Prayers and Meditations — §547
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 547 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
أَسْئَلُكَ يا حَبِيبَ قُلُوبِ المُشْتاقِينَ بِمَظاهِرِ أَمْرِكَ وَمَهابِطِ وَحْيِكَ وَمَطالِعِ عِزِّكَ وَمَخازِنِ عِلْمِكَ، بِأَنْ لا تَجْعَلَنِي مَحْرُومًا عَنْ بَيْتِكَ الحَرامِ وَالمَشْعَرِ وَالمَقامِ، أَيْ رَبِّ وَفِّقْنِي عَلَى الوُرُودِ فِي ساحَةِ قُدْسِهِ وَالطَّوافِ فِي حَوْلِهِ وَالقِيامِ تِلْقاءَ بابِهِ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I beseech Thee, O Thou Who art the Beloved of the hearts which long for Thee, by the Manifestations of Thy Cause and the Daysprings of Thine inspiration, and the Exponents of Thy majesty, and the Treasuries of Thy knowledge, not to suffer me to be deprived of Thy holy Habitation, Thy Fane and Thy Tabernacle. Aid me, O my Lord, to attain His hallowed court, and to circle round His person, and to stand humbly at His door.
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “I beseech Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: askgleaningsGWB §489: be askedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: questionsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §654: Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §153: praygleaningsGWB §467: wert thou to inquire of themkitab-i-iqanKIQ §200: was questionedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §607: we implore Thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §45: that loveth Mefire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §603: kindlinesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §278: those who profess to be Our friendsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §364: Thy dear onestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §24: Our desirewill-and-testamentW&T §5: “My foolish loved ones
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: of Mine heartgleaningsGWB §662: his heartkitab-i-iqanKIQ §164: transmutethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §759: the hearts oftablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: and their own heartsthe-hidden-wordsHW §67: nor heartswill-and-testamentW&T §48: with a heartepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: hearts
المُشْتاقِينَ
literal: longing; yearning; longing, yearning
SE expanded to “which long for Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: such as yearn for Theefire-tabletFire §41: Thy yearninggleaningsGWB §708: joykitab-i-iqanKIQ §263: fervourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §48: in their longingthe-hidden-wordsHW §51: thy longingwill-and-testamentW&T §14: urgingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: longing
manifestations 67% exponents 11% manifestation 5% who 4% embodiments 4% emblems 3% through 3% symbols 2% revealers 2% person 1%
cause 62% revelation 14% behest 6% faith 4% bidding 4% commandment 3% decree 2% affairs 2% through 2% command 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §180: incidentfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §352: God’s Revelationkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: decreedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: of divine Revelationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §319: through the power of Thy decreetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commandsthe-hidden-wordsHW §57: thine
repositories 67% daysprings 33%
SE rendered بِمَظاهِرِ (bimaẓáhir), أَمْرِكَ (ʾamrik), وَمَهابِطِ (wamahábiṭ), وَحْيِكَ (waḥyik), وَمَطالِعِ (wamaṭáliʿ), عِزِّكَ (ʿizzik), وَمَخازِنِ (wamakházin) as “Manifestations, Thy Cause, the Daysprings of Thine inspiration, the Exponents of Thy majesty, the Treasuries of Thy knowledge”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: is revealedgleaningsGWB §290: is being sent down unto theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §123: the Voice of Inspirationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §524: of Thine inspirationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: RevelationgleaningsGWB §583: Divine inspirationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §360: inspirationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: of Revelation
SE rendered أَمْرِكَ (ʾamrik), وَمَهابِطِ (wamahábiṭ), وَحْيِكَ (waḥyik), وَمَطالِعِ (wamaṭáliʿ), عِزِّكَ (ʿizzik), وَمَخازِنِ (wamakházin) as “Thy Cause, the Daysprings of Thine inspiration, the Exponents of Thy majesty, the Treasuries of Thy knowledge”
daysprings 43% dawning-places 13% exponents 11% revealers 9% day-springs 9% revealed 4% manifestations 4% embodiments 2% wellsprings 2% instigators 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: wellspringfire-tabletFire §16: embodimentsgleaningsGWB §342: to Him Who is the Dayspring ofkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: sourceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §171: a Soulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §257: from the Dayspringtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: may understandthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenance
SE expanded to “Exponents of Thy majesty”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: More precious is it thangleaningsGWB §512: gracious and almightykitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: and powerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §438: of omnipotencetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §58: splendorwill-and-testamentW&T §10: my prideepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: your glory
SE expanded to “Treasuries of Thy knowledge”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: preservedgleaningsGWB §630: treasuredkitab-i-ahdAhd §1: the treasurykitab-i-iqanKIQ §22: concealed within the treasuryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §547: and the Treasuriesthe-hidden-wordsHW §66: I have preserved itepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: repositorygleaningsGWB §52: hidden and treasured
SE rendered عِزِّكَ (ʿizzik), وَمَخازِنِ (wamakházin), عِلْمِكَ، (ʿilmika،), تَجْعَلَنِي (tajʿalaní) as “the Exponents of Thy majesty, the Treasuries of Thy knowledge, to suffer me to be”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: unawarefire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §20: can be well imaginedkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: He, Who is the Object of all knowledgeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §164: well awaretablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
SE expanded to “to suffer me to be”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §152: make theefire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §219: He shall cause it to becomekitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: the foulest beetleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §242: set metablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: ordainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §12: have bountifully shedwill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant that
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: withheldgleaningsGWB §214: sanctitykitab-i-ahdAhd §15: Holy Householdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §124: can never scentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §318: withhold him notthe-hidden-wordsHW §38: forfeitwill-and-testamentW&T §23: depriveth himselfepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: deprive
SE expanded to “Thy holy Habitation”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: a housegleaningsGWB §370: hath writtenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §654: for the mansionswill-and-testamentW&T §25: Housesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: the homegleaningsGWB §611: the Frequentedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §547: Thy holy Habitationwill-and-testamentW&T §25: one
This form usually rendered as “indicative”, “revealed”, “indicate” (16 occurrences)
indicative 21% revealed 14% indicate 14% indicating 7% which 7% bear 7% doth 7% attest 7% testify 7% perceive 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: rose upfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §18: the exalted stationkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §38: In another senseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §638: that vextablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: remaineth motionless
SE expanded to “O my Lord”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: with my LordgleaningsGWB §311: its Creatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: the Sourceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §359: rulerstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: be my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §47: O my God!epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: my Lord
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: that thou mayest be assisted thereingleaningsGWB §552: attainedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §96: in consonanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §597: enablethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: By its aidwill-and-testamentW&T §53: helpepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: Aid megleaningsGWB §414: He may graciously vouchsafe His grace
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §211: that attain thereuntogleaningsGWB §240: have comekitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: abide withinprayers-and-meditationsP&M §481: touchethwill-and-testamentW&T §49: in the midst of my woesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §60: voicegleaningsGWB §462: We receivekitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: handed down
SE expanded to “His hallowed court”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §267: the shores of the seagleaningsGWB §210: the courtkitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: sanctuaryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: into the courtthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: the realmepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: courtkitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: presencethe-hidden-wordsHW §146: at the court
SE rendered الوُرُودِ (al-wurúd), ساحَةِ (sáḥah), قُدْسِهِ (qudsih), وَالطَّوافِ (wálṭṭawáf), حَوْلِهِ (ḥawlih) as “attain, His hallowed court, to circle, round His person”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: His holinessgleaningsGWB §669: veiledkitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: are immensely exalted aboveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: exalt it abovetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: hath exaltedthe-hidden-wordsHW §120: purewill-and-testamentW&T §3: Hisepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: sanctified
circumambulating 50% circle 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §224: have circled aboutgleaningsGWB §406: they who livedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: revolvethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §225: have circledtablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: round which have circledtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §10: doth circlewill-and-testamentW&T §24: peoplesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: such as have circled
SE expanded to “round His person”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: Now is the momentgleaningsGWB §216: around theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: secretprayers-and-meditationsP&M §533: hath come intablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: shall not wavertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: her statethe-hidden-wordsHW §26: plightwill-and-testamentW&T §30: untouched
SE rendered حَوْلِهِ (ḥawlih), وَالقِيامِ (wálqíám), تِلْقاءَ (tilqáʾ), بابِهِ، (bábihi،) as “round His person, to stand humbly, at His door”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: have spokenfire-tabletFire §1: of Thy CountenancegleaningsGWB §291: admittance into the court of His presencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: “Presenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §844: before thetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §20: of His Presencethe-hidden-wordsHW §37: to meet Mewill-and-testamentW&T §41: kindling
SE expanded to “at His door”
