeared from behind
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §4: hath been createdfire-tabletFire §9: the peoplesgleaningsGWB §48: creatures’kitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: the world and all that is thereinprayers-and-meditationsP&M §785: the Fashionertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §5: hence I created theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: the people
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §194: beholdfire-tabletFire §28: Canst Thou seegleaningsGWB §163: of the visionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §29: opinionsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §199: is in His eyesthe-hidden-wordsHW §146: hypocrisywill-and-testamentW&T §5: behold himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: perceived
This form usually rendered as “manifestation”, “revealer”, “who” (112 occurrences)
manifestation 58% revealer 16% who 12% manifest 3% dayspring 2% manifested 2% manifestations 2% revealest 1% focused 1% symbol 1%
sanctified 25% holy 17% exalted 17% immeasurably 10% sacred 9% sanctify 7% immensely 5% most 3% transcendeth 3% purged 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: exalted abovegleaningsGWB §546: is exaltedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: purgedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §670: entirely striptablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: hath exaltedthe-hidden-wordsHW §153: such deeds as thesewill-and-testamentW&T §5: angelicepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: holiness
This form usually rendered as “all”, “possess”, “things” (19 occurrences)
all 27% possess 20% things 7% own 7% through 7% foes 7% which 7% pertaineth 7% themselves 7% possessed 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §219: with HimgleaningsGWB §50: Our grace unto menkitab-i-iqanKIQ §93: inspired by Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §752: metablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: on Our partthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: in My sightwill-and-testamentW&T §54: inimicalepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: that which thou dost possess
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: the harmonizingfire-tabletFire §43: By Thine alonenessgleaningsGWB §666: and fellowshipkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: singlekitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: one and the sameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §798: them that have acknowledged Thy unitytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: believers in the Divine Unitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: lone
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: sincerefire-tabletFire §1: the sinceregleaningsGWB §680: essencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: with the sincere in heartprayers-and-meditationsP&M §801: as are wholly devoted to Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §146: absolutewill-and-testamentW&T §34: Thy devotedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: set it free
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §239: proceededfire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §657: in the face ofkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: to turnprayers-and-meditationsP&M §318: his gaze upon Theetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hast directed towards me Thy stepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §9: not in thyself
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §241: forthwithgleaningsGWB §724: the present timekitab-i-iqanKIQ §22: seasonsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §649: at a time whenepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: lategleaningsGWB §355: timelykitab-i-iqanKIQ §56: seasonprayers-and-meditationsP&M §450: moment of my life
This form usually rendered as “heart”, “stilled”, “will” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: of assurancegleaningsGWB §203: symbols of certitudekitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: certitudeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §5: be assuredthe-hidden-wordsHW §128: confidentwill-and-testamentW&T §2: rested assuredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §177: well assuredgleaningsGWB §479: Place not thy reliance
SE rendered يَطْمَئِنُّ (yaṭmaʾinn), لِنَفْسِهِ (linafsih), حَيوةً (ḥayúhan), أَقَلِّ (ʾaqall), ساعَةٍ، (sáʿahin،), لَوْ (law) as “beset, life, is, moment, of, Had”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: of lifegleaningsGWB §552: animalskitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: these beastsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §137: is Life indeedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: a beastgleaningsGWB §727: that is life indeedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §368: to livegleaningsGWB §239: life
less 45% one 14% infinitesimal 9% exceedeth 5% fraction 5% even 5% short 5% little 5% though 5% unceasingly 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: the fractionfire-tabletFire §47: fewnessgleaningsGWB §167: even though for onekitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: some meanprayers-and-meditationsP&M §245: and powerthe-hidden-wordsHW §130: but for a fewepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: exceedethfire-tabletFire §42: independence
SE rendered حَيوةً (ḥayúhan), أَقَلِّ (ʾaqall), ساعَةٍ، (sáʿahin،), لَوْ (law), يُرِيْدُ (yuríd), نَفْسَهُ (nafsah) as “is, moment, of, Had, aim, own”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: the HourgleaningsGWB §551: timekitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: last Hourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §365: This is the hourwill-and-testamentW&T §38: of even an hour’sepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: to hourgleaningsGWB §675: the hourskitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: One hour’s
This form usually rendered as “pleaseth”, “whatsoever”, “willeth” (18 occurrences)
pleaseth 29% whatsoever 14% willeth 7% desireth 7% what 7% asketh 7% doth 7% pleaseth.” 7% would 7% seek 7%
This form usually rendered as “left” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: the Presencefire-tabletFire §33: to the Divine PresencegleaningsGWB §22: for this wondrous Daykitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: attainmentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §17: to pass into Thy presencetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §20: of His Presencethe-hidden-wordsHW §37: to meet Mewill-and-testamentW&T §5: sowed the seeds
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: The handgleaningsGWB §40: their own handskitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: with their own handsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: hands ofwill-and-testamentW&T §58: the Hands (pillars) of the Cause of Godepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: into the hands ofgleaningsGWB §619: thekitab-i-iqanKIQ §260: between His hands
