Prayers and Meditations — §633
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 633 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
فَوَعِزَّتِكَ يا مَحْبُوبَ العالَمِينَ وَمَقْصُودَ العارِفِينَ قَدْ أَخَذَنِيْ حُزْنُ الفِراقِ فِي الأَيَّامِ الَّتِي فِيها أَشْرَقَتْ شَمْسُ الوِصالِ لِبَرِيَّتِكَ، فَاكْتُبْ لِي أَجْرَ مَنْ فازَ بِحُضُورِكَ وَدَخَلَ ساحَةَ العَرْشِ بِإِذْنِكَ وَحَضَرَ لَدَى الوَجْهِ بِأَمْرِكَ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I swear by Thy glory, O Lord the Beloved of the world and the Desire of all them that have recognized Thee! I am sore afflicted by the grief of my separation from Thee, in the days when the Daystar of Thy presence hath shed its radiance upon Thy people. Write down, then, for me the recompense decreed for such as have gazed on Thy face, and have, by Thy leave, gained admittance into the court of Thy throne, and have, at Thy bidding, met Thee face to face.
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “swear by Thy glory”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: exalted andgleaningsGWB §534: so preciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: more gloriousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §438: of omnipotencetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §125: in your glorywill-and-testamentW&T §10: my prideepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: By Thy glory
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 §723: approvekitab-i-iqanKIQ §252: what devotionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §401: they who love Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §20: a belovedwill-and-testamentW&T §38: that love
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §32: “arts and sciencesfire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §412: of His knowledgekitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §83: signs ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: that they may be made awaretablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §21: every other goalgleaningsGWB §210: direct thy steps towardskitab-i-ahdAhd §3: The aimkitab-i-iqanKIQ §135: idle contentionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §666: cherishedthe-hidden-wordsHW §76: seekethwill-and-testamentW&T §7: purposedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §187: Him Who is the Desire
SE expanded to “all them 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 §205: every understanding heartgleaningsGWB §161: of human understandingkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §232: to know Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §744: visualizetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: of thine own knowledgeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: man of judgment
SE expanded to “am sore afflicted”
sorrow 25% grief 15% sadden 10% sadness 10% sorrows 10% anguish 10% saddened 5% tribulation 5% despondency 5% affliction 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: Our separationfire-tabletFire §1: of separationgleaningsGWB §118: separation from Theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: bereavementprayers-and-meditationsP&M §319: because of its separation from Thy Selftablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: shall be testedthe-hidden-wordsHW §100: differwill-and-testamentW&T §36: discern
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: the days of My lifegleaningsGWB §19: that is to comekitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: every day.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §741: their lives longtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Daythe-hidden-wordsHW §115: a passing daywill-and-testamentW&T §47: daytimeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: in the day-time
SE rendered الأَيَّامِ (al-ʾayyám), أَشْرَقَتْ (ʾashraqat), شَمْسُ (shams), الوِصالِ (al-wiṣál), لِبَرِيَّتِكَ، (libaríratika،) as “days, Daystar, presence, people”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: Dayspringfire-tabletFire §14: Dawning PlacegleaningsGWB §289: have risenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §147: to rise aboveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §160: Lightstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §41: beamedthe-hidden-wordsHW §61: radiantwill-and-testamentW&T §4: of the world
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: of His presencefire-tabletFire §2: of Thy reuniongleaningsGWB §424: reunionkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: of My presencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: hath been attainedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §323: light of Thy presencetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: reachedthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: obtained
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: the recoverygleaningsGWB §362: breathe naught butprayers-and-meditationsP&M §219: unto Thy peopleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: clear of themgleaningsGWB §48: peopleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §681: of all menepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: mengleaningsGWB §477: the whole world
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §262: will write downgleaningsGWB §661: Thou didst ordainkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: Writkitab-i-iqanKIQ §20: wordsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: to be a bookthe-hidden-wordsHW §72: Writewill-and-testamentW&T §42: the Holy Textepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §45: My Book
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 §198: I will recompensegleaningsGWB §537: recompenseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: reward
SE rendered فَاكْتُبْ (fáktub), لِي (lí), أَجْرَ (ʾajr), فازَ (fáz), بِحُضُورِكَ (biḥuḍúrik), وَدَخَلَ (wadakhal), ساحَةَ (sáḥah) as “Write down, me, recompense, face, gained admittance into, court”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: achievegleaningsGWB §506: that ye mightkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: is enabled to achievekitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: strayedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §809: who have attained unto Theetablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: hath showeredthe-hidden-wordsHW §111: gazeth uponepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: he suffered
This form usually rendered as “face” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: The ImamgleaningsGWB §311: attainethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §172: Muhammad, Himselfprayers-and-meditationsP&M §473: readythe-hidden-wordsHW §122: His holywill-and-testamentW&T §4: His Holiness theepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: His ExcellencygleaningsGWB §440: Gather
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: He enteredgleaningsGWB §257: have been calledkitab-i-iqanKIQ §220: entered thereinprayers-and-meditationsP&M §195: that they may enter themthe-hidden-wordsHW §61: Putwill-and-testamentW&T §42: partepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: enteredgleaningsGWB §517: and entereth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: towards the courtgleaningsGWB §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 §267: shorekitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: presencethe-hidden-wordsHW §146: at the court
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: throne on highgleaningsGWB §51: the seatkitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: thronesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §834: of the Throne on highthe-hidden-wordsHW §120: OF MY THRONEepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §221: of the Mighty ThronegleaningsGWB §279: His thronekitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: Throne.”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: earsgleaningsGWB §490: the burden of their recitalkitab-i-iqanKIQ §175: into their earsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §502: Thou hast sufferedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: with their own earswill-and-testamentW&T §34: the mindsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: leavegleaningsGWB §222: Leave hath, moreover, been given
This form usually rendered as “before”, “when”, “sight” (34 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: in the sight ofgleaningsGWB §11: in Our sightprayers-and-meditationsP&M §508: afterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: bygleaningsGWB §386: when brought face to face withprayers-and-meditationsP&M §746: besideepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: atgleaningsGWB §719: of
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: wouldst turn awayfire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §259: Our presencekitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: characterprayers-and-meditationsP&M §757: and have set their faces towards Theetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hast directed towards me Thy stepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §41: before Our Face
This form usually rendered as “cause”, “revelation”, “behest” (244 occurrences)
cause 62% revelation 14% behest 6% faith 4% bidding 4% commandment 3% decree 2% affairs 2% through 2% command 1%
