Prayers and Meditations — §543
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 543 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
أَسْئَلُكَ يا مَحْبُوبَ العالَمِينَ وَمَقْصُودَ العارِفِينَ بِاسْمِكَ الَّذِيْ بِهِ تُقَلِّبُ مَنْ تَشآءُ وَتُقَرِّبُ مَنْ تَشآءُ، بِأَنْ تَفْتَحَ أَبْصارَ أَحِبَّتِكَ لِئَلا يَحْتَجِبُوا كما احْتَجَبَ مَنْ فِي البِلادِ وَيَرَوْا آثارَ قُدْرَتِكَ ظاهِرًا وَما قَدَّرْتَ لَهُمْ فِي مَمالِكَ عِزِّكَ باطِنًا،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I implore Thee, O Thou Who art the Beloved of the worlds and the Desire of all that have recognized Thee, by Thy name, through which Thou stirrest up whom Thou willest and drawest toward Thee whom Thou pleasest, to open the eyes of all that are dear to Thee, that haply they may not be veiled from Thee as the peoples of the earth are, but may outwardly perceive the signs and tokens of Thy power, and inwardly apprehend the things Thou didst ordain for them in the realms of Thy glory.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: askgleaningsGWB §629: I entreat Theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §192: wisdomprayers-and-meditationsP&M §493: I prayepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: Ask, thatgleaningsGWB §678: Unpetitionedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: the questionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §221: I moreover entreat Thee
beloved 44% well-beloved 26% best-beloved 12% loved 5% one 3% object 3% prized 2% thou 2% pleasing 1% love 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §38: pleasingfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §17: for His sakekitab-i-iqanKIQ §252: what devotionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §559: O my Well-Belovedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §55: thine heart be setwill-and-testamentW&T §18: ye beloved
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §32: sciencesfire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §112: I know notkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: Christian divinesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: of Thy manifold knowledgetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: seekinggleaningsGWB §363: any desirekitab-i-ahdAhd §10: The objectkitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: is not meantprayers-and-meditationsP&M §747: and the Goal of my desirethe-hidden-wordsHW §76: seekethwill-and-testamentW&T §9: Reference he doth makeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §170: Goal
SE expanded to “all that have recognized”
all 22% have 17% comprehend 13% every 10% such 8% who 8% know 8% understand 5% perceive 5% initiated 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §153: recognizinggleaningsGWB §223: Ponder this in your heartskitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §105: graspprayers-and-meditationsP&M §833: hast made known unto metablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: shalt knowepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: of every man of understanding
name 85% most 6% whose 3% through 1% treasured 1% brightness 1% called 1% all-glorious 1% invested 1% bearer 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: most sublimefire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §591: heaven and ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: heaven”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: of Thytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
This form usually rendered as “sayings”, “thou”, “turning” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: your heartsgleaningsGWB §552: been so changedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §237: whose heartprayers-and-meditationsP&M §784: hath been convulsedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: and their own heartsthe-hidden-wordsHW §101: one heartwill-and-testamentW&T §35: heart-rendingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §208: thrown into confusion
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “pleaseth”, “what” (83 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: He pleasethgleaningsGWB §7: the Divine Willkitab-i-iqanKIQ §48: whomsoever He willethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §69: alltablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §49: everythingwill-and-testamentW&T §5: this one, unworthy though he be
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: of Thy presencefire-tabletFire §2: Those who are near unto TheegleaningsGWB §191: too soonkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: Kindredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §65: reunionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §529: who seek to draw nightablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: the Presencetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: the favoured of God
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: Openfire-tabletFire §33: UnlockergleaningsGWB §112: hath unlockedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §159: prayed for victoryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §720: having opened itepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §39: is unlockedfire-tabletFire §33: the keygleaningsGWB §262: illumined
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §128: insightgleaningsGWB §219: eyekitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: understandingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §716: a man of insighttablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: heartthe-hidden-wordsHW §143: betterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: sightgleaningsGWB §111: with a penetrating vision
SE rendered تَفْتَحَ (taftaḥ), أَبْصارَ (ʾabṣár), أَحِبَّتِكَ (ʾaḥibbatik), لِئَلا (liʾalá), يَحْتَجِبُوا (yaḥtajibúá), كما (kmá) as “open, eyes, all that are dear, not, veiled, as”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: nightsgleaningsGWB §320: dreamkitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: night seasonprayers-and-meditationsP&M §167: the nightsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: in the night-seasonkitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: night-seasonepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: nightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: Many a night
This form usually rendered as “may” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: the most veiledgleaningsGWB §373: ignorantkitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: imprisonedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §33: are shut out as by a veil from Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: her browthe-hidden-wordsHW §150: thewill-and-testamentW&T §4: veil theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: veiled from
This form usually rendered as “cities”, “land”, “all” (20 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “see”, “may”, “outwardly” (5 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Thou seestfire-tabletFire §26: seestgleaningsGWB §668: doth seekitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: the Mirrors reflecting the sun ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §211: Thou hast made known unto methe-hidden-wordsHW §146: hypocrisywill-and-testamentW&T §32: seest meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: We beheld
power 44% might 24% through 13% almighty 5% strength 4% omnipotence 3% whose 3% authority 2% greatness 1% transcendent 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: All-Powerfulfire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §74: One Who is the Most Powerfulkitab-i-ahdAhd §12: grantedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: transcendent powerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §447: hath empoweredtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: are notthe-hidden-wordsHW §7: hath been destined
This form usually rendered as “manifest”, “revealed”, “made” (461 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §60: grossly misrepresentedfire-tabletFire §8: the signsgleaningsGWB §677: signkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: dayspringskitab-i-iqanKIQ §73: must needs be revealedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §250: to unveiltablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: may be made manifest
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: QueengleaningsGWB §64: all they that dwell on earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: worldly dominionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §364: in Thy landtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §120: in the eternal kingdomwill-and-testamentW&T §13: every landepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: the kingdoms
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: magnified begleaningsGWB §471: highkitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: dignitariesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §331: forcetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §58: splendorwill-and-testamentW&T §10: my prideepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: All-Powerful, the
