Prayers and Meditations — §783
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 783 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
صَلِّ اللَّهُمَّ يا إِلهِي عَلَى النُّقْطَةِ الأُوْلى الَّذِيْ 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،
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
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: blessgleaningsGWB §646: We will most certainly bless youkitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: prayingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §615: Bless Thouepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: blessedgleaningsGWB §273: My blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §38: prayerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §818: Blessing
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §73: uttered by Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §224: that are known to none except Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §212: of His graceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §738: nametablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: the Primal PointgleaningsGWB §3: Centerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: “Pointprayers-and-meditationsP&M §843: realmswill-and-testamentW&T §52: partsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: the PointgleaningsGWB §19: He Who is the Heart and Center ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §132: Mover
SE rendered إِلهِي (ʾilhí), النُّقْطَةِ (an-nuqṭah), الأُوْلى (al-ʾúlى), دارَتْ (dárat), نُقْطَةُ (nuqṭah) as “God, Primal Point, revolve in, point of”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: the greatestfire-tabletFire §31: the peoplegleaningsGWB §327: in the pastkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: memberskitab-i-iqanKIQ §237: the interpretation thereofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §544: this world andthe-hidden-wordsHW §119: ye that havewill-and-testamentW&T §34: the one
This form usually rendered as “rain”, “hath” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §72: embodiedfire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathegleaningsGWB §505: will bekitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: Althoughprayers-and-meditationsP&M §167: all beingtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: they may findthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: that ye may obtainwill-and-testamentW&T §22: existent
invisible 53% unseen 28% unknowable 5% concealment 3% hidden 3% seen 3% secrets 1% things 1% whom 1% impenetrable 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: hath been obscuredgleaningsGWB §52: Unknowablekitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: of the Invisiblesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §441: Thine invisibletablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: while I am absentthe-hidden-wordsHW §143: with detractionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: Unseen, the UnknowablegleaningsGWB §34: of concealment
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: Unto this bear witnessfire-tabletFire §48: the placegleaningsGWB §115: appearedkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appearethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: hath proclaimedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: Resplendent Onetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: have We found themthe-hidden-wordsHW §58: couldst thou but see
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: hath ordainedfire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §268: suffer mekitab-i-iqanKIQ §55: appointprayers-and-meditationsP&M §784: strengthen ustablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: ordainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: Set it thenwill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant that
This form usually rendered as “unto”, “end”, “object” (8 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: to returngleaningsGWB §569: may returnkitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: We submitted to His injunctionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §164: must shamethe-hidden-wordsHW §139: turned awaywill-and-testamentW&T §53: was thus confoundedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: return unto HimgleaningsGWB §245: shall ye return
manifestation 58% revealer 16% who 12% manifest 3% dayspring 2% manifested 2% manifestations 2% revealest 1% focused 1% symbol 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: be made manifestfire-tabletFire §23: springgleaningsGWB §382: manifestethkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: demonstratingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §87: expoundedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §338: and by Them Who are the Manifestationstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §158: yield
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: lettersgleaningsGWB §453: eyes awaykitab-i-iqanKIQ §93: corruption of the textprayers-and-meditationsP&M §736: and its Lettersthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: the second letterwill-and-testamentW&T §5: deviationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §48: wordsgleaningsGWB §238: however insignificant
SE expanded to “not turned away”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: They that have turned away from MegleaningsGWB §295: contend notkitab-i-iqanKIQ §183: turned their backprayers-and-meditationsP&M §540: have repudiated Thy truthtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: hath also turned awaythe-hidden-wordsHW §24: thee turn awaywill-and-testamentW&T §3: exposedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: turning away
SE expanded to “been firmly established”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: testifiedgleaningsGWB §112: to acknowledgekitab-i-ahdAhd §6: singled outkitab-i-iqanKIQ §89: they bear witnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §241: have acknowledgedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: hath been made the seat ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §59: and there I may abidewill-and-testamentW&T §32: fathomless
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: because of their lovefire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §16: the loved ones of Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §68: tender affectionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §387: as a token of Thy lovetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §47: Is it thy wishwill-and-testamentW&T §5: “My foolish loved ones
pleasure 30% good 21% good-pleasure 13% sake 13% will 6% thee 6% unto 4% content 2% please 2% pleasure!” 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: uprightfire-tabletFire §48: Thy pleasuregleaningsGWB §362: good pleasurekitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: which shall please Thee.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §278: and Thy pleasure!”the-hidden-wordsHW §93: willwill-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted to His Willepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §262: may God be pleased
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: Thy pathgleaningsGWB §317: a means of admittancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §259: Thy sakeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §278: Thy path!”tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: in My paththe-hidden-wordsHW §46: My pathwill-and-testamentW&T §3: shed streamsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: straight
SE expanded to “as long as”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: EverlastinggleaningsGWB §385: unchangeablekitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: eternalprayers-and-meditationsP&M §232: ever since the foundation ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §16: perisheth notwill-and-testamentW&T §22: continuallyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: enduregleaningsGWB §311: as long as
SE expanded to “Thine own Self”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: thy lifegleaningsGWB §707: He is indeedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: My beingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §794: breathe a single breathtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §71: OF HIS SELFwill-and-testamentW&T §44: souls such as theseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: He, for Whose sake
This form usually rendered as “eternity”, “immortality”, “everlasting” (57 occurrences)
eternity 32% immortality 23% everlasting 17% long 6% immortal 6% eternal 4% throughout 4% incorruptible 2% unfading 2% establishment 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: can there remainfire-tabletFire §30: hiddengleaningsGWB §250: fast approachingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: ancientprayers-and-meditationsP&M §176: of Thine eternitytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §10: life eternaltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §8: deathlessthe-hidden-wordsHW §139: of immortal life
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: in His EssencegleaningsGWB §655: May my lifekitab-i-iqanKIQ §32: their own Selvesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §85: with their own beingswill-and-testamentW&T §25: in personepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: Thy selfgleaningsGWB §387: His Essencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: the unchangeable Being
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: Ever-Forgivingfire-tabletFire §35: forgivenessgleaningsGWB §375: implore pardonkitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: to forgiveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §624: revealedst Thy forgivenesswill-and-testamentW&T §13: vastepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: \‘I beg forgivenessfire-tabletFire §35: Forgiver
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §220: will show them mercyfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §502: will deal mercilesslykitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §160: divineprayers-and-meditationsP&M §104: the Most Compassionatetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: in token of His mercy
