Prayers and Meditations — §787
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 787 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
وَإِنِّيْ يا إِلهِي مِنْ أَوَّلِ الْيَوْمِ الَّذِيْ خَلَقْتَنِيْ بِأَمْرِكَ وَأَحْيَيْتَنِيْ مِنْ نَسَماتِ جُودِ رَحْمانِيَّتِكَ ما تَوَجَّهْتُ إِلى أَحَدٍ دُونَكَ، وَقُمْتُ فِي مُقابَلَةِ الأَعْدآءِ بِسَلْطَنَتِكَ وَاقْتِدارِكَ وَدَعَوْتُ الكُلَّ إِلى شَاطِئِ بَحْرِ توحِيْدِكَ وَسَمآءِ عِزِّ تَفْرِيْدِكَ، وَما أَرَدْتُ فِي أَيَّامِيْ حِفْظَ نَفْسِيْ مِنْ طُغاةِ خَلْقِكَ بَلْ إِعْلآءِ ذِكْرِكَ بَيْنَ بَرِيَّتِكَ، وَبِذلِكَ وَرَدَ عَلَيَّ ما لا حَمَلَهُ أَحَدٌ مِنْ خَلْقِكَ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Ever since the day Thou didst create me at Thy bidding, O my God, and didst arouse me through the gentle winds of Thy tender mercies, I have refused to turn to any one except Thee, and have, through the power of Thy sovereignty and Thy might, arisen to face Thine enemies, and have summoned all mankind unto the shores of the ocean of Thy oneness and the heaven of Thine all-glorious unity. I have sought, all my days, not to guard myself from the mischief of the rebellious among Thy creatures, but rather to exalt Thy name amidst Thy people. I have, thereby, suffered what none of Thy creatures hath suffered.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: of Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §506: itskitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §237: his rejection by Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §1: O Lord my Godtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven
This form usually rendered as “first”, “beginning”, “hath” (119 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: Every daygleaningsGWB §627: in Thy Daykitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: dominionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §671: Thy Daytablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Daythe-hidden-wordsHW §115: a passing daywill-and-testamentW&T §10: day passeth but thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: Not long ago
SE expanded to “Thou didst create me”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: of menfire-tabletFire §40: wert createdgleaningsGWB §117: recreatedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: made manifestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §468: Thou didst create metablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: created youepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: of Thy virtues
This form usually rendered as “cause”, “revelation”, “behest” (244 occurrences)
SE expanded to “at Thy bidding”
cause 62% revelation 14% behest 6% faith 4% bidding 4% commandment 3% decree 2% affairs 2% through 2% command 1%
This form usually rendered as “having”, “didst” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §255: ashamedfire-tabletFire §19: eternal lifegleaningsGWB §379: the dayskitab-i-ahdAhd §16: the regenerationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §139: immortalprayers-and-meditationsP&M §11: hast vivifiedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: for having quickened my soulwill-and-testamentW&T §23: endued with life
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: breezesgleaningsGWB §655: the sweet savorskitab-i-iqanKIQ §158: galesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: breathsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: breezegleaningsGWB §182: The Breathingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: sweet savoursprayers-and-meditationsP&M §787: gentle winds
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: of Thy bounteousnessfire-tabletFire §34: GivergleaningsGWB §547: favorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: everlasting gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §241: Thy bountiful carethe-hidden-wordsHW §104: My loving-kindnessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: of Thy favorfire-tabletFire §34: downpour
SE rendered نَسَماتِ (nasamát), جُودِ (júd), رَحْمانِيَّتِكَ (raḥmánínatik), تَوَجَّهْتُ (tawajjaht), أَحَدٍ (ʾaḥadin) as “gentle winds, tender mercies, any”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §192: great mercyfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §347: Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: heavenlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §247: of Thy wondrous Mercytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: in token of His mercy
SE rendered جُودِ (júd), رَحْمانِيَّتِكَ (raḥmánínatik), تَوَجَّهْتُ (tawajjaht), أَحَدٍ (ʾaḥadin), دُونَكَ، (dúnaka،), وَقُمْتُ (waqumt) as “tender mercies, any, one except Thee, and have”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: hath set his facefire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §156: with a facekitab-i-ahdAhd §4: set his facekitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: quarter of the Heavensprayers-and-meditationsP&M §251: the countenancestablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hast directed towards me Thy stepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §41: before Our Face
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: the unitygleaningsGWB §541: God’s holy Willkitab-i-iqanKIQ §73: divine Essenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §217: Thy onenesstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: dwellerthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: over the otherepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §166: any onegleaningsGWB §324: Him Who is the
SE expanded to “one except Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: all else beside TheegleaningsGWB §246: none but Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §143: the likeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §158: Aught else except Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §18: none but Mewill-and-testamentW&T §38: All othersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: withoutgleaningsGWB §388: and not as
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: Resurrectionfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §321: matterkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §208: undertakeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §411: Fortify himtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: rose
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: before theefire-tabletFire §46: go forwardgleaningsGWB §345: were beforekitab-i-ahdAhd §4: receptive soulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §267: a bygone ageprayers-and-meditationsP&M §739: of the kindreds of the earthtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: been lifted upontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss
SE expanded to “through the power”
sovereignty 74% through 8% power 6% transcendent 2% kingship 2% own 2% rejected 2% sovereign 2% whose 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: King ofgleaningsGWB §68: clothed with such majestykitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: ascendencyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §662: Thou art that Kingtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §103: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §7: power of the Crownepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: Sháh
SE expanded to “and Thy might”
power 39% might 31% omnipotence 10% dominion 8% through 3% evidences 2% overpowering 2% greatness 2% hand 2% immensity 2%
SE expanded to “and have summoned”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §99: calledgleaningsGWB §363: to claim for himselfkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: Praykitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: summoningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §305: Leave nottablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §53: was calledthe-hidden-wordsHW §99: wear the guise ofwill-and-testamentW&T §36: call upon Thee
all 62% every 25% each 3% whole 2% whatsoever 2% entire 1% everyone 1% continually 1% whatever 1% one 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: sidegleaningsGWB §684: towards its shoreskitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: shores ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §123: the shorestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §6: strandepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: shoresgleaningsGWB §485: oceankitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: from the shores
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §266: upon the seagleaningsGWB §233: through the outpouringkitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: billowsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: of the waterswill-and-testamentW&T §2: the Twin surging seasepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: of the oceangleaningsGWB §629: the oceans ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §1: the ocean of true understanding
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: unitefire-tabletFire §43: By Thine alonenessgleaningsGWB §113: Divine Unitykitab-i-ahdAhd §14: singlekitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: sameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §214: those that have acknowledged Thy onenesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: believers in the Divine Unitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: lone
This form usually rendered as “glory”, “transcendent”, “exalted” (193 occurrences)
glory 42% transcendent 22% exalted 10% all-glorious 5% might 4% glorious 4% most 4% majesty 4% glorified 3% almighty 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: as a mark of honorgleaningsGWB §534: so preciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of powerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §779: sublimitytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §125: in your glorywill-and-testamentW&T §3: preciousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: mighty
This form usually rendered as “oneness”, “singleness”, “all-glorious” (9 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: the Peerlessfire-tabletFire §17: lonelygleaningsGWB §385: without peer or equalkitab-i-iqanKIQ §191: essentialprayers-and-meditationsP&M §120: of Thy onenesstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: forlornwill-and-testamentW&T §49: aloneepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §87: Paradise
SE rendered عِزِّ (ʿizz), تَفْرِيْدِكَ، (tafrídika،), أَرَدْتُ (ʾaradt), أَيَّامِيْ (ʾayyámí), حِفْظَ (ḥifẓ) as “all-glorious, unity, days, to guard”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: is Our purposegleaningsGWB §358: by the operation of Their Willkitab-i-iqanKIQ §103: whatsoever He pleasethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §672: through the potency of His willthe-hidden-wordsHW §106: wouldst thou gazewill-and-testamentW&T §36: hath conspired against meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Thy willgleaningsGWB §300: as a result of your own volition
protection 22% protect 19% guard 14% security 8% protected 8% preservation 8% watch 6% shield 6% safeguarding 6% about 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §252: sparedgleaningsGWB §36: the preservation of the lampkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: safeguardingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §220: shieldedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §377: Thou didst preservetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: Learn welltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §22: guardianthe-hidden-wordsHW §112: sanctuary
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: charactergleaningsGWB §449: His Purposekitab-i-iqanKIQ §238: fanciesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §250: for Thy purposetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §9: unto Mewill-and-testamentW&T §44: souls such as theseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: unto Thyself
This form usually rendered as “oppressors”, “have”, “rebellious” (11 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: of My oppressorskitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: rebellionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §258: have transgressedwill-and-testamentW&T §48: They have misbelieved in Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: the wickedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §427: have transgressed against Theewill-and-testamentW&T §52: rebellious onesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §364: the oppressors
exalt 25% glorify 19% exaltation 13% sake 13% magnify 9% exalted 6% magnifying 6% proclaim 3% may 3% glorification 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: loftiestfire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §440: heavenlykitab-i-iqanKIQ §51: high be He upliftedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §775: How supremetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: raising highthe-hidden-wordsHW §92: the realm on highwill-and-testamentW&T §17: the Exalted One
This form usually rendered as “remembrance”, “praise”, “remember” (150 occurrences)
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 §183: hath been recordedgleaningsGWB §374: the faintest intimationkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: mentioningkitab-i-iqanKIQ §236: unto which We have referredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §340: describe themtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mentionthe-hidden-wordsHW §44: Make mention of Me
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: the recoverygleaningsGWB §362: breathe naught butprayers-and-meditationsP&M §385: of Thy creaturesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: clear of themgleaningsGWB §384: exaltedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: against Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: mankindgleaningsGWB §517: Who hath created you
SE rendered بَرِيَّتِكَ، (baríratika،), وَبِذلِكَ (wabidhlik), وَرَدَ (warad), حَمَلَهُ (ḥamalah), أَحَدٌ (ʾaḥadun) as “Thy people, I have, thereby, hath suffered, none”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §60: voicegleaningsGWB §163: suffered at their handskitab-i-iqanKIQ §156: attainingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §261: all that hath befallen uswill-and-testamentW&T §5: dealt aepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: arrivedgleaningsGWB §298: the things that have befallen Mekitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: attain
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: hath sufferedgleaningsGWB §252: Lay notkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: sustainingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §47: suffered and enduredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §413: hath bornewill-and-testamentW&T §52: forbearanceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §63: enduregleaningsGWB §623: endured
