Prayers and Meditations — §726
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 726 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
حُبِّكَ وَسُكْرُ رَحِيقِ تَوحِيدِكَ عَلَى شَأْنٍ أَسْمَعُ مِنْ هَزِيزِ الأَرْياحِ ذِكْرَكَ وَثَنائَكَ وَمِنْ خَرِيْرِ المآءِ نَعْتَكَ وَأَوْصافَكَ وَمِنْ حَفِيْفِ الأَشْجارِ أَسْرارَ قَضائِكَ الَّتِيْ أَوُدَعْتَها فِي مَمْلَكَتِكَ، سُبْحانَكَ يا إِلهَ الأَسْمآءِ وفَاطِرَ السَّماءِ لَكَ الحَمْدُ بِما عَرَّفْتَ عِبادَكَ هذا اليَوْمَ الَّذِيْ فيْهِ جَرى كَوْثَرُ الحَيَوانِ مِنْ إِصْبَعِ كَرَمِكَ وَظَهَرَ رَبِي
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I swear by Thy might, O Thou in Whose grasp are the reins of all mankind, and the destinies of the nations! I am so inflamed by my love for Thee, and so inebriated with the wine of Thy oneness, that I can hear from the whisper of the winds the sound of Thy glorification and praise, and can recognize in the murmur of the waters the voice that proclaimeth Thy virtues and Thine attributes, and can apprehend from the rustling of the leaves the mysteries that have been irrevocably ordained by Thee in Thy realm.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §67: lovethfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §556: his Belovedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §100: affectionateprayers-and-meditationsP&M §592: may be abhorrenttablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: I longtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: best beloved
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: inebriatedfire-tabletFire §21: drunkennessgleaningsGWB §278: the drunkennessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §718: burneth continuallyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: state of strange stuporfire-tabletFire §19: agonies of deathgleaningsGWB §65: inebriating effectprayers-and-meditationsP&M §535: with
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: sealed WinegleaningsGWB §25: the choice Wineprayers-and-meditationsP&M §395: Thy choice sealed Wineepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §31: Choice WinegleaningsGWB §233: the wineprayers-and-meditationsP&M §781: pure beverageepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §76: Choice Sealed WinegleaningsGWB §200: glorious Chalice
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: have acknowledged Thy unityfire-tabletFire §43: By Thine alonenessgleaningsGWB §383: the faithfulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §150: no manprayers-and-meditationsP&M §331: adoretablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: believers in the Divine Unitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: lonethe-hidden-wordsHW §69: all from one same
SE rendered رَحِيقِ (raḥíq), تَوحِيدِكَ (tawḥídik), شَأْنٍ (shaʾanin), أَسْمَعُ (ʾasmaʿ), هَزِيزِ (hazíz), الأَرْياحِ (ar-ryáḥ) as “wine, oneness, hear, whisper, winds”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: My rankgleaningsGWB §115: revelationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: concerningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §199: splendorthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: My stateepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: that neithergleaningsGWB §214: stationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §856: a detachment
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: All-Hearingfire-tabletFire §37: Give Thou eargleaningsGWB §700: hath heardkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: sightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §290: that inclineth his earprayers-and-meditationsP&M §185: can be heardtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hearken to Thy calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §21: And they heard
This form usually rendered as “whispering”, “whisper”, “murmur” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: tremblethgleaningsGWB §282: throw into commotionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §467: stirred uptablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §29: shakenwill-and-testamentW&T §35: made merryepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: vibratethgleaningsGWB §634: Therein hathprayers-and-meditationsP&M §768: the murmur
This form usually rendered as “remembrance”, “praise”, “remember” (149 occurrences)
remembrance 37% praise 24% remember 8% name 7% remembering 7% mention 4% glorification 4% virtues 4% whose 3% remembered 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: revealedgleaningsGWB §319: can depictkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckonedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: spoken ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §538: extolling Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: proclaimeththe-hidden-wordsHW §44: Make mention of Me
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 §143: SecondarilygleaningsGWB §396: magnifykitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: “Secondaryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §6: their praise of Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Thy celebrationgleaningsGWB §3: gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §50: to celebrate Thy gloryepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: to glorify Thee
SE rendered الأَرْياحِ (ar-ryáḥ), ذِكْرَكَ (dhikrak), وَثَنائَكَ (wathanáʾak), وَمِنْ (wamin), خَرِيْرِ (kharír), المآءِ (al-máʾ), نَعْتَكَ (naʿtak) as “winds, glorification, praise, in, murmur, waters, virtues”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §264: their watersgleaningsGWB §12: waterskitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: the watersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §745: the waterthe-hidden-wordsHW §138: foul and mortalepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §264: its watersgleaningsGWB §36: such waterprayers-and-meditationsP&M §377: by water
This form usually rendered as “virtues” (1 occurrences)
attributes 66% description 7% describe 6% attribute 5% praise 4% virtues 3% all 3% describing 2% characterized 2% affirm 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the descriptiongleaningsGWB §311: His attributeskitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: ascribe toprayers-and-meditationsP&M §779: conceptionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: DescribinggleaningsGWB §94: These attributeskitab-i-iqanKIQ §93: extol and magnifyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §830: all attributes
3 occurrences in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: of BlessednessgleaningsGWB §56: leaveskitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: treesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: the corrupt treewill-and-testamentW&T §57: Lote-Treesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: “The treegleaningsGWB §36: blessed Treekitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: Tree—which
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: joygleaningsGWB §357: is My mysterykitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: the headsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §516: Rejoicetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §35: of their heartsthe-hidden-wordsHW §66: hiddenwill-and-testamentW&T §18: the secret essenceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: My mysteries
This form usually rendered as “decree”, “irrevocable”, “dispositions” (35 occurrences)
decree 69% irrevocable 10% dispositions 3% judgment 3% purpose 3% appointments 3% ordained 3% through 3%
This form usually rendered as “irrevocably” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: Abandon itgleaningsGWB §508: cast behind your backskitab-i-iqanKIQ §126: “Letprayers-and-meditationsP&M §677: have committedthe-hidden-wordsHW §13: of strengthwill-and-testamentW&T §48: leftepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: AbandongleaningsGWB §63: will renounce
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: kingdomsgleaningsGWB §426: King of Kingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §43: the angels descend.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §542: such of their subjectstablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: of the Kingdomtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §15: My dominionwill-and-testamentW&T §48: of the
SE rendered أَوُدَعْتَها (ʾawudaʿtahá), مَمْلَكَتِكَ، (mamlakatika،), سُبْحانَكَ (subḥának) as “been irrevocably, realm”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §80: Everything celebratethgleaningsGWB §557: hymns of glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §175: “veils of glory”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §217: Glorytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: Glorified be He thatthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: from on highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: the veilsgleaningsGWB §190: Glory be
SE rendered مَمْلَكَتِكَ، (mamlakatika،), سُبْحانَكَ (subḥának), إِلهَ (ʾilh) as “realm”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: all namesfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §39: particular nameskitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: Himselfprayers-and-meditationsP&M §518: to Thy namestablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §146: unto the heaven
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §236: inner earsgleaningsGWB §117: Essencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: “cleavingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §180: hath brokentablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: Fashionerepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: would cleave asundergleaningsGWB §300: the naturekitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: cloven asunder
SE rendered لَكَ (lak), الحَمْدُ (al-ḥamd), عَرَّفْتَ (ʿarraft) as “recognize”
5 occurrences in corpus
SE rendered الحَمْدُ (al-ḥamd), عَرَّفْتَ (ʿarraft) as “recognize”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: thanksgleaningsGWB §266: glorifiedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §188: Praise be to Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §453: give Thee thankstablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: ‘Render thankswill-and-testamentW&T §5: the Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: God be praisedgleaningsGWB §219: the All-Praised
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: Thou wilt appreciategleaningsGWB §115: comprehensionkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §2: and understandingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §75: such as have known Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §52: do thou observe itepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: Wisdom
SE rendered عَرَّفْتَ (ʿarraft), عِبادَكَ (ʿibádak) as “recognize”
SE rendered عَرَّفْتَ (ʿarraft), عِبادَكَ (ʿibádak), اليَوْمَ (al-yawm) as “recognize”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: this daygleaningsGWB §34: the pastkitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: todayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §155: of Thy dayswill-and-testamentW&T §10: no day passethepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §200: their timegleaningsGWB §250: days of your lifekitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: the Last Day.”
living 45% kawthar 14% waters 10% river 10% stream 3% cup 3% life-giving 3% through 3% everlasting 3% plenteous 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: the living waters of Thy pardongleaningsGWB §435: streamkitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: Kawtharprayers-and-meditationsP&M §155: through the living fountainepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: watersgleaningsGWB §60: the life-giving waters of reunionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: the Kawtharprayers-and-meditationsP&M §5: the river
bounty 36% generosity 27% favor 9% bountiful 9% shadow 3% bestowal 3% bounteousness 3% graciousness 3% grace 3% through 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: shadow of the court of Thy bountyfire-tabletFire §4: bestowalgleaningsGWB §632: all-gloriouskitab-i-ahdAhd §11: All-Powerfulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §66: exaltedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §398: and wisdomwill-and-testamentW&T §50: Graciousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: Generous
hath 42% appeared 17% manifested 9% revealed 9% made 8% have 4% fulfilled 4% uncovered 4% perpetrated 2% back 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: revealedfire-tabletFire §23: springgleaningsGWB §666: arisekitab-i-ahdAhd §8: daysprings of authority and sourceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §193: have beenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §224: have been shedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: the revelation of thy glory
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: GodheadgleaningsGWB §327: divinely ordainedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §22: “Lordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §184: the Enlightenertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §9: ‘Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: her Lord
