Prayers and Meditations — §719

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 719 of 858.

Source (Arabic)

وَلِسانِيْ ناطِقًا بِثَنائِكَ وَوَجْهِيْ مُتَوَجِّهًا إِلى وَجْهِكَ بَعْدَ فَنآءِ ما خُلِقَ بِكَلِمَتِكَ وَيَديْ مُرتَفِعَةً إِلى سَمآءِ جُودِكَ وَعَطائِكَ، هَلْ تَمْنَعُ الغَرِيبَ الَّذِيْ دَعَوْتَهُ إِلى الوَطَنِ الأَعْلى فِي ظِلِّ جَناحَيْ رَحْمَتِكَ، وَهَلْ تَطْرُدُ المِسْكِينَ الَّذِيْ سَرُعَ إِلى شَاطِئِ بَحْرِ غَنائِكَ، وَهَلْ تُغْلِقُ بابَ فَض

Shoghi Effendi Translation

I am so carried away by the sweetness of Thine utterances, and so inebriated with the wine of Thy tender mercies, that my voice can never be stilled, nor can my suppliant hands any longer desist from being stretched out towards Thee. Thou seest, O my Lord, how mine eyes are fixed in the direction of Thy grace, and mine ears inclined towards the kingdom of Thine utterance, and my tongue unloosed to celebrate Thy praise, and my face set towards Thy face that surviveth all that hath been created by Thy word, and my hands raised up towards the heaven of Thy bounty and favor.

Translation Notes

وَلِسانِيْ

walisání l-s-n → “my tongue”

literal: tongue; tongue, language; tongues

tongue 75% language 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: tongue gleaningsGWB §636: the sword kitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: speech prayers-and-meditationsP&M §852: any tongue the-hidden-wordsHW §101: IN epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: language gleaningsGWB §603: A kindly tongue kitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: mouth

ناطِقًا

náṭiqan n-ṭ-q → “unloosed” Distinctive

literal: speak; speaking

This form usually rendered as “uttering”, “speak”, “utterance” (52 occurrences)

uttering 25% speak 15% utterance 10% rational 10% uttered 10% speaketh 10% reciteth 5% voice 5% recite 5% say 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: caused fire-tabletFire §37: uttereth gleaningsGWB §96: testify kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: words kitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: eloquent prayers-and-meditationsP&M §756: now speaketh will-and-testamentW&T §2: declared epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §63: crieth out these words

بِثَنائِكَ

bithanáʾik th-n-y → “to celebrate thy praise”

literal: praise; praise, commendation

SE expanded to “to celebrate Thy praise”

praise 46% celebrate 9% virtues 9% extol 9% celebrating 7% glorify 6% extolling 6% magnifying 4% muse 2% whose 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Thy celebration gleaningsGWB §117: praise kitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: “Secondary prayers-and-meditationsP&M §259: extolling epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: to glorify Thee gleaningsGWB §46: celebrate His praise prayers-and-meditationsP&M §55: to extol Thy virtues epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: glorify

وَوَجْهِيْ

wawajhí w-j-h → “my face”

literal: face

face 67% name’s 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: the sake fire-tabletFire §30: This Face gleaningsGWB §422: lift up your faces kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faces kitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: quarter of the Heavens prayers-and-meditationsP&M §306: set their faces tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: the light of the the-hidden-wordsHW §41: before Our Face

فَنآءِ

fanáʾ f-n-y → “shall” Distinctive

literal: perish; perishing

This form usually rendered as “door”, “perisheth”, “court” (6 occurrences)

door 33% perisheth 17% court 17% surviveth 17% threshold 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §70: dieth to himself gleaningsGWB §486: transitory kitab-i-iqanKIQ §257: vanities prayers-and-meditationsP&M §298: must perish tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §29: mortal graves the-hidden-wordsHW §8: die epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: perisheth not gleaningsGWB §104: self-effacement

خُلِقَ

khuliq kh-l-q → “hath been created”

literal: creation; create; created

SE expanded to “hath been created”

creation 31% creatures 16% hath 14% created 12% men 9% people 7% mankind 4% world 3% called 2% made 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: amongst His creatures fire-tabletFire §9: the peoples gleaningsGWB §489: and its empire kitab-i-iqanKIQ §112: no one prayers-and-meditationsP&M §141: of Thy creatures tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created her the-hidden-wordsHW §83: creators epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §195: virtues

بِكَلِمَتِكَ

bikalimatik k-l-m → “by thy word”

literal: word; words

SE expanded to “by Thy word”

word 86% most 7% shining 3% message 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: word fire-tabletFire §48: Thy shining word gleaningsGWB §292: with his own kitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: writings prayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: and Thy word tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: to one mystic word will-and-testamentW&T §6: Epistles epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §70: Divinity

وَيَديْ

wayady y-d-y → “my hands”

literal: hand; hands; by-hand

hand 30% hold 20% hands 20% presence 10% under 10% door 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: his hand gleaningsGWB §508: into your hands kitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: with their own hands prayers-and-meditationsP&M §455: by the hand tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: in Whose hand is tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: with their hands epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: hands gleaningsGWB §167: hold within My grasp

مُرتَفِعَةً

murtafiʿahan r-f-ʿ → “raised”

literal: raise; raised; elevation

raised 29% established 14% have 10% stilled 10% hoisted 10% elevated 10% wept 5% break 5% upraised 5% called 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: calleth fire-tabletFire §47: hast caused gleaningsGWB §290: transcendent glory kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: serveth to exalt kitab-i-iqanKIQ §38: established and proclaimed prayers-and-meditationsP&M §108: the more loudly tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: dispel the-hidden-wordsHW §63: hath risen

جُودِكَ

júdik j-w-d → “of thy bounty”

literal: generosity; bounty; generosity, bounty

SE expanded to “of Thy bounty”

bounty 45% bounteousness 12% generosity 12% through 10% grace 6% favor 4% bountiful 4% billowing 2% bestowal 2% graciousness 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: Thy bounty fire-tabletFire §34: Giver gleaningsGWB §569: Thy favor kitab-i-iqanKIQ §53: pure prayers-and-meditationsP&M §241: Thy bountiful care the-hidden-wordsHW §126: to be generous epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: billowing ocean of Thy favor fire-tabletFire §33: Thy bestowal

وَعَطائِكَ،

waʿaṭáʾika، ʿ-ṭ-w → “bounty”

literal: bounty

bounty 30% generosity 30% favor 10% graciousness 10% bounteousness 10% favors 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §3: of bounty fire-tabletFire §4: generosity kitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: show kindness prayers-and-meditationsP&M §470: bounteousness the-hidden-wordsHW §66: is will-and-testamentW&T §10: Thy bountiful Grace epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: Thy generosity prayers-and-meditationsP&M §388: of Thy favors

هَلْ

hal h-l

literal: interrogative particle; people

SE rendered سَمآءِ (samáʾ), جُودِكَ (júdik), وَعَطائِكَ، (waʿaṭáʾika،), هَلْ (hal) as “the heaven, of Thy bounty, and favor”

“hath 33% know 33% think 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: “Hath gleaningsGWB §282: Think kitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: people gleaningsGWB §282: Know

تَمْنَعُ

tamnaʿ m-n-ʿ

literal: prevent; prevented; prevention

SE rendered جُودِكَ (júdik), وَعَطائِكَ، (waʿaṭáʾika،), هَلْ (hal), تَمْنَعُ (tamnaʿ) as “of Thy bounty, and favor”

debar 14% hinder 14% deter 14% keep 14% can 7% powerless 7% refuse 7% still 7% deterred 7% withhold 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §115: Debar gleaningsGWB §493: unlawful kitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: detachment prayers-and-meditationsP&M §1: powerless to hold back tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against thee the-hidden-wordsHW §157: goodly will-and-testamentW&T §56: hindrance epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: debarred

الغَرِيبَ

al-gharíb gh-r-b

literal: stranger

SE rendered وَعَطائِكَ، (waʿaṭáʾika،), هَلْ (hal), تَمْنَعُ (tamnaʿ), الغَرِيبَ (al-gharíb), دَعَوْتَهُ (daʿawtah) as “and favor”

stranger 40% wondrous 40% strangers 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: nor to the West fire-tabletFire §17: exile gleaningsGWB §363: wondrous kitab-i-iqanKIQ §45: “wests”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §89: strangers tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: banishment tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: of exile will-and-testamentW&T §35: my exile

دَعَوْتَهُ

daʿawtah d-ʿ-w

literal: call; invitation

summoned 42% summon 19% have 12% called 8% hath 4% summoning 4% invited 4% empowered 4% caused 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: invoketh gleaningsGWB §195: turn kitab-i-ahdAhd §6: Pray kitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: summoning prayers-and-meditationsP&M §462: such of Thy servants tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §53: was called the-hidden-wordsHW §24: I call thee epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §50: summon

الوَطَنِ

al-waṭan w-ṭ-n

literal: homeland; homeland, home; land

country 50% most 25% own 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §60: his native land fire-tabletFire §43: the land gleaningsGWB §513: his own country kitab-i-iqanKIQ §77: abode prayers-and-meditationsP&M §692: my dwelling-place the-hidden-wordsHW §75: shelter will-and-testamentW&T §3: and epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: a home

الأَعْلى

al-ʾaʿlى ʿ-l-w

literal: highest; exalted

SE rendered الوَطَنِ (al-waṭan), الأَعْلى (al-ʾaʿlى) as “”

most 45% high 18% glory 10% loftiest 6% exalted 6% highest 5% supreme 4% all-glorious 3% heights 2% one 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §255: magnified be His fire-tabletFire §42: highest gleaningsGWB §198: the All-Powerful kitab-i-ahdAhd §16: on the kitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: with prayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: and can aid tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: around her the-hidden-wordsHW §20: THE WONDROUS

ظِلِّ

ẓill ẓ-l-l

literal: shadow; shade; shadow/shade

SE rendered الوَطَنِ (al-waṭan), الأَعْلى (al-ʾaʿlى), ظِلِّ (ẓill) as “”

shadow 63% shelter 11% beneath 7% shade 7% through 2% sheltered 2% unto 2% overshadowed 2% most 2% under 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: the clouds gleaningsGWB §43: the shelter kitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: shelter of His shadow prayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: his most exalted home the-hidden-wordsHW §104: shade will-and-testamentW&T §2: shelter epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: shadow of the court of Thy bounty gleaningsGWB §25: the shadow

جَناحَيْ

janáḥay j-n-ḥ

literal: wing; wings

wings 75% steady 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §48: wings gleaningsGWB §63: on the wings kitab-i-iqanKIQ §209: humility prayers-and-meditationsP&M §263: on the tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: upon the wings epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the wings kitab-i-iqanKIQ §43: steady wings prayers-and-meditationsP&M §336: whatever wings

رَحْمَتِكَ،

raḥmatika، r-ḥ-m

literal: mercy; merciful

mercy 90% all-encompassing 2% transcendent 2% heaven 1% court 1% canopy 1% compassion 1% wondrous 1% mercies 1% tender 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: Merciful fire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassion gleaningsGWB §673: glory kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessings kitab-i-iqanKIQ §234: Him prayers-and-meditationsP&M §787: tender mercies tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercy the-hidden-wordsHW §109: My tender grace

تَطْرُدُ

taṭrud ṭ-r-d

literal: expel; drive away; expelled

“thrust 50% cast 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §115: drive them gleaningsGWB §461: “Thrust prayers-and-meditationsP&M §400: drive them away epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: banished gleaningsGWB §243: justify Our banishment prayers-and-meditationsP&M §66: cast out epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: cast them out gleaningsGWB §464: reject Us

المِسْكِينَ

al-miskín m-s-k

literal: hold fast; clinging; cling

SE rendered المِسْكِينَ (al-miskín), سَرُعَ (saruʿ) as “”

wretched 50% poor 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §49: cleaveth gleaningsGWB §686: musk-laden fragrance kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: poor prayers-and-meditationsP&M §464: chosen to cleave tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: Launch epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: have clung gleaningsGWB §719: Hold ye fast kitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: bear witness

سَرُعَ

saruʿ s-r-ʿ

literal: hasten; hastened; hasten/hurry

hastened 44% hasted 22% rushed 11% have 11% lord 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §41: Haste ye gleaningsGWB §31: Hasten kitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: “Swift prayers-and-meditationsP&M §619: hath hasted the-hidden-wordsHW §41: traverse epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: hastened gleaningsGWB §77: They hasten prayers-and-meditationsP&M §17: hasten to meet

شَاطِئِ

sháṭiʾ sh-ṭ-ʾ

literal: shore; shore, bank; shore/bank

shores 83% shore 9% ocean 4% sacred 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: shore gleaningsGWB §656: the ocean kitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: from the shores prayers-and-meditationsP&M §123: the shores tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §6: sacred strand epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: shores kitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: shores of

بَحْرِ

baḥr b-ḥ-r

literal: sea; ocean; sea, ocean

SE rendered شَاطِئِ (sháṭiʾ), بَحْرِ (baḥr) as “”

ocean 76% sea 16% waters 2% most 1% billowing 1% where 1% outpouring 1% rushing 1% oceans 1% seeking 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: and fire-tabletFire §3: Where gleaningsGWB §357: how vast the oceans kitab-i-iqanKIQ §111: waters prayers-and-meditationsP&M §162: and the ocean tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: the ancient sea will-and-testamentW&T §2: Twin epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the ocean of knowledge

غَنائِكَ،

ghanáʾika، gh-n-y

literal: rich; wealth; riches

SE rendered شَاطِئِ (sháṭiʾ), بَحْرِ (baḥr), غَنائِكَ، (ghanáʾika،), وَهَلْ (wahal), تُغْلِقُ (tughliq), بابَ (báb), فَض (faḍ) as “grace”

riches 44% wealth 41% self-sufficiency 4% plenteousness 4% there 4% poor 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: possessest shall profit gleaningsGWB §408: rich who kitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: riches prayers-and-meditationsP&M §73: and to the sweetness tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: singeth tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: eternal wealth the-hidden-wordsHW §130: his riches epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the rich

تُغْلِقُ

tughliq gh-l-q

literal: to be shut, closed

SE rendered تُغْلِقُ (tughliq), بابَ (báb), فَض (faḍ) as “grace”

locked 25% could 25% have 25% shut 25%

fire-tabletFire §33: locked gleaningsGWB §211: could have closed prayers-and-meditationsP&M §241: shut prayers-and-meditationsP&M §15: have been shut

بابَ

báb b-w-b

literal: door; doors; door/gate

SE rendered بابَ (báb), فَض (faḍ) as “grace”

door 74% gate 7% portals 5% words 5% doorstep 2% chapter 2% gates 2% portal 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: the eighth Chapter gleaningsGWB §118: portals kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: door thereof prayers-and-meditationsP&M §730: gate epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: door gleaningsGWB §387: His door kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: door of prayers-and-meditationsP&M §829: at the door

فَض

faḍ f-ḍ-l → “grace”

literal: grace; grace/favor; grace, favor

grace 77% bounty 6% through 4% gracious 3% mercy 3% token 2% better 2% tender 2% great 1% favor 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: merit gleaningsGWB §204: Our loving-kindness kitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Gracious kitab-i-iqanKIQ §247: men of consummate learning prayers-and-meditationsP&M §222: Thy tender mercies tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a bounty the-hidden-wordsHW §1: the garment will-and-testamentW&T §23: virtues

Prayers and Meditations — §719

Source (Arabic)

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Translation Notes

Model Translations by Shoghi Effendi

Epistle to the Son of the Wolf

Fire Tablet

Gleanings

Kitáb-i-’Ahd

Kitáb-i-Íqán

Tablet of Aḥmad

Tablet of Carmel

Tablet of the Holy Mariner

The Hidden Words

Will and Testament