Prayers and Meditations — §513
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 513 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
عَرِّفْ يا إِلهِي عِبادَكَ ما أَرَدْتَ لَهُمْ فِي مَلَكُوتِكَ ثُمَّ عَرِّفْهُمْ ما حَمَلَهُ مَصْدَرُ أَسْمائِكَ الحُسْنى لإِحْيآءِ أَنْفُسِهِمْ حُبًّا لِنَفْسِكَ لَعَلَّ إِلى كَوْثَرِ الحَيَوانِ هُمْ يَقْصُدُونَ وَإِلى شَطْرِ اسْمِكَ الرَّحْمنِ يَتَوَجَّهُونَ أَيْ رَبِّ لا تَدَعْهُمْ بِأَنْفُسِهِمْ فَاجْذِبْهُمْ بِجُودِكَ إِلى أُفُقِ سَمآءِ وَحْيِكَ هُمُ الفُقَرآءُ وَإِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الغَنِيُّ الغَفُورُ الرَّحِيمُ.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Enable Thy servants, O my God, to discover the things Thou didst desire for them in Thy Kingdom. Acquaint them, moreover, with what He Who is the Origin of Thy most excellent titles hath, in His love for Thee, been willing to bear for the sake of the regeneration of their souls, that they may haste to attain the River that is Life indeed, and turn their faces in the direction of Thy Name, the Most Merciful. Abandon them not to themselves, O my God! Draw them, by Thy bountiful favor, to the heaven of Thine inspiration. They are but paupers, and Thou art the All-Possessing, the ever-Forgiving, the Most Compassionate.
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “fragrance”, “hath”, “sweet” (64 occurrences)
fragrance 40% hath 15% sweet 13% recognized 12% known 6% have 4% perfume 4% recognize 2% breath 2% recognizeth 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: apprehendedgleaningsGWB §285: them that comprehend this truthkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §17: to apprehendprayers-and-meditationsP&M §442: and wisdomtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: of thine own knowledgeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: the fragrance
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: with Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §64: Bahákitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §232: divine Beingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §470: the Lord of their livestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §260: Abdu’-Salamfire-tabletFire §49: AdoredgleaningsGWB §179: peoplekitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: a servitudeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §804: of the Adored Onetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicewill-and-testamentW&T §5: ‘Abdu’l‑Baháepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: Object of my adoration
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “have”, “hast” (27 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: associationgleaningsGWB §188: ye cherish the desirekitab-i-iqanKIQ §103: whatsoever He pleasethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §626: Thou hast wishedthe-hidden-wordsHW §106: wouldst thou gazewill-and-testamentW&T §38: the Purposeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §248: determinedgleaningsGWB §267: nor Thy Will
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: dominiongleaningsGWB §357: nokitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: the earthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §316: among Thy nationstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §2: that thine may bewill-and-testamentW&T §13: every landepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §70: I have no control over
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “endured”, “borne” (22 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: hath sufferedgleaningsGWB §644: sustainedkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: sustainingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §65: pregnantprayers-and-meditationsP&M §165: and sustainedwill-and-testamentW&T §48: my forbearanceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: bornegleaningsGWB §523: laying the burden thereof
This form usually rendered as “source”, “fountainhead”, “repository” (15 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §32: seat of honorgleaningsGWB §610: men’s breastskitab-i-iqanKIQ §257: revealedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §599: Repositorythe-hidden-wordsHW §120: thy thoughtswill-and-testamentW&T §25: enactethepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: SourcegleaningsGWB §684: radiant
SE expanded to “Thy most excellent titles”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §254: which he hath entitledfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §326: these nameskitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: heaven;”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: out of the heaventablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
SE rendered حَمَلَهُ (ḥamalah), مَصْدَرُ (maṣdar), أَسْمائِكَ (ʾasmáʾik), الحُسْنى (al-ḥusnى), لإِحْيآءِ (lʾiḥyáʾ), أَنْفُسِهِمْ (ʾanfusihim), حُبًّا (ḥubban) as “bear, Origin, Thy most excellent titles, regeneration, their souls, His love”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: womangleaningsGWB §552: kindnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: righteousnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: and Thy bountiful favorwill-and-testamentW&T §21: improveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: the most excellent titlesgleaningsGWB §676: countenancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: loving-kindness
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: may quickenfire-tabletFire §19: eternal lifegleaningsGWB §499: regenerationkitab-i-ahdAhd §16: the regenerationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §76: shameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §223: quickenethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: for having quickened my soulwill-and-testamentW&T §2: Salutation
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 §249: fivegleaningsGWB §295: His Manifestationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: inclinationsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: Thy Godheadtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §71: OF HIS SELFwill-and-testamentW&T §27: the peopleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: none of whom
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: For the lovefire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §363: devotionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §263: of His loveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §529: Him Who is the Best-Belovedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: best belovedwill-and-testamentW&T §38: that love
living 56% waters 9% river 9% through 6% stream 3% cup 3% life-giving 3% everlasting 3% plenteous 3% after 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: living watersgleaningsGWB §435: streamprayers-and-meditationsP&M §269: the everlasting streamsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: through the living watersgleaningsGWB §57: cupprayers-and-meditationsP&M §455: the living fountainepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: the living watersgleaningsGWB §60: the life-giving waters
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: a beastgleaningsGWB §552: animalskitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: these beastsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §368: to liveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: of lifegleaningsGWB §29: everlasting lifeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §89: Thy living watersgleaningsGWB §76: life indeed
This form usually rendered as “aims”, “haste” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: of the goalgleaningsGWB §210: direct thy steps towardskitab-i-ahdAhd §10: The objectkitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: is not meantprayers-and-meditationsP&M §458: my constant Aimthe-hidden-wordsHW §76: seekethwill-and-testamentW&T §7: purposedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: That which is meant
SE rendered الحَيَوانِ (al-ḥayawán), يَقْصُدُونَ (yaqṣudún), وَإِلى (waʾilى), شَطْرِ (shaṭr), اسْمِكَ (ismik), الرَّحْمنِ (ar-raḥmn) as “Life, attain, the direction, Thy Name, Most Merciful”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §39: friendsgleaningsGWB §575: his Lordkitab-i-iqanKIQ §55: ye turnprayers-and-meditationsP&M §123: of Thy guardianshipthe-hidden-wordsHW §157: menwill-and-testamentW&T §16: Guardianepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §52: who are enduedgleaningsGWB §125: Leader and Master
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: fromgleaningsGWB §726: directionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: landprayers-and-meditationsP&M §475: sidesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: the directiongleaningsGWB §621: towards theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §189: sideepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: chamber
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §220: Thou hast not mercy upon themfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §234: and mercykitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: heavenlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §420: Thy transcendent mercytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: in token of His mercy
SE expanded to “turn their faces”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §236: inclinefire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §78: their faceskitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: characterprayers-and-meditationsP&M §246: that they may beholdtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hast directed towards me Thy stepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §41: before Our Face
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: her LordgleaningsGWB §479: of God, thy Lordkitab-i-iqanKIQ §2: All-Gloriousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §727: springtimetablet-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 §80: of its Lord
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: to cast awaygleaningsGWB §508: cast behind your backskitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: entrustethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §546: abandon me untothe-hidden-wordsHW §20: breathedwill-and-testamentW&T §48: they left me notepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: Cast themgleaningsGWB §508: Cast away
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §154: that they may draw himfire-tabletFire §3: O EnchantergleaningsGWB §31: attractedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: transportsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §293: So enravish meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: enrapturedgleaningsGWB §233: which have causedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §464: be attracted
bounty 43% bounteousness 10% favor 9% through 9% grace 9% generosity 9% bountiful 5% graciousness 3% bestowal 2% never-failing 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §57: bountyfire-tabletFire §33: Thy bestowalgleaningsGWB §655: of Thy never-failing providencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §53: pureprayers-and-meditationsP&M §303: by Thy bountythe-hidden-wordsHW §126: to be generousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: of His bountyfire-tabletFire §34: Giver
This form usually rendered as “horizon”, “dayspring”, “above” (195 occurrences)
وَحْيِكَ
literal: revelation; revelation/inspiration; revelation, inspiration
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: shall be revealedgleaningsGWB §656: of Thy Revelationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §123: the Voice of Inspirationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §513: Thine inspirationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: RevelationgleaningsGWB §290: is being sent down unto theeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §524: of Thine inspirationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: is revealed
all-possessing 43% rich 26% independent 9% can 4% riches 4% dispense 4% all-sufficing 2% verily 2% self-sufficient 2% lofty 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §115: the All-PossessinggleaningsGWB §66: crieth outkitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: warbleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: the cooingtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: singethtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: the eternal wealththe-hidden-wordsHW §157: shall be all-sufficient unto youwill-and-testamentW&T §27: independent of
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: will forgivefire-tabletFire §35: forgivenessgleaningsGWB §656: Thy forgivenesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: forgivenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: Thee to forgivewill-and-testamentW&T §13: vastepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: forgivefire-tabletFire §35: Forgiver
