Prayers and Meditations — §770
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 770 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
أَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّيْ أَسْئَلُكَ بِنارِ مَحَبَّتِكَ الَّتِيْ بِها طارَ النَّوْمُ عَنْ عُيُونِ أَصْفِيائِكَ وَأَوْليائِكَ وَأَقامَتْهُمْ فِي الأَسْحارِ لِذِكْرِكَ وَثَنائِكَ أَنْ تَجْعَلَنِيْ مِمَّنْ فازَ بِما أَنْزَلْتَهُ فِي كِتابِكَ وَأَظْهَرْتَهُ بِإِرادَتِكَ، 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 the fire of Thy love which drove sleep from the eyes of Thy chosen ones and Thy loved ones, and by their remembrance and praise of Thee at the hour of dawn, to number me with such as have attained unto that which Thou hast sent down in Thy Book and manifested through Thy will. 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 §137: “By Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §122: born of the substance of God Himselfkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: of the divineprayers-and-meditationsP&M §141: my Lordtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: We beseechgleaningsGWB §467: by askingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: the questionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §707: suppliantepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: I implore TheegleaningsGWB §467: wert thou to inquire of themkitab-i-iqanKIQ §100: seekerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §682: Deal
SE expanded to “by the fire”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: into the firegleaningsGWB §558: without firekitab-i-iqanKIQ §213: of the formerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §33: Thy firetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §10: of firewill-and-testamentW&T §53: mischief-kindlingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: firegleaningsGWB §689: inflammatory
SE expanded to “of Thy love”
love 50% beloved 16% loved 14% well-beloved 6% best-beloved 4% dear 3% thou 2% who 2% all 1% lover 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: affectionfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §220: His loved oneskitab-i-iqanKIQ §263: of His loveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §554: in my love for Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §47: Is it thy wishwill-and-testamentW&T §5: “My foolish loved ones
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the Birdfire-tabletFire §46: flygleaningsGWB §338: winged its flightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §100: Shouldst thou soarprayers-and-meditationsP&M §441: hath soaredtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: riseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §191: to soargleaningsGWB §337: their aspirations
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §267: he that liethgleaningsGWB §555: the slumberkitab-i-iqanKIQ §259: entitledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §564: my sleepwill-and-testamentW&T §33: that sleepeth notepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §37: sleepgleaningsGWB §305: that dreamkitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: sleeping
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §178: wellspringgleaningsGWB §562: is but a reflection ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: assistprayers-and-meditationsP&M §718: I shedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: with their own eyestablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: thosetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: tearsthe-hidden-wordsHW §102: have made
SE expanded to “of Thy chosen ones”
SE expanded to “and Thy loved ones”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §52: who are enduedgleaningsGWB §467: Governorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: turningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §88: them that are dear to Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §157: menwill-and-testamentW&T §27: through the Guardianepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: Thy loved onesgleaningsGWB §634: of thy Lord
SE rendered أَصْفِيائِكَ (ʾaṣfíáʾik), وَأَوْليائِكَ (waʾawlíáʾik), وَأَقامَتْهُمْ (waʾaqámathum), الأَسْحارِ (as-sḥár), لِذِكْرِكَ (lidhikrik) as “of Thy chosen ones, and Thy loved ones, dawn, their remembrance”
station 28% people 24% arise 12% self-subsisting 12% such 5% connection 4% straight 4% qá’im 4% have 4% steadfast 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: will We allow themfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §103: standpointkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §20: As to the matter ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §466: they have risen uptablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: rose
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: at daybreakgleaningsGWB §482: at every break of daykitab-i-iqanKIQ §121: sorcery.’”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §770: at the hour of dawnepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: \‘SorcerergleaningsGWB §464: magic.”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §244: sorceryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §359: at each daybreak
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 §160: recalledgleaningsGWB §370: its Creatorkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: mentioningkitab-i-iqanKIQ §209: He saith:prayers-and-meditationsP&M §669: and hadst rememberedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mentionthe-hidden-wordsHW §44: Make mention of Me
praise 45% extol 16% celebrate 8% glorify 6% virtues 6% celebrating 6% extolling 5% magnifying 3% glory 3% praises 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: SecondarilygleaningsGWB §321: createdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: Thereuponprayers-and-meditationsP&M §794: speak forth Thy praisewill-and-testamentW&T §39: anotherepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §208: SecondlygleaningsGWB §646: your praisekitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: “Secondary
SE expanded to “to number me”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: Thou hast ordainedfire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §537: singled Him outkitab-i-iqanKIQ §124: the abject beetleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §594: to enable metablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: ordainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §33: I madewill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant that
SE rendered تَجْعَلَنِيْ (tajʿalaní), مِمَّنْ (mimman), فازَ (fáz), أَنْزَلْتَهُ (ʾanzaltah), كِتابِكَ (kitábik) as “to number me, with such as, sent down, Thy Book”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §39: shinethgleaningsGWB §176: was made the recipient ofkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: is enabled to achievekitab-i-iqanKIQ §154: honouredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §301: and enteredtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: hath been honouredthe-hidden-wordsHW §111: gazeth uponepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: attain
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: hath not sent downgleaningsGWB §655: rain downkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: that which We have revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: have been made manifestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §846: which have been sent down upontablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: Haste theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §42: then descendedthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: thy goal
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: Write downgleaningsGWB §467: in his letter to theekitab-i-ahdAhd §10: Our Most Holy Bookkitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: Last Judgmentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §338: Thou hast written downthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: and have written for theewill-and-testamentW&T §6: Epistlesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: the Book
SE expanded to “through Thy will”
will 47% purpose 16% through 13% conformity 8% desire 5% operation 3% according 3% good 3% accordance 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §167: purposedgleaningsGWB §722: his ownkitab-i-iqanKIQ §272: pleaseth.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §672: whatsoever He chooseththe-hidden-wordsHW §106: wouldst thou gazewill-and-testamentW&T §38: the Purposeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §248: determinedgleaningsGWB §8: by virtue of the pervasive Will
SE expanded to “Thou seest me”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: beholdethfire-tabletFire §26: seestgleaningsGWB §260: seest?”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §29: opinionsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §62: art hidden from all thingsthe-hidden-wordsHW §37: and to mirror forthwill-and-testamentW&T §32: seest meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: thou wouldst perceive
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: will cleavegleaningsGWB §524: hold ye fast untokitab-i-iqanKIQ §188: muskprayers-and-meditationsP&M §518: cleaving fasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: Launchepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §146: lay fast holdgleaningsGWB §7: strict observancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: bear witness
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 §64: offire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §292: in the exalted person ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §48: “heaven”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §91: by Him Who is Thy Nametablet-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 §165: exaltedgleaningsGWB §635: Courtkitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: Heavenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §796: of sanctitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: hath exaltedthe-hidden-wordsHW §153: such deeds as thesewill-and-testamentW&T §3: Hisepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: of holiness
SE expanded to “the Most Luminous”
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 §150: Thy glorygleaningsGWB §486: pricelesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: a more preciousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §4: of Thy mightytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §58: splendorwill-and-testamentW&T §38: dearly belovedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: mighty
SE expanded to “the Most Great”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: aboundinggleaningsGWB §504: inconceivably mightykitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categoricallykitab-i-iqanKIQ §252: the greatestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: authoritythe-hidden-wordsHW §93: all-gloriouswill-and-testamentW&T §7: atrociousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: the Most Great
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 §104: Supremefire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §633: most exalted mightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §266: apart fromprayers-and-meditationsP&M §99: exalted more highlytablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: raising highthe-hidden-wordsHW §20: THE WONDROUSwill-and-testamentW&T §10: my glory
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 §9: the Glory of God (Bahá)fire-tabletFire §48: BahágleaningsGWB §234: and the brightness of His lightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: gloriousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §570: effulgent glorythe-hidden-wordsHW §1: HE IS THE GLORYepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: honoredgleaningsGWB §288: of everlasting might
وَمُتَشَبِّثًا
literal: cling; clinging; clinging/holding fast
SE expanded to “and clinging to”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: laid fast holdgleaningsGWB §645: holdeth fastkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: firmly adherekitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: set our hearts onprayers-and-meditationsP&M §624: and seizedwill-and-testamentW&T §17: seize uponepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: hold fastgleaningsGWB §511: resolve
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: unto the hemfire-tabletFire §31: The robegleaningsGWB §645: the hem of Our Robekitab-i-iqanKIQ §76: robeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §128: to the hemthe-hidden-wordsHW §77: holdepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: This Hem of His RobegleaningsGWB §647: to the hem of the Robe
SE expanded to “in this world”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: that hath no endgleaningsGWB §327: in the futurekitab-i-iqanKIQ §184: He will, however, respite themprayers-and-meditationsP&M §760: in the world to comethe-hidden-wordsHW §96: While there is yetwill-and-testamentW&T §42: of lateepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: anothergleaningsGWB §540: more
SE rendered الآخِرَةِ (al-ákhirah), وَالأُولی، (wálʾúlí،) as “in this world”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the familyfire-tabletFire §31: the peoplegleaningsGWB §453: however far ye may look backkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: memberskitab-i-iqanKIQ §257: who are menprayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: Through His Firstnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §119: ye that havewill-and-testamentW&T §58: falsely interpret
