Prayers and Meditations — §838
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 838 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
ثُمَّ عَرِّ يا إِلهِي عِبادَكَ عَنْ قَمِيْصِ النَّفْسِ وَالهَوی، أَوْ عَرِّجْ عُيُونَ بَرِيَّتِكَ إِلى مَقامِ الَّذِيْ لا يُشاهِدُنَّ فِي الهَوى إِلاَّ هُبُوبَ هَوآءِ عِزِّ صَمَدانِيَّتِكَ، وَلا يَنْظُرُنَّ فِي النَّفْسِ إِلاَّ ظُهُورَ نَفْسِ رَحْمانِيَّتِكَ، لِيُطَهَّرَ الأَرْضُ وَما عَلَيْها عَنِ الدَّلالَةِ لِغَيْرِكَ وَالتَّحَكِّي عَنْ مَظاهِرِ نَفْيِكَ، وكُلُّ ذلِكَ يَظْهَرُ فِي المُلْكِ بِقَوْلِكَ كُنْ فَيَكُونُ بَلْ أَقْرَبَ مِنْ ذلِكَ، وَلكِنَّ النَّاسَ هُمْ لا يَشْعُرُونَ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Divest, then, Thy servants, O my God, of the garments of self and desire, or grant that the eyes of Thy people may be lifted up to such heights that they will discern in their desires naught except the stirring of the gentle winds of Thine eternal glory, and may recognize in their own selves nothing but the revelation of Thine own merciful Self, that the earth and all that is therein may be cleansed of whatever is alien to Thee, or anything that manifesteth aught save Thy Self. All this can be fulfilled throughout Thy dominion by Thy word of command, “Be,” and it is! Nay, even swifter than this, and yet the people understand not.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: I adjure thee by Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §56: God’s,”kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §102: Supreme Beingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §141: my Lordtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: of Thy servantfire-tabletFire §50: all the servantsgleaningsGWB §177: of menkitab-i-iqanKIQ §98: His creaturesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §794: before Thy servantstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicewill-and-testamentW&T §36: this Thy servantepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §231: adore
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: thy passionsgleaningsGWB §37: Hekitab-i-iqanKIQ §136: the least of menprayers-and-meditationsP&M §267: for Thy spirittablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §32: thy deedswill-and-testamentW&T §27: the peopleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: passions
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: promptings of thine own passionsfire-tabletFire §21: passiongleaningsGWB §414: prompted by their vain imaginationskitab-i-iqanKIQ §181: their selfish desiresprayers-and-meditationsP&M §90: his sore longing aftertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §9: and passionthe-hidden-wordsHW §127: OF PASSIONwill-and-testamentW&T §15: self
This form usually rendered as “enabled”, “raise”, “ascended” (4 occurrences)
SE expanded to “lifted up to”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §264: black-eyedgleaningsGWB §306: individualitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §169: the sameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §212: all eyestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: with their own eyestablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: thosetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: tearsthe-hidden-wordsHW §58: with Mine eye
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: clear of themgleaningsGWB §362: breathe naught butprayers-and-meditationsP&M §563: for Thy creaturesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: the recoverygleaningsGWB §122: emergeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §112: of Thy peopleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: BrieflygleaningsGWB §477: the whole world
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: Resurrectionfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §323: to arisekitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: of the “Day of Resurrection,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §784: to make us steadfasttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: her own station
This form usually rendered as “onrushing”, “blowing”, “evil” (13 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: waftedfire-tabletFire §29: by the onrushinggleaningsGWB §684: evilprayers-and-meditationsP&M §791: waftepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: blowingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §406: have been waftedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §266: blewprayers-and-meditationsP&M §65: which have been wafted
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 §223: “Better is itgleaningsGWB §489: He exaltethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of powerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §493: Thytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §107: cherishwill-and-testamentW&T §38: dearly belovedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: By Thy glory
صَمَدانِيَّتِكَ،
literal: eternal; eternal, absolute; eternal, everlasting
everlasting 50% eternal 50%
revelation 59% manifestation 16% dispensation 8% advent 4% appearance 3% made 3% through 2% divine 2% every 2% unveiled 2%
This form usually rendered as “cleanseth”, “purged”, “will” (5 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: cleansedgleaningsGWB §589: Thou Who art the Essence of Puritykitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: Purgeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §782: will cleansethe-hidden-wordsHW §60: cleanse itepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: His most holygleaningsGWB §577: purifiedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §429: will purge
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: landfire-tabletFire §36: a desolate landgleaningsGWB §516: amongst themkitab-i-iqanKIQ §71: tidingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: and the earthtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: the landsthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: the same landepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: those regions
This form usually rendered as “whatever” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: didst show megleaningsGWB §387: an embodiment of His Selfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: tokensprayers-and-meditationsP&M §823: that will lead mewill-and-testamentW&T §6: supportedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: in His TestimoniesgleaningsGWB §196: proofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §93: that referred to
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §71: unto anyone besides Theefire-tabletFire §27: of Thine avenging wrathgleaningsGWB §331: without anykitab-i-ahdAhd §2: changethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: unequivocalprayers-and-meditationsP&M §299: none save Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §16: all save Mewill-and-testamentW&T §44: insincere
This form usually rendered as “attest”, “anything” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: attempt upon the lifegleaningsGWB §93: the Exponents on earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: storyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §838: or anything that manifestethgleaningsGWB §117: declarekitab-i-iqanKIQ §68: cameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §131: a signgleaningsGWB §93: expressions
This form usually rendered as “aught” (1 occurrences)
denial 43% negation 17% did 9% exiles 4% place 4% nothingness 4% banishment 4% incompatible 4% question 4% denounced 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: this place of exilegleaningsGWB §127: nothingnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §180: questionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §838: aught save Thy Selfwill-and-testamentW&T §3: exileepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §192: negationgleaningsGWB §95: did not actually possesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §200: denounced
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 §234: Ye are allgleaningsGWB §197: continualkitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: they allprayers-and-meditationsP&M §331: the learnedthe-hidden-wordsHW §13: naughtwill-and-testamentW&T §36: them thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: the entiregleaningsGWB §31: and to carry to each one
This form usually rendered as “kingdom”, “king”, “sovereign” (118 occurrences)
kingdom 24% king 23% sovereign 12% dominion 8% kingdoms 8% world 7% sovereignty 5% angels 4% earth 4% all-possessing 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: angelsgleaningsGWB §620: the Sovereign Lordkitab-i-iqanKIQ §253: their allprayers-and-meditationsP&M §389: and the Possessortablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §116: this worldwill-and-testamentW&T §15: farepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: He Who is the Lord
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: repliedgleaningsGWB §188: Okitab-i-ahdAhd §14: speakethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §235: are their sayingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §743: and to cry outtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: We made replytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §34: And commanded herthe-hidden-wordsHW §153: by words
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: completely wiped outgleaningsGWB §300: is not and can never bekitab-i-iqanKIQ §188: that the seal thereofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §239: that controllethtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: withhold not thyselftablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: lest thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart haththe-hidden-wordsHW §8: and I may
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: approachfire-tabletFire §2: Those who are near unto TheegleaningsGWB §130: nearnesskitab-i-ahdAhd §13: Kindredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §150: of the favourites of heavenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §101: for such of Thy creatures as enjoy near access to Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: the Presencetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: the favoured of God
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §177: peoplegleaningsGWB §474: neighborkitab-i-iqanKIQ §4: those whoprayers-and-meditationsP&M §207: Somewill-and-testamentW&T §34: the souls of menepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §44: othersgleaningsGWB §643: the children of menkitab-i-iqanKIQ §4: of the people around Him
SE rendered النَّاسَ (an-nás), يَشْعُرُونَ، (yashʿurúna،) as “people, not”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: indicatinggleaningsGWB §397: can apprehend this truthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §254: obliviousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §547: Fanewill-and-testamentW&T §5: a hair’sepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: hairgleaningsGWB §566: may be roused fromkitab-i-iqanKIQ §281: that attest
