Prayers and Meditations — §520
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 520 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
لَمْ أَدْرِ يا إِلهِي إِلى مَتى يَرْقُدُونَ بَرِيَّتُكَ عَلَى فِراشِ الغَفْلَةِ وَالهَوی، وَإِلى مَتى يَنامُونَ عَلَى بِساطِ البُعْدِ وَالنَّوی، قَرِّبْهُمْ يا إِلهِي إِلى المَنْظَرِ الأَعْلى وَاجْتَذِبْهُمْ مِنْ نَفَحاتِ وَحْيِكَ الَّتِيْ بِها طارَ المُوَحِّدُونَ إِلى هَوآءِ الاشْتِياقِ وَالْمُخْلِصُونَ إِلى مَطْلَعِ نَيِّرِ الآفاقِ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I know not, O my God, how long will Thy creatures continue to slumber on the bed of forgetfulness and evil desires, and remain far removed from Thee and shut out from Thy presence. Draw them nearer, O my God, unto the scene of Thine effulgent glory, and enrapture their hearts with the sweet savors of Thine inspiration, through which they who adore Thy unity have soared on the wings of desire towards Thee, and they who are devoted to Thee have reached unto Him Who is the Dawning-Place of the Daystar of Thy creation.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: I know notgleaningsGWB §563: oceanprayers-and-meditationsP&M §378: I cannot thinkthe-hidden-wordsHW §83: rise toepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: know notgleaningsGWB §287: Tear asunderprayers-and-meditationsP&M §463: I knowepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: knowing not
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: the things that are God’sfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §186: the Faith of Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §229: divinely-revealedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §738: nametablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
This form usually rendered as “continue” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: those that are fast asleepgleaningsGWB §86: will ye sleepkitab-i-iqanKIQ §255: slumberprayers-and-meditationsP&M §55: the bedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: asleepkitab-i-iqanKIQ §18: bedsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §431: all that lay asleepepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: the slumber
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: creationgleaningsGWB §585: creaturesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §355: among Thy peopleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: mankindgleaningsGWB §621: His creaturesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §122: Thy creaturesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: BrieflygleaningsGWB §690: your Lord, the Creator
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §27: bedgleaningsGWB §690: coucheskitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: their couchprayers-and-meditationsP&M §702: my pillowepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: pitchedgleaningsGWB §362: couchprayers-and-meditationsP&M §613: my couchepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: officials
waywardness 27% wayward 13% forgetfulness 13% would 7% strayed 7% careless 7% error 7% stray 7% trespasses 7% turneth 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: would not observe HimgleaningsGWB §8: hath strayed from its pathkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: remained heedlesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: “deprivation,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §350: who have strayed far from Thy paththe-hidden-wordsHW §104: neglectepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: that hath erredgleaningsGWB §655: to the trespasses
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §153: desiresfire-tabletFire §21: passiongleaningsGWB §283: and of a corrupt inclinationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §114: and manifestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §441: the sublimitiestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: spherethe-hidden-wordsHW §114: into the firmament ofwill-and-testamentW&T §15: self
This form usually rendered as “governor” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the holy onesgleaningsGWB §38: To them that are endowed withkitab-i-iqanKIQ §273: His saintsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §88: them that are dear to Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §157: menwill-and-testamentW&T §35: mercyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §233: Mine own MissiongleaningsGWB §211: companion
SE rendered وَالهَوی، (wálhawí،), وَإِلى (waʾilى), مَتى (matى), يَنامُونَ (yanámún), بِساطِ (bisáṭ), البُعْدِ (al-buʿd) as “evil desires, and, long, far”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: slumbergleaningsGWB §555: the slumberkitab-i-iqanKIQ §259: entitledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §55: asleepwill-and-testamentW&T §33: that sleepeth notepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §267: he that liethgleaningsGWB §278: fast asleepkitab-i-iqanKIQ §254: the sleep
SE rendered وَإِلى (waʾilى), مَتى (matى), يَنامُونَ (yanámún), بِساطِ (bisáṭ), البُعْدِ (al-buʿd), وَالنَّوی، (wálnnawí،), قَرِّبْهُمْ (qarribhum) as “and, long, far, out, Draw them nearer”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §49: gladnessgleaningsGWB §587: and the outstretchedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §255: thy bedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §444: precincts of the courtthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: the domainepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: the courtgleaningsGWB §119: all-pervadingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: realm
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: after thatfire-tabletFire §3: distantgleaningsGWB §37: comingkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: Henceforwardkitab-i-iqanKIQ §121: After deathprayers-and-meditationsP&M §208: suffer me not to be far removedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: remotethe-hidden-wordsHW §97: Yet, notwithstanding
1 occurrence in corpus
SE expanded to “Draw them nearer”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: will draw men nighfire-tabletFire §2: Those who are near unto TheegleaningsGWB §624: establishedkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: Kindredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §123: nigh.’”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §721: that have near access to Thyselftablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: the Presencetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: the favoured of God
vision 26% scene 21% eyes 11% towards 11% beauty 11% sublime 5% countenance 5% mighty 5% habitation 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: exalted be Hefire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §547: From the exalted sourcekitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: by the exalted beings”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §97: from exaltingtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: raising highthe-hidden-wordsHW §23: Noblewill-and-testamentW&T §10: my glory
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §148: attractfire-tabletFire §3: O EnchantergleaningsGWB §32: have been made to vibratekitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: transportsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: Thou my Attractorepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §22: lodestonegleaningsGWB §653: fervorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §563: Enrapture my soul
sweet 28% breezes 20% fragrances 16% breaths 13% breath 9% fragrance 9% ecstasy 1% vitalizing 1% assail 1% breeze 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: breathgleaningsGWB §203: sweet savorskitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: sweet savoursprayers-and-meditationsP&M §38: the sweet smelling fragrancewill-and-testamentW&T §27: the Fragrances of Godepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: breezesgleaningsGWB §47: breezekitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: the perfume
وَحْيِكَ
literal: revelation; revelation/inspiration; revelation, inspiration
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: is revealedgleaningsGWB §583: Divine inspirationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §123: the Voice of Inspirationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §360: inspirationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: Thy revelationgleaningsGWB §656: of Thy Revelationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §333: of Thyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: of His Revelation
SE expanded to “who adore Thy unity”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: but a man likefire-tabletFire §43: By Thine alonenessgleaningsGWB §569: My lonelinesskitab-i-ahdAhd §9: unifying influencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: anyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §105: His lonelinesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: believers in the Divine Unitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: lone
SE rendered المُوَحِّدُونَ (al-múaḥḥidún), هَوآءِ (hawáʾ), الاشْتِياقِ (ash-shtíáq), وَالْمُخْلِصُونَ (wálmukhliṣún) as “who adore Thy unity, desire, are devoted”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: such as yearn forfire-tabletFire §41: Thy yearninggleaningsGWB §591: in its longingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §263: fervourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §28: the souls that long to behold Thy facethe-hidden-wordsHW §51: thy longingwill-and-testamentW&T §14: urgingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: I yearn after
This form usually rendered as “who”, “sincere”, “faithful” (17 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: them who are devoted to Godfire-tabletFire §1: the sinceregleaningsGWB §724: are wholly devoted to His Causekitab-i-iqanKIQ §254: trueprayers-and-meditationsP&M §520: and they who are devoted to Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §146: absolutewill-and-testamentW&T §34: Thy devotedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: pure
dayspring 42% dawning-place 20% source 10% who 10% manifestation 6% revealer 5% fountain 3% apprehend 2% fountainhead 2% fountain-head 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: risethfire-tabletFire §16: embodimentsgleaningsGWB §96: and have sent down Him Who is the Dayspringkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: sourceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: the day-springsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §674: and of the Dayspringtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: may understandthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenance
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: Lightfire-tabletFire §48: flaminggleaningsGWB §135: of the effulgent Glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: of His lightprayers-and-meditationsP&M §167: the splendors oftablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: splendourthe-hidden-wordsHW §12: Get thou from it thy radiancewill-and-testamentW&T §13: radiantly
This form usually rendered as “world”, “whole”, “all” (52 occurrences)
