Prayers and Meditations — §741
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 741 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
وَلكِنْ يا مُرَبِّيَ العالَمِ وَمالِكَ الأُمَمِ أَسْئَلُكَ فِي هذا الحِينِ الَّذِيْ أَكُونُ آخِذًا بِيَدِ الرَّجآءِ أَذْيالَ رِدآءِ كَرَمِكَ وَرَحْمَتِكَ بِأَنْ تَغْفِرَ عِبادَكَ الَّذِينَ طارُوا فِي هَوآءِ قُرْبِكَ وَتَوَجَّهُوا إِلى أَنْوارِ وَجْهِكَ وَأَقْبَلُوا إِلى أُفُقِ رِضآئِكَ وَتَقَرَّبُوا إِلى بَحْرِ رَحْمَتِكَ وَنَطَقُوا فِي أَيَّامِهِمْ بِذِكْرِكَ وَاشْتَعَلُوا بِنارِ حُبِّكَ، قَدِّرِ اللَّهُمَّ يا إِلهِي لَهُمْ قَبْلَ صُعُودِهِمْ وَبَعْدَهُ ما يَنْبَغِي لِعُلُوِّ كَرَمِكَ وَسُمُوِّ عِنايَتِكَ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I beseech Thee, however, O Thou Who art the Enlightener of the world and the Lord of the nations, at this very moment when, with the hands of hope, I have clung to the hem of the raiment of Thy mercy and Thy bounty, to forgive Thy servants who have soared in the atmosphere of Thy nearness, and set their faces towards the splendors of the light of Thy countenance, and turned unto the horizon of Thy good pleasure, and approached the ocean of Thy mercy, and all their lives long have spoken forth Thy praise, and have been inflamed with the fire of their love for Thee. Do Thou ordain for them, O Lord my God, both before and after their death, what becometh the loftiness of Thy bounty and the excellence of Thy loving-kindness.
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “educator”, “educateth” (5 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §207: EducatorgleaningsGWB §44: disciplinedkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: being nurtured inkitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: developmentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §168: and whom Thou hast rearedthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: trainingwill-and-testamentW&T §21: edifyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: nurtured
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: Him Who is the Object of all knowledgefire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §52: perceivekitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §65: universeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §477: with Thee istablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: dominiongleaningsGWB §426: but vassalskitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: angelprayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: the majestytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §2: Possesswill-and-testamentW&T §13: every landepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: thine empire
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §3: amidst the nationsfire-tabletFire §13: the peoples of the earthgleaningsGWB §311: of its peopleskitab-i-ahdAhd §16: peoples and kindreds of the earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §220: the peopleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §257: among the nationsthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: mother’swill-and-testamentW&T §5: following
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §146: beseechgleaningsGWB §630: I pray Theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: they will ask Theeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §317: beseech Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §152: beseechethgleaningsGWB §631: Grant thatkitab-i-iqanKIQ §200: was questionedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §627: We entreat Thee
This form usually rendered as “may”, “am”, “shall” (20 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: begleaningsGWB §122: Soulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §102: holdeth, for all timeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §792: have beentablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: withhold not thyselftablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: lest thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart haththe-hidden-wordsHW §11: that thou mayest abide
This form usually rendered as “arrested”, “hath”, “seek” (81 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: handsgleaningsGWB §163: by the swordkitab-i-iqanKIQ §244: with their handsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §719: my handswill-and-testamentW&T §13: Hands (pillars)epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: its handgleaningsGWB §167: hold within My graspkitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: with their own hands
hope 41% desire 14% longing 9% ardent 9% may 5% suppliant 5% beholdest 5% aspiration 5% one 5% confidence 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: my supreme Aspirationfire-tabletFire §4: LonginggleaningsGWB §627: in the hopekitab-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: hope
This form usually rendered as “mantle”, “robe”, “garment” (13 occurrences)
bounty 46% generosity 23% favor 8% bountiful 8% grace 5% bestowal 3% bounteousness 3% through 3% thou 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §211: Vineyardfire-tabletFire §4: bestowalgleaningsGWB §578: the Benevolentkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: All-Powerfulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: enrichprayers-and-meditationsP&M §545: that Thou wilt bountifully deal with metablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: the Generous Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §126: To give
mercy 90% transcendent 2% shadowing 2% all-encompassing 2% compassion 1% merciful 1% wondrous 1% virtue 1% mercies 1% tender 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: of Thy mercyfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §519: Have mercykitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: infinite graceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §401: greater compassiontablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: in token of His mercy
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: So God forgave Himfire-tabletFire §35: ForgivergleaningsGWB §463: will have forgiven theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: forgivenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §582: and pardonwill-and-testamentW&T §13: vastepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: grant me Thy pardonfire-tabletFire §35: forgiveness
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §237: hapless creaturesfire-tabletFire §49: AdoredgleaningsGWB §239: thosekitab-i-iqanKIQ §194: the servantprayers-and-meditationsP&M §361: the onestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicewill-and-testamentW&T §36: this Thy servantepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §115: Thy servants
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: fledfire-tabletFire §46: flygleaningsGWB §320: soarethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: they soarprayers-and-meditationsP&M §303: and make them able to soartablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: riseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: soaredgleaningsGWB §338: winged its flight
atmosphere 48% heights 16% immensity 6% heavens 6% heaven 6% desire 3% firmament 3% limitless 3% precincts 3% sublimities 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §246: proximityfire-tabletFire §2: Those who are near unto TheegleaningsGWB §464: draw you nigh untokitab-i-ahdAhd §13: Kindredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: innermostprayers-and-meditationsP&M §520: Draw them nearertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: the Presencetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: the favoured of God
SE expanded to “set their faces”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: journeyedfire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §562: the eyes of all menkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: set his facekitab-i-iqanKIQ §187: their countenanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §65: I have set my facetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hast directed towards me Thy stepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §76: turned towards
light 48% splendors 23% lights 13% brightness 4% effulgence 3% resplendent 2% glory 2% luminaries 2% all 1% effulgent 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §39: by their lightfire-tabletFire §48: and with the fire ofgleaningsGWB §440: the radiance of its lightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §136: Luminariesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: of Lightstablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: splendourthe-hidden-wordsHW §13: of My lightwill-and-testamentW&T §13: radiantly
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: the peoplefire-tabletFire §46: go forwardgleaningsGWB §313: to recognize His glorykitab-i-ahdAhd §3: agokitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: kindredsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §127: have set themselvestablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: Thou hast fixed Thy gaze upon metablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss
pleasure 30% good 21% good-pleasure 13% sake 13% will 6% thee 6% unto 4% content 2% please 2% pleasure!” 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: willingnessfire-tabletFire §48: Thy pleasuregleaningsGWB §607: resignationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: which shall please Thee.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §60: and to fulfill what Thou pleasestthe-hidden-wordsHW §93: Minewill-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted to His Willepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: Be not willing
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §99: seasgleaningsGWB §629: the oceans ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: billowsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §674: beneath the oceanwill-and-testamentW&T §2: the Twin surging seasepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: oceansgleaningsGWB §684: an oceankitab-i-iqanKIQ §83: billowing
SE rendered بَحْرِ (baḥr), رَحْمَتِكَ (raḥmatik), وَنَطَقُوا (wanaṭaqúá), أَيَّامِهِمْ (ʾayyámihim), بِذِكْرِكَ (bidhikrik) as “ocean, mercy, their lives long, praise”
This form usually rendered as “lives” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §37: During the daysgleaningsGWB §649: the Day whereonkitab-i-iqanKIQ §89: alwaysprayers-and-meditationsP&M §467: throughout my lifetablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Daythe-hidden-wordsHW §115: a passing daywill-and-testamentW&T §10: day passeth but thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: in this day
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 §201: referredgleaningsGWB §558: How unspeakably gloriouskitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckonedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: summoning you to heedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §237: the mere mentiontablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mentionthe-hidden-wordsHW §44: I may remember thee
This form usually rendered as “have” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: burned with such a hot flamefire-tabletFire §50: that shall set aflamegleaningsGWB §684: shinethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §65: burningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §109: been set ablazetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §10: as a flamethe-hidden-wordsHW §110: torchepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: burned high
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: into the firegleaningsGWB §551: latterkitab-i-iqanKIQ §127: hell.’”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §33: Thy firetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §10: of firewill-and-testamentW&T §53: mischief-kindlingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: thine own firegleaningsGWB §558: without fire
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: My lovefire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §552: lovingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: my friendprayers-and-meditationsP&M §626: upon them that are deartablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §20: My loverwill-and-testamentW&T §38: for His steadfast friends)
SE expanded to “Lord my God”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: Divinityfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §462: is in the hand of none except Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §191: eternal holinessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §10: Who worshippeth no onetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: “Get thee upgleaningsGWB §91: ascentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §374: soar uptablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: shedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §32: ascend unto thethe-hidden-wordsHW §23: Rise thenwill-and-testamentW&T §18: his passingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §48: his ascent
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: notwithstanding thatfire-tabletFire §3: distantgleaningsGWB §109: in consequence ofkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: Henceforwardkitab-i-iqanKIQ §237: And whenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §195: because of their remotenesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: remotethe-hidden-wordsHW §97: Yet, notwithstanding
This form usually rendered as “behooveth”, “beseemeth”, “must” (51 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: beseemethgleaningsGWB §544: paramount duty iskitab-i-ahdAhd §3: that which is meet and seemlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §171: and as beseemethepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: beseemeth themgleaningsGWB §570: it beseemkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: to do that which is meet and seemlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §375: becometh
loftiness 30% transcendent 15% exalted 11% heights 11% sublime 7% lofty 7% excellence 7% glory 4% all-glorious 4% high-minded 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: for the sake of the exaltation offire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §497: how very greatkitab-i-iqanKIQ §127: of ‘Alíprayers-and-meditationsP&M §112: immeasurably exalted abovetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: raising highthe-hidden-wordsHW §23: Noblewill-and-testamentW&T §10: my glory
This form usually rendered as “sublimity”, “exaltation”, “inaccessible” (28 occurrences)
sublimity 29% exaltation 12% inaccessible 12% transcendent 12% most 6% noble 6% advancement 6% promote 6% glory 6% station 6%
