Prayers and Meditations — §101
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 101 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
َ الأَرْياحَ وَنَزَّلْتَ الأَلْواحَ بِأَنْ تُقَرِّبَنا إِلى ما قَدَّرْتَ لَنا بِجُودِكَ وَإِحْسانِكَ وَتُبْعِدَنا عَمَّا يَكرَهُهُ رِضائُكَ، ثُمَّ أَشْرِبْنا فِيْ كُلِّ الأَحْيانِ كَوْثَرَ الحَيَوانِ بِأَيادِي فَضْلِكَ يا رَحْمنُ، ثُمَّ اجْعَلْنا مِنَ الَّذِينَ نَصَرُوكَ إِذْ كُنْتَ بَيْنَ أَيادِي الأَعْدآءِ مِنْ طُغاةِ خَلْقِكَ وَعُصاةِ بَرِيَّتِكَ، ثُمَّ اكْتُبْ لَنا أَجْرَ مَنْ فَازَ بِلِقائِكَ وَزَارَ جَمالَكَ وَكُلَّ خَيْرٍ قُدِّرَ لِلْمُقَرَّبِينَ مِنْ خَلْقِكَ فِيْ كِتابِكَ، أَيْ رَبِّ نَوِّرْ قُلُوبَنا بِنُورِ مَعْرِفَتِكَ وَأَنِرْ أَبْصارَنا بِضِياءِ نَظَرِها إِلى أُفُقِ فَضْلِكَ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I pray Thee, O Thou Who causest the dawn to appear, by Thy Name through Which Thou hast subjected the winds, and sent down Thy Tablets, that Thou wilt grant that we may draw near unto what Thou didst destine for us by Thy favor and bounty, and to be far removed from whatsoever may be repugnant unto Thee. Give us, then, to drink from the hands of Thy grace every day and every moment of our lives of the waters that are life indeed, O Thou Who art the Most Merciful! Make us, then, to be of them who helped Thee when fallen into the hands of those Thine enemies who are numbered with the rebellious among Thy creatures and the wicked amidst Thy people. Write down, then, for us the recompense ordained for him that hath attained Thy presence, and gazed on Thy beauty, and supply us with every good thing ordained in Thy Book for such of Thy creatures as enjoy near access to Thee.
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “subjected the winds”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: have been sent downgleaningsGWB §87: descendingkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: have already been revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: fallprayers-and-meditationsP&M §540: Send down, thereforetablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: ‘Haste theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §34: “Descendthe-hidden-wordsHW §60: for My descent
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: Our TabletsgleaningsGWB §230: hath been unfoldedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: chroniclesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: have shone forthtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Bookswill-and-testamentW&T §1: in the Preserved Tabletepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: in Thy TabletsgleaningsGWB §591: luminous Tablet
This form usually rendered as “power”, “thou”, “might” (157 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: power of Godfire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §662: hath decreedkitab-i-ahdAhd §9: consummate powerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §256: influentialprayers-and-meditationsP&M §406: had been preordainedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Powerfultablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: of His might
SE expanded to “favor and bounty”
bounty 45% bounteousness 12% generosity 12% through 10% grace 6% favor 4% bountiful 4% billowing 2% bestowal 2% graciousness 2%
SE rendered قَدَّرْتَ (qaddart), لَنا (laná), بِجُودِكَ (bijúdik), وَإِحْسانِكَ (waʾiḥsánik), وَتُبْعِدَنا (watubʿidaná), يَكرَهُهُ (yakrahuh) as “destine, for us, favor and bounty, far removed, repugnant unto”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: the most excellent titlesgleaningsGWB §67: generouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: loving-kindnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §561: most excellent titlesthe-hidden-wordsHW §2: kindlywill-and-testamentW&T §21: improveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §166: good onesgleaningsGWB §574: that do good
after 47% remoteness 13% far 12% when 9% then 5% notwithstanding 3% upon 3% subsequent 3% future 3% since 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §98: them that are far awayfire-tabletFire §3: sandsgleaningsGWB §502: to a Revelation after Himkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: Henceforwardkitab-i-iqanKIQ §179: the nextprayers-and-meditationsP&M §653: out ofwill-and-testamentW&T §18: his successorepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: Subsequently, this
This form usually rendered as “may”, “thou”, “repugnant” (9 occurrences)
gleaningsGWB §460: abhorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §217: the evilsgleaningsGWB §645: may be averseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §179: abhorrentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §623: whatsoever is obnoxiousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §768: abhorrethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §101: repugnant untoprayers-and-meditationsP&M §362: Thou abhorrest
رِضائُكَ،
literal: pleasure; pleasure/satisfaction; pleasure, satisfaction
This form usually rendered as “pleasure”, “good”, “good-pleasure” (55 occurrences)
pleasure 44% good 18% good-pleasure 8% will 8% thee 8% unto 5% please 3% pleasure!” 3% sake 3% pleasure’s 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §262: may God be pleasedfire-tabletFire §48: Thy pleasuregleaningsGWB §172: virtuouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: fromprayers-and-meditationsP&M §98: of Thy good pleasurethe-hidden-wordsHW §71: Be then contentwill-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted to His Willepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §41: pleasure
SE rendered أَشْرِبْنا (ʾashribná), الأَحْيانِ (al-ʾaḥyán), كَوْثَرَ (kawthar), الحَيَوانِ (al-ḥayawán), بِأَيادِي (biʾayádí) as “to drink, waters that are life, from the hands”
SE expanded to “waters that are life”
living 45% kawthar 14% waters 10% river 10% stream 3% cup 3% life-giving 3% through 3% everlasting 3% plenteous 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: the living watersgleaningsGWB §435: streamkitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: Kawtharprayers-and-meditationsP&M §455: Thy plenteous streamepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: watersgleaningsGWB §57: cupkitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: the Kawtharprayers-and-meditationsP&M §508: living waters
SE rendered الأَحْيانِ (al-ʾaḥyán), كَوْثَرَ (kawthar), الحَيَوانِ (al-ḥayawán), بِأَيادِي (biʾayádí), فَضْلِكَ (faḍlik) as “waters that are life, from the hands, Thy grace”
gleaningsGWB §239: lifekitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: animalsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §89: Thy living watersgleaningsGWB §727: that is life indeedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: everlasting lifeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: of lifegleaningsGWB §244: in this, your vain lifeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §137: is Life indeed
SE expanded to “from the hands”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: thy handgleaningsGWB §627: holdest in Thine handskitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: with their own handsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §139: bytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: in Whose hand istablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: with their handsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: his handgleaningsGWB §475: to the mercy
grace 91% tender 2% dawning-places 1% hand 1% bounty 1% loving-kindness 1% horizon 1% bounteousness 1% favor 1% mercy 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: His Divine GracegleaningsGWB §68: through the gracekitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §247: men of consummate learningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §263: bountiful favortablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a bountythe-hidden-wordsHW §1: the garmentwill-and-testamentW&T §23: virtues
SE rendered فَضْلِكَ (faḍlik), رَحْمنُ، (raḥmnu،), اجْعَلْنا (ijʿalná), الَّذِينَ (adh-dhín), نَصَرُوكَ (naṣarúk) as “Thy grace, Most Merciful, to be, who, helped”
This form usually rendered as “doubters”, “dependents”, “generations” (13 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: aidestfire-tabletFire §47: championsgleaningsGWB §419: whosoeverkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: can renderkitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: for the triumphprayers-and-meditationsP&M §442: may aidwill-and-testamentW&T §5: triumphant assistanceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: aid Thy Cause
SE expanded to “those Thine enemies”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: of My oppressorskitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: errorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §427: Such of Thy servantswill-and-testamentW&T §48: misbelievedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §787: mischief of the rebelliouswill-and-testamentW&T §47: rebelliousnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §340: suchprayers-and-meditationsP&M §364: the oppressors
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: createdfire-tabletFire §9: the peoplesgleaningsGWB §300: have been createdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: creation.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §436: raisetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: how ye were createdepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §156: creatures
This form usually rendered as “wicked”, “among”, “rebelled” (5 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: his sinsfire-tabletFire §35: singleaningsGWB §651: the sinkitab-i-iqanKIQ §68: grievousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §169: among them that have transgressedwill-and-testamentW&T §17: rebelled against Godepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: my rebelliousnessgleaningsGWB §491: rebel
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: clear of themfire-tabletFire §7: mankindgleaningsGWB §690: your Lord, the Creatorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §112: of Thy peopleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: mengleaningsGWB §195: Creatorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §681: of all menepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: creation
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: Thy BookgleaningsGWB §519: Tablet, a Tabletkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: Holy Writkitab-i-iqanKIQ §7: best-known booksprayers-and-meditationsP&M §228: in His Booksthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: have writtenwill-and-testamentW&T §40: Textepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: book of mine own desire
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: he sufferedgleaningsGWB §440: envelopkitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: supreme distinctionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §207: attained unto ittablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: hath showeredthe-hidden-wordsHW §111: gazeth uponepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: attain untogleaningsGWB §299: thou hast attained
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: castfire-tabletFire §33: to the Divine PresencegleaningsGWB §210: beforekitab-i-iqanKIQ §3: face—theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §176: of Thy presencetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §16: of eternal reunionthe-hidden-wordsHW §72: We have revealed unto theewill-and-testamentW&T §41: sowing the seeds
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: pilgrimgleaningsGWB §215: visiteth theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §270: the Zíyáratprayers-and-meditationsP&M §215: gazewill-and-testamentW&T §6: slanderously falsifyingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §264: hath visitedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §101: gazed onepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: pilgrimage
beauty 86% countenance 3% radiant 1% revelation 1% glory 1% whose 1% most 1% through 1% exalted 1% meditating 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: brieflygleaningsGWB §4: of Thy Beautykitab-i-ahdAhd §14: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: the beauty of the roseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §498: By Thy beautytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: countenancesthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: and by My beautywill-and-testamentW&T §4: another
SE expanded to “supply us with every good”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: gem ongleaningsGWB §99: them allkitab-i-ahdAhd §12: everyonekitab-i-iqanKIQ §20: one andprayers-and-meditationsP&M §441: the cry of every supplianttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: bethe-hidden-wordsHW §49: Forwill-and-testamentW&T §36: with all the ardour
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: Better isgleaningsGWB §697: thornskitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: How wellprayers-and-meditationsP&M §518: of the universethe-hidden-wordsHW §101: Ponderwill-and-testamentW&T §36: Thy goodly giftsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: choosegleaningsGWB §120: chose to confer
SE rendered خَلْقِكَ (khalqik), كِتابِكَ، (kitábika،), رَبِّ (rabb) as “Thy creatures, Book”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: with my LordgleaningsGWB §612: of your Lordkitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: Voiceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §196: arttablet-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 §159: His Lord
SE rendered كِتابِكَ، (kitábika،), رَبِّ (rabb), نَوِّرْ (nawwir) as “Book”
light 80% illumine 5% radiance 4% brightness 2% illuminate 1% luminary 1% into 1% glory 1% source 1% splendour 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: shedfire-tabletFire §48: and with thegleaningsGWB §309: with its lightkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: shining and resplendentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: light;”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: the Light of Lightstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: exalted and gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: gleaming
SE rendered كِتابِكَ، (kitábika،), رَبِّ (rabb), نَوِّرْ (nawwir), قُلُوبَنا (qulúbaná) as “Book”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: that thou mayest perceivegleaningsGWB §352: them that recognizekitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: the renownedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §769: make known unto metablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §143: knoweth othersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: recognized
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: illumined with their lightfire-tabletFire §9: of Thy splendorgleaningsGWB §532: the radianceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §26: splendorthe-hidden-wordsHW §48: and the lightepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: aglowfire-tabletFire §9: RadiancegleaningsGWB §198: shineth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: awaitingfire-tabletFire §48: looking towardgleaningsGWB §640: Pay thou no heedkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: to turnkitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: fix their gazeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §27: look upontablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: Most Great Beautythe-hidden-wordsHW §121: turn your eyes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: Horizonfire-tabletFire §26: the heavengleaningsGWB §286: created thingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: hast subduedthe-hidden-wordsHW §15: the realmepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: above the horizongleaningsGWB §286: worksprayers-and-meditationsP&M §208: the world of creation
