Prayers and Meditations — §111
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 111 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
خْرى أَحْيَيْتَ مَنْ أَرَدْتَهُ بِجُودِكَ وَفَضْلِكَ، 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 usually renders this root as “end”, “another”, “world”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: aftergleaningsGWB §247: unto the rest of mankindkitab-i-iqanKIQ §171: the “Endprayers-and-meditationsP&M §320: of the nextwill-and-testamentW&T §42: of lateepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: othergleaningsGWB §463: latter partkitab-i-iqanKIQ §172: the last
SE expanded to “Thou didst quicken them”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: My existence would havefire-tabletFire §19: eternal lifegleaningsGWB §291: of everlasting lifekitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: “life”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §512: regeneratetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: quickened my soultablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: of lovewill-and-testamentW&T §2: Salutation
SE rendered خْرى (khrى), أَحْيَيْتَ (ʾaḥyayt), أَرَدْتَهُ (ʾaradtah), بِجُودِكَ (bijúdik), وَفَضْلِكَ، (wafaḍlika،) as “again, by Thy bounteousness”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: of the willgleaningsGWB §706: Purposekitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: intendprayers-and-meditationsP&M §477: hast wishedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §46: she did desirethe-hidden-wordsHW §8: seekestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §248: disciplesgleaningsGWB §246: My heart’s desire
SE expanded to “by Thy bounteousness”
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 §57: bountyfire-tabletFire §33: Thy bestowalgleaningsGWB §569: Thy favorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: everlastingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §787: of Thythe-hidden-wordsHW §126: to be generousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: of Thy bounteousnessfire-tabletFire §34: Giver
SE expanded to “by Thy grace”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: hand of Thy loving-kindnessgleaningsGWB §120: so great a favorkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: learningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §535: of Thy gracious favorstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a bountythe-hidden-wordsHW §1: the garmentwill-and-testamentW&T §23: virtues
SE expanded to “I render Thee thanks”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: thankfulfire-tabletFire §49: thankgleaningsGWB §634: through thy recognitionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §688: give praisetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: those who are gratefultablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: give thanksthe-hidden-wordsHW §46: and thankfulepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §73: thanks be
This form usually rendered as “extol”, “sufficiently”, “therefore” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: thanksgleaningsGWB §635: and all-glorious Court.…kitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: His praise”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: “Glorytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: ‘Render thankswill-and-testamentW&T §40: the Lord be praisedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: praisedgleaningsGWB §427: august
أَحِبَّتِكَ
literal: love; beloved; beloved ones
This form usually rendered as “loved”, “love”, “all” (32 occurrences)
SE expanded to “them that are dear to Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: cherishfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §603: utmost kindlinesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §100: affectionateprayers-and-meditationsP&M §515: hearts of Thy dear onestablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Daytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §40: if thou lovest
SE expanded to “the living waters”
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 §7: the living waters of Thy pardongleaningsGWB §435: streamkitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: Kawtharprayers-and-meditationsP&M §89: fountainepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: the living watersgleaningsGWB §57: cupkitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: the Kawtharprayers-and-meditationsP&M §101: waters that are life
SE expanded to “have flowed down”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: travelethgleaningsGWB §490: that recountethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §34: receivethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §668: the pervasive influencetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §33: handmaidensepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: have flowedgleaningsGWB §662: gush out and flowkitab-i-iqanKIQ §38: universally enforced
SE expanded to “of Thy will”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: My willgleaningsGWB §698: ordainedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: all”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §111: of Thy willtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §9: that isepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: nothing amongst
SE expanded to “O my God”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: divine and celestialgleaningsGWB §391: and pertaineth to God Himselfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §212: of God’sprayers-and-meditationsP&M §205: and the Godthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §53: the Holy Writepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: gracegleaningsGWB §560: is
فَأَثْبِتْهُمْ
literal: established; establish; affirmation
SE expanded to “make them steadfastly inclined”
make 50% strengthen 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: firmnessgleaningsGWB §178: laid downkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: of His confirmationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: definitely provenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: set firmthe-hidden-wordsHW §5: fillwill-and-testamentW&T §1: established firmlyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: established
SE expanded to “through Thy graciousness”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: preferablegleaningsGWB §227: most comelykitab-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 §171: rightgleaningsGWB §284: good works
This form usually rendered as “gather” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: enterethgleaningsGWB §634: and enteredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §104: egressprayers-and-meditationsP&M §633: gained admittancethe-hidden-wordsHW §61: Putwill-and-testamentW&T §12: shelterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: entergleaningsGWB §563: have sought Our Presence
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: of the TabernaclesgleaningsGWB §34: the veilkitab-i-iqanKIQ §3: veilprayers-and-meditationsP&M §227: tabernaclestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §21: the unseen pavilionthe-hidden-wordsHW §122: pavilionwill-and-testamentW&T §5: the PaviliongleaningsGWB §656: Tabernacle
SE expanded to “of Thy Cause”
cause 59% revelation 16% behest 7% bidding 4% decree 4% faith 3% commandment 3% command 1% through 1% affairs 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: My Causefire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §101: a definite missionkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decreekitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: meaningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §796: and Thy commandmenttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §33: summonedthe-hidden-wordsHW §35: of power
SE expanded to “be kept back”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: sublimegleaningsGWB §412: hath restrainedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: depriveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §599: powerless to hindertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §157: goodlywill-and-testamentW&T §23: are in no wise permittedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: shut you out
