Prayers and Meditations — §783
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 783 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
بِهِ دارَتْ نُقْطَةُ الْوُجُودِ فِي الْغَيْبِ وَالشُّهُودِ وَجَعَلْتَهُ مَرْجِعًا لِما يَرْجِعُ إِلَيْكَ وَمَظْهَرًا لِما يَظْهَرُ مِنْكَ وَعَلَى حُرُوفاتِهِ مِنَ الَّذِيْنَ ما أَعْرَضُوْا عَنْكَ وَاسْتَقَرُّوْا عَلَى حُبِّكَ وَرِضائِكَ وَعَلَى الَّذِيْنَ هُمْ اسْتُشْهِدُوا فِي سَبِيْلِكَ بِدَوَامِ نَفْسِكَ وَبَقاءِ ذاتِكَ وَإِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الغَفُورُ الرَّحِيْمُ، ثُمَّ أَسْئَلُكَ يا إِلهِي بِالَّذِيْ بَشَّرْتَنا بِهِ فِي كُلِّ أَلْواحِكَ وَكُتُبِكَ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Do Thou bless, O Lord my God, the Primal Point, through Whom the point of creation hath been made to revolve in both the visible and invisible worlds, Whom Thou hast designated as the One whereunto should return whatsoever must return unto Thee, and as the Revealer of whatsoever may be manifested by Thee. Do Thou also bless such of His Letters as have not turned away from Thee, who have been firmly established in Thy love, and clung steadfastly to Thy good-pleasure. Bless Thou, likewise, as long as Thine own Self endureth and Thine own Essence doth last, them that have suffered martyrdom in Thy path. Thou art, verily, the Ever-Forgiving, the Most Merciful.
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “hath been made to revolve”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: paradedgleaningsGWB §117: agekitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: strayed fromprayers-and-meditationsP&M §427: Thy citiesthe-hidden-wordsHW §91: habitationwill-and-testamentW&T §23: Dispensationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: ConstantinoplegleaningsGWB §57: borne round
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: the PointgleaningsGWB §3: Centerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: “Pointprayers-and-meditationsP&M §843: realmsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: the Primal PointgleaningsGWB §99: the Point ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §45: a different pointepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: Primal Point
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: possessedfire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathegleaningsGWB §463: shalt findkitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: worldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §51: of all thingstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: they foundthe-hidden-wordsHW §11: that thou mayest find Mewill-and-testamentW&T §6: extant
الْغَيْبِ
literal: unseen; unseen/hidden; unseen, invisible
SE expanded to “the visible and invisible”
invisible 35% unseen 27% visible 10% seen 8% unknowable 8% concealment 4% secrets 2% things 2% all 2% impenetrable 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: seengleaningsGWB §109: invisiblekitab-i-iqanKIQ §3: concealmentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §783: the visible and invisibletablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: absentthe-hidden-wordsHW §90: hiddenepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: Unseen, the UnknowablegleaningsGWB §117: unknowable
This form usually rendered as “visible”, “invisible”, “unseen” (45 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: perspicuousfire-tabletFire §48: the placegleaningsGWB §2: I find myself compelledkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appearethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: sacrificeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §674: visible worldtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: dost witnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §45: thou mayest testify
SE expanded to “Whom Thou hast designated”
SE expanded to “One whereunto should return”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: returnedgleaningsGWB §245: shall ye returnkitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: to resumeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §326: returnethtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: repaired tothe-hidden-wordsHW §14: Turn thy sightwill-and-testamentW&T §38: Unto the Most Holyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: turn
manifestation 63% revealer 18% who 5% manifest 4% dayspring 3% supreme 3% revelation 3% revealest 1% symbol 1% exponent 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: “Outwardlyfire-tabletFire §12: DayspringgleaningsGWB §502: all the Dispensationskitab-i-ahdAhd §3: demonstratingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §169: shownprayers-and-meditationsP&M §273: set forthtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: the revelation of thy glory
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: allfire-tabletFire §45: with hategleaningsGWB §698: Our chosenkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: untokitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: theseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §56: under the influences ofwill-and-testamentW&T §2: after myepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the feet of the erring
This form usually rendered as “most”, “exalted”, “upon” (345 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §72: upon themfire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §163: didst deliverkitab-i-ahdAhd §16: on thekitab-i-iqanKIQ §266: apart fromprayers-and-meditationsP&M §781: to observetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: around herthe-hidden-wordsHW §148: concourse on high
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §48: wordsgleaningsGWB §549: a dropkitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: utterprayers-and-meditationsP&M §783: His Letterstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: a wordwill-and-testamentW&T §5: deviationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: third LettergleaningsGWB §168: the second letter
This form usually rendered as “doubters”, “dependents”, “generations” (13 occurrences)
SE rendered الَّذِيْنَ (adh-dhín), أَعْرَضُوْا (ʾaʿraḍúá), عَنْكَ (ʿank), وَاسْتَقَرُّوْا (wástaqarrúá) as “as have not turned away, from Thee, have been firmly established”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §29: hast turned awaygleaningsGWB §129: questionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §212: seek enlightenmentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §626: and turned backtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: turns awaythe-hidden-wordsHW §24: thee turn awaywill-and-testamentW&T §3: exposedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §257: have turned aside
This form usually rendered as “recognizing” (2 occurrences)
concerning 10% whatsoever 10% beyond 10% well 10% fear 10% all 10% entering 10% behind 10% recognizing 10% above 10%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: fromgleaningsGWB §635: ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §251: from recognizing Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: concerninggleaningsGWB §467: as well asprayers-and-meditationsP&M §396: Now thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: togleaningsGWB §572: from entering
SE expanded to “have been firmly established”
established 67% have 33%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: Our loved onesfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §51: He Who is the Belovedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §100: affectionateprayers-and-meditationsP&M §335: is cherishedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: I longtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §6: Love Me
وَرِضائِكَ
literal: pleasure; pleasure/satisfaction; pleasure, satisfaction
pleasure 44% good 18% good-pleasure 8% will 8% thee 8% unto 5% please 3% pleasure!” 3% sake 3% pleasure’s 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: Be not willingfire-tabletFire §48: Thy pleasuregleaningsGWB §252: desirekitab-i-iqanKIQ §2: and favourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §293: what pleaseth Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §39: My pleasurewill-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted to His Willepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §262: may God be pleased
SE expanded to “as long as”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: enduregleaningsGWB §189: throughout the eternitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: eternalprayers-and-meditationsP&M §312: through the whole continuancewill-and-testamentW&T §22: continuallyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: EverlastinggleaningsGWB §144: secondkitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: this everlasting
SE expanded to “Thine own Self”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: thy lifegleaningsGWB §324: this rational facultykitab-i-ahdAhd §8: thosekitab-i-iqanKIQ §32: their own personsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §140: of Thine own Selftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: of selfwill-and-testamentW&T §27: the people
This form usually rendered as “eternity”, “immortality”, “everlasting” (56 occurrences)
eternity 35% immortality 22% everlasting 19% long 5% eternal 5% throughout 3% establishment 3% duration 3% continuance 3% discovered 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: hath persistedfire-tabletFire §30: hiddengleaningsGWB §285: livekitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: remained unfulfilledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §671: the Imperishabletablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: hath remainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §24: the eternalepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: Eternity
SE expanded to “Thine own Essence”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: Thy selfgleaningsGWB §461: judgmentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: the unchangeable Beingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §379: the same as Thywill-and-testamentW&T §25: in personepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: Thine EssencegleaningsGWB §3: is propelledkitab-i-iqanKIQ §32: their own Selves
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: Ever-Forgivingfire-tabletFire §35: ForgivergleaningsGWB §375: We implore pardonkitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: remissionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §578: the Ever-Forgiving, the Most Bountifulwill-and-testamentW&T §13: concourseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: to beg Thy forgivenessgleaningsGWB §652: My forgiveness
SE expanded to “the Most Merciful”
SE rendered الغَفُورُ (al-ghafúr), الرَّحِيْمُ، (ar-raḥímu،), أَسْئَلُكَ (ʾasʾaluk), إِلهِي (ʾilhí), بِالَّذِيْ (biálladhí) as “the Ever-Forgiving, the Most Merciful, O Lord my God, who”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: Ask, thatgleaningsGWB §39: thy questionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: seekprayers-and-meditationsP&M §682: Dealepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §152: beseechethgleaningsGWB §467: Find outprayers-and-meditationsP&M §699: begepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §146: beseech
SE expanded to “O Lord my God”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: of GodgleaningsGWB §148: this God-givenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §234: ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §205: and the Godthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §18: of the Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: DivinegleaningsGWB §391: and pertaineth to God Himself
This form usually rendered as “which”, “through”, “one” (11 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: him whomgleaningsGWB §84: those menkitab-i-iqanKIQ §90: thoseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: He through Whomepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: one whogleaningsGWB §66: Hekitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: with that of whichprayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: through which
SE rendered إِلهِي (ʾilhí), بِالَّذِيْ (biálladhí), بَشَّرْتَنا (bashshartaná) as “O Lord my God, who”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: EvangelgleaningsGWB §503: Harbingerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §66: heraldingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §301: didst announcethe-hidden-wordsHW §35: beareth unto thee thewill-and-testamentW&T §35: rejoicedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: gladnessgleaningsGWB §615: have announced
tablets 88% scriptures 13%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: the Lawh-i-Fu’adgleaningsGWB §689: writingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §123: implicationsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: Thine irrevocable Tablettablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Bookswill-and-testamentW&T §1: in the Preserved Tabletepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §131: the Lawh-i-Burhan (TabletgleaningsGWB §286: comprehend
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: BookgleaningsGWB §560: of Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: in His Bookkitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: Last Judgmentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §338: Thou hast written downthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: have writtenwill-and-testamentW&T §6: letters and documentsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: the Bayán
