Prayers and Meditations — §680
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 680 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
يا مَنْ وَجْهُكَ كَعْبَتِيْ وَجَمالُكَ حَرَمِيْ وَشَطْرُكَ مَطْلَبِيْ وَذِكْرُكَ رَجائِيْ وَحُبُّكَ مُؤنِسِيْ وَعِشْقُكَ مُوجِدِيْ وَذِكْرُكَ أَنِيسِيْ وَقُرْبُكَ أَمَلِي وَوَصْلُكَ غايَةُ رَجائِي وَمُنْتَهى مَطْلَبِيْ، أَسْئَلُكَ أَنْ لا تُخَيِّبَنِيْ عَمَّا قَدَّرْتهُ لِخِيْرَةِ عِبادِكَ، ثُمَّ ارْزُقْنِيْ خَيْرَ الدُّنْيا وَالآخِرَةِ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
O Thou Whose face is the object of my adoration, Whose beauty is my sanctuary, Whose habitation is my goal, Whose praise is my hope, Whose providence is my companion, Whose love is the cause of my being, Whose mention is my solace, Whose nearness is my desire, Whose presence is my dearest wish and highest aspiration, I entreat Thee not to withhold from me the things Thou didst ordain for the chosen ones among Thy servants. Supply me, then, with the good of this world and of the next.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: turningfire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §422: your faceskitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: to turnprayers-and-meditationsP&M §682: and set his facetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hast directed towards me Thy stepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §76: turned towards
SE expanded to “object of my adoration”
gleaningsGWB §31: the celestial Kaabakitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: Sanctuaryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §59: the TabernaclegleaningsGWB §661: the courtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §711: the LodestargleaningsGWB §41: Ka‘bprayers-and-meditationsP&M §348: adored Sanctuaryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §535: the adored sanctuary
beauty 85% gaze 2% face 2% whose 2% countenance 1% glory 1% contemplation 1% swear 1% most 1% through 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: by the BeautygleaningsGWB §93: His imagekitab-i-ahdAhd §14: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: the divine Beautyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §248: my glorytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: upon whose countenancesthe-hidden-wordsHW §88: a beautywill-and-testamentW&T §4: His
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: the SanctuarygleaningsGWB §552: destitutekitab-i-ahdAhd §15: Holy Householdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §122: deprive themselves ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: Thine honorthe-hidden-wordsHW §38: forfeitwill-and-testamentW&T §23: depriveth himselfepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §264: forbidden
SE rendered وَجَمالُكَ (wajamáluk), حَرَمِيْ (ḥaramí), وَشَطْرُكَ (washaṭruk), مَطْلَبِيْ (maṭlabí), وَذِكْرُكَ (wadhikruk) as “beauty, sanctuary, goal, praise”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §257: towards HimgleaningsGWB §405: proceeding out of the throne ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: landprayers-and-meditationsP&M §470: shoresepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: fromgleaningsGWB §569: unto the courtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §535: towards the seat ofepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §239: to their Capital
remembrance 37% praise 20% remember 9% remembering 9% glorification 5% name 5% whose 5% make 4% mention 3% through 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: attributedgleaningsGWB §318: apprehendingkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: mentioningkitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: specifiedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §481: and the Source and Centertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mentionthe-hidden-wordsHW §44: Make mention of Me
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: my supreme Aspirationfire-tabletFire §4: LonginggleaningsGWB §629: may obtainkitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: our hopes were fixedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §157: the Desirethe-hidden-wordsHW §50: yearnethwill-and-testamentW&T §32: heart’s Desireepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: hopeth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: unto such of Our loved onesfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §363: exultationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §252: what devotionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §455: tiny seedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §5: do thou love Mewill-and-testamentW&T §5: “My foolish loved ones
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: perceivegleaningsGWB §548: fellowshipkitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: his fellow-manprayers-and-meditationsP&M §361: and to commune withthe-hidden-wordsHW §35: of reunionwill-and-testamentW&T §42: plottedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: perceivedgleaningsGWB §338: united
SE rendered رَجائِيْ (rajáʾí), وَحُبُّكَ (waḥubbuk), مُؤنِسِيْ (muʾnisí), وَعِشْقُكَ (waʿishquk), مُوجِدِيْ (mújidí), وَذِكْرُكَ (wadhikruk) as “hope, love, companion, cause of my being, mention”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §127: of Lovefire-tabletFire §41: LovegleaningsGWB §676: O ye that thirst after Him!kitab-i-iqanKIQ §65: his heart’s desireprayers-and-meditationsP&M §415: Whose lovethe-hidden-wordsHW §130: the loverwill-and-testamentW&T §13: Divine loveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: Thy true lovers
This form usually rendered as “begetter”, “cause” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: could findfire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathegleaningsGWB §324: owe their existence tokitab-i-iqanKIQ §100: His own Selfprayers-and-meditationsP&M §515: human existencetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §36: Shouldst thou inhalethe-hidden-wordsHW §15: thou mayest find Mewill-and-testamentW&T §8: With
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §246: proximityfire-tabletFire §2: Those who are near unto TheegleaningsGWB §700: them that shall be brought nigh unto Uskitab-i-ahdAhd §13: Kindredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §70: is at hand.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §14: draw them nearer untotablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: the Presencetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: the favoured of God
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §153: hopegleaningsGWB §602: aspirationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §8: Meditateprayers-and-meditationsP&M §262: them whose hopes are set on Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §93: desiresepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §21: of all aspirationsgleaningsGWB §602: aspirationskitab-i-iqanKIQ §8: consider and reflect
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: will have been brought face to face withfire-tabletFire §2: of Thy reuniongleaningsGWB §250: attainkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: of My presencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §258: linkedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §239: attain untotablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: reachedthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: obtained
SE rendered وَقُرْبُكَ (waqurbuk), أَمَلِي (ʾamalí), وَوَصْلُكَ (wawaṣluk), غايَةُ (gháyah) as “nearness, desire, presence”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: dupedfire-tabletFire §8: heightgleaningsGWB §725: to Him Who is the world’skitab-i-iqanKIQ §26: Purposeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §680: dearestthe-hidden-wordsHW §10: surely strayepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: a most depraved personprayers-and-meditationsP&M §669: supreme
SE rendered وَوَصْلُكَ (wawaṣluk), غايَةُ (gháyah), رَجائِي (rajáʾí), وَمُنْتَهى (wamuntahى), مَطْلَبِيْ، (maṭlabí،), أَسْئَلُكَ (ʾasʾaluk) as “presence, entreat”
beyond 37% highest 15% immeasurable 7% end 7% divine 7% ended 7% supreme 7% muntaha 4% sadratu’l-muntahá 4% may 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: beyond which there is no passingfire-tabletFire §11: lowest depthgleaningsGWB §117: His boundlesskitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categorically forbiddenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: the utmost degreeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §375: and the profoundesttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §24: them that comprehendthe-hidden-wordsHW §96: boundless
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §152: beseechethgleaningsGWB §467: by askingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: the questionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §651: I begepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: askethgleaningsGWB §467: wert thou to inquire of themkitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: they will ask Theeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §607: we implore Thee
تُخَيِّبَنِيْ
literal: disappoint; disappoint, frustrate; disappointed
This form usually rendered as “disappoint”, “cast”, “frustrate” (7 occurrences)
prayers-and-meditationsP&M §578: as one disappointedwill-and-testamentW&T §54: lost their causeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §449: Cast me notprayers-and-meditationsP&M §707: Deny him notprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: withholdprayers-and-meditationsP&M §657: disappointestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §680: not to withhold from meprayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: not to deprive
SE expanded to “Thou didst ordain”
This form usually rendered as “good”, “better”, “best” (90 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: the UnconstrainedgleaningsGWB §592: Unrestrainedkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: what is goodkitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: retired and lived inprayers-and-meditationsP&M §182: that which will profit themwill-and-testamentW&T §17: truthepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: Better isgleaningsGWB §666: goodness
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: the servants of Godfire-tabletFire §50: all the servantsgleaningsGWB §387: those that serve Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §381: they who serve Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicewill-and-testamentW&T §38: are servantsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: the people
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: nourish themselvesgleaningsGWB §195: hath nourished your soulskitab-i-iqanKIQ §247: drunkprayers-and-meditationsP&M §589: Supply mewill-and-testamentW&T §36: Vouchsafe unto themepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: attaingleaningsGWB §449: Who hath nourished theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: touching
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: this world’sgleaningsGWB §580: concerning the things of this worldkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: or lowprayers-and-meditationsP&M §622: downtroddenthe-hidden-wordsHW §56: with this worldepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: worldlinessgleaningsGWB §571: worldly thingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: sordid
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: FinallygleaningsGWB §540: morekitab-i-iqanKIQ §179: end.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §403: in the life which is to comethe-hidden-wordsHW §96: While there is yetwill-and-testamentW&T §42: of lateepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: futuregleaningsGWB §463: latter part
