Prayers and Meditations — §80
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 80 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
أيْ رَبِّ فِيْ جِوارِ قُرْبِكَ فَأَسْكنِّي لأنَّ البُعْدَ أَهْلَكَنِي، وَفِيْ ظِلِّ جَنَاحِ فَضْلِكَ أَرِحْنِيْ لأنَّ الحَرارَةَ ذابَتْ كَبِدِيْ، وَإِلى كَوْثَرِ الحَيَوانِ قَرِّبْنِي لأنَّ عَطَشَ الطَّلَبِ أَحْرَقَنِي، يا إِلهِي زَفَراتِيْ تَشْهَدُ لِبَلائِيْ وَعَبَرَاتِيْ تَحْكِي عَنْ حُبِّيْ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Suffer me, O my God, to draw nigh unto Thee, and to abide within the precincts of Thy court, for remoteness from Thee hath well-nigh consumed me. Cause me to rest under the shadow of the wings of Thy grace, for the flame of my separation from Thee hath melted my heart within me. Draw me nearer unto the river that is life indeed, for my soul burneth with thirst in its ceaseless search after Thee. My sighs, O my God, proclaim the bitterness of mine anguish, and the tears I shed attest my love for Thee.
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “O my God”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: the Lordship of GodgleaningsGWB §479: of God, thy Lordkitab-i-iqanKIQ §258: the Almightyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §167: and the Enlightener oftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: be my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §47: O my God!epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: yet
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: He that secludeth himselfgleaningsGWB §326: realitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §193: Essencesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §313: I may flee for sheltertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: the nearnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: the inner essence thereofwill-and-testamentW&T §2: pearlepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the fugitive
This form usually rendered as “nearness”, “presence”, “whose” (36 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: of Thy presencefire-tabletFire §2: Those who are near unto TheegleaningsGWB §233: to draw nigh unto Himkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: Kindredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §65: reunionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §359: approach Thy presencetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: the Presencetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: the favoured of God
This form usually rendered as “cause”, “let”, “suffer” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §90: desolatefire-tabletFire §24: AssurancegleaningsGWB §496: are now abidingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: occupyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §100: hath been made to dwelltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §20: them that abidethe-hidden-wordsHW §69: and dwellwill-and-testamentW&T §48: quiet
This form usually rendered as “far”, “after”, “time” (11 occurrences)
SE expanded to “for remoteness from Thee”
SE expanded to “hath well-nigh consumed me”
SE expanded to “under the shadow”
shadow 60% beneath 15% shelter 8% shade 7% through 2% unto 2% faith 2% face 2% sheltering 2% overshadowed 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: the cloudsgleaningsGWB §490: thy shadowkitab-i-iqanKIQ §37: the face ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §36: even as a shadowthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: shadewill-and-testamentW&T §2: seeketh the shelterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: overshadowedgleaningsGWB §550: ephemeral
SE expanded to “of the wings”
grace 91% loving-kindness 2% tender 2% bounty 1% token 1% whose 1% bounteousness 1% gracious 1% mercy 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §115: Thy gracegleaningsGWB §13: I am to be preferred above youkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §110: caused to excelprayers-and-meditationsP&M §111: by Thy gracetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a bountythe-hidden-wordsHW §1: as a token of gracewill-and-testamentW&T §18: wisdom
SE expanded to “Cause me to rest”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: My spiritfire-tabletFire §30: the breezesgleaningsGWB §50: every soulkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: happinesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: sweet savoursprayers-and-meditationsP&M §341: a blissful reposetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §25: of heaventhe-hidden-wordsHW §68: By My spirit
This form usually rendered as “heat”, “warmth”, “inflamed” (9 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: meltedgleaningsGWB §644: will assuredly melt awayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §834: melteth within meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §186: are meltedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §500: would melt awayepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: consumedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §80: hath meltedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: to melt
SE expanded to “my heart within me”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: heartsgleaningsGWB §456: heartprayers-and-meditationsP&M §80: my heart within meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: their broken heartsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §400: soulsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: soulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §718: my soulepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §186: Our souls
SE rendered الحَرارَةَ (al-ḥarárah), ذابَتْ (dhábat), كَبِدِيْ، (kabidí،), وَإِلى (waʾilى), كَوْثَرِ (kawthar), الحَيَوانِ (al-ḥayawán), قَرِّبْنِي (qarribní) as “the flame, hath melted, my heart within me, the river, that is life indeed, Draw me nearer unto”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §52: who are enduedgleaningsGWB §679: courtkitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: Turn Thouprayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: and my Rulerthe-hidden-wordsHW §157: menwill-and-testamentW&T §27: through the Guardianepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §39: friendsgleaningsGWB §123: His chosen Ones
living 56% waters 9% river 9% through 6% stream 3% cup 3% life-giving 3% everlasting 3% plenteous 3% after 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: the living watersgleaningsGWB §57: cupprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: living fountainepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: through the living watersgleaningsGWB §60: the life-giving watersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §101: the watersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: living watersgleaningsGWB §435: stream
SE expanded to “that is life indeed”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: of lifegleaningsGWB §727: that is life indeedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: these beastsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §368: to liveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: a beastgleaningsGWB §58: life-givingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §137: is Life indeedgleaningsGWB §633: which is life indeed
SE expanded to “in its ceaseless search after”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: We praygleaningsGWB §356: strivekitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: thingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §80: in its ceaseless search after Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §97: the object of thy questepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §53: We entreatgleaningsGWB §537: asketh notkitab-i-iqanKIQ §105: argument
SE expanded to “my soul burneth”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: were consumedgleaningsGWB §576: being consumedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: consumeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: consumed metablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: fast consuming theewill-and-testamentW&T §51: his heart was consumed with the flameepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: were meltedgleaningsGWB §720: devour
SE expanded to “O my God”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: there is none other Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §111: Causekitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: is Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §671: O God!tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
sighs 75% lamentations 25%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §187: the criesgleaningsGWB §30: tearsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §49: and lamentationswill-and-testamentW&T §34: sighs and lamentationsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: with a sore lamentationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §481: flameepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: criesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §80: My sighs
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “bearest”, “testify” (18 occurrences)
thou 19% bearest 19% testify 13% proclaim 13% beholdest 6% witnessed 6% witness 6% testifiest 6% proclaimeth 6% confesseth 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §131: deathfire-tabletFire §48: the placegleaningsGWB §298: will testifykitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appearethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §96: be witnessedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: have apprehendedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: as thou also dost witnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §45: and I within Myself may bear witness unto
SE expanded to “bitterness of mine anguish”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: their woesfire-tabletFire §39: calamitygleaningsGWB §640: been subjectedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: becomeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §23: the calamitiesthe-hidden-wordsHW §49: under My trialswill-and-testamentW&T §35: in my woesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: the afflictions
SE expanded to “tears I shed”
tears 32% words 21% take 7% hebrew 7% authority 7% sayings 7% utterances 7% interpretations 4% warned 4% thou 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: that thou mayest profitgleaningsGWB §322: fixedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: comparedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §80: the tears I shedwill-and-testamentW&T §9: by these wordsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: a lessongleaningsGWB §355: expressionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §257: Wherefore, take ye good heed
This form usually rendered as “attest”, “anything” (2 occurrences)
SE expanded to “my love for Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §29: My love for Himfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §724: Our friendskitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: the lustprayers-and-meditationsP&M §571: servantstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §40: if thou lovestwill-and-testamentW&T §38: that love
