Prayers and Meditations — §823
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 823 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
يَا إِلَهَ الأَسْمَاءِ وَفَاطِرَ السَّمَاءِ أَسْأَلُكَ بِمَطَالِعِ غَيبِكَ الْعَلِيِّ الْأَبْهَى بِأَنْ تَجْعَلَ صَلَاتي نَارًا لِتُحْرِقَ حُجُبَاتِيْ الَّتِيْ مَنَعَتْنِيْ عَنْ مُشَاهَدَةِ جَمَالِكَ وَنُورًا يَدُلُّنِيْ إِلَى بَحْرِ وِصَالِكَ.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
O Thou Who art the Lord of all names and the Maker of the heavens! I beseech Thee by them Who are the Daysprings of Thine invisible Essence, the Most Exalted, the All-Glorious, to make of my prayer a fire that will burn away the veils which have shut me out from Thy beauty, and a light that will lead me unto the ocean of Thy Presence.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: namesfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §655: of Thy Namekitab-i-iqanKIQ §1: firmamentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §102: Thy Most Great Nametablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: through the power of the true FaithgleaningsGWB §696: to be cleft asunderkitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: “cleavingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §180: hath broken itthe-hidden-wordsHW §139: aimepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: the true FaithgleaningsGWB §300: the creation of mankitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: cleaving
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: We beseechgleaningsGWB §506: and shall be called to accountkitab-i-iqanKIQ §200: was questionedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §654: Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §152: beseechethgleaningsGWB §313: Thou hast asked Me concerningkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: questionsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §618: and callest to account
daysprings 43% dawning-places 13% exponents 11% revealers 9% day-springs 9% revealed 4% manifestations 4% embodiments 2% wellsprings 2% instigators 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: becoming knownfire-tabletFire §12: RevealergleaningsGWB §88: the heaven ofkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: sourceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: the day-springsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §466: Who is the Dayspringtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: may understandthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenance
invisible 50% unseen 25% things 6% unknowable 4% backbiting 4% hidden 4% concealment 2% inner 2% invisibles 2% seen 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §209: invisiblegleaningsGWB §552: backbitingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: of the Invisiblesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §653: disappearancetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: while I am absentthe-hidden-wordsHW §143: with detractionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §17: UnseengleaningsGWB §280: absence
most 62% exalted 20% inaccessible 5% sublime 2% báb 2% all-highest 2% transcendent 2% high 2% glory 2% heavens 1%
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 §159: madefire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §157: hath been made by Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §175: thrustprayers-and-meditationsP&M §604: hast sufferedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: ordainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §33: I madewill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant that
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: blessedgleaningsGWB §273: My blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §38: prayerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §818: Blessingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: blessgleaningsGWB §646: We will most certainly bless youkitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: the prayerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §758: Bless them
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: Day-Starfire-tabletFire §20: of Thy firegleaningsGWB §38: the firekitab-i-iqanKIQ §66: lightprayers-and-meditationsP&M §481: of this firethe-hidden-wordsHW §56: with firewill-and-testamentW&T §3: the Day-Starepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: through the fire
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: consumedgleaningsGWB §30: fast consumingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: consumeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §137: were burnt uptablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hath burned away my soulwill-and-testamentW&T §51: his heart was consumed with the flameepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: to be burnt upgleaningsGWB §29: burned
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: curtainsgleaningsGWB §44: that veil the eyeskitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: sayingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §521: the veils that shut them out from Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: her browthe-hidden-wordsHW §33: dost thou veil thyselfwill-and-testamentW&T §4: veil theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: veils
This form usually rendered as “have”, “hath” (8 occurrences)
SE expanded to “shut me out”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: shut you outgleaningsGWB §627: to hinder themkitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: from the Most Highprayers-and-meditationsP&M §531: can hinder such a mantablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §157: goodlywill-and-testamentW&T §23: are in no wise permittedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: the All-Highest
This form usually rendered as “behold”, “witness”, “perceive” (145 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §179: can be discernedfire-tabletFire §48: the placegleaningsGWB §466: detectedkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appearethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: reflectprayers-and-meditationsP&M §353: may testifytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: as thou also dost witnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §46: Seek a martyr’s death
beauty 85% gaze 2% face 2% whose 2% countenance 1% glory 1% contemplation 1% swear 1% most 1% through 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: brieflygleaningsGWB §616: His Beautykitab-i-ahdAhd §14: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §248: for Thy glorytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §28: her beautythe-hidden-wordsHW §88: everlasting beautywill-and-testamentW&T §40: to the Ever-Blest Beauty
light 79% radiance 4% illumine 4% brightness 3% splendor 3% illuminate 1% luminary 1% into 1% glimmer 1% glory 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: any Lightfire-tabletFire §48: flaminggleaningsGWB §226: He Who is the Daystarkitab-i-iqanKIQ §167: resplendence of theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §761: Most Luminoustablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: splendourthe-hidden-wordsHW §109: the flamewill-and-testamentW&T §13: radiantly
This form usually rendered as “will” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §252: TestimoniesgleaningsGWB §635: idle and subtle disputationskitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: an evidenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §823: that will lead mewill-and-testamentW&T §6: supportedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §70: indicatethgleaningsGWB §406: pertainkitab-i-iqanKIQ §236: sought to explain
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: of the seagleaningsGWB §684: an oceankitab-i-iqanKIQ §1: the ocean of true understandingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §377: all the seaswill-and-testamentW&T §2: the Twin surging seasepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §99: seasgleaningsGWB §233: through the outpouringkitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: billows
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: of His presencefire-tabletFire §2: of Thy reuniongleaningsGWB §661: of Thy presencekitab-i-ahdAhd §10: of My presencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §68: partakeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §409: in order thattablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: reachedthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: obtained
