Prayers and Meditations — §90
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 90 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
أَيَّامِكَ، طُوبى لِمَنْ أَقْبَلَ إِلَيْكَ وَسَرُعَ إِلى مَطْلَعِ أَنْوارِ وَجْهِكَ، طُوبى لِمَنْ أَقْبَلَ بِقَلْبِهِ إِلى مَشْرِقِ وَحْيِكَ وَمَصْدَرِ إِلْهامِكَ، طُوبى لِمَنْ بَذَلَ فِيْ سَبِيلِكَ ما أَعْطَيْتَهُ بِجُودِكَ، طُوبى لِمَنْ نَبَذَ ما سِواكَ فِيْ هَويكَ، وَطُوبى لِمَنْ آنَسَ بِذِكْرِكَ وَانْقَطَعَ عَمَّا دُونَكَ، أَيْ رَبِّ أَسْئَلُكَ بِاسْمِكَ الَّذِيْ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Blessed is he that hath set himself towards Thee, and hasted to attain the Dayspring of the lights of Thy face. Blessed is he who with all his affections hath turned to the Dawning-Place of Thy Revelation and the Fountainhead of Thine inspiration. Blessed is he that hath expended in Thy path what Thou didst bestow upon him through Thy bounty and favor. Blessed is he who, in his sore longing after Thee, hath cast away all else except Thyself. Blessed is he who hath enjoyed intimate communion with Thee, and rid himself of all attachment to anyone save Thee.
Translation Notes
SE rendered أَيَّامِكَ، (ʾayyámika،), طُوبى (ṭúbى), لِمَنْ (liman), أَقْبَلَ (ʾaqbal) as “Blessed, he, set himself towards”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §224: in the night seasongleaningsGWB §39: all the dayskitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: a mighty Dayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §626: in Thy dayswill-and-testamentW&T §10: no day passethepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: when all the tribesgleaningsGWB §66: “On this Daykitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of the day
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: Well is itgleaningsGWB §205: Blessed are theykitab-i-iqanKIQ §263: of Blessednessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §805: Great, therefore, is the blessednessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: Blessed are the fair-mindedgleaningsGWB §432: How great the felicityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §301: Great isepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: Happy
SE expanded to “set himself towards”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: Previousfire-tabletFire §46: press onwardgleaningsGWB §72: celebrateth the praisekitab-i-ahdAhd §4: receptive soulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: previous toprayers-and-meditationsP&M §278: I have acceptedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: been lifted upontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss
This form usually rendered as “unto” (4 occurrences)
dayspring 42% dawning-place 21% source 10% manifestation 8% revealer 6% who 4% fountain 3% apprehend 2% fountainhead 2% fountain-head 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §238: ignorancefire-tabletFire §16: embodimentsgleaningsGWB §278: revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: witnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §257: wafting from the Dayspringtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §17: May knowthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenancewill-and-testamentW&T §5: the angelic company
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 §188: splendorsfire-tabletFire §48: flaminggleaningsGWB §440: Luminarykitab-i-ahdAhd §3: shining and resplendentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: of all lightprayers-and-meditationsP&M §102: Thy glorytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: exalted and gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §109: the flame
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: wouldst turn awayfire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §465: your faceskitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §156: beforeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §362: to Theetablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: the light of thethe-hidden-wordsHW §41: before Our Face
This form usually rendered as “heart”, “hearts”, “soul” (121 occurrences)
SE expanded to “all his affections”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §224: illuminedfire-tabletFire §14: Dawning PlacegleaningsGWB §193: been generatedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §167: eastprayers-and-meditationsP&M §649: and the splendorstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §41: even as the lightthe-hidden-wordsHW §103: realmsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: shine
وَحْيِكَ
literal: revelation; revelation/inspiration; revelation, inspiration
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §73: Divine RevelationgleaningsGWB §290: sent downprayers-and-meditationsP&M §567: the horizonepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: of RevelationgleaningsGWB §656: of Thy Revelationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §171: by Thyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: RevelationgleaningsGWB §583: inspiration
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: a dilated breastgleaningsGWB §77: their heartskitab-i-iqanKIQ §257: revealedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §292: the Sourcethe-hidden-wordsHW §93: soulswill-and-testamentW&T §34: the heartsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: dilated breastsgleaningsGWB §192: bosom
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: inspirationgleaningsGWB §691: Divine inspirationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: versesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §198: didst inspireepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: Thine InspirationgleaningsGWB §635: will inspireprayers-and-meditationsP&M §255: of Thine inspirationgleaningsGWB §662: inspire
This form usually rendered as “expended” (1 occurrences)
confer 23% all-bountiful 15% exert 8% bend 8% dedicated 8% have 8% conferring 8% breathed 8% munificent 8% expended 8%
SE expanded to “didst bestow upon him”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: of Thy bountygleaningsGWB §479: He bestowethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: goodly giftprayers-and-meditationsP&M §54: hast bestowed upon methe-hidden-wordsHW §3: giftepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: door of Thy favorgleaningsGWB §134: givethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §37: we bestow
SE expanded to “through Thy bounty”
bounty 45% bounteousness 12% generosity 12% through 10% grace 6% favor 4% bountiful 4% billowing 2% bestowal 2% graciousness 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: Thy bountyfire-tabletFire §34: GivergleaningsGWB §627: and bountykitab-i-iqanKIQ §56: bountiful graceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §232: the wondersthe-hidden-wordsHW §126: to be generousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §57: bountyfire-tabletFire §33: Thy bestowal
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: have cast away thegleaningsGWB §423: renouncedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §251: forsookthe-hidden-wordsHW §138: dregsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: set asidegleaningsGWB §629: forsakenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §106: and castepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: cast away
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: besides ThyselfgleaningsGWB §616: and fashionedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §248: been establishedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §438: any one except Thy Selftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: full heightthe-hidden-wordsHW §20: other than Meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: mountedgleaningsGWB §556: of men
This form usually rendered as “sore” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: by their own capricesfire-tabletFire §21: passiongleaningsGWB §242: accord with your corrupt inclinationskitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: guidanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §842: the holy atmospherethe-hidden-wordsHW §39: thou desirestwill-and-testamentW&T §36: my spiritepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: desire
This form usually rendered as “fellowship”, “men”, “enjoyed” (7 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: mangleaningsGWB §441: No two menprayers-and-meditationsP&M §379: within the tabernacle of manthe-hidden-wordsHW §35: joyful tidings of reunionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: been My companiongleaningsGWB §620: of manprayers-and-meditationsP&M §90: enjoyed intimate communionthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: OF MEN
This form usually rendered as “remembrance”, “praise”, “remember” (149 occurrences)
SE expanded to “with Thee, and”
remembrance 37% praise 24% remember 8% name 7% remembering 7% mention 4% glorification 4% virtues 4% whose 3% remembered 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: for Thy mentiongleaningsGWB §30: that proclaimethkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckonedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §3: been recordedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §532: of the remembrancetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: proclaimeththe-hidden-wordsHW §67: mention of Me
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §63: rid of attachmentgleaningsGWB §656: detached fromkitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: have renouncedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §385: forsake themselvestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: severed onestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: They passedwill-and-testamentW&T §11: decisiveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: barred
This form usually rendered as “all”, “any”, “except” (66 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: except TheegleaningsGWB §579: through resort to violencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: but forprayers-and-meditationsP&M §601: by any one savethe-hidden-wordsHW §14: Mewill-and-testamentW&T §38: All othersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §184: anygleaningsGWB §298: through others
SE rendered وَانْقَطَعَ (wánqaṭaʿ), دُونَكَ، (dúnaka،), رَبِّ (rabb) as “rid himself, save Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §74: GodhoodgleaningsGWB §279: their Lordkitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: eyeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §184: the Enlightenertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §47: Oepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: her Lord
SE rendered دُونَكَ، (dúnaka،), رَبِّ (rabb), أَسْئَلُكَ (ʾasʾaluk) as “save Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: praygleaningsGWB §260: ‘Askkitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: seekprayers-and-meditationsP&M §127: I pray Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the suppliantgleaningsGWB §179: entreatprayers-and-meditationsP&M §707: suppliantepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §146: beseech
