Prayers and Meditations — §761
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 761 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
أَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْئَلُكَ بِنِدائِكَ الأَحْلى وَالكَلِمَةِ العُلْيا أَنْ تُقَرِّبَنِي فِي كُلِّ الأَحْوالِ إِلى فِناءِ بابِكَ وَلا تُبْعِدَنِي عَنْ ظِلِّ رَحْمَتِكَ وَقِبابِ كَرَمِكَ، تَرَانِي يا إِلهِي مُتَمَسِّكًا بِاسْمِكَ الأَقْدَسِ الأَنْوَرِ الأَعَزِّ الأَعْظَمِ العَلِيِّ الأَبْهى وَمُتَشَبِّثًا بِذَيْلٍ تَشَبَّثَ بِهِ مَنْ فِي الآخِرَةِ وَالأُولی،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I beseech Thee, O my God, by Thy most sweet Voice and by Thy most exalted Word, to draw me ever nearer to the threshold of Thy door, and to suffer me not to be far removed from the shadow of Thy mercy and the canopy of Thy bounty. Thou seest me, O my God, holding to Thy Name, the Most Holy, the Most Luminous, the Most Mighty, the Most Great, the Most Exalted, the Most Glorious, and clinging to the hem of the robe to which have clung all in this world and in the world to come.
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “O my God”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: By the righteousness of Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §385: with the Lordkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §234: our godsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §718: Thou my Godtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: I beseech TheegleaningsGWB §630: I pray Theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §192: wisdomprayers-and-meditationsP&M §657: hath soughtepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: I implore TheegleaningsGWB §265: entreatykitab-i-iqanKIQ §200: was questionedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §317: beseech Thee
SE expanded to “Thy most sweet Voice”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: lift up My voicefire-tabletFire §37: Thy most sweet callgleaningsGWB §182: summonedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: call of theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §250: to cry outtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: were heard calling aloudtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §49: And raised the callepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §4: the Divine Voice
SE rendered إِنِّي (ʾinní), أَسْئَلُكَ (ʾasʾaluk), بِنِدائِكَ (binidáʾik), الأَحْلى (al-ʾaḥlى), وَالكَلِمَةِ (wálkalimah) as “I, beseech Thee, Thy most sweet Voice, most exalted Word”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: Most Sweetfire-tabletFire §41: How sweet wasgleaningsGWB §622: exquisite beautyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §222: of its sweetnesstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: honeyedthe-hidden-wordsHW §72: SweetergleaningsGWB §152: sweetnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §554: How sweet
SE expanded to “most exalted Word”
SE expanded to “the Most Exalted”
most 62% exalted 20% inaccessible 5% sublime 2% báb 2% all-highest 2% transcendent 2% high 2% glory 2% heavens 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: the Exaltedfire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §547: From the exalted sourcekitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: celestialprayers-and-meditationsP&M §794: glorify Thytablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: raising highthe-hidden-wordsHW §20: THE WONDROUSwill-and-testamentW&T §10: my glory
SE expanded to “draw me ever nearer”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: draw nigh untofire-tabletFire §2: Those who are near unto TheegleaningsGWB §31: the favored of Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: Kindredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §123: nigh.’”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: hath overtaken metablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: the Presencetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: the favoured of God
This form usually rendered as “times”, “conditions”, “circumstances” (43 occurrences)
times 31% conditions 28% circumstances 14% all 8% ever 6% condition 3% state 3% may 3% conduct 3% continually 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §34: conditiongleaningsGWB §125: hinderedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §4: Ponder for a momentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §188: continuallytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: shall not wavertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: her statethe-hidden-wordsHW §109: now thatwill-and-testamentW&T §21: their manners
SE rendered الأَحْوالِ (al-ʾaḥwál), فِناءِ (fináʾ), بابِكَ (bábik), تُبْعِدَنِي (tubʿidaní) as “to the threshold, Thy door”
SE rendered بابِكَ (bábik), تُبْعِدَنِي (tubʿidaní), ظِلِّ (ẓill), رَحْمَتِكَ (raḥmatik) as “Thy door, the shadow, Thy mercy”
shadow 60% beneath 15% shelter 8% shade 7% through 2% unto 2% faith 2% face 2% sheltering 2% overshadowed 2%
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 §13: Mercifulfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §149: His irrefutablekitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: of His loving-kindnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: Thy mercifulnesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: in token of His mercy
6 occurrences in corpus
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 §8: of Thy favorfire-tabletFire §4: bestowalgleaningsGWB §66: “The source of all bountykitab-i-ahdAhd §11: All-Powerfulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: enrichprayers-and-meditationsP&M §344: the One Who is of great bounteousnesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: the Generous Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §126: To give
SE expanded to “Thou seest me”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: mirrorsfire-tabletFire §28: Canst Thou seegleaningsGWB §278: to recognizekitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: the Mirrors reflecting the sun ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §33: which are laid bare before methe-hidden-wordsHW §146: hypocrisywill-and-testamentW&T §35: saw meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Thou seest
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §246: clinggleaningsGWB §396: tenaciouslykitab-i-iqanKIQ §181: cling toprayers-and-meditationsP&M §531: He who is poor and needytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: Launchepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: have clunggleaningsGWB §561: tokitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: We cleave
name 85% most 6% whose 3% through 1% treasured 1% brightness 1% called 1% all-glorious 1% invested 1% bearer 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: is His namefire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §391: which cometh down from Heavenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §26: “Heavenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §108: out of the heaven oftablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
SE expanded to “the Most Holy”
most 61% aqdas 10% holy 10% sanctified 3% sacred 3% glory 3% presence 3% sanctity 3% ever-blessed 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: of holinessgleaningsGWB §549: holy and sanctifiedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: are immensely exalted aboveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: nor been comprehendedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: hath exaltedthe-hidden-wordsHW §85: My holinesswill-and-testamentW&T §18: detachment from all worldly thingsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: sanctify
SE expanded to “the Most Luminous”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: a brilliant lightfire-tabletFire §26: LightgivergleaningsGWB §49: All-Gloriouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §26: light ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §184: the brightness of the lighttablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: splendourthe-hidden-wordsHW §12: Get thou from it thy radiancewill-and-testamentW&T §13: radiantly
SE expanded to “the Most Mighty”
most 58% more 8% how 8% precious 4% inestimable 4% high-minded 4% priceless 4% dignitaries 4% all-powerful 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the Almighty, thegleaningsGWB §199: all-compellingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §227: He is the Mightyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §846: to this Thy glorytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §125: in your glorywill-and-testamentW&T §10: my prideepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: of glory
SE expanded to “the Most Great”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: all-surpassinggleaningsGWB §9: inestimablekitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categoricallykitab-i-iqanKIQ §177: the mightiest ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §106: of majestythe-hidden-wordsHW §21: plenteouswill-and-testamentW&T §38: very greatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §208: greatness
SE expanded to “the Most Glorious”
all-glorious 72% most 8% abhá 6% glory 6% effulgent 3% everlasting 1% resplendent 1% glorious 1% what 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: honoredfire-tabletFire §48: BahágleaningsGWB §48: effulgentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: splendourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §304: Most Effulgentthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: HE IS THE GLORYepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: the Glory of God (Bahá)gleaningsGWB §288: of everlasting might
وَمُتَشَبِّثًا
literal: cling; clinging; clinging/holding fast
SE expanded to “and clinging to”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: clinging togleaningsGWB §511: resolvekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: firmly adherekitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: set our hearts onprayers-and-meditationsP&M §598: that hath clungwill-and-testamentW&T §17: seize uponepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: taken fast holdgleaningsGWB §224: scrupulously observe
SE expanded to “hem of the robe”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: unto My hemfire-tabletFire §31: The robegleaningsGWB §493: the hem of Ourkitab-i-iqanKIQ §76: robeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §771: the hem of the robethe-hidden-wordsHW §77: holdepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: This Hem of His RobegleaningsGWB §223: skirt
SE expanded to “this world and”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: the world to comegleaningsGWB §295: lastkitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: no endprayers-and-meditationsP&M §623: latter generationsthe-hidden-wordsHW §96: While there is yetwill-and-testamentW&T §42: of lateepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: FinallygleaningsGWB §247: unto the rest of mankind
SE expanded to “in the world to come”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: the beginningfire-tabletFire §31: the peoplegleaningsGWB §220: ever since the dawnkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: memberskitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: In the early daysprayers-and-meditationsP&M §61: of this life and ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §119: ye that havewill-and-testamentW&T §58: falsely interpret
