Prayers and Meditations — §841

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 841 of 858.

Source (Arabic)

يْ جَعَلْتَهُ عِلَّةَ ظُهُوراتِ قُدْسِ صَمَدانِيَّتِكَ وَشُعْلَةَ قُلُوبِ الْمُشْتاقِينَ مِنْ خَلْقِكَ، بِأَنْ تَخْلُقَ حِينَئِذٍ لِمُخْلِصِيْكَ مِنْ بَرِيَّتِكَ وَمُحِبِّيكَ مِنْ أَحِبَّتِكَ مِنْ جَوْهَرِ الجُودِ وَالعَطآءِ وَساذِجِ الفَضْلِ وَالبَهآءِ رِضْوانَ قُدْسِكَ الأَعْلی، وَتَجْعَلَهُ مُقَدَّسًا عَنْ كُلِّ ما سِواكَ وَمُنَزَّهًا عَنْ دُونِكَ، ثُمَّ اخْلُقْ يا إِلهِي فِيها مِنْ أَنْوارِ عَرْشِكَ مُغَنِّياتٍ مِنْ بَدائِعِ صُنْعِكَ الأَحْلى لِيَذْكُرْنَكَ بِكَلِماتِ الَّتِي جَعَلْتَها مُطَهَّرًا عَمَّا سَمِعَتْها أُذُنُ الخَلِيقَةِ مِنْ أَهْلِ أَرْضِكَ وَسَمائِكَ وَمُقَدَّسًا عَنْ عِرْفانِ بَرِيَّتِكَ، ثُمَّ افْتَحْ أَبْوابَ هذِهِ الجَنَّةِ عَلَى وَجْهِ أَحِبَّائِكَ لَعَلَّ يَدْخُلُونَ فِيْها بِاسْمِكَ وَسَلْطَنَتِكَ، لِيَتِمَّ بِذلِكَ سُلْطانُ مَواهِبِكَ عَلَى أَصفِيائِكَ وَمَلِيْكَ عَطائِكَ عَلَى أُمَنائِكَ، لِيَذْكُرَنَّكَ فِيْها بِنَغَماتِ الَّتِيْ لَنْ يَقْدِرَ أَحَدٌ أَنْ يَتَغَنَّيَ بِها أَوْ يَتَكَلَّمَ عَلَيْها حَتَّى لا يَخْطُرَ عَلَى قَلْبِ أَحَدٍ مِنْ بَرِيَّتِكَ التَّلَبُّسُ بِأَثْوابِ صَفْوَتِكَ وَالتَّظَهُّرُ بِظُهُوراتِ أَحِبَّتِكَ، وَلِئَلا يَشْتَبِهَ عَلَيَّ أَحَدُ مُحِبِّيكَ عَنْ مُبْغِضِيكَ وَمُخْلِصِيكَ عَنْ مُعانِدِيكَ، وَإِنَّكَ أَنْتَ عَلَى كُلِّ ما تُرِيْدُ لَقادِرٌ مُقْتَدِرٌ قَدِيْرٌ، س

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Since Thou hast purposed, O my God, to cause all created things to enter into the tabernacle of Thy transcendent grace and favor, and to waft over the entire creation the fragrances of the raiment of Thy glorious unity, and to look upon all things with the eyes of Thy bounty and Thy oneness, I beseech Thee, therefore, by Thy love, which Thou hast made to be the mainspring of the revelations of Thine eternal holiness, and the flame that gloweth within the hearts of such of Thy creatures as yearn towards Thee, to create, this very moment, for those of Thy people who are wholly devoted to Thee, and for such of Thy loved ones as love Thee, out of the essence of Thy bounty and Thy generosity, and from the inmost spirit of Thy grace and Thy glory, Thy Paradise of transcendent holiness, and to exalt it above everything except Thee, and to sanctify it from aught else save Thyself. Create, moreover, within it, O my God, out of the lights shed by Thy throne, handmaidens who will intone the melodies of Thy wondrous and most sweet invention, that they may magnify Thy name with such words as have not been heard by any of Thy creatures, be they the inmates of Thy heaven or the dwellers of Thine earth, nor been comprehended by any of Thy people. Unlock, then, the gates of this Paradise to the faces of Thy loved ones, that haply they may enter them in Thy name, and by the power of Thy sovereignty, that thereby the sovereign bounties vouchsafed by Thee unto Thy chosen ones and the transcendent gifts granted unto Thy trusted ones be perfected, that they may extol Thy virtues with such melodies as none can either intone or describe, and that none of Thy people may conceive the design of appearing in the guise of any of Thy chosen ones, or of emulating the example of Thy loved ones, and that none may fail to discern between Thy friends and Thine enemies, or to distinguish them that are devoted to Thee from such as stubbornly oppose Thee. Potent art Thou to do what Thou willest, and powerful and supreme art Thou over all things.

Translation Notes

جَعَلْتَهُ

jaʿaltah j-ʿ-l → “made”

literal: made

thou 36% hast 24% made 9% ordained 7% hath 7% ordain 4% didst 4% have 4% keep 2% appointed 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: ordaineth fire-tabletFire §44: We have made gleaningsGWB §664: withhold not kitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: to prayers-and-meditationsP&M §60: mine eyes the-hidden-wordsHW §12: have bountifully shed will-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant that epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: made

عِلَّةَ

ʿillah ʿ-l-l → “cause”

literal: cause

cause 50% mainspring 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: caused gleaningsGWB §441: source kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: promoting kitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: goal prayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: mainspring of the-hidden-wordsHW §107: ills epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §16: cause gleaningsGWB §411: to fix

ظُهُوراتِ

ẓuhúrát ẓ-h-r → “revelations”

literal: manifestation; manifest

revelations 34% manifestations 16% revelation 13% evidences 13% manifold 10% tokens 5% all 3% first 2% signs 2% testimonies 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: wondrous Revelation fire-tabletFire §12: Dayspring gleaningsGWB §36: upon the world kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: demonstrating kitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: Unity prayers-and-meditationsP&M §462: to have believed tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assist tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Revelation—a Revelation

قُدْسِ

quds q-d-s → “eternal holiness”

literal: holiness; holy; sanctified

holiness 45% holy 34% most 6% sanctified 5% eternal 3% sacred 2% hallowed 2% divine 2% sanctity 2% unknowable 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: Purge and sanctify gleaningsGWB §685: lofty kitab-i-iqanKIQ §62: Holy Ghost prayers-and-meditationsP&M §237: of Thy holiness tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: Celestial Concourse the-hidden-wordsHW §60: My home epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: exalted above gleaningsGWB §546: is exalted

صَمَدانِيَّتِكَ

ṣamadánínatik ṣ-m-d

literal: eternal; eternal, absolute; eternal, everlasting

SE rendered عِلَّةَ (ʿillah), ظُهُوراتِ (ẓuhúrát), قُدْسِ (quds), صَمَدانِيَّتِكَ (ṣamadánínatik), وَشُعْلَةَ (washuʿlah), قُلُوبِ (qulúb) as “mainspring of, the revelations, eternal holiness, flame, the hearts”

sovereign 50% eternal 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the Ever-Abiding gleaningsGWB §122: ethereal kitab-i-iqanKIQ §185: eternal prayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: of Thine Eternity gleaningsGWB §684: Divine glory kitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: the Eternal prayers-and-meditationsP&M §838: Thine eternal gleaningsGWB §163: Thy sovereign and everlasting power

وَشُعْلَةَ

washuʿlah sh-ʿ-l → “flame”

literal: flame

kindled 27% hath 15% set 12% burned 8% burning 8% inflamed 8% torch 8% flame 8% grew 4% burneth 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: burneth fire-tabletFire §50: that shall set aflame gleaningsGWB §700: be kindled kitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: intensify the burning prayers-and-meditationsP&M §25: Thou hast kindled within me tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §10: a flame of fire the-hidden-wordsHW §110: torch epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: burned

قُلُوبِ

qulúb q-l-b → “hearts”

literal: heart; hearts

hearts 79% souls 5% heart 4% men’s 3% breasts 2% whole 2% human 2% “hearts 2% radiant 1% fearful 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: thine heart gleaningsGWB §165: Mine heart kitab-i-ahdAhd §4: a pure heart kitab-i-iqanKIQ §81: whose inner being prayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: Whom the-hidden-wordsHW §120: mind will-and-testamentW&T §30: agitated epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: the heart

الْمُشْتاقِينَ

al-mushtáqín sh-w-q → “such of thy creatures”

literal: longing; yearning; longing, yearning

SE expanded to “such of Thy creatures”

long 20% who 20% such 13% human 7% thirst 7% whose 7% which 7% hearts 7% yearn 7% pant 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: longing fire-tabletFire §41: Thy yearning gleaningsGWB §57: vehement desire!”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: yearning prayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: such of Thy creatures the-hidden-wordsHW §51: thy longing will-and-testamentW&T §14: urging epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: such as yearn for

خَلْقِكَ،

khalqika، kh-l-q → “thy creatures”

literal: creation; create; created

creatures 74% among 7% creation 6% own 3% created 2% servants 2% all 2% god 1% hath 1% creatures’ 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: Thy virtues fire-tabletFire §9: the peoples gleaningsGWB §5: conferred kitab-i-iqanKIQ §112: no one prayers-and-meditationsP&M §25: Thou hast created me tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created her the-hidden-wordsHW §83: creators epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: of Makers

حِينَئِذٍ

ḥínaʾidhin ḥ-y-n → “this very moment”

literal: time/moment; then

SE expanded to “this very moment”

now 43% moment 29% render 14% then 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: thus far gleaningsGWB §286: animating energies kitab-i-iqanKIQ §56: season prayers-and-meditationsP&M §241: Now that the-hidden-wordsHW §154: now epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: a while gleaningsGWB §347: while prayers-and-meditationsP&M §852: this hour

لِمُخْلِصِيْكَ

limukhliṣík kh-l-ṣ → “wholly”

literal: sincere; pure; sincere ones

devoted 50% who 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: wholly for fire-tabletFire §1: the sincere gleaningsGWB §617: divested kitab-i-iqanKIQ §254: true prayers-and-meditationsP&M §485: they who are devoted tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: sincere ones the-hidden-wordsHW §146: absolute epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: sincere

بَرِيَّتِكَ

baríratik b-r-ʾ → “people”

literal: creation; creatures; creation, creatures

people 47% creatures 41% among 6% against 3% creation 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: clear of them fire-tabletFire §7: mankind gleaningsGWB §195: Creator prayers-and-meditationsP&M §112: of Thy people epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: men gleaningsGWB §693: creatures prayers-and-meditationsP&M §328: people epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: creation

وَمُحِبِّيكَ

wamuḥibbík ḥ-b-b → “and for such of”

literal: love; beloved; beloved ones

SE expanded to “and for such of”

dear 29% such 29% all 14% who 14% friends 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: loved ones fire-tabletFire §7: of Thy love gleaningsGWB §555: of fervid love kitab-i-iqanKIQ §68: tender affection prayers-and-meditationsP&M §828: I love tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Day tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved One the-hidden-wordsHW §3: best beloved

جَوْهَرِ

jawhar j-w-h-r → “essence”

literal: essence; essences

essence 55% substance 10% gem-like 7% gem 7% “of 3% purpose 3% essential 3% most 3% desire 3% inmost 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: these gem-like gleaningsGWB §19: “Of all the tributes kitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: that most pure Spirit prayers-and-meditationsP&M §839: the gems the-hidden-wordsHW §149: worth epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §22: jewel gleaningsGWB §313: gem kitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: essential

الجُودِ

al-júd j-w-d → “thy bounty”

literal: generosity; bounty; generosity, bounty

bounty 42% bountiful 15% through 8% favors 8% favor 8% grace 8% manifold 4% munificence 4% generous 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: billowing ocean of Thy favor fire-tabletFire §34: Giver gleaningsGWB §464: through His bountiful favor kitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: wisdom prayers-and-meditationsP&M §161: of Thy bounty the-hidden-wordsHW §126: to be generous epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: of Thy bounteousness fire-tabletFire §33: Thy bestowal

وَالعَطآءِ

wálʿaṭáʾ ʿ-ṭ-w → “thy generosity”

literal: bounty

bounty 67% generosity 22% bountiful 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: bounty fire-tabletFire §4: generosity kitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: show kindness prayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: vouchsafing Thy bounty the-hidden-wordsHW §66: is will-and-testamentW&T §10: Thy bountiful Grace epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §3: of bounty prayers-and-meditationsP&M §648: all favors

وَساذِجِ

wasádhij s-dh-j → “inmost spirit” Distinctive

literal: essences

This form usually rendered as “essence”, “quintessence”, “divine” (16 occurrences)

essence 23% quintessence 23% divine 15% inmost 15% subtleties 15% substance 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: Essence gleaningsGWB §568: in its inmost truth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §147: divine Essence prayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: the inmost spirit gleaningsGWB §66: Quintessence kitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: subtleties gleaningsGWB §105: Essences kitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: Substance

الفَضْلِ

al-faḍl f-ḍ-l → “thy grace”

literal: grace; grace/favor; grace, favor

grace 58% through 10% mercy 10% virtue 6% gracious 4% token 2% great 2% munificent 2% upon 2% sciences 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §259: concerning the merits gleaningsGWB §178: The distinguishing feature kitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Gracious kitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: so great an outpouring prayers-and-meditationsP&M §162: and Thy grace tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a bounty the-hidden-wordsHW §1: the garment will-and-testamentW&T §23: virtues

وَالبَهآءِ

wálbaháʾ b-h-w → “thy glory”

literal: glory

glory 82% faith 9% splendor 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: the glory gleaningsGWB §54: inebriation of Thy presence prayers-and-meditationsP&M §758: Thine all-glorious the-hidden-wordsHW §22: effulgent glory will-and-testamentW&T §56: Glory of Glories epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §213: splendor gleaningsGWB §208: its splendor prayers-and-meditationsP&M §573: Thy Light

رِضْوانَ

riḍwán r-ḍ-w → “thy paradise”

literal: paradise; pleasure; paradise, divine pleasure

paradise 37% ridván 29% garden 11% tabernacle 6% heaven 6% good-pleasure 3% everlasting 3% mary 3% unto 3%

gleaningsGWB §66: everlasting Paradise kitab-i-iqanKIQ §265: radiant acquiescence prayers-and-meditationsP&M §791: the heaven of Thy loving-kindness the-hidden-wordsHW §129: turn towards gleaningsGWB §650: wish kitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: Mary prayers-and-meditationsP&M §846: garden the-hidden-wordsHW §109: OF MY PARADISE

الأَعْلی،

al-ʾaʿlí، ʿ-l-w → “to the”

literal: highest; exalted

SE rendered وَالبَهآءِ (wálbaháʾ), رِضْوانَ (riḍwán), قُدْسِكَ (qudsik), الأَعْلی، (al-ʾaʿlí،), وَتَجْعَلَهُ (watajʿalah), مُقَدَّسًا (muqaddasan) as “Thy glory, Thy Paradise, of transcendent holiness, to exalt, sanctify it”

most 45% high 18% glory 10% loftiest 6% exalted 6% highest 5% supreme 4% all-glorious 3% heights 2% one 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §98: aloud fire-tabletFire §42: highest gleaningsGWB §668: excellence kitab-i-ahdAhd §16: on the kitab-i-iqanKIQ §253: pre-eminent prayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: most exalted Pen hath ordained tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: around her the-hidden-wordsHW §148: concourse on high

سِواكَ

siwák s-w-y → “except thee”

literal: other than; other-than; besides

except 29% all 15% any 12% aught 10% save 10% thee 10% beside 5% naught 5% besides 2% everything 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: mounted gleaningsGWB §684: all else kitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: besides prayers-and-meditationsP&M §252: any one except tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: full height the-hidden-wordsHW §18: but Me epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: equal gleaningsGWB §571: His remembrance

وَمُنَزَّهًا

wamunazzahan n-z-h → “sanctified”

literal: exaltation; exalted; transcendence

stainless 20% most 20% sanctified 20% immeasurably 20% holy 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the purity fire-tabletFire §31: Thy gleaningsGWB §546: incorruptible kitab-i-iqanKIQ §265: stainless prayers-and-meditationsP&M §830: and holy the-hidden-wordsHW §57: thy freedom will-and-testamentW&T §21: detached epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: description

دُونِكَ،

dúnika، d-w-n → “save thyself” Distinctive

literal: besides

This form usually rendered as “all”, “any”, “except” (66 occurrences)

all 21% any 19% except 17% thee 11% aught 9% save 9% beside 6% besides 4% neighbor 2% none 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §184: any gleaningsGWB §324: whatever else is related kitab-i-iqanKIQ §143: the like prayers-and-meditationsP&M §362: all except Thyself the-hidden-wordsHW §17: all save Me will-and-testamentW&T §38: All others epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §170: with gleaningsGWB §298: no one else besides Him

إِلهِي

ʾilhí ʾ-l-h → “my god”

literal: God; divine; god

god 64% divine 22% god’s 5% lord 4% holy 2% mystic 1% heavenly 1% grace 1% god-given 1% pertaineth 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: Godhead gleaningsGWB §10: His kitab-i-iqanKIQ §36: Truth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §371: O my God the-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial will-and-testamentW&T §53: the Holy Writ epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: divine and celestial gleaningsGWB §148: this God-given

أَنْوارِ

ʾanwár n-w-r → “lights”

literal: light; lights; luminous

light 40% splendors 25% lights 15% brightness 6% effulgence 3% radiance 3% luminaries 3% dawning 2% effulgent 2% splendor 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §192: illumined fire-tabletFire §9: the brightness gleaningsGWB §399: radiant kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: shining and resplendent kitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: fire prayers-and-meditationsP&M §466: the brightness of the light tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: exalted and glorious the-hidden-wordsHW §109: the flame

عَرْشِكَ

ʿarshik ʿ-r-sh → “thy throne”

literal: throne; the Throne

throne 90% mighty 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: pillar of gleaningsGWB §594: a pillar kitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: Throne.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §837: the mercy seat the-hidden-wordsHW §120: OF MY epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: throne gleaningsGWB §609: His seat of glory kitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: the Celestial Throne

مُغَنِّياتٍ

mughanníátin gh-n-y → “riches” Distinctive

literal: rich; riches

This form usually rendered as “handmaidens” (1 occurrences)

riches 27% rich 22% wealth 20% all-possessing 12% independent 7% enrich 3% enriched 2% all 2% wealthy 2% dispense 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: sung gleaningsGWB §405: independent kitab-i-iqanKIQ §258: rich prayers-and-meditationsP&M §261: art sufficient tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: singeth tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: eternal wealth the-hidden-wordsHW §128: all-possessing,”epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the rich

بَدائِعِ

badáʾiʿ b-d-ʿ → “thy wondrous”

literal: wondrous; wonders

wondrous 43% wonders 41% marvelous 3% having 2% majesty 2% melodious 2% over 2% bountiful 2% evidence 2% matchless 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: this mighty gleaningsGWB §206: so wondrous kitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: East prayers-and-meditationsP&M §287: the creation the-hidden-wordsHW §38: from will-and-testamentW&T §2: most wondrous epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: the First gleaningsGWB §682: wondrous works

صُنْعِكَ

ṣunʿik ṣ-n-ʿ → “handiwork”

literal: handiwork

handiwork 57% revelations 14% hands 14% token 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §48: craftsmen gleaningsGWB §286: this kitab-i-iqanKIQ §208: of prayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: of Thy handiwork the-hidden-wordsHW §13: made will-and-testamentW&T §6: forging epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: revelations of Thine handiwork gleaningsGWB §707: their author

الأَحْلى

al-ʾaḥlى ḥ-l-w

literal: sweetness; sweetest; sweet

SE rendered بَدائِعِ (badáʾiʿ), صُنْعِكَ (ṣunʿik), الأَحْلى (al-ʾaḥlى), لِيَذْكُرْنَكَ (líadhkurnak), بِكَلِماتِ (bikalimát) as “Thy wondrous, sweet invention, may magnify, with such words”

most 30% sweet 30% sweetest 10% beauty 10% sweetness 10% sweeter 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: Most Sweet fire-tabletFire §41: sweet gleaningsGWB §152: sweetness prayers-and-meditationsP&M §292: the sweetness the-hidden-wordsHW §72: Sweeter gleaningsGWB §622: beauty prayers-and-meditationsP&M §531: of the sweetness gleaningsGWB §591: in the sweetest of languages

لِيَذْكُرْنَكَ

líadhkurnak dh-k-r → “may magnify”

literal: mention; remembrance; mentioned

may 67% shall 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: engaged in remembering gleaningsGWB §469: words kitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckoned kitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: informed prayers-and-meditationsP&M §17: and the Object tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His call tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: proclaimeth the-hidden-wordsHW §5: name thy name

بِكَلِماتِ

bikalimát k-l-m → “with such words”

literal: word; words

SE expanded to “with such words”

words 63% utterances 10% sayings 6% idle 4% utterance 4% writings 4% such 4% none 2% own 2% word 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: the Word fire-tabletFire §48: Thy shining word gleaningsGWB §540: by one word kitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: the text of the Word prayers-and-meditationsP&M §112: the perplexing tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: gave utterance will-and-testamentW&T §6: Epistles epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: utter

مُطَهَّرًا

muṭahharan ṭ-h-r

literal: purify; purified

SE rendered بِكَلِماتِ (bikalimát), جَعَلْتَها (jaʿaltahá), مُطَهَّرًا (muṭahharan), سَمِعَتْها (samiʿathá), أُذُنُ (ʾudhun) as “with such words, have not, been heard, by any”

sacred 33% sanctified 17% purified 17% rend 17% profaned 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §4: Purify thou gleaningsGWB §222: sacred prayers-and-meditationsP&M §671: and cleanse me the-hidden-wordsHW §60: cleanse it epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §72: purified gleaningsGWB §532: cleanse prayers-and-meditationsP&M §281: sanctified me the-hidden-wordsHW §120: stainless

سَمِعَتْها

samiʿathá s-m-ʿ → “been heard”

literal: hear; hearing; heard

heard 20% hearken 18% hear 18% incline 10% hearing 8% ears 7% hearest 7% have 4% give 4% thou 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: thou hearest fire-tabletFire §37: Give Thou ear gleaningsGWB §724: the All-Hearing kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: sight kitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: ear prayers-and-meditationsP&M §435: attune his ears tablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hearken to Thy call tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §21: And they heard

أُذُنُ

ʾudhun ʾ-dh-n → “leave”

literal: permission; ear; ears

permission 38% leave 31% ear 8% ears 8% ordained 8% fixed 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: a hearing ear gleaningsGWB §622: fixed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §190: His permission prayers-and-meditationsP&M §371: mine ear will-and-testamentW&T §28: leave epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §76: as ordained gleaningsGWB §251: by His leave kitab-i-iqanKIQ §18: by the permission

أَهْلِ

ʾahl ʾ-h-l → “people”

literal: people; people, folk; people/inhabitants

people 41% peoples 29% dwellers 5% men 4% mankind 4% ye 4% concourse 4% infidel 4% inhabitants 3% denizens 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: unto such as have gleaningsGWB §151: were destitute of all learning kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: beholders of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: jeweller prayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: Thy kindred the-hidden-wordsHW §109: DWELLERS will-and-testamentW&T §34: devoted epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: of its people

أَرْضِكَ

ʾarḍik ʾ-r-ḍ → “thy heaven”

literal: earth; earth/land

earth 92% realm 4% heaven 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: in this land fire-tabletFire §36: a desolate land gleaningsGWB §441: the world prayers-and-meditationsP&M §251: and all that is therein the-hidden-wordsHW §98: realm epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: on earth fire-tabletFire §3: on gleaningsGWB §532: on the earth

بِاسْمِكَ

biásmik s-m-w → “thy name”

literal: name; names

name 87% most 4% through 2% whose 2% called 1% all-glorious 1% beareth 1% friend 1% shadowing 1% have 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: the name fire-tabletFire §36: heavenly gleaningsGWB §627: of Thy names kitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: heaven”—one prayers-and-meditationsP&M §132: Thy names tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: my Lord the-hidden-wordsHW §121: call

عِرْفانِ

ʿirfán ʿ-r-f

literal: knowledge; know; knower

SE rendered وَمُقَدَّسًا (wamuqaddasan), عِرْفانِ (ʿirfán), بَرِيَّتِكَ، (baríratika،), افْتَحْ (iftaḥ) as “nor been comprehended, of Thy people, Unlock, then”

knowledge 34% understanding 26% recognition 8% recognize 8% comprehension 7% know 6% recognizing 4% insight 3% wisdom 2% visualize 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: but know gleaningsGWB §90: that thou mayest comprehend kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deeds kitab-i-iqanKIQ §51: understanding and knowledge prayers-and-meditationsP&M §811: to know Thee tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to see the-hidden-wordsHW §3: shalt know epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: believed and imagined

افْتَحْ

iftaḥ f-t-ḥ → “unlock, then”

literal: open; opened

open 56% unlock 22% unstop 11% do 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §152: one who will open fire-tabletFire §33: the key gleaningsGWB §636: with the key kitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: cannot for ever remain open prayers-and-meditationsP&M §612: with the keys epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: conquer gleaningsGWB §88: Open ye kitab-i-iqanKIQ §159: prayed for victory

أَبْوابَ

ʾabwáb b-w-b → “gates”

literal: door; doors; door/gate

doors 45% portals 29% gates 21% door 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: the door gleaningsGWB §555: a door kitab-i-iqanKIQ §103: words prayers-and-meditationsP&M §449: Cast me not from epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: the eighth Chapter gleaningsGWB §112: the gates kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: door that prayers-and-meditationsP&M §730: gate

الجَنَّةِ

al-jannah j-n-n → “this paradise”

literal: paradise; garden; madness

paradise 74% garden 7% loftiest 4% madness 4% all-highest 4% heaven 4% blissful 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: Paradise gleaningsGWB §591: the whole Paradise kitab-i-iqanKIQ §241: ourselves prayers-and-meditationsP&M §711: my Paradise the-hidden-wordsHW §7: thy heavenly home will-and-testamentW&T §36: with all my heart epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: Most Sublime gleaningsGWB §311: the all-highest Paradise

وَجْهِ

wajh w-j-h → “faces”

literal: face; turning

face 68% countenance 13% faces 4% enveloping 2% eyes 2% before 2% vision 2% fixed 2% light 2% turn 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: of His Countenance fire-tabletFire §30: This Face gleaningsGWB §709: every trace kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faces kitab-i-iqanKIQ §156: before prayers-and-meditationsP&M §246: that they may behold tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: the light of the the-hidden-wordsHW §9: thyself

لَعَلَّ

laʿall l-ʿ-l → “that haply”

literal: perhaps; perhaps/may

haply 83% perchance 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §154: haply kitab-i-iqanKIQ §85: that epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §251: “Haply kitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: perchance epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: that haply epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §254: that haply thou mayest

يَدْخُلُونَ

yadkhulún d-kh-l → “may enter”

literal: enter; entered; entering

enter 33% hasten 33% may 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §213: “Enter gleaningsGWB §240: shall be made to enter kitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: in no wise prayers-and-meditationsP&M §813: belong unto the-hidden-wordsHW §61: Put will-and-testamentW&T §42: leading part epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: entered gleaningsGWB §257: have been called

وَسَلْطَنَتِكَ،

wasalṭanatika، s-l-ṭ → “by the power” Distinctive

literal: sovereignty

This form usually rendered as “sovereignty”, “through”, “beseemeth” (53 occurrences)

SE expanded to “by the power”

sovereignty 85% through 5% beseemeth 3% transcendent 3% ascendancy 3% power 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: my King gleaningsGWB §632: all sovereignty kitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: the Lord of all beings prayers-and-meditationsP&M §756: through His sovereignty tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the King the-hidden-wordsHW §98: chief will-and-testamentW&T §41: warrant epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: power of His sovereignty

لِيَتِمَّ

líatimm t-m-m → “all” Distinctive

literal: all

This form usually rendered as “perfect”, “adequately”, “fulfilled” (11 occurrences)

perfect 40% adequately 10% fulfilled 10% “perfect 10% contain 10% made 10% thereby 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §248: unfinished gleaningsGWB §391: consummate kitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: all his soul prayers-and-meditationsP&M §288: that He might fulfill the-hidden-wordsHW §160: fully vouchsafed will-and-testamentW&T §45: I have declared conclusively epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: wholly gleaningsGWB §196: fulfilled

بِذلِكَ

bidhlik dh-l-k

literal: that; thus; by-that

SE rendered وَسَلْطَنَتِكَ، (wasalṭanatika،), لِيَتِمَّ (líatimm), بِذلِكَ (bidhlik), سُلْطانُ (sulṭán), مَواهِبِكَ (mawáhibik) as “by the power, that thereby the, sovereignty, bounties vouchsafed”

thereupon 33% wherefore 13% unto 7% yet 7% purpose 7% such 7% schemings 7% lám 7% “such 7% mine 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: for this purpose gleaningsGWB §254: by such means as these kitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: Lám prayers-and-meditationsP&M §847: that thereby the-hidden-wordsHW §3: By its aid will-and-testamentW&T §34: as epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: Thereupon gleaningsGWB §161: In like manner

مَواهِبِكَ

mawáhibik w-h-b → “bounties vouchsafed” Distinctive

literal: gift; bestower; gifts

This form usually rendered as “gifts”, “favors”, “bestowals” (40 occurrences)

gifts 38% favors 18% bestowals 12% bountiful 9% manifold 6% bounties 6% suns 3% bounty 3% heavenly 3% swear 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §152: All-Bounteous gleaningsGWB §621: upon His grace and bounty prayers-and-meditationsP&M §470: bestowals will-and-testamentW&T §56: the gift epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: suns of Thy goodly gifts gleaningsGWB §569: and bounty prayers-and-meditationsP&M §200: Thy favors will-and-testamentW&T §53: Bounty

أَصفِيائِكَ

ʾaṣfíáʾik ṣ-f-w → “thy chosen ones”

literal: chosen ones; chosen-ones

SE expanded to “Thy chosen ones”

chosen 92% ones 3% thou 3% holy 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: chosen ones fire-tabletFire §27: and gleaningsGWB §562: goodwill kitab-i-iqanKIQ §211: stainless prayers-and-meditationsP&M §122: Thou hast chosen me the-hidden-wordsHW §100: crystal pure will-and-testamentW&T §45: Thy Holy Ones epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: sincerity

وَمَلِيْكَ

wamalík m-l-k → “kingdom”

literal: kingdom; king

king 24% angels 20% lord 16% ruler 12% sovereign 8% kingship 4% transcendent 4% overruling 4% all-sufficient 4% supremacy 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §191: “The Kingdom gleaningsGWB §219: His Kingdom kitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: worldly dominion prayers-and-meditationsP&M §850: by Thine overruling decree tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: of the Kingdom tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worlds the-hidden-wordsHW §15: My dominion will-and-testamentW&T §28: righteous

أُمَنائِكَ،

ʾumanáʾika، ʾ-m-n

literal: trustworthy

SE rendered وَمَلِيْكَ (wamalík), عَطائِكَ (ʿaṭáʾik), أُمَنائِكَ، (ʾumanáʾika،), لِيَذْكُرَنَّكَ (líadhkurannak) as “the transcendent gifts, bounty, that they may extol”

harm 25% trusted 25% trustees 25% bearers 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: believer gleaningsGWB §297: ye believe kitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: believed in prayers-and-meditationsP&M §702: Thy protection the-hidden-wordsHW §10: and secure epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: Trustworthiness gleaningsGWB §268: believe kitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: believeth

بِنَغَماتِ

binaghamát n-gh-m → “with such melodies”

literal: melody; melodies

SE expanded to “with such melodies”

melodies 50% accents 8% sweet 8% melody 8% ceaseless 4% accent 4% voice 4% strains 4% strain 4% language 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: melodies fire-tabletFire §23: Thy melodies gleaningsGWB §618: sweetness of thy melody kitab-i-iqanKIQ §190: myriad songs prayers-and-meditationsP&M §301: the accents of Thy tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: His Melody epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §209: song gleaningsGWB §103: accents

لَقادِرٌ

laqádirun q-d-r → “potent art”

literal: power; powerful

almighty 12% potent 12% can 12% all-powerful 12% able 12% powerless 12% power 8% could 8% powerful 8% capable 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: through the might fire-tabletFire §48: Ordainer gleaningsGWB §480: extent kitab-i-ahdAhd §9: consummate power kitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: everlasting dominion prayers-and-meditationsP&M §338: Thine authority tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: are not tablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: of His might

أَحَدٌ

ʾaḥadun ʾ-ḥ-d → “none of”

literal: one; anyone; oneness

one 28% any 17% anyone 15% none 13% man 13% neighbor 4% incomparable 2% alone 2% another’s 2% king 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: one gleaningsGWB §385: alone kitab-i-iqanKIQ §177: Not one prayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: Thy billowing oceans tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: dweller the-hidden-wordsHW §28: others epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §166: any one gleaningsGWB §488: man on earth

عَلَيْها

ʿalayhá ʿ-l-y

literal: on

SE rendered يَتَكَلَّمَ (yatakallam), عَلَيْها (ʿalayhá) as “or describe”

aid 50% convulsed 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: against gleaningsGWB §478: in thine affairs kitab-i-iqanKIQ §132: glorified is He prayers-and-meditationsP&M §268: aloud the-hidden-wordsHW §42: reveal unto thee will-and-testamentW&T §59: upon you epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: rest upon gleaningsGWB §395: so high

يَخْطُرَ

yakhṭur kh-ṭ-r

literal: mind

SE rendered يَتَكَلَّمَ (yatakallam), عَلَيْها (ʿalayhá), يَخْطُرَ (yakhṭur), قَلْبِ (qalb), أَحَدٍ (ʾaḥadin) as “or describe, any of”

momentous 31% nature 15% dire 8% bewildering 8% fancy 8% reminded 8% perilous 8% perils 8% great 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: dire peril gleaningsGWB §600: and momentous kitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: fancy prayers-and-meditationsP&M §325: reminded the-hidden-wordsHW §142: perilous will-and-testamentW&T §57: nature epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: momentous gleaningsGWB §528: so bewildering and challenging

التَّلَبُّسُ

at-talabbus l-b-s → “attire” Distinctive

literal: garment; clothe; garment, clothing

This form usually rendered as “appearing” (1 occurrences)

attire 25% clothe 19% garb 13% raiment 6% clothes 6% guise 6% drape 6% robe 6% doubt 6% pomp 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §23: with the raiment gleaningsGWB §588: Drape thyself kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: pomp prayers-and-meditationsP&M §60: attire me epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: clothes gleaningsGWB §130: garb kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: apparel prayers-and-meditationsP&M §250: didst clothe Him

بِأَثْوابِ

biʾathwáb th-w-b → “raiment”

literal: garment; reward; garment/robe

mantle 25% clothing 25% raiment 25% guise 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: raiment gleaningsGWB §625: the mantle prayers-and-meditationsP&M §421: the raiment tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: their garments the-hidden-wordsHW §123: attire epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §262: the recompense gleaningsGWB §312: reward prayers-and-meditationsP&M §168: robe

وَلِئَلا

waliʾalá l-y-l → “and that”

literal: night; nights; the nights

SE rendered بِظُهُوراتِ (biẓuhúrát), أَحِبَّتِكَ، (ʾaḥibbatika،), وَلِئَلا (waliʾalá), يَشْتَبِهَ (yashtabih), أَحَدُ (ʾaḥad) as “the example, of Thy loved ones, and that, fail to discern, none may”