Prayers and Meditations — §111
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 111 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
إِذًا أَشْكرُكَ وَأَحْمَدُكَ مِنْ قِبَلِ أَحِبَّتِكَ بِما أَحْيَيْتَهُمْ مِنَ الكَوْثَرِ الَّذِيْ جَرَى مِنْ فَمِ مَشِيَّتِكَ، يا إِلهِي لَمَّا أَحْيَيْتَهُمْ بِجُودِكَ فَأَثْبِتْهُمْ بِإِحْسانِكَ، لَمَّا أَدْخَلْتَهُمْ فِيْ سُرادِقِ أَمْرِكَ لا تَمْنَعْهُمْ بِفَضْلِكَ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I render Thee thanks, therefore, and extol Thee, in the name of all them that are dear to Thee, for that Thou hast caused them to be born again, by reason of the living waters which have flowed down out of the mouth of Thy will. Since Thou didst quicken them by Thy bounteousness, O my God, make them steadfastly inclined, through Thy graciousness, towards Thy will; and since Thou didst suffer them to enter into the Tabernacle of Thy Cause, grant by Thy grace that they may not be kept back from Thee.
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “I render Thee thanks”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: Render thou thanksgivingfire-tabletFire §49: thankgleaningsGWB §477: Thou canst best praisekitab-i-iqanKIQ §256: thankful.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §778: to glorifytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: those who are gratefultablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: give thanks unto Himthe-hidden-wordsHW §108: honeyed
This form usually rendered as “extol”, “sufficiently”, “offer” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: “PraisedgleaningsGWB §219: All praisekitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: His praise”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §252: “Praisedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: ‘Render thankswill-and-testamentW&T §40: the Lord be praisedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: gloriousgleaningsGWB §401: most blessed
SE expanded to “all them that are dear”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: cherishfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §640: them that love Him,”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: of loveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §259: and them that love metablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §20: My loverwill-and-testamentW&T §38: for His steadfast friends)
SE expanded to “Thou didst quicken them”
life 58% living 6% everlasting 6% thou 6% may 4% ashamed 4% lifetime 4% regeneration 4% “life” 4% shame 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: in this world’s lifefire-tabletFire §19: eternal lifegleaningsGWB §167: revived Mekitab-i-ahdAhd §16: the regenerationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: quickenedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §80: that is life indeedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: for having quickened my soulwill-and-testamentW&T §2: Salutation
الكَوْثَرِ
literal: abundance/fountain; abundance, fountain in paradise
SE expanded to “the living waters”
living 56% waters 9% river 9% through 6% stream 3% cup 3% life-giving 3% everlasting 3% plenteous 3% after 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: through the living watersgleaningsGWB §435: streamprayers-and-meditationsP&M §673: to quaff the living watersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: living watersgleaningsGWB §57: cupprayers-and-meditationsP&M §455: the living fountainepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: the living watersgleaningsGWB §60: the life-giving waters
SE expanded to “have flowed down”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: hath flowed outgleaningsGWB §467: mentionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §22: vouchsafedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §94: had been ordained for himtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §45: knoweththe-hidden-wordsHW §142: hath emboldenedwill-and-testamentW&T §5: audaciousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: flowed
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: Nothing whatsoevergleaningsGWB §636: any share whateverkitab-i-iqanKIQ §48: whomsoever He willethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §672: whatsoever He desirethtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §9: that iswill-and-testamentW&T §5: this one, unworthy though he be
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: I adjure thee by Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §462: is in the hand of none except Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: andprayers-and-meditationsP&M §296: and the Object of the adorationtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
SE expanded to “by Thy bounteousness”
bounty 43% bounteousness 10% favor 9% through 9% grace 9% generosity 9% bountiful 5% graciousness 3% bestowal 2% never-failing 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: of My generosityfire-tabletFire §33: Thy bestowalgleaningsGWB §217: through Thy bountykitab-i-iqanKIQ §53: pureprayers-and-meditationsP&M §142: Thy bounteousnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §126: to be generousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: Thy bountyfire-tabletFire §34: Giver
فَأَثْبِتْهُمْ
literal: established; establish; affirmation
SE expanded to “make them steadfastly inclined”
make 50% strengthen 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: establishedgleaningsGWB §137: steadfastkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: of His confirmationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §41: justifiedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §228: been extolledthe-hidden-wordsHW §124: writ and recordedwill-and-testamentW&T §5: stand fast and firmepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §192: affirmation
SE expanded to “through Thy graciousness”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: rightgleaningsGWB §473: hath been bounteouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §39: which of you excelprayers-and-meditationsP&M §455: Thy bountywill-and-testamentW&T §21: improveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: womangleaningsGWB §712: his rewardkitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: loving-kindness
SE rendered بِإِحْسانِكَ، (biʾiḥsánika،), أَدْخَلْتَهُمْ (ʾadkhaltahum), سُرادِقِ (surádiq), أَمْرِكَ (ʾamrik) as “through Thy graciousness, Tabernacle, Cause”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: of the TabernaclesgleaningsGWB §34: the veilkitab-i-iqanKIQ §3: veilprayers-and-meditationsP&M §123: and the tabernacletablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §21: pavilionwill-and-testamentW&T §5: the PaviliongleaningsGWB §58: Tabernacleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §742: Sanctuary
cause 62% revelation 14% behest 6% faith 4% bidding 4% commandment 3% decree 2% affairs 2% through 2% command 1%
SE expanded to “not be kept back”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: withheldgleaningsGWB §663: would have the power to deter theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: from the Most Highprayers-and-meditationsP&M §129: Naught can resisttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §89: be bereftwill-and-testamentW&T §23: are in no wise permittedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: obscure
SE expanded to “by Thy grace”
