Prayers and Meditations — §762
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 762 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
إِنِّيْ أَسْئَلُكَ بِضِياءِ غُرَّتِكَ الغَرّآءِ وَإِشْراقِ أَنْوارِ وَجْهِكَ مِنَ الأُفُقِ الأَعْلى أَنْ تَجْذِبَنِيْ مِنْ نَفَحاتِ قَمِيصِكَ وَتُشْرِبَنِي مِنْ رَحِيقِ بَيانِكَ، تَرانِيْ يا إِلهِي مُتَمَسِّكًا بِاسْمِكَ الأَقْدَسِ الأَنْوَرِ الأَعَزِّ الأَعْظَمِ العَلِيِّ الأَبْهى وَمُتَشَبِّثًا بِذَيْلٍ تَشَبَّثَ بِهِ مَنْ فِي الآخِرَةِ وَالأُولی، أَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْئَلُكَ بِشَعَراتِكَ الَّتِيْ تَتَحَرَّكَ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I beseech Thee, O my God, by the splendor of Thy luminous brow and the brightness of the light of Thy countenance, which shineth from the all-highest horizon, to attract me by the fragrance of Thy raiment, and make me drink of the choice wine of Thine utterance. 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
This form usually rendered as “call” (6 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §146: beseechgleaningsGWB §259: questionedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: seekprayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: beseech Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the suppliantgleaningsGWB §39: thy questionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §618: and callest to accountepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §152: beseecheth
SE expanded to “by the splendor”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: chased awayfire-tabletFire §9: RadiancegleaningsGWB §458: envelopedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §9: hath illuminatedthe-hidden-wordsHW §61: and resplendentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: aglowfire-tabletFire §9: of Thy splendorgleaningsGWB §670: Let the light
SE expanded to “of Thy luminous brow”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: pridegleaningsGWB §428: the luminous ornamentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: haughtinessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §762: of Thy luminous browthe-hidden-wordsHW §130: PRIDE YOURSELVESwill-and-testamentW&T §17: vaingloriousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: hath puffed me upgleaningsGWB §528: with pride
This form usually rendered as “radiance”, “shining”, “shineth” (70 occurrences)
SE expanded to “and the brightness”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: radiancefire-tabletFire §41: Thy dawninggleaningsGWB §356: of the repositorieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §191: arisingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §96: and the Dayspringtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §41: even as the lightthe-hidden-wordsHW §63: it may shineepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §52: sources
SE expanded to “of the light”
light 40% splendors 25% lights 15% brightness 6% effulgence 3% radiance 3% luminaries 3% dawning 2% effulgent 2% splendor 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: the Sunfire-tabletFire §26: LightgivergleaningsGWB §117: effulgent lightkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: shining and resplendentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §65: splendoursprayers-and-meditationsP&M §97: hath been diffusedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: exalted and gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: gleaming
SE expanded to “of Thy countenance”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: Advancefire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §670: set his affectionskitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: to turnprayers-and-meditationsP&M §134: and every soul was directedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: the light of thethe-hidden-wordsHW §41: before Our Face
SE expanded to “the all-highest horizon”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: of the worldfire-tabletFire §26: the heavengleaningsGWB §693: dayspringprayers-and-meditationsP&M §116: orientthe-hidden-wordsHW §15: the realmepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: the horizongleaningsGWB §611: Realmprayers-and-meditationsP&M §445: the Dayspring
SE expanded to “the Most Exalted”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §236: enrapturefire-tabletFire §3: ThygleaningsGWB §458: hath attractedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §216: ecstasyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §371: drawnepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §138: ecstasiesgleaningsGWB §603: the lodestonekitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: uplifting their transports
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: breathgleaningsGWB §187: the sweet smelling savorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: savoursprayers-and-meditationsP&M §832: by the breathswill-and-testamentW&T §13: the sweet savoursepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: breezesgleaningsGWB §28: the fragrancesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §129: fragrances
SE expanded to “of Thy raiment”
SE expanded to “and make me drink”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: quaffed the draughtgleaningsGWB §520: your drinkkitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: the cupprayers-and-meditationsP&M §24: quaff continuallythe-hidden-wordsHW §147: drinkestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: draughtgleaningsGWB §89: are they that quaff itkitab-i-iqanKIQ §136: cup
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: WinegleaningsGWB §25: the choice Wineprayers-and-meditationsP&M §781: pure beverageepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: sealed WinegleaningsGWB §200: glorious Chaliceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §176: unto the choice wineepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §31: Choice WinegleaningsGWB §233: the wine
SE expanded to “of Thine utterance”
SE expanded to “Thou seest me”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: gazedfire-tabletFire §26: seestgleaningsGWB §432: eclipsethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §377: I recognizethe-hidden-wordsHW §37: and to mirror forthwill-and-testamentW&T §5: behold himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: beholdgleaningsGWB §187: may recognize
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: divine and celestialgleaningsGWB §391: and pertaineth to God Himselfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §123: Cause of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §470: Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §18: of the Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: God isgleaningsGWB §148: this God-given
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §146: cleavegleaningsGWB §606: Cleave thou untokitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: clingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §785: joinedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: Launchepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: hold fastgleaningsGWB §501: proclaimed their allegiancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §37: to cling
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: the heavensfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §39: particular nameskitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: visible heavenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §42: unspeakable majestytablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §121: call
SE expanded to “the Most Holy”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: of holinessgleaningsGWB §330: transcendethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: holy and immortalprayers-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 §109: Purge and sanctifygleaningsGWB §297: profane
SE expanded to “the Most Mighty”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: Thy gloryfire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishmentgleaningsGWB §488: of honorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: more gloriousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §157: the Strengththe-hidden-wordsHW §58: splendorwill-and-testamentW&T §4: endearedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: hard
SE expanded to “the Most Great”
SE expanded to “the Most Glorious”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: Thy most glorious lightgleaningsGWB §201: all-gloriousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §237: of Thy great glorythe-hidden-wordsHW §22: effulgent glorywill-and-testamentW&T §14: Abháepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: are verily gloriousgleaningsGWB §208: its splendorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: Thy glory
وَمُتَشَبِّثًا
literal: cling; clinging; clinging/holding fast
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: taken fast holdgleaningsGWB §224: scrupulously observekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: firmly adherekitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: set our hearts onprayers-and-meditationsP&M §769: and clinging towill-and-testamentW&T §17: seize uponepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: hold fastgleaningsGWB §411: take firm hold
SE expanded to “to the hem”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: hemfire-tabletFire §31: The robegleaningsGWB §223: skirtkitab-i-iqanKIQ §76: robeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §598: to the resplendent hemepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the hemprayers-and-meditationsP&M §150: to the hemepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: unto My hem
SE expanded to “the world to come”
world 42% next 32% concluding 3% culmination 3% can 3% another 3% “life 3% other 3% others 3% end 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: the worldgleaningsGWB §257: or of the futurekitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: again.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §675: and the world to comeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: concludinggleaningsGWB §280: anotherprayers-and-meditationsP&M §623: latter generationsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §28: next
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: firstfire-tabletFire §31: the peoplegleaningsGWB §125: early dayskitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: the meaning thereofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §454: earliestthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: Ye that haveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: fittinggleaningsGWB §536: beginning that hath no beginning
SE rendered أَللَّهُمَّ (ʾalllahumm), إِنِّي (ʾinní), أَسْئَلُكَ (ʾasʾaluk), بِشَعَراتِكَ (bishaʿarátik) as “O, my, God”
consciousness 16% perceive 16% comprehend 11% expressive 11% indicate 11% indicative 11% hair 11% understand 5% indicating 5% mental 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: stirring upfire-tabletFire §27: MovergleaningsGWB §537: havingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: complyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §157: the Movertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §16: May wingwill-and-testamentW&T §10: and senselessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: moving
