Prayers and Meditations — §748
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 748 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
عَلَيْهِ قَلَمِي فِي أَيَّامِكَ، أَشْهَدُ بِأَنَّكَ ما جَعَلْتَ المُنَاجاةَ شَأْنِي بَلْ شَأْنَ مَنْ سَبَقَنِي بِأَمْرِكَ وَإِرادَتِكَ وَجَعَلْتَ الآياتِ مَخْصُوصَةً بِهذا الظُّهُورِ العَظِيمِ وَالنَّبَأِ الَّذِيْ تَزَيَّنَتْ بِهِ صَحآئِفُ مَجْدِكَ وَلَوْحُكَ الحَفِيظُ، يا مُضْرِمَ النَّارِ فِي صَدْرِ البَهآءِ وَمُظْهِرَ النُّورِ فِي قَلْبِ البَهآءِ أَشْكُرُكَ بِما عَلَّمْتَ عِبادَكَ ذِكْرَكَ وَسُبُلَ مُناجاتِكَ مِنْ لِسانِكَ الأَقْدَسِ الأَعْلَى وَبَيانِكَ الأَعَزِّ الأَسْنی، لَوْلا إِذْنُكَ مَنْ يَقْدِرُ أَنْ يَصِفَكَ بِالعِزِّ وَالكِبريآءِ وَلَوْلا تَعْلِيمُكَ مَنْ يَعْرِفُ سُبُلَ الرِّضاءِ فِي مَلَكُوتِ الإِنشآءِ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
This, then, O my God and the God of all names, and the Creator of earth and heaven, is the Day whereon He Whose heart gloweth with the flaming fire of Thy presence is calling upon Thee. Where can separation from Thee be found, O my God, so that reunion with Thee may be clearly recognized at the appearance of the Light of Thy unity, and the revelation of the splendors of the Sun of Thy oneness? I ask pardon of Thee, O my God, for all that hath been said, and for whatsoever hath flowed out, and is now flowing out from my Pen in Thy days. I testify that Thou hast decreed that the offering of prayer should befit not me, but Him Who hath, at Thy bidding and in conformity with Thy pleasure, preceded me. Rather hast Thou ordained that the revelation of verses should be specially attributed unto this mighty Manifestation, and to This Announcement that hath adorned the Scrolls of Thy majesty and Thy Tablet in which account is kept.
Translation Notes
SE rendered عَلَيْهِ (ʿalayh), قَلَمِي (qalamí), أَيَّامِكَ، (ʾayyámika،) as “from, my Pen, Thy days”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §255: from thegleaningsGWB §66: exclaimethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: Pen of Powerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §729: Thy most exaltedwill-and-testamentW&T §13: climeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: Supreme PengleaningsGWB §493: Pen of Revelationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §780: Thy
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §263: on the DaygleaningsGWB §245: Your dayskitab-i-iqanKIQ §160: as yetprayers-and-meditationsP&M §174: the Ayyám-i-Há (the Dayswill-and-testamentW&T §54: days’ timeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: long agogleaningsGWB §464: His Daykitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: on a certain day
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: have borne witnessfire-tabletFire §48: the placegleaningsGWB §148: solemnly affirmedkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appearethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §281: will beholdprayers-and-meditationsP&M §832: things visible andtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: have We found themthe-hidden-wordsHW §47: a martyr
SE rendered أَيَّامِكَ، (ʾayyámika،), أَشْهَدُ (ʾashhad), بِأَنَّكَ (biʾannak), جَعَلْتَ (jaʿalt), المُنَاجاةَ (al-munájáh) as “Thy days, I testify, that, that the offering of”
SE expanded to “Rather hast Thou ordained”
This form usually rendered as “offering” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §233: sorrowful invocationfire-tabletFire §25: of Thy salvationgleaningsGWB §119: rescuingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: delivered youprayers-and-meditationsP&M §663: salvationthe-hidden-wordsHW §10: is safeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: this prayerfire-tabletFire §25: Savior
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: the peoplegleaningsGWB §629: the assaultskitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: concerningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §226: our evilthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: My stateepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: that neithergleaningsGWB §214: stationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §84: of Thy gifts
This form usually rendered as “cause”, “revelation”, “behest” (179 occurrences)
SE expanded to “at Thy bidding”
cause 59% revelation 16% behest 7% bidding 4% decree 4% faith 3% commandment 3% command 1% through 1% affairs 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §42: pleasethgleaningsGWB §2: through the operation ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §127: wishedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §467: have soughttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: They have desiredthe-hidden-wordsHW §57: dost wish forwill-and-testamentW&T §8: the gracious willepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: not sought
مَخْصُوصَةً
literal: special; particular; specific
SE expanded to “verses should be specially”
specially 23% confined 15% especially 8% special 8% particularly 8% specifically 8% distinct 8% specific 8% refer 8% none 8%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: particularlygleaningsGWB §94: vouchsafed speciallykitab-i-iqanKIQ §150: “Specificprayers-and-meditationsP&M §169: none except Thee can abidethe-hidden-wordsHW §143: have designedwill-and-testamentW&T §9: for this purposeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: especiallygleaningsGWB §728: As to those
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: For thisgleaningsGWB §468: thetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: thesetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: Whereinwill-and-testamentW&T §34: of this landepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: ThisgleaningsGWB §86: This istablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: and this
revelation 63% manifestation 15% dispensation 8% advent 3% appearance 3% coming 2% manifestations 2% most 1% hath 1% manifest 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §170: proclaimfire-tabletFire §8: the signsgleaningsGWB §161: its manifestationkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: streamed forthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: been madeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §63: as a signtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: the revelation of thy glory
SE rendered مَخْصُوصَةً (makhṣúṣahan), بِهذا (bihdhá), الظُّهُورِ (aẓ-ẓuhúr), العَظِيمِ (al-ʿaẓím), وَالنَّبَأِ (wálnnabaʾ) as “verses should be specially, attributed unto this, mighty Manifestation, and to This Announcement”
great 44% most 24% grievous 8% mighty 8% immense 7% sublime 2% announcement 2% abounding 2% how 2% all-powerful 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: swear by the greatness of Thy majestygleaningsGWB §375: the All-Powerfulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §222: mightiestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §601: His glorythe-hidden-wordsHW §93: all-gloriouswill-and-testamentW&T §7: Crownepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: Most GreatgleaningsGWB §491: more severe
SE expanded to “and to This Announcement”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: Great AnnouncementgleaningsGWB §124: of God’s infinite guidancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §177: Prophet of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §748: and to This Announcementepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: this GreatgleaningsGWB §75: the Great Announcementprayers-and-meditationsP&M §301: Thy Prophetsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: Prophets
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: decked withfire-tabletFire §31: AdornergleaningsGWB §26: Revelationkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: is investedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §132: didst adornepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: attiregleaningsGWB §719: have deckedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §109: hath been adorned
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: BooksgleaningsGWB §323: the sacred Scriptureskitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: epistlesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §784: Scrollsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: the BooksgleaningsGWB §347: Sacred Scripturesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: and a scrollepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: you
SE expanded to “of Thy majesty”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §80: great glorygleaningsGWB §665: and glorifying your actionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: great glory.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §57: majestyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: in His most great gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §509: Thy gloryepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §211: Gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §143: Thy most excellent majesty
SE expanded to “and Thy Tablet”
tablet 42% tablets 37% scriptures 4% resplendent 3% allusions 3% symbolic 3% hath 3% preserved 2% page 1% implication 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §80: a perspicuous TabletgleaningsGWB §198: the Prophetskitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: chroniclesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §345: hath shone forthtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Bookswill-and-testamentW&T §1: in the Preserved Tabletepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: in Thy TabletsgleaningsGWB §598: That which
This form usually rendered as “unfailing”, “which” (6 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: about their own protectiongleaningsGWB §492: that He may shield theekitab-i-ahdAhd §5: safeguardingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: tightenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §546: Guard metablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: Learn wellwill-and-testamentW&T §5: shielded and protectedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: to protect
SE rendered وَلَوْحُكَ (walawḥuk), الحَفِيظُ، (al-ḥafíẓu،), مُضْرِمَ (muḍrim), النَّارِ (an-nár), صَدْرِ (ṣadr) as “and Thy Tablet, in which account is, the flaming fire, heart”
SE expanded to “the flaming fire”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: the firegleaningsGWB §36: the flameskitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: “fire”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §748: the flaming firethe-hidden-wordsHW §143: the fire ofwill-and-testamentW&T §53: mischief-kindlingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §250: firesgleaningsGWB §593: the fire of hell
This form usually rendered as “breast”, “breasts”, “dilated” (22 occurrences)
SE rendered النَّارِ (an-nár), صَدْرِ (ṣadr), البَهآءِ (al-baháʾ), وَمُظْهِرَ (wamuẓhir), النُّورِ (an-núr) as “the flaming fire, heart, revelation, Light”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: (bloodmoney)gleaningsGWB §273: My gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §761: Most Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §22: effulgent glorywill-and-testamentW&T §14: Abháepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: glorygleaningsGWB §661: of Gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §14: effulgent
light 80% illumine 5% radiance 4% brightness 2% illuminate 1% luminary 1% into 1% glory 1% source 1% splendour 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §67: enlighteningfire-tabletFire §48: flaminggleaningsGWB §637: effulgentkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: shining and resplendentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §34: shineprayers-and-meditationsP&M §109: Thy lighttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: exalted and gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §52: an eternal light
SE rendered وَمُظْهِرَ (wamuẓhir), النُّورِ (an-núr), قَلْبِ (qalb) as “revelation, Light”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: heartsgleaningsGWB §555: the seeker’s heartkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: a pure heartkitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: disturbanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §777: commotionthe-hidden-wordsHW §102: human heartwill-and-testamentW&T §23: the spirit of loveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: fearful heart
SE rendered النُّورِ (an-núr), قَلْبِ (qalb), البَهآءِ (al-baháʾ), أَشْكُرُكَ (ʾashkuruk) as “Light”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: thankfulfire-tabletFire §49: thankgleaningsGWB §573: truly thankfulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §606: Thanks be to Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: those who are gratefultablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: give thanksthe-hidden-wordsHW §46: and thankfulepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §73: thanks be
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: Your sciencesfire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §174: world.”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §207: distinguishprayers-and-meditationsP&M §511: satisfiedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §57: is My knowledge
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 §157: thy waygleaningsGWB §163: path of Thy good-pleasurekitab-i-iqanKIQ §32: never approachprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: in the waysthe-hidden-wordsHW §51: My pathwill-and-testamentW&T §3: shedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: straightgleaningsGWB §509: the state
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: His holinessgleaningsGWB §407: purge themkitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: of those Manifestations of Holinessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §444: such as devoutly worshiptablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: Celestial Concoursethe-hidden-wordsHW §135: theepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: the Holy SpiritgleaningsGWB §326: Immeasurably exalted
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: against himfire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §317: Magnified bekitab-i-ahdAhd §16: on thekitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: by the exalted beings”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §763: across Thytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: around herthe-hidden-wordsHW §20: THE WONDROUS
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: the Almightyfire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishmentgleaningsGWB §495: His glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: more gloriousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §447: sources of authoritythe-hidden-wordsHW §1: realm of glorywill-and-testamentW&T §10: my prideepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: By Thy glory
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: sublimegleaningsGWB §691: most sublimeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §744: seattablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §21: of Glorythe-hidden-wordsHW §64: enlightenmentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §251: yearsgleaningsGWB §441: for many a long yearprayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: my Light
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: by My leavegleaningsGWB §222: will no doubt be grantedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §195: by Thy leavewill-and-testamentW&T §34: the mindsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: leavegleaningsGWB §132: your earsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: by anyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: the ear
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: as much as liethfire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §583: hath it been foreordainedkitab-i-ahdAhd §12: grantedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: prizeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §848: through the power oftablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: are nottablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: the Mighty, the All-Powerful
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 §168: norgleaningsGWB §387: iskitab-i-iqanKIQ §191: is characterizedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: that shall speak of Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: DescribinggleaningsGWB §101: a special attributekitab-i-iqanKIQ §32: be magnifiedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §816: my description
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: most greatgleaningsGWB §715: “greaterkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Greaterkitab-i-iqanKIQ §160: surestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §854: transcendenttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: showeth pridetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: entiretablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: Glorified be
4 occurrences in corpus
SE rendered يَعْرِفُ (yaʿrif), سُبُلَ (subul), الرِّضاءِ (ar-riḍáʾ) as “Thy pleasure”
recognize 21% can 16% comprehend 16% know 11% known 11% recognizeth 5% discover 5% perceive 5% acknowledge 5% reveal 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: fragrancegleaningsGWB §337: endued with understandingkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: contraryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: have been recognizedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: through the knowledgeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: understanding
This form usually rendered as “good-pleasure” (2 occurrences)
paradise 34% ridván 24% pleasure 10% garden 10% tabernacle 5% good-pleasure 5% heaven 5% wish 2% everlasting 2% mary 2%
gleaningsGWB §287: the good-pleasurekitab-i-iqanKIQ §265: radiant acquiescenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §542: in Thine all highest Paradisethe-hidden-wordsHW §129: turn towardsgleaningsGWB §650: wishkitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: fromprayers-and-meditationsP&M §218: Thy pleasurethe-hidden-wordsHW §109: OF MY PARADISE
SE rendered الرِّضاءِ (ar-riḍáʾ), مَلَكُوتِ (malakút) as “Thy pleasure”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: unto the KinggleaningsGWB §313: heavenlykitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: angelprayers-and-meditationsP&M §71: the Supreme Kingtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: of the Kingdomtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §22: guardian angelsthe-hidden-wordsHW §7: Our kingdomwill-and-testamentW&T §48: of the
SE rendered الرِّضاءِ (ar-riḍáʾ), مَلَكُوتِ (malakút), الإِنشآءِ، (an-nsháʾi،) as “Thy pleasure”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: ofgleaningsGWB §428: creationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §340: in the entire creationwill-and-testamentW&T §7: erectedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §174: of Thy creationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §257: of Thy creaturesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §797: of Thine inventionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §623: Thy creation
