Prayers and Meditations — §586
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 586 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
أَيْ رَبِّ قَدْ تَوَجَّهْتُ إِلَيْكَ كما أَمَرْتَنِي فِي كِتابِكَ وَأَقْبَلْتُ إِلى أُفُقِ عِنايَتِكَ بِما أَذِنْتَ لِيْ فِي أَلْواحِكَ، أَسْئَلُكَ بِأَنْ لا تَطْرُدَنِي عَنْ بابِ فَضْلِكَ وَتَكْتُبَ لِي أَجْرَ مَنْ فازَ بِلِقائِكَ وَقَامَ عَلَى خِدْمَتِكَ وَأَخَذَتْهُ رَشَحاتُ بَحْرِ أَلْطافِكَ فِي أَيَّامِكَ وَإِشْراقاتُ شَمْسِ مَواهِبِكَ عِنْدَ ظُهُورِ أَنْوارِ وَجْهِكَ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I have, O my Lord, turned unto Thee according to what Thou hast commanded me in Thy Book, and have set my face towards the horizon of Thy loving-kindness even as Thou hast permitted me in Thy Tablets. Cast me not out of the door of Thy grace, I beseech Thee, and write down for me the recompense destined for him who hath entered Thy presence, and hath risen to serve Thee, and hath been carried away by the drops sprinkled upon him from the Ocean of Thy favors in Thy days, and by the splendors of the Daystar of Thy gifts that have been shed upon him at the revelation of the light of Thy countenance.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: her LordgleaningsGWB §381: the bettermentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: the Sourceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §850: supremacytablet-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 §210: God
This form usually rendered as “have”, “set”, “hath” (17 occurrences)
SE expanded to “turned unto Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: wholly for the sakefire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §338: hath turned his face towardskitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: meaningsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §246: Theetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hast directed towards me Thy stepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §41: before Our Face
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: TabletgleaningsGWB §445: the battalionskitab-i-ahdAhd §10: Our Most Holy Bookkitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: holy scripturesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §442: Write us upthe-hidden-wordsHW §72: Writewill-and-testamentW&T §6: such letters and documentsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: Write down
SE expanded to “have set my face”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: Previousfire-tabletFire §46: go forwardgleaningsGWB §157: acceptancekitab-i-ahdAhd §15: time and againkitab-i-iqanKIQ §267: a bygone ageprayers-and-meditationsP&M §298: who hath turned towards Theetablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: been lifted upontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: interpretfire-tabletFire §26: gracegleaningsGWB §43: of loving-kindnesskitab-i-ahdAhd §6: investedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: the aidprayers-and-meditationsP&M §329: gracious providencethe-hidden-wordsHW §160: by the gracewill-and-testamentW&T §4: through His loving-kindness
This form usually rendered as “hast”, “thou” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §53: with attentive earsgleaningsGWB §251: by His leavekitab-i-iqanKIQ §211: by permissionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: by Thy leavetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: with their own earswill-and-testamentW&T §34: the mindsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: hearinggleaningsGWB §613: acceptance and pleasure
tablets 90% scriptures 10%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: My TabletgleaningsGWB §598: clearkitab-i-iqanKIQ §41: the symbolicprayers-and-meditationsP&M §345: hath shone forthtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Bookswill-and-testamentW&T §7: a documentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: hath shed its splendorgleaningsGWB §677: Tablets.…
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §152: beseechethgleaningsGWB §265: entreatykitab-i-iqanKIQ §100: seekerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §354: I ask Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: I beseech TheegleaningsGWB §313: Thou hast asked Me concerningkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: the intricaciesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §654: Thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §115: drive them not awaygleaningsGWB §464: reject Uskitab-i-iqanKIQ §260: outcastprayers-and-meditationsP&M §303: drive them not outepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: to have been banishedgleaningsGWB §461: Thrust not awaykitab-i-iqanKIQ §114: cast Him out from their midstprayers-and-meditationsP&M §222: Cast not away
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: doorgleaningsGWB §112: the gateskitab-i-iqanKIQ §103: wordsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §830: Thy gateepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: through the waters ofgleaningsGWB §176: the doorskitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: door thereofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §208: the door of Thy gate
grace 91% loving-kindness 2% tender 2% bounty 1% token 1% whose 1% bounteousness 1% gracious 1% mercy 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: his due recompensegleaningsGWB §254: the recompense with which He shall reward Uskitab-i-iqanKIQ §22: meedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §101: the recompensetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: the rewardepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: rewardgleaningsGWB §243: have sought youepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: I will recompense
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: attainedgleaningsGWB §176: was made the recipient ofkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: is enabled to achievekitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: attained untoprayers-and-meditationsP&M §778: Who hath enteredtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: hath been honouredthe-hidden-wordsHW §111: gazeth uponepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: attain
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the Judgmentfire-tabletFire §33: to the Divine PresencegleaningsGWB §424: to attain His courtkitab-i-iqanKIQ §181: attainment unto the divine Presenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §665: behold the countenance oftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §20: of His Presencethe-hidden-wordsHW §37: to meet Mewill-and-testamentW&T §41: kindling
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §254: seatfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §99: In this respectkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §33: primarilyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §112: to speak in Thy nametablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: rose
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: guardiangleaningsGWB §711: thy dutykitab-i-iqanKIQ §127: wentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §173: for Thy servicewill-and-testamentW&T §48: might serveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: of My servantsgleaningsGWB §221: the servantskitab-i-iqanKIQ §142: before
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “laid”, “clung” (29 occurrences)
SE expanded to “hath been carried away”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: a sprinklingfire-tabletFire §19: surginggleaningsGWB §581: sprinkle therewithkitab-i-iqanKIQ §129: sprinklingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §263: sprinklegleaningsGWB §627: taking their portionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: those dropsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §109: with the drops sprinkled
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: oceangleaningsGWB §51: the rushing waterskitab-i-iqanKIQ §1: the ocean of true understandingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: Thy billowing oceanswill-and-testamentW&T §2: the Twin surging seasepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: from the oceangleaningsGWB §684: an oceankitab-i-iqanKIQ §83: billowing
favors 32% loving-kindness 13% gifts 13% tender 11% bountiful 8% bounties 6% manifold 5% favor 5% bounty 5% transcendent 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: bountygleaningsGWB §284: and His giftskitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: the most excellentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §523: of Thy favorsthe-hidden-wordsHW §66: as a sign of My loving-kindnessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: loving-kindnessgleaningsGWB §307: refinedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §239: lovingkindness
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: daysgleaningsGWB §210: the former dayskitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: peopleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §164: in Thy daystablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Daythe-hidden-wordsHW §115: a passing daywill-and-testamentW&T §47: daytimeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: day and
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: hath risenfire-tabletFire §22: radiancegleaningsGWB §504: hath shed illumination uponkitab-i-iqanKIQ §191: arisingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §762: and the brightnesstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §27: Floodingthe-hidden-wordsHW §63: it may shinewill-and-testamentW&T §4: of the world
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: The sungleaningsGWB §401: the splendorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §33: “suns”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §744: oneepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the Day-StargleaningsGWB §43: that Daystarkitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: Day-star of Truthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §858: of the Daystar
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: All-BountifulgleaningsGWB §631: and Divine generosityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §265: and Thy giftswill-and-testamentW&T §56: giftepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §152: All-BounteousgleaningsGWB §569: and bountyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §504: bountywill-and-testamentW&T §10: a bounty
revelation 59% manifestation 16% dispensation 8% advent 4% appearance 3% made 3% through 2% divine 2% every 2% unveiled 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: this Revelationfire-tabletFire §38: prevailgleaningsGWB §49: the manifestations thereofkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: demonstratingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §198: declared themselvesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §526: and I have shown forthtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: to appear
light 48% splendors 23% lights 13% brightness 4% effulgence 3% resplendent 2% glory 2% luminaries 2% all 1% effulgent 1%
